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2003 Swedish Rally

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{{Short description|2nd round of the 2003 World Rally Championship}}{{Infobox rally

|name = 2003 Swedish Rally

|native_name = 52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally

|round = 2

|championship = 2003 World Rally Championship season

|previous_round = 2003 Monte Carlo Rally

|next_round = 2003 Rally of Turkey

|country = {{Flag|Sweden}}

|image =

|caption =

|rallybase = Karlstad

|startdate = February 7, 2003

|enddate = February 9, 2003

|stages = 17

|stagekm = 386.91

|overallkm = 1903.47

|surface = Snow

|driver1 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm
{{flagicon|FIN}} Timo Rautiainen

|team1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Marlboro Peugeot Total

|car1 = Peugeot 206 WRC

|teamsstart = 75

|teamsfinish = 53

}}

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.{{cite web|title=Swedish Rally |url=https://www.juwra.com/sweden_2003.html|work=juwra.com|publisher=Independent WRC archive|accessdate=2021-11-01}}

Background

=Entry list=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! No.

! Driver

! Co-Driver

! Entrant

! Car

!Tyre

style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="6" | World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
align="center" | 1

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Timo Rautiainen

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Marlboro Peugeot Total

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Burns

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Reid

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Marlboro Peugeot Total

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 3

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Harri Rovanperä

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Risto Pietiläinen

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Marlboro Peugeot Total

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 4

| {{flagicon|EST}} Markko Märtin

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Park

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ford Motor Co. Ltd.

| Ford Focus RS WRC '02

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 5

| {{flagicon|BEL}} François Duval

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Marc Fortin

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ford Motor Co. Ltd.

| Ford Focus RS WRC '02

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 6

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jarmo Lehtinen

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ford Motor Co. Ltd.

| Ford Focus RS WRC '02

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 7

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Mills

| {{flagicon|JPN}} 555 Subaru World Rally Team

| Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 8

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Tommi Mäkinen

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kaj Lindström

| {{flagicon|JPN}} 555 Subaru World Rally Team

| Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 10

| {{flagicon|GER}} Armin Schwarz

| {{flagicon|GER}} Manfred Hiemer

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai World Rally Team

| Hyundai Accent WRC3

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 11

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Freddy Loix

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Sven Smeets

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai World Rally Team

| Hyundai Accent WRC3

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 12

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jussi Välimäki

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Tero Gardemeister

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai World Rally Team

| Hyundai Accent WRC3

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 14

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Didier Auriol

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Denis Giraudet

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Škoda Motorsport

| Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 15

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Gardemeister

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Paavo Lukander

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Škoda Motorsport

| Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 17

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin McRae

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Ringer

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total WRT

| Citroën Xsara WRC

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 18

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| {{flagicon|MCO}} Daniel Elena

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total WRT

| Citroën Xsara WRC

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 19

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Sainz

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Martí

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total WRT

| Citroën Xsara WRC

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="6" | World Rally Championship entries
align="center" | 21

