# 2003 World Rally Championship

The 2003 World Rally Championship was the 31st season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 14 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Petter Solberg in a Subaru Impreza WRC, ahead of Sébastien Loeb and Carlos Sainz. The manufacturers' title was won by Citroën, ahead of Peugeot and Subaru.

## Calendar

The 2003 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Asia, South America and Oceania.
| Rd. | Start date | Finish date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance | Support class |
| 1 | 23 January | 24 January | 71st Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo | Monte Carlo | Mixed | 14 | 415.02 km | JWRC |
| 2 | 7 February | 9 February | 52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally | Karlstad, Värmland County | Snow | 17 | 386.91 km | PWRC |
| 3 | 27 February | 2 March | 4th Rally of Turkey | Kemer, Antalya Province | Gravel | 18 | 338.24 km | JWRC |
| 4 | 10 April | 13 April | 34th Propecia Rally New Zealand | Manukau, Auckland | Gravel | 22 | 403.34 km | PWRC |
| 5 | 8 May | 11 May | 23rd YPF Rally Argentina | Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel | 25 | 402.35 km | PWRC |
| 6 | 5 June | 8 June | 50th Golden Acropolis Rally | Lamia, Central Greece | Gravel | 22 | 399.49 km | JWRC |
| 7 | 20 June | 23 June | 31st Cyprus Rally | Lemesos, Limassol District | Gravel | 18 | 341.05 km | PWRC |
| 8 | 25 July | 27 July | 22nd ADAC Rallye Deutschland | Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | Tarmac | 22 | 388.23 km | PWRC |
| 9 | 7 August | 10 August | 53rd Neste Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | Gravel | 23 | 409.18 km | JWRC |
| 10 | 4 September | 7 September | 16th Telstra Rally Australia | Perth, Western Australia | Gravel | 24 | 386.31 km | PWRC |
| 11 | 3 October | 5 October | 45th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Sanremo, Liguria | Tarmac | 14 | 387.36 km | JWRC |
| 12 | 17 October | 19 October | 47th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | Ajaccio, Corsica | Tarmac | 16 | 397.40 km | PWRC |
| 13 | 24 October | 26 October | 39th Rally Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rally de España | Lloret de Mar, Catalonia | Tarmac | 22 | 381.18 km | JWRC |
| 14 | 6 November | 9 November | 59th Wales Rally GB | Cardiff, Wales | Gravel | 18 | 376.81 km | JWRC |
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### Calendar changes

The Safari Rally Kenya was dropped from the calendar for 2003 due to missed fee payments from previous WRC seasons and was replace by the Rally of Turkey. After the 2002 Kenyan general election, the new government pushed for the Rally to return to the calendar and was looking at replacing Rally Australia after the event was called into question by FIA President Max Mosley due to organisational and safety issues. Eventually Rally Australia would go ahead and the Safari Rally Kenya would not return to the WRC calendar until 2021.

