The 2003 Cyprus Rally (formally the 31st Cyprus Rally) was the seventh round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 20 June and 22 June 2003, and was based in Limassol, Cyprus. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 2nd win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
| 2003 Cyprus Rally 31st Cyprus Rally | |||
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Round 7 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country | Cyprus | ||
| Rally base | Limassol | ||
| Dates run | June 20, 2003 – June 22, 2003 | ||
| Stages | 18 (341.05 km; 211.92 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,184.53 km (736.03 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 51 at start, 17 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | ||
Background
Summarize
Perspective
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 99.84 km | ||||
| 20 June | 08:48 | SS1 | Platres — Kato Amiantos 1 | 11.60 km |
| 09:41 | SS2 | Lagoudera — Spilia 1 | 38.32 km | |
| 14:39 | SS3 | Platres — Kato Amiantos 2 | 11.60 km | |
| 15:32 | SS4 | Lagoudera — Spilia 2 | 38.32 km | |
| Leg 2 — 158.35 km | ||||
| 21 June | 07:43 | SS5 | Kourdali — Asinou | 15.00 km |
| 08:13 | SS6 | Asinou — Nikitari | 25.61 km | |
| 09:13 | SS7 | Orkondas — Stavroulia | 17.99 km | |
| 11:33 | SS8 | Akrounda — Apsiou | 7.99 km | |
| 12:36 | SS9 | Foini — Koilinia 1 | 30.33 km | |
| 13:34 | SS10 | Galatareia — Nata 1 | 15.55 km | |
| 16:27 | SS11 | Foini — Koilinia 2 | 30.33 km | |
| 17:25 | SS12 | Galatareia — Nata 2 | 15.55 km | |
| Leg 3 — 82.86 km | ||||
| 22 June | 08:53 | SS13 | Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 | 19.00 km |
| 09:36 | SS14 | Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 | 12.94 km | |
| 10:19 | SS15 | Kellaki — Foinikaria 1 | 9.49 km | |
| 12:37 | SS16 | Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 | 19.00 km | |
| 13:20 | SS17 | Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 | 12.94 km | |
| 14:03 | SS18 | Kellaki — Foinikaria 2 | 9.49 km | |
Results
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |  Petter Solberg |
 Phil Mills |
 555 Subaru World Rally Team |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 5:09:12.6 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 |  Harri Rovanperä |
Risto Pietiläinen |
 Marlboro Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:13:26.6 | +4:14.0 | 8 |
| 3 | 18 | Sébastien Loeb |
 Daniel Elena |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:13:29.4 | +4:16.8 | 6 |
| 4 | 17 | Colin McRae |
Derek Ringer |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:13:57.9 | +4:45.3 | 5 |
| 5 | 19 |  Carlos Sainz |
Marc Martí |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:14:54.8 | +5:42.2 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | Mikko Hirvonen |
Jarmo Lehtinen |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 5:18:11.3 | +8:58.7 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 |  Armin Schwarz |
Manfred Hiemer |
 Hyundai World Rally Team |
Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 5:22:41.6 | +13:29.0 | 2 |
| 8 | 32 | Alistair Ginley |
 Rory Kennedy |
Alistair Ginley |
Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | 5:33:09.9 | +23:57.3 | 1 |
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (20 June) | SS1 | Platres — Kato Amiantos 1 | 11.60 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:27.1 | Harri Rovanperä |
| SS2 | Lagoudera — Spilia 1 | 38.32 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 35:18.4 | ||
| SS3 | Platres — Kato Amiantos 2 | 11.60 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:12.4 | ||
| SS4 | Lagoudera — Spilia 2 | 38.32 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 34:30.3 | Marcus Grönholm | |
| Leg 2 (21 June) | SS5 | Kourdali — Asinou | 15.00 km | Tommi Mäkinen |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 15:48.5 | Petter Solberg |
| SS6 | Asinou — Nikitari | 25.61 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 26:28.3 | ||
| SS7 | Orkondas — Stavroulia | 17.99 km | Tommi Mäkinen |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 19:02.7 | ||
| SS8 | Akrounda — Apsiou | 7.99 km | Tommi Mäkinen |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 8:01.4 | ||
| SS9 | Foini — Koilinia 1 | 30.33 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 27:23.4 | ||
| SS10 | Galatareia — Nata 1 | 15.55 km | Tommi Mäkinen |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 11:14.7 | ||
| SS11 | Foini — Koilinia 2 | 30.33 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 26:54.4 | ||
| SS12 | Galatareia — Nata 2 | 15.55 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 10:58.6 | ||
| Leg 3 (22 June) | SS13 | Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 | 19.00 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 17:00.3 | |
| SS14 | Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 | 12.94 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 11:26.5 | ||
| SS15 | Kellaki — Foinikaria 1 | 9.49 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 8:29.2 | ||
| SS16 | Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 | 19.00 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 16:45.3 | ||
| SS17 | Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 | 12.94 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:32.8 | ||
| SS18 | Kellaki — Foinikaria 2 | 9.49 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 8:28.7 | ||
Championship standings
| 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 |
81 | |||
| 2 | |
Carlos Sainz |
36 | |
Marc Martí |
36 | |
Citroën Total WRT |
73 | |||
