The 2003 Acropolis Rally (formally the 50th Golden Acropolis Rally) was the sixth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 6 June and 8 June 2003, and was based in Lamia, Greece. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 1st win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 145.74 km | ||||
| 6 June | 08:18 | SS1 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km |
| 09:07 | SS2 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | |
| 10:10 | SS3 | Eleftherohori | 18.67 km | |
| 12:18 | SS4 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | |
| 12:46 | SS5 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 34.68 km | |
| 15:37 | SS6 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | |
| 16:26 | SS7 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | |
| 18:01 | SS8 | SSS Lilea — Parnassos 1 | 2.43 km | |
| Leg 2 — 148.71 km | ||||
| 7 June | 06:56 | SS9 | Mendenitsa | 17.34 km |
| 08:21 | SS10 | Bauxites 1 | 23.45 km | |
| 09:44 | SS11 | Drosohori 1 | 17.76 km | |
| 12:17 | SS12 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | |
| 12:45 | SS13 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 34.68 km | |
| 16:03 | SS14 | Bauxites 2 | 23.45 km | |
| 17:26 | SS15 | Drosohori 2 | 17.76 km | |
| 18:18 | SS16 | SSS Lilea — Parnassos 2 | 2.43 km | |
| Leg 3 — 105.04 km | ||||
| 8 June | 09:28 | SS17 | Dikastro 1 | 18.40 km |
| 10:06 | SS18 | New Tarzan 1 | 20.65 km | |
| 11:04 | SS19 | Agios Stefanos 1 | 13.47 km | |
| 13:32 | SS20 | Dikastro 2 | 18.40 km | |
| 14:10 | SS21 | New Tarzan 2 | 20.65 km | |
| 15:08 | SS22 | Agios Stefanos 2 | 13.47 km | |
Results
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Markko Märtin
|
 Michael Park
|
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:53:40.5 | 10 | |
| 2 | 19 |  Carlos Sainz
|
Marc Martí
|
 Citroën Total WRT
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:54:26.5 | +46.0 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 |  Petter Solberg
|
Phil Mills
|
 555 Subaru World Rally Team
|
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 4:54:33.2 | +52.7 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | Richard Burns
|
Robert Reid
|
Marlboro Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:55:47.1 | +2:06.6 | 5 |
| 5 | 8 |  Tommi Mäkinen
|
Kaj Lindström
|
555 Subaru World Rally Team
|
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 4:55:52.8 | +2:12.3 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä
|
Risto Pietiläinen
|
Marlboro Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:57:25.2 | +3:44.7 | 3 |
| 7 | 21 | Gilles Panizzi
|
Hervé Panizzi
|
Bozian Racing
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:57:34.8 | +3:54.3 | 2 |
| 8 | 17 | Colin McRae
|
Derek Ringer
|
Citroën Total WRT
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:57:45.5 | +4:05.0 | 1 |
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (6 Jun) | SS1 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km |  François Duval
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 19:54.7 | François Duval
|
| SS2 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | Markko Märtin
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 11:40.2 | Markko Märtin
| |
| SS3 | Eleftherohori | 18.67 km | Harri Rovanperä
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:28.2 | ||
| SS4 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | Harri Rovanperä
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:41.8 | ||
| SS5 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 34.68 km | Harri Rovanperä
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 24:21.9 | ||
| SS6 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 19:29.5 | ||
| SS7 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:25.6 | ||
| SS8 | SSS Lilea — Parnassos 1 | 2.43 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| Leg 2 (7 Jun) | SS9 | Mendenitsa | 17.34 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 10:55.0 | |
| SS10 | Bauxites 1 | 23.45 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 14:14.8 | ||
| SS11 | Drosohori 1 | 17.76 km | Markko Märtin
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 14:48.6 | ||
| SS12 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | Harri Rovanperä
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:30.2 | ||
| SS13 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 34.68 km | Markko Märtin