## Teams and drivers

Manufacturer teams :
| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | No | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | All |
| Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 2 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | 1–13 |
| Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 2 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | 14 |
| Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 3 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | 1, 8, 11–13 |
| Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 3 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | 2–7, 9–10, 14 |
| Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 21 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | 6–7, 14 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Focus RS WRC 02 | M | 4 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | 1–3 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Focus RS WRC 03 | M | 4 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | 4–14 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Focus RS WRC 02 | M | 5 | François Duval | Jean-Marc Fortin | 1–2 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Focus RS WRC 02 | M | 5 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | 3 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Focus RS WRC 03 | M | 5 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | 4–14 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Focus RS WRC 02 | M |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Focus RS WRC 02 | M | 6 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | All |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Focus RS WRC 02 | M | 20 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Carl Williamson | 6 |
| Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Focus RS WRC 02 | M | 20 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | 8–9, 14 |
| 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 2003 | P | 7 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | All |
| 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 2003 | P | 8 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | All |
| Hyundai World Rally Team | Hyundai | Accent WRC3 | M | 10 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | 1–10 |
| Hyundai World Rally Team | Hyundai | Accent WRC3 | M | 11 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | 1–10 |
| Hyundai World Rally Team | Hyundai | Accent WRC3 | M | 12 | Jussi Välimäki | Tero Gardemeister | 2, 4, 6, 9 |
| Hyundai World Rally Team | Hyundai | Accent WRC3 | M | 12 | Justin Dale | Andrew Bargery | 7 |
| Hyundai World Rally Team | Hyundai | Accent WRC3 | M | 12 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | 8 |
| Hyundai World Rally Team | Hyundai | Accent WRC3 | M | 20 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | 6, 10 |
| Hyundai World Rally Team | Hyundai | Accent WRC3 | M | 22 | Justin Dale | Andrew Bargery | 8, 10 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Octavia WRC Evo3 Fabia WRC | M | 14 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | All |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Octavia WRC Evo3 Fabia WRC | M | 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | All |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Octavia WRC Evo3 Fabia WRC | M | 22 | Matthias Kahle | Peter Göbel | 8 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Octavia WRC Evo3 Fabia WRC | M | 26 | Jan Kopecký | Filip Schovánek | 8, 14 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Octavia WRC Evo3 Fabia WRC | M | 32 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | 5 |
| Citroën Total | Citroën | Xsara WRC | M | 17 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | All |
| Citroën Total | Citroën | Xsara WRC | M | 18 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | All |
| Citroën Total | Citroën | Xsara WRC | M | 19 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | All |
| Citroën Total | Citroën | Xsara WRC | M | 20 | Philippe Bugalski | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | 8, 11–13 |
| Citroën Total | Citroën | Xsara WRC | M | 25 | Daniel Solà | Álex Romaní | 6, 14 |
Major entries not registered as manufacturers :
| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Drivers | | Rounds |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | Cédric Robert | Gérald Bedon | 1, 8, 11–13 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | Gilles Panizzi | Herve Panizzi | 3 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | Roman Kresta | Miloš Hůlka | 1–2, 6 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | 8, 11, 13–14 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | Juuso Pykälistö | Esko Mertsalmi | 2–3, 6–7, 9 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | Juuso Pykälistö | Risto Mannisenmäki | 14 |
| Bozian Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | Ari Vatanen | Juha Repo | 9 |
| Stohl Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | 4, 12, 14 |
| Peugeot Sport Finland | Peugeot | 206 WRC | Sebastian Lindholm | Timo Hantunen | 9 |
| Team BSA | Peugeot | 206 WRC | Alexandre Bengue | Caroline Escudero | 12 |
| AW Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC | Antony Warmbold | Gemma Price | 1–2, 4–10, 12–14 |
| LPM Racing | Ford | Focus RS WRC | Janne Tuohino | Jukka Aho | 2, 9 |
| Kuchar Team Poland | Ford | Focus RS WRC | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciek Szczepaniak | 2, 4, 6 |
| Wrüth Sport | Ford | Focus RS WRC | Jari Viita | Teppo Leino | 2 |
| Wrüth Sport | Ford | Focus RS WRC | Jari Viita | Riku Rousku | 9 |
| Ford Motor Hellas | Ford | Focus RS WRC | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Allan Harryman | 2, 6 |
| Ford Motor Hellas | Ford | Focus RS WRC | Armodios Vovos | Loris Meletopoulos | 6 |
| OMV Best Racing Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC | Balázs Benik | Bence Rácz | 3, 10 |
| Ford Hazirkart Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC | Serkan Yazici | Can Okan | 3 |
| ADR Motorsport | Ford | Focus RS WRC | Alistair Ginley | Rory Kennedy | 3, 6–9, 12–14 |
| Dom Buckley Motorsport | Subaru | Impreza WRC | Eamonn Boland | Francis Regan | 1, 14 |
| Morgan Motorsport | Subaru | Impreza WRC | Tapio Laukkanen | Harri Kaapro | 14 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo WRC2 | Kristian Sohlberg | Jakke Honkanen | 2, 4, 8 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo WRC2 | Alister McRae | David Senior | 4 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo WRC2 | Jani Paasonen | Arto Kapanen | 8 |

