The 2003 Rally Argentina (formally the 23rd YPF Rally Argentina) was the fifth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 8 May and 11 May 2003, and was based in Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 15th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
| 2003 Rally Argentina 23rd YPF Rally Argentina | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 5 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
| |||
| Host country |  Argentina | ||
| Rally base | Villa Carlos Paz | ||
| Dates run | May 8, 2003 – May 11, 2003 | ||
| Stages | 25 (402.35 km; 250.01 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,370.00 km (851.28 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 78 at start, 33 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC | ||
Background edit
Entry list edit
Itinerary edit
All dates and times are ART (UTC−3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 175.14 km | ||||
| 8 May | 19:35 | SS1 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) | 3.02 km |
| 19:40 | SS2 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) | 3.02 km | |
| 9 May | 08:50 | SS3 | El Reposo — Los Sauces 1 | 10.03 km |
| 09:17 | SS4 | Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 1 | 10.91 km | |
| 09:39 | SS5 | Villa Albertina — Ischilin 1 | 15.17 km | |
| 10:11 | SS6 | Museo Fader — Ongamira 1 | 18.49 km | |
| 12:02 | SS7 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 | 9.37 km | |
| 12:30 | SS8 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 | 21.70 km | |
| 13:20 | SS9 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 | 28.83 km | |
| 15:32 | SS10 | El Reposo — Los Sauces 2 | 10.03 km | |
| 15:59 | SS11 | Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 2 | 10.91 km | |
| 16:21 | SS12 | Villa Albertina — Ischilin 2 | 15.17 km | |
| 16:53 | SS13 | Museo Fader — Ongamira 2 | 18.49 km | |
| Leg 2 — 121.72 km | ||||
| 10 May | 08:50 | SS14 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 | 23.02 km |
| 09:23 | SS15 | San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier 1 | 9.61 km | |
| 10:14 | SS16 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 | 22.57 km | |
| 11:58 | SS17 | Cosquin — Villa Allende | 19.19 km | |
| 13:08 | SS18 | Carlos Paz — Cabalango | 14.81 km | |
| 13:36 | SS19 | Tanti — Cosquin | 9.50 km | |
| 15:34 | SS20 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 | 23.02 km | |
| Leg 3 — 105.49 km | ||||
| 11 May | 08:30 | SS21 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 3 | 23.02 km |
| 09:00 | SS22 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 | 22.57 km | |
| 10:32 | SS23 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 | 9.37 km | |
| 11:00 | SS24 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 | 21.70 km | |
| 11:50 | SS25 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 | 28.83 km | |
Results edit
Overall edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm
|
Timo Rautiainen
|
Marlboro Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:14:45.0 | 10 | |
| 2 | 19 |  Carlos Sainz
|
Marc Martí
|
Citroën Total WRT
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:15:11.6 | +26.6 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 |  Richard Burns
|
Robert Reid
|
Marlboro Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:15:57.8 | +1:12.8 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä
|
Risto Pietiläinen
|
Marlboro Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:17:04.3 | +2:19.3 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 |  Petter Solberg
|
Phil Mills
|
 555 Subaru World Rally Team
|
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 4:17:56.4 | +3:11.4 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | Didier Auriol
|
Denis Giraudet
|
 Škoda Motorsport
|
Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 4:22:43.5 | +7:58.5 | 3 |
| 7 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister
|
Paavo Lukander
|
Škoda Motorsport
|
Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 4:23:18.7 | +8:33.7 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 |  François Duval
|
Stéphane Prévot
|
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:26:40.3 | +11:55.3 | 1 |
World Rally Cars edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (8 May) | SS1 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) | 3.02 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 2:09.7 | Marcus Grönholm
|
| SS2 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) | 3.02 km | Richard Burns
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 2:09.4 | ||
| Leg 1 (9 May) | SS3 | El Reposo — Los Sauces 1 | 10.03 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:44.9 | |
| SS4 | Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 1 | 10.91 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:43.4 | ||
| SS5 | Villa Albertina — Ischilin 1 | 15.17 km | Tommi Mäkinen
|
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 8:54.5 | ||
| SS6 | Museo Fader — Ongamira 1 | 18.49 km | Carlos Sainz
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:12.7 | ||
| SS7 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 | 9.37 km | Carlos Sainz
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 6:25.1 | ||
| SS8 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 | 21.70 km | Harri Rovanperä
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:47.6 | ||
| SS9 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 | 28.83 km | Carlos Sainz
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:07.4 | Carlos Sainz
| |
| SS10 | El Reposo — Los Sauces 2 | 10.03 km |  Markko Märtin
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 5:38.4 | ||
| SS11 | Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 2 | 10.91 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 7:38.2 | ||
| SS12 | Villa Albertina — Ischilin 2 | 15.17 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:47.5 | ||
| SS13 | Museo Fader — Ongamira 2 | 18.49 km | Markko Märtin
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 9:49.6 | ||
