| 2003 Rallye Sanremo | |
| Native Name: | 45th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia |
| Round: | 11 |
| Championship: | 2003 World Rally Championship season |
| Previous Round: | 2003 Rally Australia |
| Next Round: | 2003 Tour de Corse |
| Rallybase: | Sanremo |
| Startdate: | October 3, 2003 |
| Enddate: | October 5, 2003 |
| Stages: | 14 |
| Stagekm: | 387.36 |
| Overallkm: | 1375.86 |
| Surface: | Asphalt |
| Driver1: |  Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena |
| Team1: | Citroën Total WRT |
| Car1: | Citroën Xsara WRC |
| Teamsstart: | 54 |
| Teamsfinish: | 36 |
The 2003 Rallye Sanremo (formally the 45th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia) was the eleventh round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 3 October and 5 October 2003, and was based in Sanremo, Italy. Citroen's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 4th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 - 142.14 km | ||||
| 3 October | 08:38 | SS1 | Perinaldo 1 | 12.40 km |
| 09:26 | SS2 | Ceppo 1 | 36.42 km | |
| 12:25 | SS3 | Cosio 1 | 19.19 km | |
| 13:17 | SS4 | San Bartolomeo 1 | 25.31 km | |
| 15:54 | SS5 | Perinaldo 2 | 12.40 km | |
| 16:42 | SS6 | Ceppo 2 | 36.42 km | |
| Leg 2 - 149.10 km | ||||
| 4 October | 09:20 | SS7 | Teglia 1 | 52.30 km |
| 12:26 | SS8 | Cosio 2 | 19.19 km | |
| 13:18 | SS9 | San Bartolomeo 2 | 25.31 km | |
| 15:52 | SS10 | Teglia 2 | 52.30 km | |
| Leg 3 - 96.12 km | ||||
| 5 October | 09:12 | SS11 | Vignai 1 | 26.54 km |
| 09:54 | SS12 | Colle d'Oggia 1 | 21.52 km | |
| 12:28 | SS13 | Vignai 2 | 26.54 km | |
| 13:10 | SS14 | Colle d'Oggia 2 | 21.52 km | |
| Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:16:33.7 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:17:02.0 | +28.3 | 8 |
| 3 | 4 |  Markko Märtin |  Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:17:28.3 | +54.6 | 6 |
| 4 | 19 |  Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:19:06.9 | +2:33.2 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 |  François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:20:32.6 | +3:58.9 | 4 |
| 6 | 17 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:20:57.5 | +4:23.8 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:23:43.2 | +7:09.5 | 2 |
| 8 | 20 | Philippe Bugalski | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:23:46.3 | +7:12.6 | 1 |
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (3 Oct) | SS1 | Perinaldo 1 | 12.40 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 7:56.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| SS2 | Ceppo 1 | 36.42 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 24:05.5 | ||
| SS3 | Cosio 1 | 19.19 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 11:56.3 | ||
| SS4 | San Bartolomeo 1 | 25.31 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 14:47.2 | ||
| SS5 | Perinaldo 2 | 12.40 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 7:45.6 | ||
| SS6 | Ceppo 2 | 36.42 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 23:38.7 | ||
| Leg 2 (4 Oct) | SS7 | Teglia 1 | 52.30 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 35:01.7 | |
| SS8 | Cosio 2 | 19.19 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 11:51.3 | ||
| SS9 | San Bartolomeo 2 | 25.31 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 14:44.2 | ||
| SS10 | Teglia 2 | 52.30 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 34:48.6 | ||
| Leg 3 (5 Oct) | SS11 | Vignai 1 | 26.54 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 18:00.7 | |
| SS12 | Colle d'Oggia 1 | 21.52 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 13:58.7 | ||
| SS13 | Vignai 2 | 26.54 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 19:42.6 | ||
| SS14 | Colle d'Oggia 2 | 21.52 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:59.6 | ||
| Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | Richard Burns | 57 | Robert Reid | 57 | 1 | Citroën Total WRT | 125 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | Sébastien Loeb | 55 | 2 | Daniel Elena | 55 | 1 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 121 | |||