### JWRC entries

| No | Entrant | Drivers | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
| 51 | Purity Auto | Mirco Baldacci | Giovanni Bernacchini | Fiat Punto S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14 |
| 52 | Suzuki Sport | Daniel Carlsson | Mattias Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14 |
| 64 | Suzuki Sport | Ville-Pertti Teuronen | Harri Kaapro | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11 |
| 64 | Suzuki Sport | Ville-Pertti Teuronen | Mikko Markkula | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 13–14 |
| 69 | Suzuki Sport | Salvador Cañellas | Xavier Amigó | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14 |
| 71 | Suzuki Sport | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14 |
| 53 | Schmidt Racing | David Doppelreiter | Ola Fløene | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 1 |
| 54 | Volkswagen Racing | Kosti Katajamäki | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 1, 3, 6 |
| 54 | Volkswagen Racing | Kosti Katajamäki | Jani Laaksonen | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 9, 11, 13–14 |
| 62 | Volkswagen Racing | Oscar Svedlund | Björn Nilsson | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14 |
| 73 | Volkswagen Racing | Krum Donchev | Ruman Manolov | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 14 |
| 78 | Volkswagen Racing | Vladan Vasiljevic | Sebastian Geipel | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 11 |
| 55 | Ford Motor Co Ltd | Martin Stenshorne | Clive Jenkins | Ford Puma S1600 | 1, 3, 6 |
| 70 | Ford Motor Co Ltd | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Ford Puma S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14 |
| 57 | Auto Sport Italia | Dimitar Iliev | Petar Sivov | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 1, 3, 6 |
| 57 | Auto Sport Italia | Dimitar Iliev | Yanaki Yanakiev | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 9, 11, 13–14 |
| 73 | Auto Sport Italia | Krum Donchev | Ruman Manolov | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13 |
| 58 | Top Run SRL | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Fiat Punto S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14 |
| 63 | Top Run SRL | Massimo Ceccato | Mitia Dotta | Fiat Punto S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14 |
| 76 | Top Run SRL | Luca Cecchettini | Marco Muzzarelli | Fiat Punto S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14 |
| 59 | Astra Racing | Beppo Harrach | Michael Kölbach | Ford Puma S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 11, 14 |
| 65 | Astra Racing | Abdo Feghali | Joseph Matar | Ford Puma S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14 |
| 60 | Jolly Club | Pavel Valoušek | Pierangelo Scalvini | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 1, 3 |
| 61 | Renault Sport | Brice Tirabassi | Jacques-Julien Renucci | Renault Clio S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14 |
| 66 | Citroën Sport | Sébastien Ceccone | Julien Giroux | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 1, 3, 6 |
| 67 | Sab Motorsport | Alessandro Broccoli | Simona Girelli | Opel Corsa S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11 |
| 67 | Sab Motorsport | Alessandro Broccoli | Giovanni Agnese | Opel Corsa S1600 | 13–14 |
| 68 | Renault Croatia | Juraj Šebalj | Toni Klinc | Renault Clio S1600 | 1, 3, 6 |
| 72 | Errepi Racing | Jader Vagnini | Lorenzo Granai | Fiat Punto S1600 | 1 |
| 74 | Opel Motorsport | Kris Meeke | Chris Patterson | Opel Corsa S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14 |
| 75 | Orlen Team | Dariusz Chudobinski | Przemysław Szulc | Citroën Saxo S1600 | 1 |
| 77 | Chicco d'Oro | Filippo Suessli | Loris Pala | Fiat Punto S1600 | 1 |
| 78 | Peugeot Dealer Team Sweden | Vladan Vasiljevic | Sebastian Geipel | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 9 |