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Janne Tuohino

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jukka Aho

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Janne Tuohino

| Ford Focus RS WRC '02

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 22

| {{flagicon|POL}} Tomasz Kuchar

| {{flagicon|POL}} Maciek Szczepaniak

| {{flagicon|POL}} Tomasz Kuchar

| Ford Focus RS WRC '02

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 23

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari Viita

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Teppo Leino

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Wrüth Sport

| Ford Focus RS WRC '01

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 24

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Kresta

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Miloš Hůlka

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Bozian Racing

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 25

| {{flagicon|GER}} Antony Warmbold

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gemma Price

| {{flagicon|GER}} AW Rally Team

| Ford Focus RS WRC '02

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 32

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Juuso Pykälistö

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Esko Mertsalmi

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Juuso Pykälistö

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 34

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Henning Solberg

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Cato Menkerud

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Henning Solberg

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 35

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kristian Sohlberg

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jakke Honkanen

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kristian Sohlberg

| Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 100

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Rune Dalsjø

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Göran Bergsten

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Rune Dalsjø

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 101

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Kristian Kolberg

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Kjell Pettersen

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Kristian Kolberg

| Hyundai Accent WRC2

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 102

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Andreas Eriksson

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Patrick Henriksson

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Andreas Eriksson

| Ford Focus RS WRC '02

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 103

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Thomas Kolberg

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Pål Christian Iversen

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Thomas Kolberg

| Hyundai Accent WRC2

| align="center" | {{Continental}}

align="center" | 113

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Tord Linnerud

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Henning Isdal

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Tord Linnerud

| Toyota Corolla WRC

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 114

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Thomas Schie

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Ragnar Engen

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Thomas Schie

| Toyota Corolla WRC

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 116

| {{flagicon|GRC}} Ioannis Papadimitriou

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Allan Harryman

| {{flagicon|GRC}} Ioannis Papadimitriou

| Ford Focus RS WRC'01

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 117

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Jozef Béreš Jr.

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Starý

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Styllex Tuning Motorsport

| Toyota Corolla WRC

| {{n/a}}

style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="6" | PWRC entries
align="center" | 51

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Karamjit Singh

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Allen Oh

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Petronas EON Racing Team

| Proton Pert

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 54

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Arai

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Tony Sircombe

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru Production Rally Team

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 55

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Rowe

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Trevor Agnew

| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Sutton Cars Ltd

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 59

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Marrini

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Agostinelli

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Top Run SRL

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 61

| {{flagicon|POL}} Janusz Kulig

| {{flagicon|POL}} Jarosław Baran

| {{flagicon|POL}} Mobil 1 Team Poland

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 62

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Peter 'Possum' Bourne

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Stacey

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru Production Rally Team

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 63

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Baldini

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Floris

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Top Run SRL

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 64

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Joakim Roman

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ingrid Mitakidou

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Milbrooks World Rally Team

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 65

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stig Blomqvist

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Ana Goñi

| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Sutton Cars Ltd

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 67

| {{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Hołowczyc

| {{flagicon|POL}} Łukasz Kurzeja

| {{flagicon|POL}} Orlen Team

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII

| align="center" | {{Michelin}}

align="center" | 69

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Bob Colsoul

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Tom Colsoul

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Guy Colsoul Rallysport

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 71

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Nikola Popov

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Racing Team Bulgartabac

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 72

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Constantin Aur

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Silviu Moraru

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Stohl Racing

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 74

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Frisiero

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Loris Roggia

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Motoring Club

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 76

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Patrick Richard

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Headland

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Subaru Rally Team Canada

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 77

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfredo De Dominicis

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Bernacchini

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ralliart Italy

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 78

| {{flagicon|POL}} Łukasz Sztuka

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Per Carlsson

| {{flagicon|BEL}} First Motorsport

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 80

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Ricardo Triviño

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Barrabés

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Triviño Racing

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII

| {{n/a}}

style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="6" | Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/66-uddeholm-swedish-rally-2003|title=Sweden Rally 2003 Entry List|access-date=1 November 2021}}

=Itinerary=

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! Date

! Time

! No.

! Stage name

! Distance

style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="5" | Leg 1 — 125.79 km
rowspan="6" | 7 February

| align="center" | 08:35

| align="center" | SS1

| Sågen 1

| align="center" | 14.17 km

align="center" | 09:27

| align="center" | SS2

| Rämmen 1

| align="center" | 23.16 km

align="center" | 11:55

| align="center" | SS3

| Granberget 1

| align="center" | 43.69 km

align="center" | 14:28

| align="center" | SS4

| Malta

| align="center" | 11.25 km

align="center" | 15:25

| align="center" | SS5

| Brunnberg 1

| align="center" | 31.66 km

align="center" | 16:26

| align="center" | SS6

| Hagfors Sprint 1

| align="center" | 1.86 km

style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="5" | Leg 2 — 140.37 km
rowspan="6" | 8 February

