2003 Rally Australia 16th Telstra Rally Australia
Round 10 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Australia
Rally base	Perth
Dates run	September 4, 2003 – September 7, 2003
Stages	24 (386.31 km; 240.04 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,795.16 km (1,115.46 miles)
Statistics
Crews	49 at start, 32 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

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 between 4 September and 7 September 2003, and was based in Perth, Australia. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 3rd win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

Background

Entry list

No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	M
5	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	M
6	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	P
8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	P
10	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
11	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
World Rally Championship entries
21	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	AW Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
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	P
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	P
55	Martin Rowe	Trevor Agnew	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	—
58	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
59	Stefano Marrini	Massimo Agostinelli	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
60	Niall McShea	Chris Patterson	Neil Allport Motorsports	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
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	—
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Itinerary

All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8).

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	3:32:07.1		10
2	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:32:33.7	+26.6	8
3	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:34:00.1	+1:53.0	6
4	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:34:37.8	+2:30.7	5
5	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:34:44.3	+2:37.2	4
6	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:35:08.6	+3:01.5	3
7	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:36:11.0	+4:03.9	2
8	11	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:39:07.8	+7:00.7	1

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	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	+26.6	8
3	3	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:34:00.1	+1:53.0	6
4	4	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:34:37.8	+2:30.7	5
5	5	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:34:44.3	+2:37.2	4
6	6	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:35:08.6	+3:01.5	3
7	7	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:36:11.0	+4:03.9	2
8	8	11	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:39:07.8	+7:00.7	1
9	9	6	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:39:17.7	+7:10.6	0
10	10	5	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	3:39:53.3	+7:46.2	0
11	11	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	3:42:17.3	+10:10.2	0
12	12	14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	3:43:15.2	+11:08.1	0
13	13	10	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:46:21.5	+14:14.4	0
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	Class leaders
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 '03 Citroën 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

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
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		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	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	+1:57.0	8
3	3	60	Niall McShea	Chris Patterson	Neil Allport Motorsports	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:56:56.1	+2:39.0	6
4	4	65	Stig Blomqvist	Rob Scott	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	4:03:55.5	+9:38.4	5
5	5	52	Daniel Solà	Álex Romaní	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:04:37.6	+10:20.5	4
6	6	64	Joakim Roman	Ragnar Spjuth	Milbrooks World Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:21:59.9	+27:42.8	3
Retired SS14		54	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	Mechanical		0
Retired SS11		58	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	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	Class leaders
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

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1	1	Martin Rowe	37
2	1	Toshihiro Arai	30
3		Karamjit Singh	30
4		Stig Blomqvist	26
5		Daniel Solà	22