The 2003 Rallye Sanremo (formally the 45th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia) was the eleventh round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 3 October and 5 October 2003, and was based in Sanremo, Italy. Citroen's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 4th 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 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi 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 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 20 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC World Rally Championship entries 22 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 23 Cédric Robert Gérald Bedon Equipe de France FFSA Peugeot 206 WRC 32 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Riccardo Errani Škoda Octavia WRC JWRC entries 51 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 52 Daniel Carlsson Matthias Andersson Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 54 Kosti Katajamäki Jani Laaksonen Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 57 Dimitar Iliev Yanaki Yanakiev Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 58 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 61 Brice Tirabassi Jacques-Julien Renucci Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 63 Massimo Ceccato Mitia Dotta Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 64 Ville-Pertti Teuronen Harri Kaapro Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 65 Abdo Feghali Joseph Matar Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 67 Alessandro Broccoli Simona Girelli Sab Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 69 Salvador Cañellas Jr. Xavier Amigó Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 70 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 71 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 73 Krum Donchev Ruman Manolov Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 74 Kris Meeke Chris Patterson Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 76 Luca Cecchettini Marco Muzzarelli Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 142.14 km 3 October 08:38 SS1 Perinaldo 1 12.40 km 09:26 SS2 Ceppo 1 36.42 km 12:25 SS3 Cosio 1 19.19 km 13:17 SS4 San Bartolomeo 1 25.31 km 15:54 SS5 Perinaldo 2 12.40 km 16:42 SS6 Ceppo 2 36.42 km Leg 2 — 149.10 km 4 October 09:20 SS7 Teglia 1 52.30 km 12:26 SS8 Cosio 2 19.19 km 13:18 SS9 San Bartolomeo 2 25.31 km 15:52 SS10 Teglia 2 52.30 km Leg 3 — 96.12 km 5 October 09:12 SS11 Vignai 1 26.54 km 09:54 SS12 Colle d'Oggia 1 21.52 km 12:28 SS13 Vignai 2 26.54 km 13:10 SS14 Colle d'Oggia 2 21.52 km
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:16:33.7 10 2 3 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:17:02.0 +28.38 3 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:17:28.3 +54.66 4 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:19:06.9 +2:33.25 5 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:20:32.6 +3:58.94 6 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:20:57.5 +4:23.83 7 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:23:43.2 +7:09.52 8 20 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:23:46.3 +7:12.61
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:16:33.7 10 2 2 3 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:17:02.0 +28.38 3 3 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:17:28.3 +54.66 4 4 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:19:06.9 +2:33.25 5 5 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:20:32.6 +3:58.94 6 6 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:20:57.5 +4:23.83 7 7 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:23:43.2 +7:09.52 8 8 20 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:23:46.3 +7:12.61 10 9 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:24:05.9 +7:32.20 12 10 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:31:22.8 +14:49.10 Retired SS14 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Lost wheel 0 Retired SS7 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 No fuel 0 Retired SS4 6 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Timing belt 0 Retired SS2 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Accident 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (3 Oct) SS1 Perinaldo 1 12.40 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:56.2 Sébastien Loeb SS2 Ceppo 1 36.42 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 24:05.5 SS3 Cosio 1 19.19 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 11:56.3 SS4 San Bartolomeo 1 25.31 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 14:47.2 SS5 Perinaldo 2 12.40 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 7:45.6 SS6 Ceppo 2 36.42 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 23:38.7 Leg 2 (4 Oct) SS7 Teglia 1 52.30 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 35:01.7 SS8 Cosio 2 19.19 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 11:51.3 SS9 San Bartolomeo 2 25.31 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 14:44.2 SS10 Teglia 2 52.30 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 34:48.6 Leg 3 (5 Oct) SS11 Vignai 1 26.54 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 18:00.7 SS12 Colle d'Oggia 1 21.52 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 13:58.7 SS13 Vignai 2 26.54 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 19:42.6 SS14 Colle d'Oggia 2 21.52 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 15:59.6
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Richard Burns 57 Robert Reid 57 1 Citroën Total WRT 125 2 2 Sébastien Loeb 55 2 Daniel Elena 55 1 Marlboro Peugeot Total 121 3 Carlos Sainz 53 Marc Martí 53 555 Subaru World Rally Team 76 4 2 Petter Solberg 48 2 Phil Mills 48 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 71 5 1 Markko Märtin 43 1 Michael Park 43 Škoda Motorsport 21
Junior World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 16 1 51 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 4:43:22.6 10 18 2 69 Salvador Cañellas Jr. Xavier Amigó Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:48:44.4 +5:21.88 21 3 57 Dimitar Iliev Yanaki Yanakiev Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 4:50:02.1 +6:39.56 23 4 64 Ville-Pertti Teuronen Harri Kaapro Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:52:01.8 +8:39.25 25 5 76 Luca Cecchettini Marco Muzzarelli Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:55:07.8 +11:45.24 28 6 70 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 5:00:33.0 +17:10.43 32 7 65 Abdo Feghali Joseph Matar Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 5:02:40.6 +19:18.02 Retired SS11 54 Kosti Katajamäki Jani Laaksonen Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Driveshaft 0 Retired SS11 74 Kris Meeke Chris Patterson Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS10 63 Massimo Ceccato Mitia Dotta Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS10 67 Alessandro Broccoli Simona Girelli Sab Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS7 52 Daniel Carlsson Matthias Andersson Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS7 58 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS7 61 Brice Tirabassi Jacques-Julien Renucci Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 Electrical 0 Retired SS6 71 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Driveshaft 0 Retired SS2 73 Krum Donchev Ruman Manolov Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 Accident 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (3 Oct) SS1 Perinaldo 1 12.40 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 8:42.1 Brice Tirabassi SS2 Ceppo 1 36.42 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 26:34.0 Mirco Baldacci SS3 Cosio 1 19.19 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 13:19.9 SS4 San Bartolomeo 1 25.31 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 16:20.1 SS5 Perinaldo 2 12.40 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 8:37.2 SS6 Ceppo 2 36.42 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 26:49.6 Leg 2 (4 Oct) SS7 Teglia 1 52.30 km Massimo Ceccato Fiat Punto S1600 39:06.4 SS8 Cosio 2 19.19 km Salvador Cañellas Jr. Suzuki Ignis S1600 13:15.8 SS9 San Bartolomeo 2 25.31 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 16:22.0 SS10 Teglia 2 52.30 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 38:54.6 Leg 3 (5 Oct) SS11 Vignai 1 26.54 km Notional stage time SS12 Colle d'Oggia 1 21.52 km Notional stage time SS13 Vignai 2 26.54 km Salvador Cañellas Jr. Suzuki Ignis S1600 21:45.6 SS14 Colle d'Oggia 2 21.52 km Abdo Feghali Ford Puma S1600 17:21.3
Championship standings Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 Brice Tirabassi 28 2 1 Salvador Cañellas Jr. 25 3 1 Daniel Carlsson 18 4 1 Guy Wilks 18 5 1 Urmo Aava 16
References
External links Official website of the World Rally Championship