2003_Rally_Argentina
2003 Rally Argentina
5th round of the 2003 World Rally Championship
The 2003 Rally Argentina (formally the 23rd YPF Rally Argentina) was the fifth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 8 May and 11 May 2003, and was based in Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 15th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
Quick Facts 2003 Rally Argentina 23rd YPF Rally Argentina, Host country ...
| 2003 Rally Argentina 23rd YPF Rally Argentina | |||
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Round 5 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  Argentina | ||
| Rally base | Villa Carlos Paz | ||
| Dates run | May 8, 2003 – May 11, 2003 | ||
| Stages | 25 (402.35 km; 250.01 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,370.00 km (851.28 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 78 at start, 33 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC | ||
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Entry list
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Itinerary
All dates and times are ART (UTC−3).
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| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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| Leg 1 — 175.14 km | ||||
| 8 May | 19:35 | SS1 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) | 3.02 km |
| 19:40 | SS2 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) | 3.02 km | |
| 9 May | 08:50 | SS3 | El Reposo — Los Sauces 1 | 10.03 km |
| 09:17 | SS4 | Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 1 | 10.91 km | |
| 09:39 | SS5 | Villa Albertina — Ischilin 1 | 15.17 km | |
| 10:11 | SS6 | Museo Fader — Ongamira 1 | 18.49 km | |
| 12:02 | SS7 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 | 9.37 km | |
| 12:30 | SS8 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 | 21.70 km | |
| 13:20 | SS9 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 | 28.83 km | |
| 15:32 | SS10 | El Reposo — Los Sauces 2 | 10.03 km | |
| 15:59 | SS11 | Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 2 | 10.91 km | |
| 16:21 | SS12 | Villa Albertina — Ischilin 2 | 15.17 km | |
| 16:53 | SS13 | Museo Fader — Ongamira 2 | 18.49 km | |
| Leg 2 — 121.72 km | ||||
| 10 May | 08:50 | SS14 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 | 23.02 km |
| 09:23 | SS15 | San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier 1 | 9.61 km | |
| 10:14 | SS16 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 | 22.57 km | |
| 11:58 | SS17 | Cosquin — Villa Allende | 19.19 km | |
| 13:08 | SS18 | Carlos Paz — Cabalango | 14.81 km | |
| 13:36 | SS19 | Tanti — Cosquin | 9.50 km | |
| 15:34 | SS20 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 | 23.02 km | |
| Leg 3 — 105.49 km | ||||
| 11 May | 08:30 | SS21 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 3 | 23.02 km |
| 09:00 | SS22 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 | 22.57 km | |
| 10:32 | SS23 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 | 9.37 km | |
| 11:00 | SS24 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 | 21.70 km | |
| 11:50 | SS25 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 | 28.83 km | |
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Overall
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm |
Timo Rautiainen |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:14:45.0 | 10 | |
| 2 | 19 |  Carlos Sainz |
Marc Martí |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:15:11.6 | +26.6 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 |  Richard Burns |
Robert Reid |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:15:57.8 | +1:12.8 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä |
Risto Pietiläinen |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:17:04.3 | +2:19.3 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 |  Petter Solberg |
Phil Mills |
 555 Subaru World Rally Team |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 4:17:56.4 | +3:11.4 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | Didier Auriol |
Denis Giraudet |
 Škoda Motorsport |
Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 4:22:43.5 | +7:58.5 | 3 |
| 7 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister |
Paavo Lukander |
Škoda Motorsport |
Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 4:23:18.7 | +8:33.7 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 |  François Duval |
Stéphane Prévot |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:26:40.3 | +11:55.3 | 1 |
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World Rally Cars
Classification
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Special stages
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| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| Leg 1 (8 May) | SS1 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) | 3.02 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 2:09.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| SS2 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) | 3.02 km | Richard Burns |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 2:09.4 | ||
| Leg 1 (9 May) | SS3 | El Reposo — Los Sauces 1 | 10.03 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:44.9 | |
| SS4 | Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 1 | 10.91 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:43.4 | ||
| SS5 | Villa Albertina — Ischilin 1 | 15.17 km | Tommi Mäkinen |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 8:54.5 | ||
| SS6 | Museo Fader — Ongamira 1 | 18.49 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:12.7 | ||
| SS7 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 | 9.37 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 6:25.1 | ||
| SS8 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 | 21.70 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:47.6 | ||
| SS9 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 | 28.83 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:07.4 | Carlos Sainz | |
| SS10 | El Reposo — Los Sauces 2 | 10.03 km |  Markko Märtin |
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 5:38.4 | ||
| SS11 | Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 2 | 10.91 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:38.2 | ||
| SS12 | Villa Albertina — Ischilin 2 | 15.17 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:47.5 | ||
| SS13 | Museo Fader — Ongamira 2 | 18.49 km | Markko Märtin |
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 9:49.6 | ||
| Leg 2 (10 May) | SS14 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 | 23.02 km | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS15 | San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier 1 | 9.61 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS16 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 | 22.57 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:13.6 | ||
| SS17 | Cosquin — Villa Allende | 19.19 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:17.0 | ||
| SS18 | Carlos Paz — Cabalango | 14.81 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:08.3 | ||
| SS19 | Tanti — Cosquin | 9.50 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:52.1 | Markko Märtin | |
| SS20 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 | 23.02 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:06.5 | ||
| Leg 3 (11 May) | SS21 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 3 | 23.02 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:49.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| SS22 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 | 22.57 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:04.6 | ||