| Leg 2 (10 May) | SS14 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 | 23.02 km | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS15 | San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier 1 | 9.61 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS16 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 | 22.57 km | Carlos Sainz
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:13.6 | ||
| SS17 | Cosquin — Villa Allende | 19.19 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:17.0 | ||
| SS18 | Carlos Paz — Cabalango | 14.81 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:08.3 | ||
| SS19 | Tanti — Cosquin | 9.50 km | Carlos Sainz
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:52.1 | Markko Märtin
| |
| SS20 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 | 23.02 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:06.5 | ||
| Leg 3 (11 May) | SS21 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 3 | 23.02 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:49.2 | Marcus Grönholm
|
| SS22 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 | 22.57 km | Carlos Sainz
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:04.6 | ||
| SS23 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 | 9.37 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:24.4 | ||
| SS24 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 | 21.70 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:23.6 | ||
| SS25 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 | 28.83 km | Carlos Sainz
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 18:36.5 | ||
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
|
Richard Burns
|
32 |
|
Robert Reid
|
32 |
|
Marlboro Peugeot Total
|
65 | |||
| 2 |
|
Marcus Grönholm
|
30 |
|
Timo Rautiainen
|
30 |
|
Citroën Total WRT
|
52 | |||
| 3 |  2
|
Carlos Sainz
|
24 | 2
|
Marc Martí
|
24 |
|
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
29 | |||
| 4 |  1
|
Sébastien Loeb
|
17 | 1
|
 Daniel Elena
|
17 |
|
555 Subaru World Rally Team
|
27 | |||
| 5 | 1
|
Colin McRae
|
17 | 1
|
Derek Ringer
|
17 |
|
Škoda Motorsport
|
19 | |||
Production World Rally Championship edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (8 May) | SS1 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) | 3.02 km | Marcos Ligato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:19.4 | Marcos Ligato
|
| SS2 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) | 3.02 km | Marcos Ligato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:18.3 | ||
| Leg 1 (9 May) | SS3 | El Reposo — Los Sauces 1 | 10.03 km | Marcos Ligato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:04.4 | |
| SS4 | Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 1 | 10.91 km | Marcos Ligato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:14.8 | ||
| SS5 | Villa Albertina — Ischilin 1 | 15.17 km | Niall McShea
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 9:48.9 | Toshihiro Arai
| |
| SS6 | Museo Fader — Ongamira 1 | 18.49 km |  Giovanni Manfrinato
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:04.5 | ||
| SS7 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 1 | 9.37 km | Niall McShea
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 7:04.9 | ||
| SS8 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 | 21.70 km | Toshihiro Arai
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 19:47.1 | ||
| SS9 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 | 28.83 km | Niall McShea
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 20:11.2 | ||
| SS10 | El Reposo — Los Sauces 2 | 10.03 km | Niall McShea
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 6:06.2 | ||
| SS11 | Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 2 | 10.91 km |  Karamjit Singh
|
Proton Pert | 8:23.8 | ||
| SS12 | Villa Albertina — Ischilin 2 | 15.17 km | Niall McShea
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 9:49.7 | ||
| SS13 | Museo Fader — Ongamira 2 | 18.49 km | Toshihiro Arai
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 10:48.0 | ||
| Leg 2 (10 May) | SS14 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1 | 23.02 km | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS15 | San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier 1 | 9.61 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS16 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1 | 22.57 km | Niall McShea
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:32.9 | ||
| SS17 | Cosquin — Villa Allende | 19.19 km | Toshihiro Arai
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 14:24.0 | ||
| SS18 | Carlos Paz — Cabalango | 14.81 km | Niall McShea
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:00.0 | ||
| SS19 | Tanti — Cosquin | 9.50 km | Toshihiro Arai
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 6:21.0 | ||
| SS20 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2 | 23.02 km | Toshihiro Arai
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 18:20.3 | ||
| Leg 3 (11 May) | SS21 | Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 3 | 23.02 km | Toshihiro Arai
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 18:08.9 | |
| SS22 | San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2 | 22.57 km | Niall McShea
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 14:21.4 | ||
| SS23 | La Falda — Villa Giardino 2 | 9.37 km | Daniel Solà
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 7:02.9 | ||
| SS24 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 | 21.70 km | Daniel Solà
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 19:42.1 | ||
| SS25 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 | 28.83 km | Daniel Solà
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 20:00.0 | ||
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | 3
|
Toshihiro Arai
|
20 |
| 2 |
|
Karamjit Singh
|
17 |
| 3 | 2
|
 Stig Blomqvist
|
11 |
| 4 | 1
|
Martin Rowe
|
11 |
| 5 |
|
Marcos Ligato
|
8 |
References edit
- ^ "Rally Argentina". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "Rally Argentina 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 7 November 2021.
External links edit