| 3 | |
Marcus Grönholm |
30 | |
Timo Rautiainen |
30 |  1 |
555 Subaru World Rally Team |
47 | |||
| 4 | 1 |
Petter Solberg |
29 | 1 |
Phil Mills |
29 |  1 |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
43 | |||
| 5 | 2 |
Sébastien Loeb |
23 | 2 |
Daniel Elena |
23 | |
 Škoda Motorsport |
20 | |||
Production World Rally Championship
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 54 | Toshihiro Arai |
 Tony Sircombe |
Subaru Production Rally Team |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 5:39:13.7 | 10 | |
| 10 | 2 | 55 | Martin Rowe |
Trevor Agnew |
David Sutton Cars Ltd |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 5:42:56.7 | +3:43.0 | 8 |
| 11 | 3 | 65 |  Stig Blomqvist |
 Ana Goñi |
David Sutton Cars Ltd |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 5:45:30.1 | +6:16.4 | 6 |
| 12 | 4 | 58 |  Marcos Ligato |
Rubén Garcia |
 Top Run SRL |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:00:26.8 | +21:13.1 | 5 |
| 14 | 5 | 69 |  Bob Colsoul |
Tom Colsoul |
Guy Colsoul Rallysport |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 6:10:50.7 | +31:37.0 | 4 |
| 17 | 6 | 70 | Riccardo Errani |
Stefano Casadio |
Errani Team Group |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 6:46:12.8 | +1:06:59.1 | 3 |
| Retired SS13 | 61 |  Janusz Kulig |
Dariusz Burkat |
Mobil 1 Team Poland |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 71 |  Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. |
Nikola Popov |
Racing Team Bulgartabac |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Electronics | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 51 |  Karamjit Singh |
Allen Oh |
Petronas EON Racing Team |
Proton Pert | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 52 | Daniel Solà |
Álex Romaní |
Mauro Rally Tuning |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 72 |  Constantin Aur |
Adrian Berghea |
 Stohl Racing |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 80 |  Ricardo Triviño |
Jordi Barrabés |
Triviño Racing |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS8 | 74 | Fabio Frisiero |
Giovanni Agnese |
Motoring Club |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 60 | Niall McShea |
Chris Patterson |
Neil Allport Motorsports |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 64 | Joakim Roman |
Ingrid Mitakidou |
Milbrooks World Rally Team |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 53 |  Ramón Ferreyros |
Javier Marín |
Mauro Rally Tuning |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 57 | Giovanni Manfrinato |
Claudio Condotta |
Top Run SRL |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 76 |  Patrick Richard |
Mikael Johansson |
Subaru Rally Team Canada |
Subaru Impreza WRX | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 77 | Alfredo De Dominicis |
Giovanni Bernacchini |
Ralliart Italy |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 59 | Stefano Marrini |
Massimo Agostinelli |
Top Run SRL |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | 0 | ||
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (20 June) | SS1 | Platres — Kato Amiantos 1 | 11.60 km | Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 9:58.0 | Toshihiro Arai |
| SS2 | Lagoudera — Spilia 1 | 38.32 km | Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 38:11.4 | ||
| SS3 | Platres — Kato Amiantos 2 | 11.60 km | Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 9:51.7 | ||
| SS4 | Lagoudera — Spilia 2 | 38.32 km | Janusz Kulig |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 39:13.7 | ||
| Leg 2 (21 June) | SS5 | Kourdali — Asinou | 15.00 km | Marcos Ligato |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 17:13.1 | |
| SS6 | Asinou — Nikitari | 25.61 km | Daniel Solà |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 28:30.3 | ||
| SS7 | Orkondas — Stavroulia | 17.99 km | Marcos Ligato |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 20:33.4 | ||
| SS8 | Akrounda — Apsiou | 7.99 km | Marcos Ligato |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:32.7 | ||
| SS9 | Foini — Koilinia 1 | 30.33 km | Marcos Ligato |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 29:36.7 | ||
| SS10 | Galatareia — Nata 1 | 15.55 km | Marcos Ligato |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12:30.3 | ||
| SS11 | Foini — Koilinia 2 | 30.33 km | Marcos Ligato |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 29:25.2 | ||
| SS12 | Galatareia — Nata 2 | 15.55 km | Marcos Ligato |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12:27.2 | ||
| Leg 3 (22 June) | SS13 | Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 | 19.00 km | Marcos Ligato |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 18:18.5 | |
| SS14 | Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 | 12.94 km | Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 12:36.7 | ||
| SS15 | Kellaki — Foinikaria 1 | 9.49 km | Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 9:11.7 | ||
| SS16 | Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 | 19.00 km | Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 18:30.6 | ||
| SS17 | Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 | 12.94 km | Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 12:50.3 | ||
| SS18 | Kellaki — Foinikaria 2 | 9.49 km | Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 9:08.1 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | |
Toshihiro Arai |
30 |
| 2 | 2 |
Martin Rowe |
19 |
| 3 | |
Stig Blomqvist |
17 |
| 4 | 2 |
Karamjit Singh |
17 |
| 5 | |
Marcos Ligato |
13 |
References
External links
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