The 2003 Rally New Zealand (formally the 34th Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the fourth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 10 April and 13 April 2003, and was based in Auckland, New Zealand. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 14th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

Background

Entry list

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
2 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
3 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
5 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
6 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
7 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
8 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
10 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer South Korea Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
11 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets South Korea Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
12 Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Tero Gardemeister South Korea Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
14 France Didier Auriol France Denis Giraudet Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 M
15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 M
17 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Derek Ringer France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
18 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
19 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
20 Germany Antony Warmbold United Kingdom Gemma Price Germany AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 —
32 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior Japan Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 —
33 Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Jakke Honkanen Finland Blue Rose Team Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 —
34 Poland Tomasz Kuchar Poland Maciek Szczepaniak Poland Tomasz Kuchar Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
35 Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Ilka Minor Austria Stohl Racing Peugeot 206 WRC P
PWRC entries
51 Malaysia Karamjit Singh Malaysia Allen Oh Malaysia Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert —
52 Spain Daniel Solà Spain Álex Romaní Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
53 Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mexico Javier Marín Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
54 Japan Toshihiro Arai New Zealand Tony Sircombe Japan Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 —
55 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Trevor Agnew United Kingdom David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 —
57 Italy Giovanni Manfrinato Italy Claudio Condotta Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
58 Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Rubén Garcia Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
60 United Kingdom Niall McShea United Kingdom Chris Patterson New Zealand Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
61 Poland Janusz Kulig Poland Jarosław Baran Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII M
62 New Zealand Peter 'Possum' Bourne Australia Mark Stacey Japan Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI —
64 Sweden Joakim Roman Sweden Ingrid Mitakidou Sweden Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
65 Sweden Stig Blomqvist Venezuela Ana Goñi United Kingdom David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 —
66 Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi United Kingdom Nicky Beech Austria Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
67 Poland Krzysztof Hołowczyc Poland Łukasz Kurzeja Poland Orlen Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
70 Italy Riccardo Errani Italy Stefano Casadio Italy Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
71 Bulgaria Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Bulgaria Nikola Popov Bulgaria Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
72 Romania Constantin Aur Romania Adrian Berghea Austria Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
74 Italy Fabio Frisiero Italy Loris Roggia Italy Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
76 Canada Patrick Richard Sweden Mikael Johansson Canada Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX —
77 Italy Alfredo De Dominicis Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Italy Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
78 Poland Łukasz Sztuka Poland Zbigniew Cieślar Belgium First Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
80 Mexico Ricardo Triviño Spain Jordi Barrabés Mexico Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 139.10 km
11 April 09:43 SS1 Batley 1 19.82 km
10:11 SS2 Waipu Gorge 1 11.24 km
10:34 SS3 Brooks 1 16.03 km
11:47 SS4 New Cassidy 21.64 km
13:00 SS5 Paparoa Station 1 11.64 km
14:36 SS6 Batley 2 19.82 km
15:04 SS7 Waipu Gorge 2 11.24 km
15:27 SS8 Brooks 2 16.03 km
15:55 SS9 Paparoa Station 2 11.64 km
Leg 2 — 150.43 km
12 April 08:43 SS10 Parahi — Ararua 59.00 km
11:31 SS11 Mititat Finish 20.15 km
12:09 SS12 Takatoka 10.15 km
13:32 SS13 Parahi 25.18 km
14:05 SS14 Ararua 31.75 km
19:00 SS15 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km
19:30 SS16 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km
Leg 3 — 113.81 km
13 April 08:23 SS17 Te Akau South Revers 27.34 km
09:06 SS18 Te Akau North 32.37 km
11:19 SS19 Ridge — Campbell 1 16.45 km
11:47 SS20 Ridge — Campbell 2 16.45 km
12:40 SS21 Fyfe 1 10.60 km
13:10 SS22 Fyfe 2 10.60 km