### PWRC entries

| No | Entrant | Drivers | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
| 51 | Petronas EON Racing Team | Karamjit Singh | Allen Oh | Proton Pert | 2, 4–5, 7–8, 10 |
| 52 | Mauro Rally Tuning | Daniel Solà | Álex Romaní | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 12 |
| 52 | Mauro Rally Tuning | Daniel Solà | Álex Romaní | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4–5, 7–8, 10 |
| 53 | Mauro Rally Tuning | Ramón Ferreyros | Javier Marin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5, 8, 12 |
| 53 | Mauro Rally Tuning | Ramón Ferreyros | Javier Marin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4, 7, 10 |
| 56 | Mauro Rally Tuning | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4 |
| 57 | Mauro Rally Tuning | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 7–8, 10 |
| 54 | Subaru Production Rally Team | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 4–5, 7, 10, 12 |
| 62 | Subaru Production Rally Team | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | Mark Stacey | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 4 |
| 55 | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Martin Rowe | Trevor Agnew | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 4, 7–8, 10, 12 |
| 65 | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Stig Blomqvist | Ana Goñi | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 4, 7–8, 10, 12 |
| 57 | Top Run SRL | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4–5 |
| 58 | Top Run SRL | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4–5, 7–8, 10, 12 |
| 59 | Top Run SRL | Stefano Marrini | Massimo Agotinelli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2, 5, 7–8 |
| 59 | Top Run SRL | Stefano Marrini | Massimo Agotinelli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10, 12 |
| 63 | Top Run SRL | Luca Baldini | Alessandro Floris | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2, 4–5 |
| 60 | Neil Allport Motorsports | Niall McShea | Chris Patterson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4–5, 7–8, 10, 12 |
| 61 | Mobil 1 Team Poland | Janusz Kulig | Jarosław Baran | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2, 4 |
| 61 | Mobil 1 Team Poland | Janusz Kulig | Dariusz Burkat | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 7–8 |
| 61 | Mobil 1 Team Poland | Janusz Kulig | Maciek Szczepaniak | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10, 12 |
| 64 | Millbrooks World Rally Team | Joakim Roman | Tina Mitakidou | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2, 4, 7–8 |
| 64 | Millbrooks World Rally Team | Joakim Roman | Ragnar Spjuth | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10, 12 |
| 66 | Stohl Racing | Hamed Al Wahaibi | Nicky Beech | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4–5 |
| 72 | Stohl Racing | Constantin Aur | Silviu Moraru | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2 |
| 72 | Stohl Racing | Constantin Aur | Adrian Berghea | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4, 7–8, 10, 12 |
| 67 | Orlen Team | Krzysztof Hołowczyc | Łukasz Kurzeja | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2, 4–5, 7–8 |
| 68 | Kuchar Team Poland | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciek Szczepaniak | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | – |
| 69 | Guy Colsoul Rallysport | Bob Colsoul | Tom Colsoul | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2, 5, 7–8, 12 |
| 77 | Guy Colsoul Rallysport | Alfredo De Dominicis | Giovanni Bernacchini | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5 |
| 70 | Errani Team Group | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4–5, 7–8, 10, 12 |
| 71 | Racing Team Burgaltabac | Georgi Geradzhiev | Nikola Popov | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2, 4–5, 7–8, 12 |
| 73 | Hanácký Rally Klub | Stanislav Chovanec | Karel Holaň | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2 |
| 74 | Motoring Club | Fabio Frisiero | Loris Roggia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2 |
| 74 | Motoring Club | Fabio Frisiero | Loris Roggia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4–5 |
| 74 | Motoring Club | Fabio Frisiero | Giovanni Agnese | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 7–8, 12 |
| 75 | PK7 Competicio | Joaquim Manresa | Miquel Amblás | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | – |
| 76 | Subaru Rally Team Canada | Patrick Richard | Martin Headland | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2 |
| 76 | Subaru Rally Team Canada | Patrick Richard | Mikael Johansson | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4–5, 7 |
| 76 | Subaru Rally Team Canada | Patrick Richard | Ola Fløene | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 8, 12 |
| 77 | Ralliart Italy | Alfredo De Dominicis | Giovanni Bernacchini | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2, 5, 7–8, 12 |
| 78 | First Motorsport | Łukasz Sztuka | Per Carlsson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2 |
| 78 | First Motorsport | Łukasz Sztuka | Zbigniew Cieslar | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4–5, 8 |
| 79 | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | – |
| 80 | Triviño Racing | Ricardo Triviño | Jordi Barradés | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2, 4–5, 7–8, 12 |

