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6th round of the 2003 World Rally Championship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2003 Acropolis Rally (formally the 50th Golden Acropolis Rally) was the sixth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 6 June and 8 June 2003, and was based in Lamia, Greece. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 1st win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
| 2003 Acropolis Rally 50th Golden Acropolis Rally | |||
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Round 6 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  Greece | ||
| Rally base | Lamia | ||
| Dates run | June 6, 2003 – June 8, 2003 | ||
| Stages | 22 (399.49 km; 248.23 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,441.37 km (895.63 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 83 at start, 37 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | ||
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 145.74 km | ||||
| 6 June | 08:18 | SS1 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km |
| 09:07 | SS2 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | |
| 10:10 | SS3 | Eleftherohori | 18.67 km | |
| 12:18 | SS4 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | |
| 12:46 | SS5 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 34.68 km | |
| 15:37 | SS6 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | |
| 16:26 | SS7 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | |
| 18:01 | SS8 | SSS Lilea — Parnassos 1 | 2.43 km | |
| Leg 2 — 148.71 km | ||||
| 7 June | 06:56 | SS9 | Mendenitsa | 17.34 km |
| 08:21 | SS10 | Bauxites 1 | 23.45 km | |
| 09:44 | SS11 | Drosohori 1 | 17.76 km | |
| 12:17 | SS12 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | |
| 12:45 | SS13 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 34.68 km | |
| 16:03 | SS14 | Bauxites 2 | 23.45 km | |
| 17:26 | SS15 | Drosohori 2 | 17.76 km | |
| 18:18 | SS16 | SSS Lilea — Parnassos 2 | 2.43 km | |
| Leg 3 — 105.04 km | ||||
| 8 June | 09:28 | SS17 | Dikastro 1 | 18.40 km |
| 10:06 | SS18 | New Tarzan 1 | 20.65 km | |
| 11:04 | SS19 | Agios Stefanos 1 | 13.47 km | |
| 13:32 | SS20 | Dikastro 2 | 18.40 km | |
| 14:10 | SS21 | New Tarzan 2 | 20.65 km | |
| 15:08 | SS22 | Agios Stefanos 2 | 13.47 km | |
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Markko Märtin |
Michael Park |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:53:40.5 | 10 | |
| 2 | 19 |  Carlos Sainz |
Marc Martí |
 Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:54:26.5 | +46.0 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 |  Petter Solberg |
Phil Mills |
 555 Subaru World Rally Team |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 4:54:33.2 | +52.7 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | Richard Burns |
Robert Reid |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:55:47.1 | +2:06.6 | 5 |
| 5 | 8 |  Tommi Mäkinen |
Kaj Lindström |
555 Subaru World Rally Team |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 4:55:52.8 | +2:12.3 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä |
Risto Pietiläinen |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:57:25.2 | +3:44.7 | 3 |
| 7 | 21 | Gilles Panizzi |
Hervé Panizzi |
Bozian Racing |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:57:34.8 | +3:54.3 | 2 |
| 8 | 17 | Colin McRae |
Derek Ringer |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:57:45.5 | +4:05.0 | 1 |
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (6 Jun) | SS1 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km |  François Duval |
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 19:54.7 | François Duval |
| SS2 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | Markko Märtin |
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 11:40.2 | Markko Märtin | |
| SS3 | Eleftherohori | 18.67 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:28.2 | ||
| SS4 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:41.8 | ||
| SS5 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 34.68 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 24:21.9 | ||
| SS6 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 19:29.5 | ||
| SS7 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:25.6 | ||
| SS8 | SSS Lilea — Parnassos 1 | 2.43 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| Leg 2 (7 Jun) | SS9 | Mendenitsa | 17.34 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 10:55.0 | |
| SS10 | Bauxites 1 | 23.45 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 14:14.8 | ||
| SS11 | Drosohori 1 | 17.76 km | Markko Märtin |
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 14:48.6 | ||
| SS12 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:30.2 | ||
| SS13 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 34.68 km | Markko Märtin |
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 23:44.2 | ||
| SS14 | Bauxites 2 | 23.45 km | Markko Märtin |
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 13:51.9 | ||
| SS15 | Drosohori 2 | 17.76 km | Markko Märtin |
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 14:23.6 | ||
| SS16 | SSS Lilea — Parnassos 2 | 2.43 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 1:57.6 | ||
| Leg 3 (8 Jun) | SS17 | Dikastro 1 | 18.40 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 16:08.7 | |
| SS18 | New Tarzan 1 | 20.65 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 15:27.8 | ||
| SS19 | Agios Stefanos 1 | 13.47 km | Tommi Mäkinen |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 10:02.6 | ||
| SS20 | Dikastro 2 | 18.40 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 15:58.3 | ||
| SS21 | New Tarzan 2 | 20.65 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 15:10.3 | ||