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | 53 | Marc Martí | 53 |  555 Subaru World Rally Team | 76 | ||||||
| 4 | 2 |  Petter Solberg | 48 | 2 | Phil Mills | 48 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 71 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | Markko Märtin | 43 | 1 | Michael Park | 43 |  Škoda Motorsport | 21 | ||||
| Position | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 16 | 1 | 51 |  Mirco Baldacci |  Giovanni Bernacchini | Purity Auto | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:43:22.6 | 10 | |
| 18 | 2 | 69 | Salvador Cañellas Jr. | Xavier Amigó | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:48:44.4 | +5:21.8 | 8 |
| 21 | 3 | 57 | Dimitar Iliev | Yanaki Yanakiev | Auto Sport Italia | Peugeot 206 S1600 | 4:50:02.1 | +6:39.5 | 6 |
| 23 | 4 | 64 |  Ville-Pertti Teuronen | Harri Kaapro | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:52:01.8 | +8:39.2 | 5 |
| 25 | 5 | 76 | Luca Cecchettini | Marco Muzzarelli | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:55:07.8 | +11:45.2 | 4 |
| 28 | 6 | 70 | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Puma S1600 | 5:00:33.0 | +17:10.4 | 3 |
| 32 | 7 | 65 |  Abdo Feghali | Joseph Matar | Astra Racing | Ford Puma S1600 | 5:02:40.6 | +19:18.0 | 2 |
| Retired SS11 | 54 | Kosti Katajamäki | Jani Laaksonen | Volkswagen Racing | Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Driveshaft | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 74 | Kris Meeke | Chris Patterson | Opel Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS10 | 63 | Massimo Ceccato | Mitia Dotta | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS10 | 67 | Alessandro Broccoli | Simona Girelli | Sab Motorsport | Renault Clio S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 52 |  Daniel Carlsson | Matthias Andersson | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 58 |  Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Top Run SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 61 | Brice Tirabassi | Jacques-Julien Renucci | Renault Sport | Renault Clio S1600 | Electrical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 71 | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Driveshaft | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 73 | Krum Donchev | Ruman Manolov | Auto Sport Italia | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (3 Oct) | SS1 | Perinaldo 1 | 12.40 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 8:42.1 | Brice Tirabassi |
| SS2 | Ceppo 1 | 36.42 km | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | 26:34.0 | Mirco Baldacci | |
| SS3 | Cosio 1 | 19.19 km | Brice Tirabassi | Renault Clio S1600 | 13:19.9 | ||
| SS4 | San Bartolomeo 1 | 25.31 km | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | 16:20.1 | ||
| SS5 | Perinaldo 2 | 12.40 km | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | 8:37.2 | ||
| SS6 | Ceppo 2 | 36.42 km | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | 26:49.6 | ||
| Leg 2 (4 Oct) | SS7 | Teglia 1 | 52.30 km | Massimo Ceccato | Fiat Punto S1600 | 39:06.4 | |
| SS8 | Cosio 2 | 19.19 km | Salvador Cañellas Jr. | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 13:15.8 | ||
| SS9 | San Bartolomeo 2 | 25.31 km | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | 16:22.0 | ||
| SS10 | Teglia 2 | 52.30 km | Mirco Baldacci | Fiat Punto S1600 | 38:54.6 | ||
| Leg 3 (5 Oct) | SS11 | Vignai 1 | 26.54 km | Notional stage time | |||
| SS12 | Colle d'Oggia 1 | 21.52 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS13 | Vignai 2 | 26.54 km | Salvador Cañellas Jr. | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 21:45.6 | ||
| SS14 | Colle d'Oggia 2 | 21.52 km | Abdo Feghali | Ford Puma S1600 | 17:21.3 | ||
| Drivers' championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | ||
| 1 | Brice Tirabassi | 28 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Salvador Cañellas Jr. | 25 | |
| 3 | 1 | Daniel Carlsson | 18 | |
| 4 | 1 | Guy Wilks | 18 | |
| 5 | 1 | Urmo Aava | 16 | |