## Results and standings
### Rally results

The highest finishing competitor entered in each WRC class is listed below. Non-championship entries may have finished ahead of WRC competitors in individual rounds.
| Rd. | Rally | Overall Winners | PWRC Winners | JWRC winners | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo | No. 18 Citroën Total WRT | N/A | No. 61 Renault Sport | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo | Citroën Xsara WRC | N/A | Renault Clio S1600 | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | N/A | Brice Tirabassi Jacques-Julien Renucci | Report |
| 2 | Sweden | No. 1 Marlboro Peugeot Total | No. 75 David Sutton Cars Ltd | N/A | Report |
| 2 | Sweden | Peugeot 206 WRC | Subaru Impreza STi N8 | N/A | Report |
| 2 | Sweden | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen | Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi | N/A | Report |
| 3 | Turkey | No. 19 Citroën Total WRT | N/A | No. 54 Volkswagen Racing | Report |
| 3 | Turkey | Citroën Xsara WRC | N/A | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Report |
| 3 | Turkey | Carlos Sainz Marc Martí | N/A | Kosti Katajamäki Miikka Anttila | Report |
| 4 | New Zealand | No. 1 Marlboro Peugeot Total | No. 54 Subaru Production Rally Team | N/A | Report |
| 4 | New Zealand | Peugeot 206 WRC | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | N/A | Report |
| 4 | New Zealand | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen | Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe | N/A | Report |
| 5 | Argentina | No. 1 Marlboro Peugeot Total | No. 54 Subaru Production Rally Team | N/A | Report |
| 5 | Argentina | Peugeot 206 WRC | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | N/A | Report |
| 5 | Argentina | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen | Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe | N/A | Report |
| 6 | Greece | No. 4 Ford Motor Co | N/A | No. 61 Renault Sport | Report |
| 6 | Greece | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | N/A | Renault Clio S1600 | Report |
| 6 | Greece | Markko Märtin Michael Park | N/A | Brice Tirabassi Jacques-Julien Renucci | Report |
| 7 | Cyprus | No. 7 555 Subaru WRT | No. 54 Subaru Production Rally Team | N/A | Report |
| 7 | Cyprus | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | N/A | Report |
| 7 | Cyprus | Petter Solberg Phil Mills | Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe | N/A | Report |
| 8 | Germany | No. 18 Citroën Total WRT | No. 52 Mauro Rally Tuning | N/A | Report |
| 8 | Germany | Citroën Xsara WRC | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | N/A | Report |
| 8 | Germany | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | Dani Solà Álex Romaní | N/A | Report |
| 9 | Finland | No. 4 Ford Motor Co | N/A | No. 52 Suzuki Sport | Report |
| 9 | Finland | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | N/A | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Report |
| 9 | Finland | Markko Märtin Michael Park | N/A | Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson | Report |
| 10 | Australia | No. 7 555 Subaru WRT | No. 55 David Sutton Cars Ltd | N/A | Report |
| 10 | Australia | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | Subaru Impreza STi N10 | N/A | Report |
| 10 | Australia | Petter Solberg Phil Mills | Martin Rowe Trevor Agnew | N/A | Report |
| 11 | Italy | No. 18 Citroën Total WRT | N/A | No. 51 Purity Auto | Report |
| 11 | Italy | Citroën Xsara WRC | N/A | Fiat Punto S1600 | Report |
| 11 | Italy | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena | N/A | Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini | Report |
