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.
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 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 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 32 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Gabriel Pozzo Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 33 Gabriel Raies Jorge Perez Companc Gabriel Raies Toyota Corolla WRC 127 Martin Galluser Juan Carlos Uberti Martin Galluser Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 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 VII 54 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 57 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 58 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 59 Stefano Marrini Massimo Agostinelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 60 Niall McShea Chris Patterson Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 66 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Nicky Beech Oman Arab World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 69 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 70 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 71 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 74 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 76 Patrick Richard Mikael Johansson Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX 77 Alfredo De Dominicis Giovanni Bernacchini Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 80 Ricardo Triviño Jorge Gonzalez Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are ART (UTC−3). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 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
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time 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 +26.68 3 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:15:57.8 +1:12.86 4 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:17:04.3 +2:19.35 5 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:17:56.4 +3:11.44 6 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:22:43.5 +7:58.53 7 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:23:18.7 +8:33.72 8 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:26:40.3 +11:55.31
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 4:14:45.0 10 2 2 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:15:11.6 +26.68 3 3 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:15:57.8 +1:12.86 4 4 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:17:04.3 +2:19.35 5 5 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:17:56.4 +3:11.44 6 6 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:22:43.5 +7:58.53 7 7 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:23:18.7 +8:33.7 2 8 8 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:26:40.3 +11:55.3 1 16 9 6 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:51:37.4 +36:52.4 0 Retired SS24 10 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0 Retired SS21 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Oil pressure 0 Retired SS21 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 Withdrawn 0 Retired SS20 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0 Retired SS9 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Fire 0 Retired SS7 11 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time 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
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 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
Production World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points 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 +2:09.68 13 3 51 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 4:38:13.4 +3:26.76 14 4 57 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:39:11.9 +4:25.25 18 5 77 Alfredo De Dominicis Giovanni Bernacchini Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:59:51.0 +25:04.34 22 6 80 Ricardo Triviño Jorge Gonzalez Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:16:34.3 +41:47.63 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 García 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
Special stages