The 2003 Swedish Rally (formally the 52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 7 February and 9 February 2003, and was based in Karlstad, Sweden. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 13th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2003 Swedish Rally
52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Sweden
Rally baseKarlstad
Dates runFebruary 7, 2003 – February 9, 2003
Stages17 (386.91 km; 240.41 miles)
Stage surfaceSnow
Overall distance1,903.47 km (1,182.76 miles)
Statistics
Crews75 at start, 53 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Marcus Grönholm
Finland Timo Rautiainen
France Marlboro Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC

Background

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Entry list

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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 '02 M
5   François Duval   Jean-Marc Fortin   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 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
12   Jussi Välimäki   Tero Gardemeister   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
14   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 M
15   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 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   Janne Tuohino   Jukka Aho   Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
22   Tomasz Kuchar   Maciek Szczepaniak   Tomasz Kuchar Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
23   Jari Viita   Teppo Leino   Wrüth Sport Ford Focus RS WRC '01 M
24   Roman Kresta   Miloš Hůlka   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
25   Antony Warmbold   Gemma Price   AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
32   Juuso Pykälistö   Esko Mertsalmi   Juuso Pykälistö Peugeot 206 WRC M
34   Henning Solberg   Cato Menkerud   Henning Solberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
35   Kristian Sohlberg   Jakke Honkanen   Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 M
100   Rune Dalsjø   Göran Bergsten   Rune Dalsjø Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
101   Kristian Kolberg   Kjell Pettersen   Kristian Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2
102   Andreas Eriksson   Patrick Henriksson   Andreas Eriksson Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
103   Thomas Kolberg   Pål Christian Iversen   Thomas Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2 C
113   Tord Linnerud   Henning Isdal   Tord Linnerud Toyota Corolla WRC
114   Thomas Schie   Ragnar Engen   Thomas Schie Toyota Corolla WRC M
116   Ioannis Papadimitriou   Allan Harryman   Ioannis Papadimitriou Ford Focus RS WRC'01
117   Jozef Béreš Jr.   Petr Starý   Styllex Tuning Motorsport Toyota Corolla WRC
PWRC entries
51   Karamjit Singh   Allen Oh   Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert
54   Toshihiro Arai   Tony Sircombe   Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8
55   Martin Rowe   Trevor Agnew   David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8
59   Stefano Marrini   Massimo Agostinelli   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
61   Janusz Kulig   Jarosław Baran   Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
62   Peter 'Possum' Bourne   Mark Stacey   Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8
63   Luca Baldini   Alessandro Floris   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
64   Joakim Roman   Ingrid Mitakidou   Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
65   Stig Blomqvist   Ana Goñi   David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8
67   Krzysztof Hołowczyc   Łukasz Kurzeja   Orlen Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII M
69   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
71   Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.   Nikola Popov   Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
72   Constantin Aur   Silviu Moraru   Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
74   Fabio Frisiero   Loris Roggia   Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
76   Patrick Richard   Martin Headland   Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8
77   Alfredo De Dominicis   Giovanni Bernacchini   Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
78   Łukasz Sztuka   Per Carlsson   First Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
80   Ricardo Triviño   Jordi Barrabés   Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
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Itinerary

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All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 125.79 km
7 February 08:35 SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km
09:27 SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km
11:55 SS3 Granberget 1 43.69 km
14:28 SS4 Malta 11.25 km
15:25 SS5 Brunnberg 1 31.66 km
16:26 SS6 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km
Leg 2 — 140.37 km
8 February 08:18 SS7 Granberget 2 43.69 km
11:24 SS8 Fredriksberg 18.14 km
12:07 SS9 Lejen 25.04 km
14:37 SS10 Vargåsen 32.43 km
15:35 SS11 Torntorp 19.21 km
16:40 SS12 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km
Leg 3 — 120.75 km
9 February 08:35 SS13 Sågen 2 14.17 km
09:27 SS14 Rämmen 2 23.16 km
11:14 SS15 Hara 11.91 km
12:12 SS16 Brunnberg 2 31.66 km
14:35 SS17 Hagfors 39.85 km

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:03:28.1 10
2 8   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:04:18.9 +50.8 8
3 2   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:04:46.0 +1:17.9 6
4 4   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:05:13.9 +1:45.8 5
5 17   Colin McRae   Derek Ringer   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:05:43.9 +2:15.8 4
6 7   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:05:47.2 +2:19.1 3
7 18   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:06:42.8 +3:14.7 2
8 15   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:06:47.3 +3:19.2 1

