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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 | |||
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Round 2 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  Sweden | ||
| Rally base | Karlstad | ||
| Dates run | February 7, 2003 – February 9, 2003 | ||
| Stages | 17 (386.91 km; 240.41 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Snow | ||
| Overall distance | 1,903.47 km (1,182.76 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 75 at start, 53 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 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 edit
Overall edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm
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Timo Rautiainen
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:03:28.1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 8 | Tommi Mäkinen
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Kaj Lindström
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 555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:04:18.9 | +50.8 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 |  Richard Burns
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Robert Reid
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:04:46.0 | +1:17.9 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 |  Markko Märtin
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Michael Park
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 3:05:13.9 | +1:45.8 | 5 |
| 5 | 17 | Colin McRae
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Derek Ringer
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:05:43.9 | +2:15.8 | 4 |
| 6 | 7 |  Petter Solberg
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Phil Mills
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:05:47.2 | +2:19.1 | 3 |
| 7 | 18 | Sébastien Loeb
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 Daniel Elena
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:06:42.8 | +3:14.7 | 2 |
| 8 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister
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Paavo Lukander
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 Škoda Motorsport
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Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 3:06:47.3 | +3:19.2 | 1 |
World Rally Cars edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (7 Feb) | SS1 | Sågen 1 | 14.17 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 7:25.6 | Sébastien Loeb
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| SS2 | Rämmen 1 | 23.16 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:05.5 | Marcus Grönholm
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| SS3 | Granberget 1 | 43.69 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 21:43.9 | ||
| SS4 | Malta | 11.25 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:39.1 | ||
| SS5 | Brunnberg 1 | 31.66 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS6 | Hagfors Sprint 1 | 1.86 km | Richard Burns
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 1:58.0 | ||
| Leg 2 (8 Feb) | SS7 | Granberget 2 | 43.69 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 21:28.0 | |
| SS8 | Fredriksberg | 18.14 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS9 | Lejen | 25.04 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:56.2 | ||
| SS10 | Vargåsen | 32.43 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:08.7 | ||
| SS11 | Torntorp | 19.21 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:12.7 | ||
| SS12 | Hagfors Sprint 2 | 1.86 km | Tommi Mäkinen
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 1:56.8 | ||
| Leg 3 (9 Feb) | SS13 | Sågen 2 | 14.17 km | Tommi Mäkinen
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 7:19.1 | |
| SS14 | Rämmen 2 | 23.16 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:41.4 | ||
| SS15 | Hara | 11.91 km | Colin McRae
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:55.4 | ||
| SS16 | Brunnberg 2 | 31.66 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 15:08.7 | ||
| SS17 | Hagfors | 39.85 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 19:40.0 | ||
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Sébastien Loeb
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12 |
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Daniel Elena
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12 |
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Citroën Total WRT
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24 | |||
| 2 |
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Colin McRae
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12 |
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Derek Ringer
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12 |  1
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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22 | |||
| 3 | 
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Marcus Grönholm
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10 |
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Timo Rautiainen
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10 |  1
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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15 | |||
| 4 | 1
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Richard Burns
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10 | 1
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Robert Reid
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10 |
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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11 | |||
| 5 | 1
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Markko Märtin
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10 | 1
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Michael Park
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10 | 1
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 Hyundai World Rally Team
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3 | |||
Production World Rally Championship edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (7 February) | SS1 | Sågen 1 | 14.17 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 | 8:14.2 | Toshihiro Arai
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| SS2 | Rämmen 1 | 23.16 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS3 | Granberget 1 | 43.69 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 | 23:47.5 | ||
| SS4 | Malta | 11.25 km | Stig Blomqvist
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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
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 | 2:07.5 | ||
| Leg 2 (8 February) | SS7 | Granberget 2 | 43.69 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 | 23:28.0 | |
| SS8 | Fredriksberg | 18.14 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS9 | Lejen | 25.04 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 | 13:10.6 | ||
| SS10 | Vargåsen | 32.43 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 | 19:57.6 | ||
| SS11 | Torntorp | 19.21 km |  Janusz Kulig
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:12.8 | ||
| SS12 | Hagfors Sprint 2 | 1.86 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 | 2:06.7 | ||
| Leg 3 (9 February) | SS13 | Sågen 2 | 14.17 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 | 8:07.8 | |
| SS14 | Rämmen 2 | 23.16 km | Stig Blomqvist
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 | 12:51.5 | ||
| SS15 | Hara | 11.91 km |  Karamjit Singh
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Proton Pert | 6:37.2 | ||
| SS16 | Brunnberg 2 | 31.66 km | Janusz Kulig
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 16:44.2 | Stig Blomqvist
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| SS17 | Hagfors | 39.85 km | Janusz Kulig
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 21:38.7 | ||
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
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Stig Blomqvist
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10 |
| 2 |
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Karamjit Singh
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8 |
| 3 |
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Martin Rowe
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6 |
| 4 |
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 Peter 'Possum' Bourne
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5 |
| 5 |
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Krzysztof Hołowczyc
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4 |
References edit
- ^ "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ "Sweden Rally 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 1 November 2021.