# 2003 Rally Catalunya

The 2003 Rally Catalunya (formally the 39th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava) was the thirteenth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 24 October and 26 October 2003, and was based in Lloret de Mar, Spain. Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi won the race, his 7th win in the World Rally Championship.

## Background
### Entry list

| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
| World Rally Championship manufacturer entries ||||||
| 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 2 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 3 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 4 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | M |
| 5 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | M |
| 6 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | M |
| 7 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | P |
| 8 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | P |
| 14 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | M |
| 17 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 18 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 19 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 20 | Philippe Bugalski | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 21 | Cédric Robert | Gérald Bedon | Equipe de France FFSA | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 22 | Roman Kresta | Jan Tománek | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 23 | Antony Warmbold | Gemma Price | AW Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | M |
| 33 | Alistair Ginley | Rory Kennedy | Alistair Ginley | Ford Focus RS WRC '01 | — |
| JWRC entries ||||||
| 51 | Mirco Baldacci | Giovanni Bernacchini | Purity Auto | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 52 | Daniel Carlsson | Matthias Andersson | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | M |
| 54 | Kosti Katajamäki | Jani Laaksonen | Volkswagen Racing | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | M |
| 57 | Dimitar Iliev | Yanaki Yanakiev | Auto Sport Italia | Peugeot 206 S1600 | M |
| 61 | Brice Tirabassi | Jacques-Julien Renucci | Renault Sport | Renault Clio S1600 | M |
| 62 | Oscar Svedlund | Björn Nilsson | Volkswagen Racing | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | M |
| 63 | Massimo Ceccato | Mitia Dotta | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
| 64 | Ville-Pertti Teuronen | Mikko Markkula | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | M |
| 65 | Abdo Feghali | Joseph Matar | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 67 | Alessandro Broccoli | Giovanni Agnese | Sab Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | M |
| 69 | Salvador Cañellas Jr. | Xavier Amigó | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | M |
| 70 | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | M |
| 71 | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | M |
| 73 | Krum Donchev | Ruman Manolov | Auto Sport Italia | Peugeot 206 S1600 | M |
| 74 | Kris Meeke | Chris Patterson | Opel Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | M |
| 76 | Luca Cecchettini | Marco Muzzarelli | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | M |
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### Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2) from 24 to 25 October 2003 and CET (UTC+1) on 26 October 2003.
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| Leg 1 — 146.36 km |||||
| 24 October | 08:48 | SS1 | La Trona 1 | 13.17 km |
| 24 October | 09:21 | SS2 | Alpens — Les Llosses 1 | 21.80 km |
| 24 October | 10:29 | SS3 | La Pobla de Lillet 1 | 22.55 km |
| 24 October | 13:12 | SS4 | Sant Julià 1 | 26.27 km |
| 24 October | 14:05 | SS5 | Taradell 1 | 5.05 km |
| 24 October | 15:32 | SS6 | La Trona 2 | 13.17 km |
| 24 October | 16:05 | SS7 | Alpens — Les Llosses 2 | 21.80 km |
| 24 October | 17:13 | SS8 | La Pobla de Lillet 2 | 22.55 km |
| Leg 2 — 131.26 km |||||
| 25 October | 08:53 | SS9 | Olost 1 | 23.08 km |
| 25 October | 09:41 | SS10 | Lluçà 1 | 14.04 km |
| 25 October | 10:09 | SS11 | Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1 | 12.85 km |
| 25 October | 11:42 | SS12 | Sant Julià 2 | 26.27 km |
| 25 October | 12:35 | SS13 | Taradell 2 | 5.05 km |
| 25 October | 14:12 | SS14 | Olost 2 | 23.08 km |
| 25 October | 15:00 | SS15 | Lluçà 2 | 14.04 km |
| 25 October | 15:28 | SS16 | Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2 | 12.85 km |
| Leg 3 — 103.56 km |||||
| 26 October | 07:43 | SS17 | Sant Bartomeu del Grau 1 | 11.55 km |
| 26 October | 08:19 | SS18 | La Roca 1 | 5.05 km |
| 26 October | 08:47 | SS19 | Viladrau 1 | 35.18 km |
| 26 October | 11:10 | SS20 | Sant Bartomeu del Grau 2 | 11.55 km |
| 26 October | 11:46 | SS21 | La Roca 2 | 5.05 km |
| 26 October | 12:14 | SS22 | Viladrau 2 | 35.18 km |

