13th FAI World Rally Flying Championship took place between 26 July – 3 August 2003 in Rustenburg in South Africa.
There were 51 crews from 14 countries: South Africa (7), Poland (4), France (4), Czech Republic (4), Austria (6), United Kingdom (6), Germany (6), Russia (3), Spain (3), Chile (3), Greece (2), Hungary (1), Cyprus (1), Portugal (1).
Contest First navigation competition: Nigel Hopkins / Dale de Klerk - 324 penal points Philippe Odeon / Philippe Muller - 344 pts Krzysztof Wieczorek / Wacław Wieczorek - 418 pts
Second navigation competition: Nigel Hopkins / Dale de Klerk - 166 pts Nathalie Strube / Patrick Sicard - 538 pts M. Lifshits / Dmitri Sukharev - 576 pts
Third navigation competition: Jiří Filip / Michal Filip - 168 pts Janusz Darocha / Zbigniew Chrząszcz - 188 pts Adrian Pilling / Renier Moolman - 188 pts
Results Individual
Pilot / navigator; country; penal points for observation + navigation + landings 1. Nigel Hopkins / Dale de Klerk 350 + 192 + 210 = 7522. Janusz Darocha / Zbigniew Chrząszcz575 + 580 + 250 = 14053. Nathalie Strube / Patrick Sicard 900 + 356 + 200 = 14564. Joël Tremblet / Jose Bertanier 550 + 738 + 360 = 16485. Jiří Filip / Michal Filip 650 + 806 + 210 = 16666. Petr Opat / Václav Pojer 1200 + 416 + 150 = 17667. Hubert Huber / Johannes Cserveny 800 + 788 + 200 = 17888. Michał Bartler / Michał Wieczorek 775 + 856 + 180 = 18119. Adrian Pilling / Renier Moolman 1050 + 672 + 120 = 184210. Michel Frere / Frédérick Saquet 850 + 868 + 240 = 1958
Team Counted two best crews (number of penal points): - 2594 - 3104 - 3216 - 3432 - 5466 - 5954 - 6244 - 6706 - 8791 - 11097 - 20414
Trivia It was the first FAI World Rally Flying Championship since the 5th FAI World Rally Flying Championship in 1986, not won by the Poles.
External links Official page 13th FAI World Rally Flying Championship