| 12 | France | No. 7 555 Subaru WRT | No. 60 Neil Allport Motorsports | N/A | Report |
| 12 | France | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | N/A | Report |
| 12 | France | Petter Solberg Phil Mills | Niall McShea Chris Patterson | N/A | Report |
| 13 | Spain | No. 3 Marlboro Peugeot Total | N/A | No. 61 Renault Sport | Report |
| 13 | Spain | Peugeot 206 WRC | N/A | Renault Clio S1600 | Report |
| 13 | Spain | Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi | N/A | Brice Tirabassi Jacques-Julien Renucci | Report |
| 14 | Britain | No. 7 555 Subaru WRT | N/A | No. 52 Suzuki Sport | Report |
| 14 | Britain | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | N/A | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Report |
| 14 | Britain | Petter Solberg Phil Mills | N/A | Daniel Carlsson Mattias Andersson | Report |
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### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | TUR | NZL | ARG | GRE | CYP | GER | FIN | AUS | ITA | FRA | ESP | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Petter Solberg | Ret | 6 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 1 | 72 |
| 2 | Sébastien Loeb | 1 | 7 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 71 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | 3 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 63 |
| 4 | Richard Burns | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | Ret | | 58 |
| 5 | Markko Märtin | 4 | 4 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 5 | 1 | DSQ | 3 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 49 |
| 6 | Marcus Grönholm | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 6 | Ret | 46 |
| 7 | Colin McRae | 2 | 5 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 45 |
| 8 | Tommi Mäkinen | Ret | 2 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | François Duval | 7 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 30 |
| 10 | Gilles Panizzi | Ret | | 5 | | | 7 | Ret | 10 | | | 2 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 27 |
| 11 | Harri Rovanperä | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 6 | 2 | | Ret | 7 | | | | Ret | 18 |
| 12 | Toni Gardemeister | Ret | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 11 | 12 | Ret | 9 |
| 13 | Didier Auriol | 9 | 18 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 4 |
| 14 | Freddy Loix | Ret | 10 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | 8 | | | | 6 | 4 |
| 15 | Cédric Robert | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | | | 9 | 12 | 11 | | 3 |
| 16 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ret | 11 | Ret | 10 | 16 | Ret | 6 | 13 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 10 | 14 | Ret | 3 |
| 17 | Alister McRae | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 18 | Armin Schwarz | 8 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | | | | | 3 |
| 19 | Manfred Stohl | | | | Ret | | 11 | | 18 | | DNS | | Ret | | 7 | 2 |
| 20 | Janne Tuohino | | 17 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 2 |
| 21 | Philippe Bugalski | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 8 | 9 | 10 | | 1 |
| 22 | Roman Kresta | 10 | 14 | | | | Ret | | Ret | | | 11 | | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 23 | Alistair Ginley | | | 12 | | | 15 | 8 | Ret | 23 | | | Ret | 23 | Ret | 1 |
| 24 | Sebastian Lindholm | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | TUR | NZL | ARG | GRE | CYP | GER | FIN | AUS | ITA | FRA | ESP | GBR | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |
* Petter Solberg secured the drivers' championship title in Wales.

