| 2003 Rally New Zealand | |
| Native Name: | 34th Propecia Rally New Zealand |
| Round: | 4 |
| Championship: | 2003 World Rally Championship season |
| Previous Round: | 2003 Rally of Turkey |
| Next Round: | 2003 Rally Argentina |
| Rallybase: | Auckland |
| Startdate: | April 10, 2003 |
| Enddate: | April 13, 2003 |
| Stages: | 22 |
| Stagekm: | 403.34 |
| Overallkm: | 1297.62 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Driver1: |  Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen |
| Team1: |  Marlboro Peugeot Total |
| Car1: | Peugeot 206 WRC |
| Teamsstart: | 80 |
| Teamsfinish: | 46 |
The 2003 Rally New Zealand (formally the 34th Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the fourth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 10 April and 13 April 2003, and was based in Auckland, New Zealand. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 14th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 - 139.10 km | ||||
| 11 April | 09:43 | SS1 | Batley 1 | 19.82 km |
| 10:11 | SS2 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km | |
| 10:34 | SS3 | Brooks 1 | 16.03 km | |
| 11:47 | SS4 | New Cassidy | 21.64 km | |
| 13:00 | SS5 | Paparoa Station 1 | 11.64 km | |
| 14:36 | SS6 | Batley 2 | 19.82 km | |
| 15:04 | SS7 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | |
| 15:27 | SS8 | Brooks 2 | 16.03 km | |
| 15:55 | SS9 | Paparoa Station 2 | 11.64 km | |
| Leg 2 - 150.43 km | ||||
| 12 April | 08:43 | SS10 | Parahi - Ararua | 59.00 km |
| 11:31 | SS11 | Mititat Finish | 20.15 km | |
| 12:09 | SS12 | Takatoka | 10.15 km | |
| 13:32 | SS13 | Parahi | 25.18 km | |
| 14:05 | SS14 | Ararua | 31.75 km | |
| 19:00 | SS15 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | |
| 19:30 | SS16 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | |
| Leg 3 - 113.81 km | ||||
| 13 April | 08:23 | SS17 | Te Akau South Revers | 27.34 km |
| 09:06 | SS18 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | |
| 11:19 | SS19 | Ridge - Campbell 1 | 16.45 km | |
| 11:47 | SS20 | Ridge - Campbell 2 | 16.45 km | |
| 12:40 | SS21 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | |
| 13:10 | SS22 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | |
| Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:45:21.2 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 |  Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:46:29.9 | +1:08.7 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 |  Petter Solberg | Phil Mills |  555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:47:31.0 | +2:09.8 | 6 |
| 4 | 18 | Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:49:36.6 | +4:15.4 | 5 |
| 5 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander |  Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 3:53:35.0 | +8:13.8 | 4 |
| 6 | 32 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 | 3:54:35.4 | +9:14.2 | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:55:11.4 | +9:50.2 | 2 |
| 8 | 14 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 3:55:29.8 | +10:08.6 | 1 |
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (11 Apr) | SS1 | Batley 1 | 19.82 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:45.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| SS2 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:37.0 | ||
| SS3 | Brooks 1 | 16.03 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:46.3 | ||
| SS4 | New Cassidy | 21.64 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:13.7 | ||
| SS5 | Paparoa Station 1 | 11.64 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:18.2 | ||
| SS6 | Batley 2 | 19.82 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:33.0 | ||
| SS7 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:34.9 | ||
| SS8 | Brooks 2 | 16.03 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:22.9 | ||
| SS9 | Paparoa Station 2 | 11.64 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:11.7 | ||
| Leg 2 (12 Apr) | SS10 | Parahi - Ararua | 59.00 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 33:20.5 | |
| SS11 | Mititat Finish | 20.15 km |  Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 10:03.0 | ||
| SS12 | Takatoka | 10.15 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 5:07.1 | ||
| SS13 | Parahi | 25.18 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 12:42.6 | ||
| SS14 | Ararua | 31.75 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 19:01.3 | ||
| SS15 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km |  François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 1:36.4 | ||
| SS16 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 1:40.2 | ||
| Leg 3 (13 Apr) | SS17 | Te Akau South Revers | 27.34 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:49.7 | |
| SS18 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:43.0 | ||
| SS19 | Ridge - Campbell 1 | 16.45 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:53.7 | ||
| SS20 | Ridge - Campbell 2 | 16.45 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:46.9 | ||
| SS21 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:42.3 | ||
| SS22 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:36.9 | ||
| Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | Richard Burns | 26 | Robert Reid | 26 | 1 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 49 | |||||
| 2 | 4 | Marcus Grönholm | 20 | 4 | Timo Rautiainen | 20 | 1 | Citroën Total WRT | 44 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Sébastien Loeb | 17 | 2 | Daniel Elena | 17 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 26 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | Colin McRae | 17 | 2 | Derek Ringer | 17 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 22 | ||||