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 23:44.2 | ||
| SS14 | Bauxites 2 | 23.45 km | Markko Märtin
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 13:51.9 | ||
| SS15 | Drosohori 2 | 17.76 km | Markko Märtin
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 14:23.6 | ||
| SS16 | SSS Lilea — Parnassos 2 | 2.43 km | Carlos Sainz
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 1:57.6 | ||
| Leg 3 (8 Jun) | SS17 | Dikastro 1 | 18.40 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 16:08.7 | |
| SS18 | New Tarzan 1 | 20.65 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 15:27.8 | ||
| SS19 | Agios Stefanos 1 | 13.47 km | Tommi Mäkinen
|
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 10:02.6 | ||
| SS20 | Dikastro 2 | 18.40 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 15:58.3 | ||
| SS21 | New Tarzan 2 | 20.65 km | Carlos Sainz
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 15:10.3 | ||
| SS22 | Agios Stefanos 2 | 13.47 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 9:46.7 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
|
Richard Burns
|
37 |
|
Robert Reid
|
37 |
|
Marlboro Peugeot Total
|
73 | |||
| 2 |  2
|
Carlos Sainz
|
32 | 2
|
Marc Martí
|
32 |
|
Citroën Total WRT
|
62 | |||
| 3 |  1
|
Marcus Grönholm
|
30 | 1
|
Timo Rautiainen
|
30 |
|
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
39 | |||
| 4 | 2
|
Markko Märtin
|
23 | 2
|
Michael Park
|
23 |
|
555 Subaru World Rally Team
|
37 | |||
| 5 | 1
|
Petter Solberg
|
19 | 1
|
Phil Mills
|
19 |
|
 Škoda Motorsport
|
20 | |||
Junior World Rally Championship
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (6 Jun) | SS1 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | Brice Tirabassi
|
Renault Clio S1600 | 21:50.4 | Brice Tirabassi
|
| SS2 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km |  Daniel Carlsson
|
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:57.0 | ||
| SS3 | Eleftherohori | 18.67 km | Daniel Carlsson
|
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:45.3 | ||
| SS4 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | Brice Tirabassi
|
Renault Clio S1600 | 9:52.4 | ||
| SS5 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 34.68 km | Brice Tirabassi
|
Renault Clio S1600 | 27:17.5 | ||
| SS6 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | Brice Tirabassi
|
Renault Clio S1600 | 21:36.6 | ||
| SS7 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | Brice Tirabassi
|
Renault Clio S1600 | 12:47.5 | ||
| SS8 | SSS Lilea — Parnassos 1 | 2.43 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| Leg 2 (7 Jun) | SS9 | Mendenitsa | 17.34 km | Brice Tirabassi
|
Renault Clio S1600 | 12:30.5 | |
| SS10 | Bauxites 1 | 23.45 km | Brice Tirabassi
|
Renault Clio S1600 | 16:01.7 | ||
| SS11 | Drosohori 1 | 17.76 km | Brice Tirabassi
|
Renault Clio S1600 | 16:28.7 | ||
| SS12 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | Brice Tirabassi
|
Renault Clio S1600 | 9:45.0 | ||
| SS13 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 34.68 km | Daniel Carlsson
|
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 27:04.4 | ||
| SS14 | Bauxites 2 | 23.45 km | Daniel Carlsson
|
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 15:39.6 | ||
| SS15 | Drosohori 2 | 17.76 | Brice Tirabassi
|
Renault Clio S1600 | 16:05.3 | ||
| SS16 | SSS Lilea — Parnassos 2 | 2.43 km | Daniel Carlsson
|
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 2:08.9 | ||
| Leg 3 (8 Jun) | SS17 | Dikastro 1 | 18.40 km | Brice Tirabassi
|
Renault Clio S1600 | 17:59.8 | |
| SS18 | New Tarzan 1 | 20.65 km | Daniel Carlsson
|
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 16:58.0 | ||
| SS19 | Agios Stefanos 1 | 13.47 km | Brice Tirabassi
|
Renault Clio S1600 | 11:04.8 | ||
| SS20 | Dikastro 2 | 18.40 km | Brice Tirabassi
|
Renault Clio S1600 | 17:47.0 | ||
| SS21 | New Tarzan 2 | 20.65 km | Daniel Carlsson
|
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 16:51.6 | ||
| SS22 | Agios Stefanos 2 | 13.47 km | Daniel Carlsson
|
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 10:56.4 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
|
Brice Tirabassi
|
20 |
| 2 | 2
|
Salvador Cañellas Jr.
|
13 |
| 3 | 4
|
Urmo Aava
|
11 |
| 4 | 2
|
Kosti Katajamäki
|
10 |
| 5 | 1
|
Guy Wilks
|
9 |
References
- ^ "Rally Acropolis". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "Acropolis Rally 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 10 November 2021.