| SS22 | Agios Stefanos 2 | 13.47 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 9:46.7 | ||
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  |
Richard Burns |
37 | |
Robert Reid |
37 | |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
73 | |||
| 2 |  2 |
Carlos Sainz |
32 | 2 |
Marc Martí |
32 | |
Citroën Total WRT |
62 | |||
| 3 |  1 |
Marcus Grönholm |
30 | 1 |
Timo Rautiainen |
30 | |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
39 | |||
| 4 | 2 |
Markko Märtin |
23 | 2 |
Michael Park |
23 | |
555 Subaru World Rally Team |
37 | |||
| 5 | 1 |
Petter Solberg |
19 | 1 |
Phil Mills |
19 | |
 Škoda Motorsport |
20 | |||
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 17 | 1 | 61 | Brice Tirabassi |
Jacques-Julien Renucci |
Renault Sport |
Renault Clio S1600 | 5:27:34.0 | 10 | |
| 18 | 2 | 52 |  Daniel Carlsson |
Matthias Andersson |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 5:28:29.2 | +55.2 | 8 |
| 19 | 3 | 71 | Urmo Aava |
Kuldar Sikk |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 5:35:02.7 | +7:28.7 | 6 |
| 22 | 4 | 69 | Salvador Cañellas Jr. |
Xavier Amigó |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 5:40:55.2 | +13:21.2 | 5 |
| 27 | 5 | 62 | Oscar Svedlund |
Björn Nilsson |
 Volkswagen Racing |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 5:49:22.1 | +21:48.1 | 4 |
| 33 | 6 | 70 | Guy Wilks |
Phil Pugh |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Puma S1600 | 6:04:08.1 | +36:34.1 | 3 |
| Retired SS21 | 51 |  Mirco Baldacci |
 Giovanni Bernacchini |
Purity Auto |
Fiat Punto S1600 | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS17 | 63 | Massimo Ceccato |
Mitia Dotta |
Top Run SRL |
Fiat Punto S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS17 | 76 | Luca Cecchettini |
Marco Muzzarelli |
Top Run SRL |
Fiat Punto S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 54 | Kosti Katajamäki |
Miikka Anttila |
Volkswagen Racing |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 67 | Alessandro Broccoli |
Simona Girelli |
Sab Motorsport |
Opel Corsa S1600 | Driveshaft | 0 | ||
| Retired SS10 | 55 | Martin Stenshorne |
Clive Jenkins |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Puma S1600 | Alternator | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 64 | Ville-Pertti Teuronen |
Harri Kaapro |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Driveshaft | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 57 |  Dimitar Iliev |
Petar Sivov |
Auto Sport Italia |
Peugeot 206 S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 73 | Krum Donchev |
Ruman Manolov |
Auto Sport Italia |
Opel Corsa S1600 | Lost wheel | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 65 |  Abdo Feghali |
Joseph Matar |
Astra Racing |
Ford Puma S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 59 |  Beppo Harrach |
Michael Kölbach |
Astra Racing |
Ford Puma S1600 | Lost wheel | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 58 |  Marcos Ligato |
Rubén Garcia |
Top Run SRL |
Fiat Punto S1600 | Steering | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 74 | Kris Meeke |
Chris Patterson |
Opel Motorsport |
Opel Corsa S1600 | Steering | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 78 | Vladan Vasiljevic |
Sebastian Geipel |
Volkswagen Racing |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (6 Jun) | SS1 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 21:50.4 | Brice Tirabassi |
| SS2 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:57.0 | ||
| SS3 | Eleftherohori | 18.67 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:45.3 | ||
| SS4 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 9:52.4 | ||
| SS5 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 34.68 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 27:17.5 | ||
| SS6 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 21:36.6 | ||
| SS7 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 12:47.5 | ||
| SS8 | SSS Lilea — Parnassos 1 | 2.43 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| Leg 2 (7 Jun) | SS9 | Mendenitsa | 17.34 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 12:30.5 | |
| SS10 | Bauxites 1 | 23.45 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 16:01.7 | ||
| SS11 | Drosohori 1 | 17.76 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 16:28.7 | ||
| SS12 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 9:45.0 | ||
| SS13 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 34.68 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 27:04.4 | ||
| SS14 | Bauxites 2 | 23.45 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 15:39.6 | ||
| SS15 | Drosohori 2 | 17.76 | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 16:05.3 | ||
| SS16 | SSS Lilea — Parnassos 2 | 2.43 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 2:08.9 | ||
| Leg 3 (8 Jun) | SS17 | Dikastro 1 | 18.40 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 17:59.8 | |
| SS18 | New Tarzan 1 | 20.65 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 16:58.0 | ||
| SS19 | Agios Stefanos 1 | 13.47 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 11:04.8 | ||
| SS20 | Dikastro 2 | 18.40 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 17:47.0 | ||
| SS21 | New Tarzan 2 | 20.65 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 16:51.6 | ||
| SS22 | Agios Stefanos 2 | 13.47 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 10:56.4 | ||
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | |
Brice Tirabassi |
20 |
| 2 | 2 |
Salvador Cañellas Jr. |
13 |
| 3 | 4 |
Urmo Aava |
11 |
| 4 | 2 |
Kosti Katajamäki |
10 |
| 5 | 1 |
Guy Wilks |
9 |
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