2003 Monte Carlo Rally
The 2003 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 71st Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 24 and 26 January 2003, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 2nd win in the World Rally Championship. [1]
2003 Monte Carlo Rally 71st Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Rally base | Monaco | |
Dates run | January 24, 2003 – January 26, 2003 | |
Stages | 14 (415.02 km; 257.88 miles) | |
Stage surface | Asphalt/snow | |
Overall distance | 1,357.92 km (843.77 miles) | |
Results | ||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Crews | 50 at start, 29 at finish |
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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Leg 1 — 196.30 km | ||||
24 January | 07:48 | SS1 | Prunières — Embrun 1 | 28.36 km |
09:21 | SS2 | Selonnet — Bréziers 1 | 22.52 km | |
11:24 | SS3 | Prunières — Embrun 2 | 28.36 km | |
12:57 | SS4 | Selonnet — Bréziers 2 | 22.52 km | |
14:30 | SS5 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 1 | 47.27 km | |
17:09 | SS6 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 2 | 47.27 km | |
Leg 2 — 114.52 km | ||||
25 January | 08:33 | SS7 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 1 | 32.11 km |
09:31 | SS8 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 1 | 25.15 km | |
13:19 | SS9 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 2 | 32.11 km | |
14:17 | SS10 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 2 | 25.15 km | |
Leg 3 — 104.20 km | ||||
26 January | 09:15 | SS11 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.58 km |
10:08 | SS12 | Lantosque — Lucéram 1 | 19.52 km | |
12:35 | SS13 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.58 km | |
13:28 | SS14 | Lantosque — Lucéram 2 | 19.52 km | |
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Report
Overall
Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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1 | 18 | ![]() |
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:29:11.4 | 10 | |
2 | 17 | ![]() |
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:29:49.5 | +38.1 | 8 |
3 | 19 | ![]() |
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:30:03.6 | +52.2 | 6 |
4 | 4 | ![]() |
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:30:06.9 | +55.5 | 5 |
5 | 2 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:32:27.9 | +3:16.5 | 4 |
6 | 20 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:34:28.1 | +5:16.7 | 3 |
7 | 5 | ![]() |
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:34:28.5 | +5:17.1 | 2 |
8 | 10 | ![]() |
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Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:35:53.7 | +6:42.3 | 1 |
Classification
Special stages
Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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Leg 1 (24 Jan) | SS1 | Prunières — Embrun 1 | 28.36 km | ![]() |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:07.6 | ![]() |
SS2 | Selonnet — Bréziers 1 | 22.52 km | ![]() |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:00.3 | ||
SS3 | Prunières — Embrun 2 | 28.36 km | ![]() |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:54.5 | ||
SS4 | Selonnet — Bréziers 2 | 22.52 km | ![]() |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:33.7 | ||
SS5 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 1 | 47.27 km | ![]() |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 28:54.9 | ||
SS6 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 2 | 47.27 km | ![]() ![]() |
Citroën Xsara WRC Citroën Xsara WRC |
30:04.7 | ||
Leg 2 (25 Jan) | SS7 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 1 | 32.11 km | Stage cancelled | |||
SS8 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 1 | 25.15 km | ![]() |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 18:08.0 | ||
SS9 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 2 | 32.11 km | ![]() |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 24:59.3 | ![]() | |
SS10 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 2 | 25.15 km | ![]() |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:52.3 | ||
Leg 3 (26 Jan) | SS11 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.58 km | ![]() |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 25:30.6 | |
SS12 | Lantosque — Lucéram 1 | 19.52 km | ![]() |
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 14:09.4 | ||
SS13 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.58 km | ![]() |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 24:52.0 | ||
SS14 | Lantosque — Lucéram 2 | 19.52 km | ![]() |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:46.1 | ||
Championship standings
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
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10 | ![]() |
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18 | |||
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8 | ![]() |
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10 | |||
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6 | ![]() |
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Classification
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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Event | Class | ||||||||
17 | 1 | 61 | ![]() |
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Renault Clio S1600 | 5:12:36.1 | 10 | |
18 | 2 | 58 | ![]() |
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 5:17:52.8 | +5:16.7 | 8 |
19 | 3 | 67 | ![]() |
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Opel Corsa S1600 | 5:21:12.9 | +8:36.8 | 6 |
20 | 4 | 71 | ![]() |
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 5:21:24.7 | +8:48.6 | 5 |
21 | 5 | 63 | ![]() |
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 5:21:56.3 | +9:20.2 | 4 |
22 | 6 | 68 | ![]() |
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Renault Clio S1600 | 5:25:00.0 | +12:23.9 | 3 |
23 | 7 | 51 | ![]() |
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 5:27:49.9 | +15:13.8 | 2 |
24 | 8 | 59 | ![]() |
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Ford Puma S1600 | 5:31:43.4 | +19:07.3 | 1 |
25 | 9 | 76 | ![]() |
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 5:32:02.4 | +19:26.3 | 0 |
26 | 10 | 65 | ![]() |
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Ford Puma S1600 | 5:33:17.7 | +20:41.6 | 0 |
27 | 11 | 73 | ![]() |
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Opel Corsa S1600 | 5:35:25.5 | +22:49.4 | 0 |
29 | 12 | 74 | ![]() |
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Opel Corsa S1600 | 5:45:50.2 | +33:14.1 | 0 |
Retired SS14 | 54 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Excluded - brakes | 0 | ||
Retired SS14 | 55 | ![]() |
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Ford Puma S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
Retired SS14 | 62 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
Retired SS13 | 64 | ![]() |
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
Retired SS13 | 69 | ![]() |
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Driveshaft | 0 | ||
Retired SS12 | 70 | ![]() |
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Ford Puma S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
Retired SS8 | 52 | ![]() |
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Excluded | 0 | ||
Retired SS8 | 78 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Excluded | 0 | ||
Retired SS3 | 57 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 206 S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
Retired SS1 | 66 | ![]() |
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Citroën Saxo S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
Special stages
Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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Leg 1 (24 January) | SS1 | Prunières — Embrun 1 | 28.36 km | ![]() |
Renault Clio S1600 | 21:16.2 | ![]() |
SS2 | Selonnet — Bréziers 1 | 22.52 km | ![]() |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 18:12.2 | ![]() | |
SS3 | Prunières — Embrun 2 | 28.36 km | ![]() |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 20:26.1 | ![]() | |
SS4 | Selonnet — Bréziers 2 | 22.52 km | ![]() |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 17:43.2 | ||
SS5 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 1 | 47.27 km | ![]() |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 33:21.5 | ||
SS6 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 2 | 47.27 km | ![]() |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 34:51.6 | ![]() | |
Leg 2 (25 January) | SS7 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 1 | 32.11 km | Stage cancelled | |||
SS8 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 1 | 25.15 km | ![]() |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 19:52.5 | ![]() | |
SS9 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 2 | 32.11 km | Notional stage time | ||||
SS10 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 2 | 25.15 km | Notional stage time | ||||
Leg 3 (26 January) | SS11 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.58 km | ![]() |
Renault Clio S1600 | 28:57.7 | |
SS12 | Lantosque — Lucéram 1 | 19.52 km | ![]() |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 15:48.7 | ||
SS13 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.58 km | ![]() |
Renault Clio S1600 | 28:01.1 | ||
SS14 | Lantosque — Lucéram 2 | 19.52 km | ![]() |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 15:42.4 | ||
Championship standings
Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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Move | Driver | Points | |
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References
- "Monte Carlo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- "Rallye Monte-Carlo 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- "Rallye Monte-Carlo 2003 Itinerary". Retrieved 29 October 2021.
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