## Results
### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:55:09.4 | | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:55:22.4 | +13.0 | 8 |
| 3 | 4 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 3:55:23.0 | +13.6 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 3:56:04.8 | +55.4 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:56:20.2 | +1:10.8 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:56:38.5 | +1:29.1 | 3 |
| 7 | 19 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:56:52.4 | +1:43.0 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:57:04.5 | +1:55.1 | 1 |

### World Rally Cars
#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:55:09.4 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:55:22.4 | +13.0 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 3:55:23.0 | +13.6 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 3:56:04.8 | +55.4 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:56:20.2 | +1:10.8 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:56:38.5 | +1:29.1 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | 19 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:56:52.4 | +1:43.0 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:57:04.5 | +1:55.1 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | 17 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:58:24.6 | +3:15.2 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 20 | Philippe Bugalski | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:00:23.0 | +5:13.6 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | 4:01:07.6 | +5:58.2 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 6 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:04:15.3 | +9:05.9 | 0 |
| Retired SS19 | Retired SS19 | 2 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 14 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | Clutch | Clutch | 0 |

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS1 | La Trona 1 | 13.17 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 8:23.6 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS2 | Alpens — Les Llosses 1 | 21.80 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:07.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS3 | La Pobla de Lillet 1 | 22.55 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 15:03.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS4 | Sant Julià 1 | 26.27 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 15:35.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS5 | Taradell 1 | 5.05 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 2:56.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS6 | La Trona 2 | 13.17 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:15.7 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS7 | Alpens — Les Llosses 2 | 21.80 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 13:10.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS8 | La Pobla de Lillet 2 | 22.55 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 14:55.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS9 | Olost 1 | 23.08 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:39.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS10 | Lluçà 1 | 14.04 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 8:15.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS11 | Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1 | 12.85 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:06.7 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS12 | Sant Julià 2 | 26.27 km | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 15:30.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS13 | Taradell 2 | 5.05 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 2:58.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS14 | Olost 2 | 23.08 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 11:37.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS15 | Lluçà 2 | 14.04 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 8:19.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS16 | Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2 | 12.85 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 8:05.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (26 Oct) | SS17 | Sant Bartomeu del Grau 1 | 11.55 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 6:27.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (26 Oct) | SS18 | La Roca 1 | 5.05 km | Roman Kresta | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:16.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (26 Oct) | SS19 | Viladrau 1 | 35.18 km | Tommi Mäkinen | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 23:19.8 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (26 Oct) | SS20 | Sant Bartomeu del Grau 2 | 11.55 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 6:29.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (26 Oct) | SS21 | La Roca 2 | 5.05 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:22.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (26 Oct) | SS22 | Viladrau 2 | 35.18 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 23:38.4 | Gilles Panizzi |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb | 63 | 3 | Daniel Elena | 63 | | Citroën Total WRT | 147 |
| 2 | 1 | Carlos Sainz | 63 | 1 | Marc Martí | 63 | | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 142 |
| 3 | 1 | Petter Solberg | 62 | 1 | Phil Mills | 62 | | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 93 |
| 4 | 1 | Richard Burns | 58 | 1 | Robert Reid | 58 | | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 89 |
| 5 | 1 | Markko Märtin | 49 | 1 | Michael Park | 49 | | Škoda Motorsport | 21 |