| align="center" | 08:18

| align="center" | SS7

| Granberget 2

| align="center" | 43.69 km

align="center" | 11:24

| align="center" | SS8

| Fredriksberg

| align="center" | 18.14 km

align="center" | 12:07

| align="center" | SS9

| Lejen

| align="center" | 25.04 km

align="center" | 14:37

| align="center" | SS10

| Vargåsen

| align="center" | 32.43 km

align="center" | 15:35

| align="center" | SS11

| Torntorp

| align="center" | 19.21 km

align="center" | 16:40

| align="center" | SS12

| Hagfors Sprint 2

| align="center" | 1.86 km

style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="5" | Leg 3 — 120.75 km
rowspan="5" | 9 February

| align="center" | 08:35

| align="center" | SS13

| Sågen 2

| align="center" | 14.17 km

align="center" | 09:27

| align="center" | SS14

| Rämmen 2

| align="center" | 23.16 km

align="center" | 11:14

| align="center" | SS15

| Hara

| align="center" | 11.91 km

align="center" | 12:12

| align="center" | SS16

| Brunnberg 2

| align="center" | 31.66 km

align="center" | 14:35

| align="center" | SS17

| Hagfors

| align="center" | 39.85 km

Results

=Overall=

class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Co-driver

! Team

! Car

! Time

! {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}}

! Points

1

| align="center" | 1

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Timo Rautiainen

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Marlboro Peugeot Total

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| 3:03:28.1

|

| align="center" |10

2

| align="center" | 8

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Tommi Mäkinen

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kaj Lindström

| {{flagicon|JPN}} 555 Subaru World Rally Team

| Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

| 3:04:18.9

| +50.8

| align="center" |8

3

| align="center" | 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Burns

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Reid

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Marlboro Peugeot Total

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| 3:04:46.0

| +1:17.9

| align="center" |6

4

| align="center" | 4

| {{flagicon|EST}} Markko Märtin

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Park

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ford Motor Co. Ltd.

| Ford Focus RS WRC '02

| 3:05:13.9

| +1:45.8

| align="center" |5

5

| align="center" | 17

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin McRae

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Ringer

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total WRT

| Citroën Xsara WRC

| 3:05:43.9

| +2:15.8

| align="center" |4

6

| align="center" | 7

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Mills

| {{flagicon|JPN}} 555 Subaru World Rally Team

| Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

| 3:05:47.2

| +2:19.1

| align="center" |3

7

| align="center" | 18

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| {{flagicon|MCO}} Daniel Elena

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total WRT

| Citroën Xsara WRC

| 3:06:42.8

| +3:14.7

| align="center" |2

8

| align="center" | 15

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Gardemeister

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Paavo Lukander

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Škoda Motorsport

| Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3

| 3:06:47.3

| +3:19.2

| align="center" |1

=World Rally Cars=

==Classification==

class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;"

! colspan="2" | Position

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2" | Driver

! rowspan="2" | Co-driver

! rowspan="2" | Entrant

! rowspan="2" | Car

! rowspan="2" | Time

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}}

! rowspan="2" | Points

Event

! Class

1

! 1

| align="center" | 1

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Timo Rautiainen

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Marlboro Peugeot Total

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| 3:03:28.1

|

| align="center" |10

2

! 2

| align="center" | 8

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Tommi Mäkinen

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kaj Lindström

| {{flagicon|JPN}} 555 Subaru World Rally Team

| Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

| 3:04:18.9

| +50.8

| align="center" |8

3

! 3

| align="center" | 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Burns

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Reid

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Marlboro Peugeot Total

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| 3:04:46.0

| +1:17.9

| align="center" |6

4

! 4

| align="center" | 4

| {{flagicon|EST}} Markko Märtin

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Park

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ford Motor Co. Ltd.

| Ford Focus RS WRC '02

| 3:05:13.9

| +1:45.8

| align="center" |5

5

! 5

| align="center" | 17

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin McRae

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Ringer

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total WRT

| Citroën Xsara WRC

| 3:05:43.9

| +2:15.8

| align="center" |4

6

! 6

| align="center" | 7

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Mills

| {{flagicon|JPN}} 555 Subaru World Rally Team

| Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

| 3:05:47.2

| +2:19.1

| align="center" |3

7

! 7

| align="center" | 18

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| {{flagicon|MCO}} Daniel Elena

