2003 Monte Carlo Rally

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The '''2003 Monte Carlo Rally''' (also known as the '''71st Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo''') was a [[Motorsport|motor racing]] event for [[Rallying|rally cars]] that was held over 4 days between 23 and 26 January 2003. It marked the 71st running of the [[Monte Carlo Rally]] and was the first round of the 2003 World Rally Championship.<ref></ref> The 2003 event was based in the town of [[Gap, Hautes-Alpes|Gap]] in the [[Hautes-Alpes]] department of France. The rally consisted of 14 [[Special stage (rallying)|special stages]], covering a total distance of 415.02 km.<ref></ref>



[[Sébastien Loeb]] and [[Daniel Elena]] won the rally, becoming Loeb's 2nd win and 4th podium in WRC. [[Colin McRae]] and [[Carlos Sainz]] came in 2nd and 3rd respectively, resulting in an all-podium finish for the [[Citroën World Rally Team]].

== Itinerary<ref></ref> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Leg
!Date
!Time
!No.
!Stage name
!Distance
|-
|'''Shakedown'''
|23 January
|00:00
|Shakedown
|Col de Castillon - Vallon de Saint-Ouen
|5.64 km
|-
| rowspan="6" |'''1'''
| rowspan="6" |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
|-
| rowspan="4" |'''2'''
| rowspan="4" |25 January
|08:33
|SS7
|Les 4 Chemins - Sigale 1 (cancelled)
|32.11 km
|-
|09:30
|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
|-
| rowspan="4" |'''3'''
| rowspan="4" |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
|}

== Report ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="7" |Finishers
|-
!Position
!No.
!Driver
!Co-driver
!Car
!Time
!Difference
|-
|1
|18
|[[Sébastien Loeb]]
|[[Daniel Elena]]
|[[Citroën Xsara WRC]]
|4:29:11.4
| +-00:00
|-
|2
|17
|[[Colin McRae]]
|[[Derek Ringer]]
|[[Citroën Xsara WRC]]
|4:29:49.5
| +38.1
|-
|3
|19
|[[Carlos Sainz]]
|[[Marc Martí]]
|[[Citroën Xsara WRC]]
|4:30:03.6
| +52.2
|-
|4
|4
|[[Markko Märtin]]
|[[Michael Park (co-driver)|Michael Park]]
|[[Ford Focus RS WRC]]
|4:30:06.9
| +55.5
|-
|5
|2
|[[Richard Burns]]
|[[Robert Reid (co-driver)|Robert Reid]]
|[[Peugeot 206 WRC]]
|4:32:27.9
| +3:16.5
|-
|6
|20
|[[Cédric robert|Cédric Robert]]
|[[Gérald bedon|Gérald Bedon]]
|[[Peugeot 206 WRC]]
|4:34:28.1
| +5:16.7
|-
|7
|5
|[[François Duval]]
|[[Jean-Marc Fortin]]
|[[Ford Focus RS WRC]]
|4:34:28.5
| +5:17.1
|-
|8
|10
|[[Armin Schwarz]]
|[[Manfred Hiemer]]
|[[Hyundai Accent WRC]]
|4:35:53.7
| +6:42.3
|-
|9
|14
|[[Didier Auriol]]
|[[Denis Giraudet]]
|[[Škoda Octavia WRC]]
|4:36:25.2
| +7:13.8
|-
|10
|22
|[[Roman Kresta]]
|[[Miloš Hůlka]]
|[[Peugeot 206 WRC]]
|4:37:02.3
| +7:50.9
|-
|11
|21
|[[Antony Warmbold]]
|[[Gemma Price]]
|[[Ford Focus RS WRC]]
|4:54:13.3
| +25:01.9
|-
|12
|101
|[[Olivier Burri]]
|[[Christophe Hofmann]]
|[[Toyota Corolla WRC]]
|4:55:16.6
| +27:05.2
|-
|13
|1
|[[Marcus Grönholm]]
|[[Timo Rautiainen (co-driver)]]
|[[Peugeot 206 WRC]]
|5:02:43.2
| +33:31.8
|-
|14
|106
|[[Simon Jean-Joseph]]
|[[Jack Boyere]]
|[[Renault Clio S1600]]
|5:09:19.6
| +40:08.2
|-
|15
|23
|[[Eamonn boland|Eamonn Boland]]
|[[Francis regan|Francis Regan]]
|[[Subaru Impreza WRC97|Subaru Impreza WRC99]]
|5:11:46.5
| +42:35.1
|-
|16
|103
|Philippe Roux
|Paul Corthay
|[[Ford Focus RS WRC]]
|5:11:54.3
| +42:42.9
|-
|17
|61
|[[Brice Tirabassi]]
|Jacques-Julien Renucci
|[[Renault Clio S1600]]
|5:12:36.1
| +43:24.7
|-
|18
|58
|[[Marcos Ligato]]
|Ruben Garcia
|[[Fiat Punto S1600]]
|5:17:52.8
| +48:41.3
|-
|19
|57
|Alessandro Brocolli
|Simona Girelli
|[[Opel Corsa|Opel Corsa S1600]]
|5:21:12.9
| +52:01.5
|-
|20
|71
|[[Urmo Aava]]
|[[Kuldar Sikk]]
|[[Suzuki Ignis S1600]]
|5:21:24.7
| +52:13.3
|-
|21
|63
|Massimo Ceccato
|Mitia Dotta
|[[Fiat Punto S1600]]
|5:21:56.3
| +52:44.9
|-
|22
|68
|[[Juraj Šebalj]]
|Toni Klinc
|[[Renault Clio S1600]]
|5:25:00.0
| +55:48.6
|-
|23
|51
|[[Mirco Baldacci]]
|Giovanni Bernacchini
|[[Fiat Punto S1600]]
|5:27:49.9
| +58:38.5
|-
|24
|59
|Bappo Herrach
|Michael Kölbach
|[[Ford Puma S1600]]
|5:31:43.4
| +1:02:32:0
|-
|25
|76
|Luca Checchetini
|Marco Muzzarelli
|[[Fiat Punto S1600]]
|5:32:02.4
| +1:02:51.0
|-
|26
|65
|Abdo Feghali
|Joseph Matar
|[[Ford Puma S1600]]
|5:33:17.7
| +1:04:06.3
|-
|27
|73
|Krum Donchev
|Rumen Manalov
|[[Peugeot 206 WRC]]
|5:35:25.5
| +1:06:14.1
|-
|28
|102
|Ricciardo Errani
|Stefano Casadio
|[[Škoda Octavia WRC]]
|5:39:15.9
| +1:10:04.5
|-
|29
|74
|[[Kris Meeke]]
|[[Chris Patterson (co-driver)|Chris Patterson]]
|[[Opel Corsa S1600]]
|5:45:50.2
| +1:16:38.8
|}

== References ==

[[Category:Monte Carlo Rally]]
[[Category:2003 World Rally Championship season]]

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