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2003 Rally Deutschland Results (27/07/03)
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Martin's battle to return to the top of the leaderboard was thwarted on the final leg with mechanical problems.

News and Photo: Jonathan MacDonald

SEBASTIEN LOEB and Daniel Elena have won the ADAC Rallye Deutschland for the second consecutive time!

Citroen's young guns emerged from the event as winners by just 3.6 seconds from Peugeot's Marcus Gronholm and Timo Rautiainen. The Finns pushed to the very end - on the final stage they sliced 9.4 seconds off Loeb's advantage but it wasn't enough. Richard Burns and Robert Reid complete the top three ahead of Colin McRae in fourth and Markko Martin in fifth. Martin's battle to return to the top of the leaderboard was thwarted on the final leg with mechanical problems but he won the Immarsat Star of the Rally award for setting ten fastest times.

1
 Sebastien Loeb / Daniel Elena Citroen Xsara WRC 3hrs 46mins 50.4secs
2
 Marcus Gronholm / Timo Rautiainen Peugeot 206 WRC 3hrs 46mins 54.0secs
3
 Richard Burns / Robert Reid Peugeot 206 WRC 3hrs 47mins 10.1secs
4
 Colin McRae / Derek Ringer Citroen Xsara WRC 3hrs 47mins 21.8secs
5
 Markko Martin / Michael Park Ford Focus WRC 3hrs 47mins 48.3secs
6
 Carlos Sainz / Marc Marti Citroen Xsara WRC 3hrs 48mins 29.0secs
7
 Francois Duval / Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Focus WRC 3hrs 48mins 38.5secs
8
 Petter Solberg / Phil Mills Subaru Impreza WRC 3hrs 49mins 20.6secs
9
 Cedric Robert / Gerald Bedon Peugeot 206 WRC 3hrs 50mins 03.2secs
10
 Gilles Panizzi / Herve Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 3hrs 50mins 30.0secs

Leg Three Stage Notes

  • Marcus Gronholm hit a rock on stage 17.
  • Petter Solberg lost time after breaking his suspension on a jump.
  • Markko Martin's Focus had only two-wheel-drive near the end of stage 18 and stage 19.
  • Freddy Loix stalled on stage 19.
  • Colin McRae spun on stage 20.

Leg Two Stage Notes

  • Philippe Bugalski retired with engine problems.
  • Petter Solberg lost time after breaking his suspension on a jump.
  • Justin Dale went off the road on stage 11 but continued slowly.
  • Jani Paasonen went off the road on stage 11.
  • Justin Dale was slowed with gearbox problems on stage 13.

Leg One Stage Notes

  • Sebastien Loeb lost time on stage two with a puncture.
  • Colin McRae, Carlos Sainz, Petter Solberg and Didier Auriol all had an overshoot on stage three.
  • Francois Duval had a spin on stage four.
  • Markko Martin had gearbox problems on stages five and six.
  • Tommi Makinen retired after stage six with a flat battery.
  • Didier Auriol retired the Fabia WRC with engine problems on stage seven.
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