World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:03:28.1 10
2 2 8   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:04:18.9 +50.8 8
3 3 2   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:04:46.0 +1:17.9 6
4 4 4   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:05:13.9 +1:45.8 5
5 5 17   Colin McRae   Derek Ringer   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:05:43.9 +2:15.8 4
6 6 7   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:05:47.2 +2:19.1 3
7 7 18   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:06:42.8 +3:14.7 2
8 8 15   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:06:47.3 +3:19.2 1
9 9 19   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:06:52.3 +3:24.2 0
10 10 11   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:07:04.5 +3:36.4 0
11 11 6   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:09:33.8 +6:05.7 0
13 12 10   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:10:49.3 +7:21.2 0
18 13 14   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:16:14.9 +12:46.8 0
Retired SS8 3   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Accident 0
Retired SS7 12   Jussi Välimäki   Tero Gardemeister   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Transmission 0
Retired SS6 5   François Duval   Jean-Marc Fortin   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Engine 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (7 Feb) SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:25.6   Sébastien Loeb
SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:05.5   Marcus Grönholm
SS3 Granberget 1 43.69 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 21:43.9
SS4 Malta 11.25 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 5:39.1
SS5 Brunnberg 1 31.66 km Stage cancelled
SS6 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km   Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 1:58.0
Leg 2 (8 Feb) SS7 Granberget 2 43.69 km   Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 21:28.0
SS8 Fredriksberg 18.14 km Notional stage time
SS9 Lejen 25.04 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:56.2
SS10 Vargåsen 32.43 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 18:08.7
SS11 Torntorp 19.21 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:12.7
SS12 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km   Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 1:56.8
Leg 3 (9 Feb) SS13 Sågen 2 14.17 km   Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:19.1
SS14 Rämmen 2 23.16 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:41.4
SS15 Hara 11.91 km   Colin McRae Citroën Xsara WRC 5:55.4
SS16 Brunnberg 2 31.66 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 15:08.7
SS17 Hagfors 39.85 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 19:40.0

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Sébastien Loeb 12     Daniel Elena 12     Citroën Total WRT 24
2     Colin McRae 12     Derek Ringer 12   1   Marlboro Peugeot Total 22
3     Marcus Grönholm 10     Timo Rautiainen 10   1   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 15
4   1   Richard Burns 10   1   Robert Reid 10     555 Subaru World Rally Team 11
5   1   Markko Märtin 10   1   Michael Park 10   1   Hyundai World Rally Team 3

Production World Rally Championship

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
26 1 65   Stig Blomqvist   Ana Goñi   David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:22:28.2 10
27 2 51   Karamjit Singh   Allen Oh   Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 3:23:00.0 +31.8 8
29 3 55   Martin Rowe   Trevor Agnew   David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:24:20.9 +1:52.7 6
31 4 62   Peter 'Possum' Bourne   Mark Stacey   Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:24:28.7 +2:00.5 5
33 5 67   Krzysztof Hołowczyc   Łukasz Kurzeja   Orlen Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:28:38.0 +6:09.8 4
37 6 64   Joakim Roman   Ingrid Mitakidou   Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 3:33:06.0 +10:37.8 3
38 7 78   Łukasz Sztuka   Per Carlsson   First Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:34:06.9 +11:38.7 2
41 8 76   Patrick Richard   Martin Headland   Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:35:56.3 +13:28.1 1
42 9 69   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:36:06.3 +13:38.1 0
44 10 77   Alfredo De Dominicis   Giovanni Bernacchini   Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:37:52.6 +15:24.4 0
45 11 63   Luca Baldini   Alessandro Floris   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:38:37.9 +16:09.7 0
46 12 74   Fabio Frisiero   Loris Roggia   Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:42:52.3 +20:24.1 0
53 13 71   Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.   Nikola Popov   Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:04:34.5 +42:06.3 0
Retired SS17 61   Janusz Kulig   Jarosław Baran   Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Excluded 0
Retired SS17 80   Ricardo Triviño   Jordi Barrabés   Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Retired SS16 54   Toshihiro Arai   Tony Sircombe   Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 Engine 0
Retired SS13 72   Constantin Aur   Silviu Moraru   Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Transmission 0
Retired SS2 59   Stefano Marrini   Massimo Agotinelli   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Engine 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (7 February) SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 8:14.2   Toshihiro Arai
SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km Notional stage time
SS3 Granberget 1 43.69 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 23:47.5
SS4 Malta 11.25 km   Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 6:16.8
SS5 Brunnberg 1 31.66 km Stage cancelled
SS6 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km   Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 2:07.5
Leg 2 (8 February) SS7 Granberget 2 43.69 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 23:28.0
SS8 Fredriksberg 18.14 km Notional stage time
SS9 Lejen 25.04 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 13:10.6
SS10 Vargåsen 32.43 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 19:57.6
SS11 Torntorp 19.21 km   Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:12.8
SS12 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 2:06.7
Leg 3 (9 February) SS13 Sågen 2 14.17 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 8:07.8
SS14 Rämmen 2 23.16 km   Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 12:51.5
SS15 Hara 11.91 km   Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 6:37.2
SS16 Brunnberg 2 31.66 km   Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 16:44.2   Stig Blomqvist
SS17 Hagfors 39.85 km   Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:38.7

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Stig Blomqvist 10
2     Karamjit Singh 8
3     Martin Rowe 6
4     Peter 'Possum' Bourne 5
5     Krzysztof Hołowczyc 4

References

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  1. ^ "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  2. ^ "Sweden Rally 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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