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total WRT

| Citroën Xsara WRC

| 3:06:42.8

| +3:14.7

| align="center" | 2

8

! 8

| align="center" | 15

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Gardemeister

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Paavo Lukander

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Škoda Motorsport

| Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3

| 3:06:47.3

| +3:19.2

| align="center" | 1

9

! 9

| align="center" | 19

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Sainz

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Martí

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total WRT

| Citroën Xsara WRC

| 3:06:52.3

| +3:24.2

| align="center" | 0

10

! 10

| align="center" | 11

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Freddy Loix

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Sven Smeets

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai World Rally Team

| Hyundai Accent WRC3

| 3:07:04.5

| +3:36.4

| align="center" | 0

11

! 11

| align="center" | 6

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jarmo Lehtinen

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ford Motor Co. Ltd.

| Ford Focus RS WRC '02

| 3:09:33.8

| +6:05.7

| align="center" | 0

13

! 12

| align="center" | 10

| {{flagicon|GER}} Armin Schwarz

| {{flagicon|GER}} Manfred Hiemer

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai World Rally Team

| Hyundai Accent WRC3

| 3:10:49.3

| +7:21.2

| align="center" | 0

18

! 13

| align="center" | 14

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Didier Auriol

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Denis Giraudet

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Škoda Motorsport

| Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3

| 3:16:14.9

| +12:46.8

| align="center" | 0

colspan="2" | Retired SS8

| align="center" | 3

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Harri Rovanperä

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Risto Pietiläinen

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Marlboro Peugeot Total

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| align="center" colspan="2" | Accident

| align="center" | 0

colspan="2" | Retired SS7

| align="center" | 12

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jussi Välimäki

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Tero Gardemeister

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai World Rally Team

| Hyundai Accent WRC3

| align="center" colspan="2" | Transmission

| align="center" | 0

colspan="2" | Retired SS6

| align="center" | 5

| {{flagicon|BEL}} François Duval

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Marc Fortin

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ford Motor Co. Ltd.

| Ford Focus RS WRC '02

| align="center" colspan="2" | Engine

| align="center" | 0

==Special stages==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
Day

! Stage

! Stage name

! Length

! Winner

! Car

! Time

! {{nowrap|Class leaders}}

rowspan="6"| Leg 1 (7 Feb)

! SS1

| Sågen 1

| align="center" | 14.17 km

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| Citroën Xsara WRC

| 7:25.6

| rowspan="1"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

SS2

| Rämmen 1

| align="center" | 23.16 km

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| 12:05.5

| rowspan="16"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm

SS3

| Granberget 1

| align="center" | 43.69 km

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| 21:43.9

SS4

| Malta

| align="center" | 11.25 km

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| 5:39.1

SS5

| Brunnberg 1

| align="center" | 31.66 km

| colspan="3" align="center" | Stage cancelled

SS6

| Hagfors Sprint 1

| align="center" | 1.86 km

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Burns

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| 1:58.0

rowspan="6"| Leg 2 (8 Feb)

! SS7

| Granberget 2

| align="center" | 43.69 km

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Harri Rovanperä

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| 21:28.0

SS8

| Fredriksberg

| align="center" | 18.14 km

| colspan="3" align="center" | Notional stage time

SS9

| Lejen

| align="center" | 25.04 km

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| 11:56.2

SS10

| Vargåsen

| align="center" | 32.43 km

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| 18:08.7

SS11

| Torntorp

| align="center" | 19.21 km

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| 10:12.7

SS12

| Hagfors Sprint 2

| align="center" | 1.86 km

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Tommi Mäkinen

| Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

| 1:56.8

rowspan="5"| Leg 3 (9 Feb)

