The 2003 Rally Catalunya (formally the 39th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava) was the thirteenth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 24 October and 26 October 2003, and was based in Lloret de Mar, Spain. Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi won the race, his 7th 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 21 Cédric Robert Gérald Bedon Equipe de France FFSA Peugeot 206 WRC 22 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 23 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 33 Alistair Ginley Rory Kennedy Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 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 61 Brice Tirabassi Jacques-Julien Renucci Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 62 Oscar Svedlund Björn Nilsson Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 63 Massimo Ceccato Mitia Dotta Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 64 Ville-Pertti Teuronen Mikko Markkula Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 65 Abdo Feghali Joseph Matar Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 67 Alessandro Broccoli Giovanni Agnese Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa 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) from 24 to 25 October 2003 and CET (UTC+1) on 26 October 2003. Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 146.36 km 24 October 08:48 SS1 La Trona 1 13.17 km 09:21 SS2 Alpens — Les Llosses 1 21.80 km 10:29 SS3 La Pobla de Lillet 1 22.55 km 13:12 SS4 Sant Julià 1 26.27 km 14:05 SS5 Taradell 1 5.05 km 15:32 SS6 La Trona 2 13.17 km 16:05 SS7 Alpens — Les Llosses 2 21.80 km 17:13 SS8 La Pobla de Lillet 2 22.55 km Leg 2 — 131.26 km 25 October 08:53 SS9 Olost 1 23.08 km 09:41 SS10 Lluçà 1 14.04 km 10:09 SS11 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1 12.85 km 11:42 SS12 Sant Julià 2 26.27 km 12:35 SS13 Taradell 2 5.05 km 14:12 SS14 Olost 2 23.08 km 15:00 SS15 Lluçà 2 14.04 km 15:28 SS16 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2 12.85 km Leg 3 — 103.56 km 26 October 07:43 SS17 Sant Bartomeu del Grau 1 11.55 km 08:19 SS18 La Roca 1 5.05 km 08:47 SS19 Viladrau 1 35.18 km 11:10 SS20 Sant Bartomeu del Grau 2 11.55 km 11:46 SS21 La Roca 2 5.05 km 12:14 SS22 Viladrau 2 35.18 km
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 3 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:55:09.4 10 2 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:55:22.4 +13.08 3 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:55:23.0 +13.66 4 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:56:04.8 +55.45 5 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:56:20.2 +1:10.84 6 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:56:38.5 +1:29.13 7 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:56:52.4 +1:43.02 8 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:57:04.5 +1:55.11
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 3 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:55:09.4 10 2 2 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:55:22.4 +13.08 3 3 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:55:23.0 +13.66 4 4 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:56:04.8 +55.45 5 5 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:56:20.2 +1:10.84 6 6 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:56:38.5 +1:29.13 7 7 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:56:52.4 +1:43.02 8 8 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:57:04.5 +1:55.11 9 9 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:58:24.6 +3:15.20 10 10 20 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:00:23.0 +5:13.60 12 11 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:01:07.6 +5:58.20 14 12 6 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:04:15.3 +9:05.90 Retired SS19 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Accident 0 Retired SS9 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Clutch 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (24 Oct) SS1 La Trona 1 13.17 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 8:23.6 Petter Solberg SS2 Alpens — Les Llosses 1 21.80 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:07.3 Sébastien Loeb SS3 La Pobla de Lillet 1 22.55 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 15:03.5 SS4 Sant Julià 1 26.27 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 15:35.3 SS5 Taradell 1 5.05 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 2:56.2 SS6 La Trona 2 13.17 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 8:15.7 SS7 Alpens — Les Llosses 2 21.80 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 13:10.6 SS8 La Pobla de Lillet 2 22.55 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 14:55.3 Leg 2 (25 Oct) SS9 Olost 1 23.08 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 11:39.4 SS10 Lluçà 1 14.04 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 8:15.9 SS11 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1 12.85 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 8:06.7 SS12 Sant Julià 2 26.27 km François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '03 15:30.4 SS13 Taradell 2 5.05 