The 2003 Swedish Rally (formally the 52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 7 February and 9 February 2003, and was based in Karlstad, Sweden. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 13th win in the World Rally Championship.
Background Entry list No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant CarTyre World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 5 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 6 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 11 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 12 Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC World Rally Championship entries 21 Janne Tuohino Jukka Aho Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '02 22 Tomasz Kuchar Maciek Szczepaniak Tomasz Kuchar Ford Focus RS WRC '02 23 Jari Viita Teppo Leino Wrüth Sport Ford Focus RS WRC '01 24 Roman Kresta Miloš Hůlka Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 25 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 32 Juuso Pykälistö Esko Mertsalmi Juuso Pykälistö Peugeot 206 WRC 34 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud Henning Solberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 35 Kristian Sohlberg Jakke Honkanen Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 100 Rune Dalsjø Göran Bergsten Rune Dalsjø Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 101 Kristian Kolberg Kjell Pettersen Kristian Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2 102 Andreas Eriksson Patrick Henriksson Andreas Eriksson Ford Focus RS WRC '02 103 Thomas Kolberg Pål Christian Iversen Thomas Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2 113 Tord Linnerud Henning Isdal Tord Linnerud Toyota Corolla WRC 114 Thomas Schie Ragnar Engen Thomas Schie Toyota Corolla WRC 116 Ioannis Papadimitriou Allan Harryman Ioannis Papadimitriou Ford Focus RS WRC'01 117 Jozef Béreš Jr. Petr Starý Styllex Tuning Motorsport Toyota Corolla WRC PWRC entries 51 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 54 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 55 Martin Rowe Trevor Agnew David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 59 Stefano Marrini Massimo Agostinelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 61 Janusz Kulig Jarosław Baran Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 62 Peter 'Possum' Bourne Mark Stacey Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 63 Luca Baldini Alessandro Floris Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 64 Joakim Roman Ingrid Mitakidou Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 65 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 67 Krzysztof Hołowczyc Łukasz Kurzeja Orlen Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 69 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 71 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 72 Constantin Aur Silviu Moraru Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 74 Fabio Frisiero Loris Roggia Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 76 Patrick Richard Martin Headland Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 77 Alfredo De Dominicis Giovanni Bernacchini Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 78 Łukasz Sztuka Per Carlsson First Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 80 Ricardo Triviño Jordi Barrabés Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are CET (UTC+1). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 125.79 km 7 February 08:35 SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km 09:27 SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km 11:55 SS3 Granberget 1 43.69 km 14:28 SS4 Malta 11.25 km 15:25 SS5 Brunnberg 1 31.66 km 16:26 SS6 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km Leg 2 — 140.37 km 8 February 08:18 SS7 Granberget 2 43.69 km 11:24 SS8 Fredriksberg 18.14 km 12:07 SS9 Lejen 25.04 km 14:37 SS10 Vargåsen 32.43 km 15:35 SS11 Torntorp 19.21 km 16:40 SS12 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km Leg 3 — 120.75 km 9 February 08:35 SS13 Sågen 2 14.17 km 09:27 SS14 Rämmen 2 23.16 km 11:14 SS15 Hara 11.91 km 12:12 SS16 Brunnberg 2 31.66 km 14:35 SS17 Hagfors 39.85 km
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:03:28.1 10 2 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:04:18.9 +50.88 3 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:04:46.0 +1:17.96 4 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:05:13.9 +1:45.85 5 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:05:43.9 +2:15.84 6 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:05:47.2 +2:19.13 7 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:06:42.8 +3:14.72 8 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:06:47.3 +3:19.21
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:03:28.1 10 2 2 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:04:18.9 +50.88 3 3 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:04:46.0 +1:17.96 4 4 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:05:13.9 +1:45.85 5 5 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:05:43.9 +2:15.84 6 6 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:05:47.2 +2:19.13 7 7 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:06:42.8 +3:14.7 2 8 8 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:06:47.3 +3:19.2 1 9 9 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:06:52.3 +3:24.2 0 10 10 11 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:07:04.5 +3:36.4 0 11 11 6 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:09:33.8 +6:05.7 0 13 12 10 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:10:49.3 +7:21.2 0 18 13 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:16:14.9 +12:46.8 0 Retired SS8 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Accident 0 Retired SS7 12 Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Transmission 0 Retired SS6 5 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Engine 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (7 Feb) SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:25.6 Sébastien Loeb SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:05.5 Marcus Grönholm SS3 Granberget 1 43.69 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 21:43.9 SS4 Malta 11.25 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 5:39.1 SS5 Brunnberg 1 31.66 km Stage cancelled SS6 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 1:58.0 Leg 2 (8 Feb) SS7 Granberget 2 43.69 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 21:28.0 SS8 Fredriksberg 18.14 km Notional stage time SS9 Lejen 25.04 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:56.2 SS10 Vargåsen 32.43 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 18:08.7 SS11 Torntorp 19.21 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:12.7 SS12 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 1:56.8 Leg 3 (9 Feb) SS13 Sågen 2 14.17 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:19.1 SS14 Rämmen 2 23.16 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:41.4 SS15 Hara 11.91 km Colin McRae Citroën Xsara WRC 5:55.4 SS16 Brunnberg 2 31.66 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 15:08.7 SS17 Hagfors 39.85 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 19:40.0
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Sébastien Loeb 12 Daniel Elena 12 Citroën Total WRT 24 2 Colin McRae 12 Derek Ringer 12 1 Marlboro Peugeot Total 22 3 Marcus Grönholm 10 Timo Rautiainen 10 1 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 15 4 1 Richard Burns 10 1 Robert Reid 10 555 Subaru World Rally Team 11 5 1 Markko Märtin 10 1 Michael Park 10 1 Hyundai World Rally Team 3
Production World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 26 1 65 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:22:28.2 10 27 2 51 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 3:23:00.0 +31.88 29 3 55 Martin Rowe Trevor Agnew David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:24:20.9 +1:52.76 31 4 62 Peter 'Possum' Bourne Mark Stacey Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:24:28.7 +2:00.55 33 5 67 Krzysztof Hołowczyc Łukasz Kurzeja Orlen Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:28:38.0 +6:09.84 37 6 64 Joakim Roman Ingrid Mitakidou Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 3:33:06.0 +10:37.83 38 7 78 Łukasz Sztuka Per Carlsson First Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:34:06.9 +11:38.7 2 41 8 76 Patrick Richard Martin Headland Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:35:56.3 +13:28.1 1 42 9 69 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:36:06.3 +13:38.1 0 44 10 77 Alfredo De Dominicis Giovanni Bernacchini Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:37:52.6 +15:24.4 0 45 11 63 Luca Baldini Alessandro Floris Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:38:37.9 +16:09.7 0 46 12 74 Fabio Frisiero Loris Roggia Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:42:52.3 +20:24.1 0 53 13 71 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:04:34.5 +42:06.3 0 Retired SS17 61 Janusz Kulig Jarosław Baran Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Excluded 0 Retired SS17 80 Ricardo Triviño Jordi Barrabés Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0 Retired SS16 54 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 Engine 0 Retired SS13 72 Constantin Aur Silviu Moraru Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Transmission 0 Retired SS2 59 Stefano Marrini Massimo Agotinelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Engine 0
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