! SS13

| Sågen 2

| align="center" | 14.17 km

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Tommi Mäkinen

| Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

| 7:19.1

SS14

| Rämmen 2

| align="center" | 23.16 km

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm

| Peugeot 206 WRC

| 11:41.4

SS15

| Hara

| align="center" | 11.91 km

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin McRae

| Citroën Xsara WRC

| 5:55.4

SS16

| Brunnberg 2

| align="center" | 31.66 km

| {{flagicon|EST}} Markko Märtin

| Ford Focus RS WRC '02

| 15:08.7

SS17

| Hagfors

| align="center" | 39.85 km

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg

| Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

| 19:40.0

==Championship standings==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Co-drivers' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Manufacturers' championships

Move

!Driver

!Points

!Move

!Co-driver

!Points

!Move

!Manufacturer

!Points

align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 10px

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" | 10px

| {{flagicon|MCO}} Daniel Elena

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" | 10px

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total WRT

| align="center" | 24

align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 10px

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin McRae

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" | 10px

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Ringer

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Marlboro Peugeot Total

| align="center" | 22

align="center" | 3

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Timo Rautiainen

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ford Motor Co. Ltd.

| align="center" | 15

align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Burns

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Reid

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| {{flagicon|JPN}} 555 Subaru World Rally Team

| align="center" | 11

align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|EST}} Markko Märtin

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Park

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai World Rally Team

| align="center" | 3

=Production World Rally Championship=

==Classification==

class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;"