Results

Overall

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 1 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:45:21.2 10
2 2 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:46:29.9 +1:08.7 8
3 7 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:47:31.0 +2:09.8 6
4 18 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:49:36.6 +4:15.4 5
5 15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:53:35.0 +8:13.8 4
6 32 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior Japan Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 3:54:35.4 +9:14.2 3
7 8 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:55:11.4 +9:50.2 2
8 14 France Didier Auriol France Denis Giraudet Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:55:29.8 +10:08.6 1

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 1 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:45:21.2 10
2 2 2 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:46:29.9 +1:08.7 8
3 3 7 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:47:31.0 +2:09.8 6
4 4 18 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:49:36.6 +4:15.4 5
5 5 15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:53:35.0 +8:13.8 4
7 6 8 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:55:11.4 +9:50.2 2
8 7 14 France Didier Auriol France Denis Giraudet Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:55:29.8 +10:08.6 1
9 8 5 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:56:32.9 +11:11.7 0
10 9 6 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:59:03.5 +13:42.3 0
12 10 19 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:03:34.4 +18:13.2 0
Retired SS18 11 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets South Korea Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Accident 0
Retired SS14 3 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Accident 0
Retired SS14 4 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Engine 0
Retired SS7 12 Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Tero Gardemeister South Korea Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Accident 0
Retired SS7 17 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Derek Ringer France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Accident damage 0
Retired SS1 10 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer South Korea Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Accident 0

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (11 Apr) SS1 Batley 1 19.82 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:45.2 Finland Marcus Grönholm
SS2 Waipu Gorge 1 11.24 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 6:37.0
SS3 Brooks 1 16.03 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:46.3
SS4 New Cassidy 21.64 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:13.7
SS5 Paparoa Station 1 11.64 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:18.2
SS6 Batley 2 19.82 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:33.0
SS7 Waipu Gorge 2 11.24 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 6:34.9
SS8 Brooks 2 16.03 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:22.9
SS9 Paparoa Station 2 11.64 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:11.7
Leg 2 (12 Apr) SS10 Parahi — Ararua 59.00 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 33:20.5
SS11 Mititat Finish 20.15 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:03.0
SS12 Takatoka 10.15 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 5:07.1
SS13 Parahi 25.18 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 12:42.6
SS14 Ararua 31.75 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 19:01.3
SS15 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km Belgium François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '03 1:36.4
SS16 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 1:40.2
Leg 3 (13 Apr) SS17 Te Akau South Revers 27.34 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 15:49.7
SS18 Te Akau North 32.37 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 17:43.0
SS19 Ridge — Campbell 1 16.45 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 8:53.7
SS20 Ridge — Campbell 2 16.45 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 8:46.9
SS21 Fyfe 1 10.60 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 5:42.3
SS22 Fyfe 2 10.60 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 5:36.9

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 United Kingdom Richard Burns 26 United Kingdom Robert Reid 26 1 France Marlboro Peugeot Total 49
2 4 Finland Marcus Grönholm 20 4 Finland Timo Rautiainen 20 1 France Citroën Total WRT 44
3 2 France Sébastien Loeb 17 2 Monaco Daniel Elena 17 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 26
4 2 United Kingdom Colin McRae 17 2 United Kingdom Derek Ringer 17 Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 22
5 2 Spain Carlos Sainz 16 2 Spain Marc Martí 16 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 12

