13th FAI World Rally Flying Championship took place between 26 July - 3 August 2003 in Rustenburg in South Africa.
There were 51 crews from 14 countries: South Africa (7), Poland (4), France (4), Czech Republic (4), Austria (6), United Kingdom (6), Germany (6), Russia (3), Spain (3), Chile (3), Greece (2), Hungary (1), Cyprus (1), Portugal (1).
First navigation competition:
South Africa - 324 penal points
France - 344 pts
Poland - 418 ptsSecond navigation competition:
South Africa - 166 pts France - 538 pts
Russian Federation - 576 ptsThird navigation competition:
Czech Republic - 168 pts Poland - 188 pts South Africa - 188 ptsPilot / navigator; country; penal points for observation + navigation + landings
| 1. | Nigel Hopkins / Dale de Klerk | South Africa | 350 + 192 + 210 = 752 | |
| 2. | Janusz Darocha / Zbigniew Chrząszcz | Poland | 575 + 580 + 250 = 1405 | |
| 3. | Nathalie Strube / Patrick Sicard | France | 900 + 356 + 200 = 1456 | |
| 4. | Joël Tremblet / Jose Bertanier | France | 550 + 738 + 360 = 1648 | |
| 5. | Jiří Filip / Michal Filip | 650 + 806 + 210 = 1666 | ||
| 6. | Petr Opat / Václav Pojer | 1200 + 416 + 150 = 1766 | ||
| 7. | Hubert Huber / Johannes Cserveny |  Austria | 800 + 788 + 200 = 1788 | |
| 8. | Michał Bartler / Michał Wieczorek | Poland | 775 + 856 + 180 = 1811 | |
| 9. | Adrian Pilling / Renier Moolman | South Africa | 1050 + 672 + 120 = 1842 | |
| 10. | Michel Frere / Frédérick Saquet | France | 850 + 868 + 240 = 1958 |
Counted two best crews (number of penal points):
South Africa - 2594 France - 3104 Poland - 3216 Czech Republic - 3432 Austria - 5466
United Kingdom - 5954
Spain - 6244
Germany - 6706
Chile - 8791 Russian Federation - 11097
Greece - 20414It was the first FAI World Rally Flying Championship since the 5th FAI World Rally Flying Championship in 1986, not won by the Poles.