The 2003 Rally Australia (formally the 16th Telstra Rally Australia) was the tenth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days from 4 to 7 September 2003, and was based in Perth, Australia. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 3rd 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 '03 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 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 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 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 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 24 Balázs Benik Bence Rácz Balázs Benik Ford Focus RS WRC '02 109 Tolley Challis Daryll Judd Tolley Challis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 118 David Kendall Jennifer Kendall-Stewart David Kendall Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV PWRC entries 51 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 52 Daniel Solà Álex Romaní Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 53 Ramón Ferreyros Javier Marín Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 54 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 55 Martin Rowe Trevor Agnew David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 58 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 59 Stefano Marrini Massimo Agostinelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 60 Niall McShea Chris Patterson Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 64 Joakim Roman Ragnar Spjuth Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 65 Stig Blomqvist Rob Scott David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 72 Constantin Aur Adrian Berghea Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 145.20 km 4 September 18:38 SS1 Perth City Super 1 2.45 km 5 September 08:19 SS2 Murray North 1 18.49 km 08:47 SS3 Murray South 1 20.12 km 09:45 SS4 Gobbys 5.20 km 12:12 SS5 Stirling West 15.89 km 12:44 SS6 Stirling Long 34.99 km 14:17 SS7 Turner Hill 7.00 km 16:43 SS8 Murray North 2 18.49 km 17:11 SS9 Murray South 2 20.12 km 20:32 SS10 Perth City Super 2 2.45 km Leg 2 — 124.00 km 6 September 09:49 SS11 Beraking East 8.88 km 10:12 SS12 Helena East 1 20.49 km 10:45 SS13 Helena West 1 12.60 km 11:03 SS14 Helena South 1 17.31 km 14:12 SS15 Beraking West 9.42 km 14:35 SS16 Helena East 2 20.49 km 15:08 SS17 Helena West 2 12.60 km 15:26 SS18 Helena South 2 17.31 km 19:40 SS19 Perth City Super 3 2.45 km 19:50 SS20 Perth City Super 4 2.45 km Leg 3 — 117.11 km 7 September 09:06 SS21 Bannister North 24.81 km 09:44 SS22 Bannister South 34.16 km 12:30 SS23 Bannister West 24.69 km 13:08 SS24 Bannister Central 33.45 km
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:32:07.1 10 2 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:32:33.7 +26.68 3 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:34:00.1 +1:53.06 4 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:37.8 +2:30.75 5 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:44.3 +2:37.24 6 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:35:08.6 +3:01.53 7 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:36:11.0 +4:03.92 8 11 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:39:07.8 +7:00.71
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:32:07.1 10 2 2 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:32:33.7 +26.68 3 3 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:34:00.1 +1:53.06 4 4 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:37.8 +2:30.75 5 5 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:44.3 +2:37.24 6 6 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:35:08.6 +3:01.53 7 7 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:36:11.0 +4:03.92 8 8 11 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:39:07.8 +7:00.71 9 9 6 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:39:17.7 +7:10.60 10 10 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:39:53.3 +7:46.20 11 11 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 3:42:17.3 +10:10.20 12 12 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 3:43:15.2 +11:08.10 13 13 10 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:46:21.5 +14:14.40 Retired SS21 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Excluded 0 Retired SS10 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Withdrawn 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (4 Sep) SS1 Perth City Super 1 2.45 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 1:31.9 Petter Solberg Leg 1 (5 Sep) SS2 Murray North 1 18.49 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:29.1 Marcus Grönholm SS3 Murray South 1 20.12 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:51.8 SS4 Gobbys 5.20 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 2:29.6 SS5 Stirling West 15.89 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 9:15.3 SS6 Stirling Long 34.99 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 20:02.1 SS7 Turner Hill 7.00 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:22.4 SS8 Murray North 2 18.49 km Petter Solberg Sébastien Loeb Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03Citroën Xsara WRC 10:14.4 Sébastien Loeb SS9 Murray South 2 20.12 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:30.0 SS10 Perth City Super 2 2.45 