| 5 | 2 |  Carlos Sainz | 16 | 2 | Marc Martí | 16 | Škoda Motorsport | 12 | ||||
| Position | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 11 | 1 | 54 | Toshihiro Arai |  Tony Sircombe | Subaru Production Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 4:03:30.3 | 10 | |
| 16 | 2 | 58 |  Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia |  Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:05:40.5 | +2:10.2 | 8 |
| 17 | 3 | 66 |  Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Nicky Beech |  Stohl Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:06:17.3 | +2:47.0 | 6 |
| 18 | 4 | 55 | Martin Rowe | Trevor Agnew | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 | 4:06:21.9 | +2:51.6 | 5 |
| 19 | 5 | 53 |  Ramón Ferreyros |  Javier Marín | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:06:44.8 | +3:14.5 | 4 |
| 21 | 6 | 51 |  Karamjit Singh | Allen Oh | Petronas EON Racing Team | Proton Pert | 4:07:17.1 | +3:46.8 | 3 |
| 22 | 7 | 60 | Niall McShea | Chris Patterson | Neil Allport Motorsports | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:07:17.1 | +3:46.8 | 2 |
| 24 | 8 | 65 |  Stig Blomqvist |  Ana Goñi | David Sutton Cars Ltd | Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 | 4:14:26.7 | +10:56.4 | 1 |
| 28 | 9 | 57 | Giovanni Manfrinato | Claudio Condotta | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:16:24.1 | +12:53.8 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 74 | Fabio Frisiero | Loris Roggia | Motoring Club | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:20:29.3 | +16:59.0 | 0 |
| 31 | 11 | 80 | Ricardo Triviño | Jordi Barrabés | Triviño Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:21:31.9 | +18:01.6 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 64 | Joakim Roman | Ingrid Mitakidou | Milbrooks World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 4:22:04.3 | +18:34.0 | 0 |
| 34 | 13 | 77 | Alfredo De Dominicis | Giovanni Bernacchini | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:22:19.5 | +18:49.2 | 0 |
| 36 | 14 | 71 | Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. | Nikola Popov | Racing Team Bulgartabac | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:28:14.5 | +24:44.2 | 0 |
| 43 | 15 | 52 | Daniel Solà | Álex Romaní | Mauro Rally Tuning | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:47:26.0 | +43:55.7 | 0 |
| Retired SS17 | 70 | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Errani Team Group | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Over time limit | 0 | ||
| Retired SS10 | 67 |  Krzysztof Hołowczyc | Łukasz Kurzeja | Orlen Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS10 | 72 |  Constantin Aur | Adrian Berghea | Stohl Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 61 | Janusz Kulig | Jarosław Baran | Top Run SRL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Electrical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 62 | Peter 'Possum' Bourne |  Mark Stacey | Subaru Production Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 76 |  Patrick Richard | Mikael Johansson | Subaru Rally Team Canada | Subaru Impreza WRX | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 78 | Łukasz Sztuka | Zbigniew Cieślar | First Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (11 Apr) | SS1 | Batley 1 | 19.82 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 11:44.7 | Toshihiro Arai |
| SS2 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 7:07.7 | ||
| SS3 | Brooks 1 | 16.03 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 10:31.5 | ||
| SS4 | New Cassidy | 21.64 km | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 13:03.6 | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | |
| SS5 | Paparoa Station 1 | 11.64 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 6:49.0 | Toshihiro Arai | |
| SS6 | Batley 2 | 19.82 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:26.1 | ||
| SS7 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 7:10.3 | ||
| SS8 | Brooks 2 | 16.03 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:11.6 | ||
| SS9 | Paparoa Station 2 | 11.64 km | Ramón Ferreyros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:39.6 | ||
| Leg 2 (12 Apr) | SS10 | Parahi - Ararua | 59.00 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 35:52.4 | |
| SS11 | Mititat Finish | 20.15 km | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:06.8 | ||
| SS12 | Takatoka | 10.15 km | Niall McShea | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:34.1 | ||
| SS13 | Parahi | 25.18 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 13:50.0 | ||
| SS14 | Ararua | 31.75 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS15 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Toshihiro Arai Marcos Ligato | Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 1:37.7 | ||
| SS16 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Karamjit Singh | Proton Pert | 1:50.7 | ||
| Leg 3 (13 Apr) | SS17 | Te Akau South Revers | 27.34 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 17:01.9 | |
| SS18 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 18:50.6 | ||
| SS19 | Ridge - Campbell 1 | 16.45 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 9:34.8 | ||
| SS20 | Ridge - Campbell 2 | 16.45 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 9:33.6 | ||
| SS21 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:07.3 | ||
| SS22 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:02.8 | ||
| Drivers' championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | ||
| 1 | Stig Blomqvist | 11 | ||
| 2 | Karamjit Singh | 11 | ||
| 3 | Martin Rowe | 11 | ||
| 4 | Toshihiro Arai | 10 | ||
| 5 | Marcos Ligato | 8 | ||