### Manufacturers' championship

Manufacturer Teams must enter at least two cars. This allowed Manufacturers to have three or four cars registered on a single event, but only their best two result would count to the championship.
| Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | MON | SWE | TUR | NZL | ARG | GRE | CYP | GER | FIN | AUS | ITA | FRA | ESP | GBR | Points |
| 1 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | (6) | 5 | (9) | 4 | 160 |
| 1 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 1 | 7 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | (12) | 2 | 2 | 160 |
| 1 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 19 | (3) | (9) | 1 | (10) | 2 | 2 | (5) | (6) | 4 | (5) | 4 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 160 |
| 1 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 20 | | | | | | | | Ret | | | (8) | (9) | (10) | | 160 |
| 2 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 6 | Ret | 145 |
| 2 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | (8) | Ret | 6 | 145 |
| 2 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | (4) | 6 | 2 | (9) | Ret | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 145 |
| 3 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 1 | 109 |
| 3 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 8 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 109 |
| 4 | Ford Motor Co | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 5 | 1 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 93 |
| 4 | Ford Motor Co | 5 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 93 |
| 4 | Ford Motor Co | 6 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 9 | 8 | Ret | 5 | (12) | Ret | 8 | Ret | 8 | (12) | Ret | 93 |
| 5 | Škoda Motorsport | 14 | 7 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Škoda Motorsport | 15 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 9 | 9 | Ret | 23 |
| 6 | Hyundai World Rally Team | 10 | 6 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 9 | 8 | 12 | | | | | 12 |
| 6 | Hyundai World Rally Team | 11 | Ret | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 7 | 7 | | | | | 12 |
| 6 | Hyundai World Rally Team | 12 | | Ret | | Ret | | Ret | Ret | (13) | Ret | | | | | | 12 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | MON | SWE | TUR | NZL | ARG | GRE | CYP | GER | FIN | AUS | ITA | FRA | ESP | GBR | Points |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |
* Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Wales, its first such title.
* Results in "" means the car finished the rally, but two others of the same Manufacturer Team reached a better result.

### JWRC Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | MON | TUR | GRE | FIN | ITA | ESP | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Brice Tirabassi | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 38 |
| 2 | Salvador Cañellas Jr. | Ret | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| 3 | Daniel Carlsson | Ret | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 33 |
| 4 | Urmo Aava | 4 | Ret | 3 | 4 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 20 |
| 5 | Mirco Baldacci | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Ville-Pertti Teuronen | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Guy Wilks | Ret | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | Ret | 18 |
| 8 | Alessandro Broccoli | 3 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | Marcos Ligato | 2 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | | | 10 |
| 10 | Kosti Katajamäki | EX | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 |
| 11 | Massimo Ceccato | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 12 | Luca Cecchettini | 9 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 10 | Ret | 8 |
| 13 | Dimitar Iliev | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | | 8 |
| 14 | Kris Meeke | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 8 |
| 15 | Abdo Feghali | 10 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | 7 |
| 16 | Oscar Svedlund | Ret | Ret | 5 | 8 | | Ret | Ret | 5 |
| 17 | Juraj Šebalj | 6 | Ret | | | | | | 3 |
| 18 | Beppo Harrach | 8 | Ret | Ret | | | | | 1 |
| 19 | Krum Donchev | 11 | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 9 | | 0 |
| 20 | Vladan V-Man Vasiljevic | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| 21 | Martin Stenshorne | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| 22 | Sebastien Ceccone | Ret | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | TUR | GRE | FIN | ITA | ESP | GBR | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### PWRC Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | SWE | NZL | ARG | CYP | GER | AUS | FRA | Pts |
| 1 | Martin Rowe | 3 | 4 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 43 |
| 2 | Toshihiro Arai | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ret | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | Stig Blomqvist | 1 | 8 | | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 30 |
| 4 | Karamjit Singh | 2 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | | 30 |
| 5 | Daniel Solà | | 15 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 5 | Ret | 22 |
| 6 | Niall McShea | | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Marcos Ligato | | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | | 13 |
| 8 | Janusz Kulig | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 3 | | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Ricardo Triviño | Ret | 11 | 6 | Ret | 6 | | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Bob Colsoul | 9 | | Ret | 5 | Ret | | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | Hamed Al Wahaibi | | 3 | Ret | | | | | 6 |
| 12 | Riccardo Errani | | Ret | 7 | 6 | 9 | | 8 | 6 |
| 13 | Joakim Roman | 6 | 12 | | Ret | Ret | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 14 | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | 4 | Ret | | | | | | 5 |
| 15 | Giovanni Manfrinato | | 9 | 4 | Ret | Ret | | | 5 |
| 16 | Krzysztof Hołowczyc | 5 | Ret | | | Ret | | | 4 |
| 17 | Ramón Ferreyros | | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 |
| 18 | Alfredo De Dominicis | 10 | 13 | 5 | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 4 |
| 19 | Łukasz Sztuka | 7 | Ret | | | | | | 2 |
| 20 | Constantin Aur | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 7 | Ret | | 2 |
| 21 | Patrick Richard | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 1 |
| 22 | Stefano Marrini | Ret | | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 10 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | SWE | NZL | ARG | CYP | GER | AUS | FRA | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

