31st season of the FIA 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.
Teams and drivers
JWRC entries
PWRC entries
Results and standings
Drivers' championship
Manufacturers' championship
Manufacturer Teams must enter at least two cars.[2] 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.
- Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Wales,[3] its first such title.[4]
- Results in "()" means the car finished the rally, but two others of the same Manufacturer Team reached a better result.
JWRC Drivers' championship
PWRC Drivers' championship
Events
References
- ^ Hart, Jeremy (9 November 2003). "Hard Charger:Petter Solberg Takes The 2003 World Rally Championship". Autoweek. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "World Rally Championship - Fun Facts, Questions, Answers, Information". www.funtrivia.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Solberg pips Loeb for world title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 November 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Hope-Frost, Henry (9 November 2017). "On this day in... 2003". Goodwood Road & Racing. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2003 in World Rally Championship.
- FIA World Rally Championship 2003 at ewrc-results.com