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
11 1 54 Japan Toshihiro Arai New Zealand Tony Sircombe Japan Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:03:30.3 10
16 2 58 Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Rubén Garcia Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:05:40.5 +2:10.2 8
17 3 66 Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi United Kingdom Nicky Beech Austria Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:06:17.3 +2:47.0 6
18 4 55 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Trevor Agnew United Kingdom David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 4:06:21.9 +2:51.6 5
19 5 53 Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mexico Javier Marín Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:06:44.8 +3:14.5 4
21 6 51 Malaysia Karamjit Singh Malaysia Allen Oh Malaysia Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 4:07:17.1 +3:46.8 3
22 7 60 United Kingdom Niall McShea United Kingdom Chris Patterson New Zealand Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:07:17.1 +3:46.8 2
24 8 65 Sweden Stig Blomqvist Venezuela Ana Goñi United Kingdom David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 4:14:26.7 +10:56.4 1
28 9 57 Italy Giovanni Manfrinato Italy Claudio Condotta Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:16:24.1 +12:53.8 0
30 10 74 Italy Fabio Frisiero Italy Loris Roggia Italy Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:20:29.3 +16:59.0 0
31 11 80 Mexico Ricardo Triviño Spain Jordi Barrabés Mexico Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:21:31.9 +18:01.6 0
32 12 64 Sweden Joakim Roman Sweden Ingrid Mitakidou Sweden Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 4:22:04.3 +18:34.0 0
34 13 77 Italy Alfredo De Dominicis Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Italy Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:22:19.5 +18:49.2 0
36 14 71 Bulgaria Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Bulgaria Nikola Popov Bulgaria Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:28:14.5 +24:44.2 0
43 15 52 Spain Daniel Solà Spain Álex Romaní Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:47:26.0 +43:55.7 0
Retired SS17 70 Italy Riccardo Errani Italy Stefano Casadio Italy Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Over time limit 0
Retired SS10 67 Poland Krzysztof Hołowczyc Poland Łukasz Kurzeja Poland Orlen Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS10 72 Romania Constantin Aur Romania Adrian Berghea Austria Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Gearbox 0
Retired SS9 61 Poland Janusz Kulig Poland Jarosław Baran Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Electrical 0
Retired SS6 62 New Zealand Peter 'Possum' Bourne Australia Mark Stacey Japan Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI Engine 0
Retired SS3 76 Canada Patrick Richard Sweden Mikael Johansson Canada Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX Accident 0
Retired SS1 78 Poland Łukasz Sztuka Poland Zbigniew Cieślar Belgium First Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Mechanical 0

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (11 Apr) SS1 Batley 1 19.82 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 11:44.7 Japan Toshihiro Arai
SS2 Waipu Gorge 1 11.24 km Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:07.7
SS3 Brooks 1 16.03 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 10:31.5
SS4 New Cassidy 21.64 km New Zealand Peter 'Possum' Bourne Subaru Impreza WRX STI 13:03.6 New Zealand Peter 'Possum' Bourne
SS5 Paparoa Station 1 11.64 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 6:49.0 Japan Toshihiro Arai
SS6 Batley 2 19.82 km Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:26.1
SS7 Waipu Gorge 2 11.24 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 7:10.3
SS8 Brooks 2 16.03 km Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:11.6
SS9 Paparoa Station 2 11.64 km Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:39.6
Leg 2 (12 Apr) SS10 Parahi — Ararua 59.00 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 35:52.4
SS11 Mititat Finish 20.15 km Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:06.8
SS12 Takatoka 10.15 km United Kingdom Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:34.1
SS13 Parahi 25.18 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 13:50.0
SS14 Ararua 31.75 km Notional stage time
SS15 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km Japan Toshihiro Arai
Argentina Marcos Ligato 		Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 		1:37.7
SS16 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km Malaysia Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 1:50.7
Leg 3 (13 Apr) SS17 Te Akau South Revers 27.34 km Spain Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 17:01.9
SS18 Te Akau North 32.37 km Spain Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 18:50.6
SS19 Ridge — Campbell 1 16.45 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 9:34.8
SS20 Ridge — Campbell 2 16.45 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 9:33.6
SS21 Fyfe 1 10.60 km Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:07.3
SS22 Fyfe 2 10.60 km Spain Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:02.8

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Sweden Stig Blomqvist 11
2 Malaysia Karamjit Singh 11
3 United Kingdom Martin Rowe 11
4 New entry Japan Toshihiro Arai 10
5 New entry Argentina Marcos Ligato 8

References

  1. ^ "Rally New Zealand". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  2. ^ "Rally New Zealand 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 5 November 2021.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Rally_New_Zealand
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