### Junior World Rally Championship
#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 17 | 1 | 61 | Brice Tirabassi | Jacques-Julien Renucci | Renault Sport | Renault Clio S1600 | 4:16:33.7 | | 10 |
| 19 | 2 | 74 | Kris Meeke | Chris Patterson | Opel Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | 4:18:06.2 | +1:32.5 | 8 |
| 21 | 3 | 69 | Salvador Cañellas Jr. | Xavier Amigó | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:18:41.8 | +2:08.1 | 6 |
| 22 | 4 | 52 | Daniel Carlsson | Matthias Andersson | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:20:40.2 | +4:06.5 | 5 |
| 24 | 5 | 71 | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:23:06.1 | +6:32.4 | 4 |
| 25 | 6 | 64 | Ville-Pertti Teuronen | Mikko Markkula | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:23:14.2 | +6:40.5 | 3 |
| 27 | 7 | 65 | Abdo Feghali | Joseph Matar | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:27:21.3 | +10:47.6 | 2 |
| 29 | 8 | 63 | Massimo Ceccato | Mitia Dotta | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:30:58.7 | +14:25.0 | 1 |
| 31 | 9 | 73 | Krum Donchev | Ruman Manolov | Auto Sport Italia | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 4:39:33.3 | +22:59.6 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 76 | Luca Cecchettini | Marco Muzzarelli | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:41:35.6 | +25:01.9 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 70 | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | 4:52:35.4 | +36:01.7 | 0 |
| Retired SS22 | Retired SS22 | 62 | Oscar Svedlund | Björn Nilsson | Volkswagen Racing | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Gearbox | Gearbox | 0 |
| Retired SS19 | Retired SS19 | 54 | Kosti Katajamäki | Jani Laaksonen | Volkswagen Racing | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Alternator | Alternator | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 57 | Dimitar Iliev | Yanaki Yanakiev | Auto Sport Italia | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 67 | Alessandro Broccoli | Giovanni Agnese | Sab Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 51 | Mirco Baldacci | Giovanni Bernacchini | Purity Auto | Fiat Punto S1600 | Engine | Engine | 0 |

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS1 | La Trona 1 | 13.17 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 9:14.4 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS2 | Alpens — Les Llosses 1 | 21.80 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 14:32.9 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS3 | La Pobla de Lillet 1 | 22.55 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 16:37.8 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS4 | Sant Julià 1 | 26.27 km | Salvador Cañellas Jr. | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 17:22.9 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS5 | Taradell 1 | 5.05 km | Kris Meeke | Opel Corsa S1600 | 3:16.8 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS6 | La Trona 2 | 13.17 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 9:06.9 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS7 | Alpens — Les Llosses 2 | 21.80 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 14:23.6 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 1 (24 Oct) | SS8 | La Pobla de Lillet 2 | 22.55 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 16:31.5 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS9 | Olost 1 | 23.08 km | Kris Meeke | Opel Corsa S1600 | 12:52.7 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS10 | Lluçà 1 | 14.04 km | Salvador Cañellas Jr. | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 9:07.6 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS11 | Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1 | 12.85 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 8:55.4 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS12 | Sant Julià 2 | 26.27 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 17:07.7 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS13 | Taradell 2 | 5.05 km | Kris Meeke | Opel Corsa S1600 | 3:14.6 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS14 | Olost 2 | 23.08 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 12:50.4 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS15 | Lluçà 2 | 14.04 km | Ville-Pertti Teuronen | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 9:08.9 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 2 (25 Oct) | SS16 | Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2 | 12.85 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 8:55.4 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 3 (26 Oct) | SS17 | Sant Bartomeu del Grau 1 | 11.55 km | Salvador Cañellas Jr. | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 7:03.4 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 3 (26 Oct) | SS18 | La Roca 1 | 5.05 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:35.1 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 3 (26 Oct) | SS19 | Viladrau 1 | 35.18 km | Kris Meeke | Opel Corsa S1600 | 25:29.4 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 3 (26 Oct) | SS20 | Sant Bartomeu del Grau 2 | 11.55 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 7:04.2 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 3 (26 Oct) | SS21 | La Roca 2 | 5.05 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:39.7 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 3 (26 Oct) | SS22 | Viladrau 2 | 35.18 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 25:45.1 | Brice Tirabassi |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Brice Tirabassi | 38 |
| 2 | | Salvador Cañellas Jr. | 31 |
| 3 | | Daniel Carlsson | 23 |
| 4 | 1 | Urmo Aava | 20 |
| 5 | 1 | Guy Wilks | 18 |