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 2:58.3 SS14 Olost 2 23.08 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 11:37.0 SS15 Lluçà 2 14.04 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 8:19.5 SS16 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2 12.85 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 8:05.5 Leg 3 (26 Oct) SS17 Sant Bartomeu del Grau 1 11.55 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 6:27.2 SS18 La Roca 1 5.05 km Roman Kresta Peugeot 206 WRC 3:16.2 SS19 Viladrau 1 35.18 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 23:19.8 SS20 Sant Bartomeu del Grau 2 11.55 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 6:29.4 SS21 La Roca 2 5.05 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 3:22.2 SS22 Viladrau 2 35.18 km Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 23:38.4 Gilles Panizzi
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 3 Sébastien Loeb 63 3 Daniel Elena 63 Citroën Total WRT 147 2 1 Carlos Sainz 63 1 Marc Martí 63 Marlboro Peugeot Total 142 3 1 Petter Solberg 62 1 Phil Mills 62 555 Subaru World Rally Team 93 4 1 Richard Burns 58 1 Robert Reid 58 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 89 5 1 Markko Märtin 49 1 Michael Park 49 Škoda Motorsport 21
Junior World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 17 1 61 Brice Tirabassi Jacques-Julien Renucci Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 4:16:33.7 10 19 2 74 Kris Meeke Chris Patterson Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 4:18:06.2 +1:32.58 21 3 69 Salvador Cañellas Jr. Xavier Amigó Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:18:41.8 +2:08.16 22 4 52 Daniel Carlsson Matthias Andersson Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:20:40.2 +4:06.55 24 5 71 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:23:06.1 +6:32.44 25 6 64 Ville-Pertti Teuronen Mikko Markkula Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:23:14.2 +6:40.53 27 7 65 Abdo Feghali Joseph Matar Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:27:21.3 +10:47.62 29 8 63 Massimo Ceccato Mitia Dotta Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:30:58.7 +14:25.01 31 9 73 Krum Donchev Ruman Manolov Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 4:39:33.3 +22:59.60 32 10 76 Luca Cecchettini Marco Muzzarelli Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:41:35.6 +25:01.90 33 11 70 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 4:52:35.4 +36:01.70 Retired SS22 62 Oscar Svedlund Björn Nilsson Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Gearbox 0 Retired SS19 54 Kosti Katajamäki Jani Laaksonen Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Alternator 0 Retired SS14 57 Dimitar Iliev Yanaki Yanakiev Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS9 67 Alessandro Broccoli Giovanni Agnese Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Engine 0 Retired SS2 51 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (24 Oct) SS1 La Trona 1 13.17 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 9:14.4 Brice Tirabassi SS2 Alpens — Les Llosses 1 21.80 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 14:32.9 SS3 La Pobla de Lillet 1 22.55 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 16:37.8 SS4 Sant Julià 1 26.27 km Salvador Cañellas Jr. Suzuki Ignis S1600 17:22.9 SS5 Taradell 1 5.05 km Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 3:16.8 SS6 La Trona 2 13.17 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 9:06.9 SS7 Alpens — Les Llosses 2 21.80 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 14:23.6 SS8 La Pobla de Lillet 2 22.55 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 16:31.5 Leg 2 (25 Oct) SS9 Olost 1 23.08 km Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 12:52.7 SS10 Lluçà 1 14.04 km Salvador Cañellas Jr. Suzuki Ignis S1600 9:07.6 SS11 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1 12.85 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 8:55.4 SS12 Sant Julià 2 26.27 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 17:07.7 SS13 Taradell 2 5.05 km Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 3:14.6 SS14 Olost 2 23.08 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 12:50.4 SS15 Lluçà 2 14.04 km Ville-Pertti Teuronen Suzuki Ignis S1600 9:08.9 SS16 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2 12.85 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 8:55.4 Leg 3 (26 Oct) SS17 Sant Bartomeu del Grau 1 11.55 km Salvador Cañellas Jr. Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:03.4 SS18 La Roca 1 5.05 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 3:35.1 SS19 Viladrau 1 35.18 km Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 25:29.4 SS20 Sant Bartomeu del Grau 2 11.55 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 7:04.2 SS21 La Roca 2 5.05 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 3:39.7 SS22 Viladrau 2 35.18 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 25:45.1
Championship standings Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 Brice Tirabassi 38 2 Salvador Cañellas Jr. 31 3 Daniel Carlsson 23 4 1 Urmo Aava 20 5 1 Guy Wilks 18
References
External links Official website of the World Rally Championship