! colspan="2" | Position

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2" | Driver

! rowspan="2" | Co-driver

! rowspan="2" | Entrant

! rowspan="2" | Car

! rowspan="2" | Time

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}}

! rowspan="2" | Points

Event

! Class

26

! 1

| align="center" | 65

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stig Blomqvist

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Ana Goñi

| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Sutton Cars Ltd

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| 3:22:28.2

|

| align="center" |10

27

! 2

| align="center" | 51

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Karamjit Singh

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Allen Oh

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Petronas EON Racing Team

| Proton Pert

| 3:23:00.0

| +31.8

| align="center" |8

29

! 3

| align="center" | 55

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Rowe

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Trevor Agnew

| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Sutton Cars Ltd

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| 3:24:20.9

| +1:52.7

| align="center" |6

31

! 4

| align="center" | 62

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Peter 'Possum' Bourne

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Stacey

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru Production Rally Team

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| 3:24:28.7

| +2:00.5

| align="center" |5

33

! 5

| align="center" | 67

| {{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Hołowczyc

| {{flagicon|POL}} Łukasz Kurzeja

| {{flagicon|POL}} Orlen Team

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII

| 3:28:38.0

| +6:09.8

| align="center" |4

37

! 6

| align="center" | 64

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Joakim Roman

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ingrid Mitakidou

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Milbrooks World Rally Team

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V

| 3:33:06.0

| +10:37.8

| align="center" |3

38

! 7

| align="center" | 78

| {{flagicon|POL}} Łukasz Sztuka

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Per Carlsson

| {{flagicon|BEL}} First Motorsport

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII

| 3:34:06.9

| +11:38.7

| align="center" | 2

41

! 8

| align="center" | 76

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Patrick Richard

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Headland

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Subaru Rally Team Canada

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| 3:35:56.3

| +13:28.1

| align="center" | 1

42

! 9

| align="center" | 69

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Bob Colsoul

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Tom Colsoul

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Guy Colsoul Rallysport

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII

| 3:36:06.3

| +13:38.1

| align="center" | 0

44

! 10

| align="center" | 77

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfredo De Dominicis

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Bernacchini

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ralliart Italy

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

| 3:37:52.6

| +15:24.4

| align="center" | 0

45

! 11

| align="center" | 63

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Baldini

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Floris

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Top Run SRL

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

| 3:38:37.9

| +16:09.7

| align="center" | 0

46

! 12

| align="center" | 74

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Frisiero

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Loris Roggia

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Motoring Club

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

| 3:42:52.3

| +20:24.1

| align="center" | 0

53

! 13

| align="center" | 71

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Nikola Popov

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Racing Team Bulgartabac

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

| 4:04:34.5

| +42:06.3

| align="center" | 0

colspan="2" | Retired SS17

| align="center" | 61

| {{flagicon|POL}} Janusz Kulig

| {{flagicon|POL}} Jarosław Baran

| {{flagicon|POL}} Mobil 1 Team Poland

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

| align="center" colspan="2" | Excluded

| align="center" | 0

colspan="2" | Retired SS17

| align="center" | 80

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Ricardo Triviño

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Barrabés

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Triviño Racing

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII

| align="center" colspan="2" | Accident

| align="center" | 0

colspan="2" | Retired SS16

| align="center" | 54

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Arai

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Tony Sircombe

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru Production Rally Team

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| align="center" colspan="2" | Engine

| align="center" | 0

colspan="2" | Retired SS13

| align="center" | 72

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Constantin Aur

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Silviu Moraru

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Stohl Racing

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII

| align="center" colspan="2" | Transmission

| align="center" | 0

colspan="2" | Retired SS2

| align="center" | 59

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Marrini

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Agotinelli

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Top Run SRL

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII

| align="center" colspan="2" | Engine

| align="center" | 0

==Special stages==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
Day

! Stage

! Stage name

! Length

! Winner

! Car

! Time

! {{nowrap|Class leaders}}

rowspan="6"| Leg 1 (7 February)

! SS1

| Sågen 1

| align="center" | 14.17 km

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Arai

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| 8:14.2

| rowspan="15"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Arai

SS2

| Rämmen 1

| align="center" | 23.16 km

| colspan="3" align="center" | Notional stage time

SS3

| Granberget 1

| align="center" | 43.69 km

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Arai

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| 23:47.5

SS4

| Malta

| align="center" | 11.25 km

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stig Blomqvist

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| 6:16.8

SS5

| Brunnberg 1

| align="center" | 31.66 km

| colspan="3" align="center" | Stage cancelled

SS6

| Hagfors Sprint 1

| align="center" | 1.86 km

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stig Blomqvist

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| 2:07.5

rowspan="6"| Leg 2 (8 February)

! SS7

| Granberget 2

| align="center" | 43.69 km

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Arai

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| 23:28.0

SS8

| Fredriksberg

| align="center" | 18.14 km

| colspan="3" align="center" | Notional stage time

SS9

| Lejen

| align="center" | 25.04 km

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Arai

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| 13:10.6

SS10

| Vargåsen

| align="center" | 32.43 km

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Arai

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| 19:57.6

SS11

| Torntorp

| align="center" | 19.21 km

| {{flagicon|POL}} Janusz Kulig

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

| 11:12.8

SS12

| Hagfors Sprint 2

| align="center" | 1.86 km

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Arai

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| 2:06.7

rowspan="5"| Leg 3 (9 February)

! SS13

| Sågen 2

| align="center" | 14.17 km

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Arai

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| 8:07.8

SS14

| Rämmen 2

| align="center" | 23.16 km

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stig Blomqvist

| Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8

| 12:51.5

SS15

| Hara

| align="center" | 11.91 km

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Karamjit Singh

| Proton Pert

| 6:37.2

SS16

| Brunnberg 2

| align="center" | 31.66 km

| {{flagicon|POL}} Janusz Kulig

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

| 16:44.2

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stig Blomqvist

SS17

| Hagfors

| align="center" | 39.85 km

| {{flagicon|POL}} Janusz Kulig

| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

| 21:38.7

==Championship standings==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! colspan="3" nowrap | Drivers' championships

Move

!Driver

!Points

align="center" | 1

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stig Blomqvist

| align="center" | 10

align="center" | 2

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Karamjit Singh

| align="center" | 8

align="center" | 3

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Rowe

| align="center" | 6

align="center" | 4

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Peter 'Possum' Bourne

| align="center" | 5

align="center" | 5

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| {{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Hołowczyc

| align="center" | 4

References

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External links

  • [http://www.wrc.com/ Official website of the World Rally Championship]

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