| SS23 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 | 9.37 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:24.4 | ||
| SS24 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 | 21.70 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:23.6 | ||
| SS25 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 | 28.83 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 18:36.5 | ||
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Championship standings
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| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  |
Richard Burns |
32 | |
Robert Reid |
32 | |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
65 | |||
| 2 | |
Marcus Grönholm |
30 | |
Timo Rautiainen |
30 | |
Citroën Total WRT |
52 | |||
| 3 |  2 |
Carlos Sainz |
24 | 2 |
Marc Martí |
24 | |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
29 | |||
| 4 |  1 |
Sébastien Loeb |
17 | 1 |
 Daniel Elena |
17 | |
555 Subaru World Rally Team |
27 | |||
| 5 | 1 |
Colin McRae |
17 | 1 |
Derek Ringer |
17 | |
Škoda Motorsport |
19 | |||
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Production World Rally Championship
Classification
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| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 54 | Toshihiro Arai |
 Tony Sircombe |
Subaru Production Rally Team |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 4:34:46.7 | 10 | |
| 12 | 2 | 52 | Daniel Solà |
Álex Romaní |
 Mauro Rally Tuning |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:36:56.3 | +2:09.6 | 8 |
| 13 | 3 | 51 |  Karamjit Singh |
Allen Oh |
Petronas EON Racing Team |
Proton Pert | 4:38:13.4 | +3:26.7 | 6 |
| 14 | 4 | 57 | Giovanni Manfrinato |
Claudio Condotta |
Top Run SRL |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:39:11.9 | +4:25.2 | 5 |
| 18 | 5 | 77 | Alfredo De Dominicis |
Giovanni Bernacchini |
Ralliart Italy |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:59:51.0 | +25:04.3 | 4 |
| 22 | 6 | 80 |  Ricardo Triviño |
Jorge Gonzalez |
Triviño Racing |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5:16:34.3 | +41:47.6 | 3 |
| 24 | 7 | 70 | Riccardo Errani |
Stefano Casadio |
Errani Team Group |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:31:12.3 | +56:25.6 | 2 |
| Retired SS24 | 60 | Niall McShea |
Chris Patterson |
Neil Allport Motorsports |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Oil cooler | 0 | ||
| Retired SS15 | 74 | Fabio Frisiero |
Giovanni Agnese |
Motoring Club |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS10 | 76 |  Patrick Richard |
 Mikael Johansson |
Subaru Rally Team Canada |
Subaru Impreza WRX | Driveshaft | 0 | ||
| Retired SS8 | 59 | Stefano Marrini |
Massimo Agostinelli |
Top Run SRL |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS8 | 71 |  Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. |
Nikola Popov |
Racing Team Bulgartabac |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 53 |  Ramón Ferreyros |
Javier Marín |
Mauro Rally Tuning |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Turbo | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 58 | Marcos Ligato |
Rubén Garcia |
Top Run SRL |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Turbo | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 66 |  Hamed Al-Wahaibi |
Nicky Beech |
Oman Arab World Rally Team |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Retired | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 69 | Bob Colsoul |
Tom Colsoul |
Guy Colsoul Rallysport |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Accident | 0 | ||
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Special stages
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| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| Leg 1 (8 May) | SS1 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) | 3.02 km | Marcos Ligato |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:19.4 | Marcos Ligato |
| SS2 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) | 3.02 km | Marcos Ligato |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:18.3 | ||
| Leg 1 (9 May) | SS3 | El Reposo — Los Sauces 1 | 10.03 km | Marcos Ligato |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:04.4 | |
| SS4 | Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 1 | 10.91 km | Marcos Ligato |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:14.8 | ||
| SS5 | Villa Albertina — Ischilin 1 | 15.17 km | Niall McShea |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 9:48.9 | Toshihiro Arai | |
| SS6 | Museo Fader — Ongamira 1 | 18.49 km | Giovanni Manfrinato |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:04.5 | ||
| SS7 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 | 9.37 km | Niall McShea |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 7:04.9 | ||
| SS8 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 | 21.70 km | Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 19:47.1 | ||
| SS9 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 | 28.83 km | Niall McShea |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 20:11.2 | ||
| SS10 | El Reposo — Los Sauces 2 | 10.03 km | Niall McShea |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 6:06.2 | ||
| SS11 | Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 2 | 10.91 km | Karamjit Singh |
Proton Pert | 8:23.8 | ||
| SS12 | Villa Albertina — Ischilin 2 | 15.17 km | Niall McShea |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 9:49.7 | ||
| SS13 | Museo Fader — Ongamira 2 | 18.49 km | Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 10:48.0 | ||
| Leg 2 (10 May) | SS14 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 | 23.02 km | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS15 | San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier 1 | 9.61 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS16 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 | 22.57 km | Niall McShea |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:32.9 | ||
| SS17 | Cosquin — Villa Allende | 19.19 km | Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 14:24.0 | ||
| SS18 | Carlos Paz — Cabalango | 14.81 km | Niall McShea |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:00.0 | ||
| SS19 | Tanti — Cosquin | 9.50 km | Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 6:21.0 | ||
| SS20 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 | 23.02 km | Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 18:20.3 | ||
| Leg 3 (11 May) | SS21 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 3 | 23.02 km | Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 18:08.9 | |
| SS22 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 | 22.57 km | Niall McShea |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:21.4 | ||
| SS23 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 | 9.37 km | Daniel Solà |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 7:02.9 | ||
| SS24 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 | 21.70 km | Daniel Solà |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 19:42.1 | ||
| SS25 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 | 28.83 km | Daniel Solà |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 20:00.0 | ||
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Championship standings
More information Pos., Drivers' championships ...
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | 3 |
Toshihiro Arai |
20 |
| 2 | |
Karamjit Singh |
17 |
| 3 | 2 |
Stig Blomqvist |
11 |
| 4 | 1 |
Martin Rowe |
11 |
| 5 | |
Marcos Ligato |
8 |
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- "Rally Argentina". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- "Rally Argentina 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 7 November 2021.