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World Rally Championship
Wales Rally Great Britain
           7 to 9 Nov. 2003

Petter Solberg 2003 FIA Drivers' World Champion!!
Tommi Makinen finished his full time career as a WRC driver
with a podium finish!!
Leg 3
Event Bulletin
9 Nov. 2003
Starters
47 of the original 75 competitors left Cardiff parc ferme at 0520hrs this morning.
Route
The shortest of the event, the third and final leg comprised 73.86 competitive kilometres and three stages, one of which was repeated.
Weather
Skies were overcast, with intermittent rain and fog. The temperature started at 4°C this morning, rising to 6°C in the afternoon. The gravel stages were mostly damp with muddy patches.

Solberg wins 2003 FIA WRC Drivers' Championship* Emphatic win in GB is his fifth in the WRC & second consecutive victory in Wales* Subaru claims sixth FIA WRC title* Impreza wins seven out of the last nine WRC Rally GBs*

History was made in Wales today when 555 Subaru World Rally Team driver Petter Solberg became the first Norwegian to win the FIA World Rally Championship for drivers.

In a spectacular finale to the 2003 WRC series, the 28-year-old won the Wales Rally GB by a margin of 43.6 seconds, to collect the fifth WRC win of his career, his second consecutive victory in Wales and secure the 2003 WRC Drivers' title. Having led the event from Leg one, the charismatic star kept his nerve on the final three stages today and delivered a perfect strategic performance - to the delight of the thousands of fans that cheered him all the way.


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World Rally Championship Archive
Great Britain 7 to 9 October 2003


Itinerary
Entry List
Course Map
Results
Pre Release- 4 Nov. 2003
Preview
Leg1 Report - 7 Nov. 2003
Event Bulletin - Leg 1
Leg2 Report - 8 Nov. 2003
Event Bulletin - Leg 2
Leg3 Report - 9 Nov. 2003
Event Bulletin - Leg 3
Gallery
1 P.Solberg SUBARU 72
2 S.Loeb Citroen 71
3 C.Sainz Citroen 63
4 R.Burns Peugeot 58
5 M.Martin Ford 49
6 M.Gronholm Peugeot 46
7 C.McRae Citroen 45
8 T.Makinen SUBARU 30
9 F.Duval Ford 30
10 G.Panizzi Peugeot 27

1 Citroen 160
2 Peugeot 145
3 SUBARU 109
4 Ford 93
5 Skoda 23
6 Hyundai 12
Points standings after Rd.14 Rally Great Britain
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