km François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '03 1:33.5 Leg 2 (6 Sep) SS11 Beraking East 8.88 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 5:09.6 SS12 Helena East 1 20.49 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 11:38.2 SS13 Helena West 1 12.60 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:18.4 SS14 Helena South 1 17.31 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 8:55.3 SS15 Beraking West 9.42 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:38.7 SS16 Helena East 2 20.49 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:23.8 SS17 Helena West 2 12.60 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:10.6 SS18 Helena South 2 17.31 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 8:46.6 SS19 Perth City Super 3 2.45 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 1:31.7 SS20 Perth City Super 4 2.45 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 1:31.8 Leg 3 (7 Sep) SS21 Bannister North 24.81 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 13:11.9 Petter Solberg SS22 Bannister South 34.16 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:00.1 Sébastien Loeb SS23 Bannister West 24.69 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 12:22.6 Petter Solberg SS24 Bannister Central 33.45 km Colin McRae Citroën Xsara WRC 18:10.0
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Richard Burns 55 Robert Reid 55 Marlboro Peugeot Total 110 2 2 Petter Solberg 48 2 Phil Mills 48 Citroën Total WRT 110 3 1 Carlos Sainz 48 1 Marc Martí 48 1 555 Subaru World Rally Team 74 4 1 Sébastien Loeb 45 1 Daniel Elena 45 1 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 61 5 2 Marcus Grönholm 38 2 Timo Rautiainen 38 Škoda Motorsport 20
Production World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 55 Martin Rowe Trevor Agnew David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 3:54:17.1 10 2 2 51 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 3:56:14.1 +1:57.08 3 3 60 Niall McShea Chris Patterson Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:56:56.1 +2:39.06 4 4 65 Stig Blomqvist Rob Scott David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:03:55.5 +9:38.45 5 5 52 Daniel Solà Álex Romaní Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:04:37.6 +10:20.54 6 6 64 Joakim Roman Ragnar Spjuth Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:21:59.9 +27:42.83 Retired SS14 54 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 Mechanical 0 Retired SS11 58 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Transmission 0 Retired SS11 59 Stefano Marrini Massimo Agostinelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Excluded 0 Retired SS8 72 Constantin Aur Adrian Berghea Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0 Retired SS4 53 Ramón Ferreyros Javier Marín Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (4 Sep) SS1 Perth City Super 1 2.45 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 1:39.9 Marcos Ligato Leg 1 (5 Sep) SS2 Murray North 1 18.49 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:25.8 SS3 Murray South 1 20.12 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:57.7 SS4 Gobbys 5.20 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:45.2 SS5 Stirling West 15.89 km Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:06.0 SS6 Stirling Long 34.99 km Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 21:54.6 SS7 Turner Hill 7.00 km Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 4:51.7 SS8 Murray North 2 18.49 km Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:12.7 Martin Rowe SS9 Murray South 2 20.12 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 12:52.0 SS10 Perth City Super 2 2.45 km Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 1:40.7 Leg 2 (6 Sep) SS11 Beraking East 8.88 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 5:40.1 SS12 Helena East 1 20.49 km Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 12:43.4 SS13 Helena West 1 12.60 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 8:00.5 SS14 Helena South 1 17.31 km Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 9:52.6 SS15 Beraking West 9.42 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:05.1 SS16 Helena East 2 20.49 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:30.9 SS17 Helena West 2 12.60 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:53.2 SS18 Helena South 2 17.31 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 9:40.5 SS19 Perth City Super 3 2.45 km Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 1:39.1 SS20 Perth City Super 4 2.45 km Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 1:38.7 Leg 3 (7 Sep) SS21 Bannister North 24.81 km Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 14:36.6 SS22 Bannister South 34.16 km Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 17:36.1 SS23 Bannister West 24.69 km Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 13:48.8 SS24 Bannister Central 33.45 km Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 20:07.5
Championship standings Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 1 Martin Rowe 37 2 1 Toshihiro Arai 30 3 Karamjit Singh 30 4 Stig Blomqvist 26 5 Daniel Solà 22
References
External links Official website of the World Rally Championship