## Events

| Round | Rally Name | Start-End Date | Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) | Podium Cars |
| 1 | Monte Carlo Rally | 24 January–26 January | Sébastien Loeb (4h:29m:11.4s) Colin McRae (4h:29m:49.5s) Carlos Sainz (4h:30m:03.6s) | Citroën Xsara WRC Citroën Xsara WRC Citroën Xsara WRC |
| 2 | Swedish Rally | 7 February–9 February | Marcus Grönholm (3h:03m:28.1s) Tommi Mäkinen (3h:04m:18.9s) Richard Burns (3h:04m:46.0s) | Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 Peugeot 206 WRC |
| 3 | Rally of Turkey | 27 February–2 March | Carlos Sainz (4h:32m:14.1s) Richard Burns (4h:33m:02.0s) François Duval (4h:34m:00.6s) | Citroën Xsara WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 02 |
| 4 | Rally New Zealand | 11 April–13 April | Marcus Grönholm (3h:45m:21.2s) Richard Burns (3h:46m:29.9s) Petter Solberg (3h:47m:31.0s) | Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 |
| 5 | Rally Argentina | 8 May–11 May | Marcus Grönholm (4h:14m:45.0s) Carlos Sainz (4h:15m:11.6s) Richard Burns (4h:15m:57.8s) | Peugeot 206 WRC Citroën Xsara WRC Peugeot 206 WRC |
| 6 | Acropolis Rally | 6 June–8 June | Markko Märtin (4h:53m:40.5s) Carlos Sainz (4h:54m:26.5s) Petter Solberg (4h:54m:33.2s) | Ford Focus RS WRC 03 Citroën Xsara WRC Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 |
| 7 | Cyprus Rally | 20 June–22 June | Petter Solberg (5h:09m:12.6s) Harri Rovanperä (5h:13m:26.6s) Sébastien Loeb (5h:13m:29.4s) | Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 Peugeot 206 WRC Citroën Xsara WRC |
| 8 | Rallye Deutschland | 25 July–27 July | Sébastien Loeb (3h:46m:50.4s) Marcus Grönholm (3h:46m:54.0s) Richard Burns (3h:47m:10.1s) | Citroën Xsara WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC |
| 9 | Rally Finland | 7 August–10 August | Markko Märtin (3h:21m:51.7s) Petter Solberg (3h:22m:50.6s) Richard Burns (3h:22m:51.8s) | Ford Focus RS WRC 03 Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 Peugeot 206 WRC |
| 10 | Rally Australia | 4 September–7 September | Petter Solberg (3h:32m:07.1s) Sébastien Loeb (3h:32m:33.7s) Richard Burns (3h:34m:00.1s) | Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 Citroën Xsara WRC Peugeot 206 WRC |
| 11 | Rallye Sanremo | 3 October–5 October | Sébastien Loeb (4h:16m:33.7s) Gilles Panizzi (4h:17m:02.0s) Markko Märtin (4h:17m:28.3s) | Citroën Xsara WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 03 |
| 12 | Tour de Corse | 17 October–19 October | Petter Solberg (4h:20m:15.3s) Carlos Sainz (4h:20m:51.9s) François Duval (4h:20m:57.0s) | Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 Citroën Xsara WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 03 |
| 13 | Rally Catalunya | 24 October–26 October | Gilles Panizzi (3h:55m:09.4s) Sébastien Loeb (3h:55m:22.4s) Markko Märtin (3h:55m:23.0s) | Peugeot 206 WRC Citroën Xsara WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 03 |
| 14 | Wales Rally GB | 6 November–9 November | Petter Solberg (3h:28m:58.1s) Sébastien Loeb (3h:29m:41.7s) Tommi Mäkinen (3h:31m:56.9s) | Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 Citroën Xsara WRC Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 |