2003 Dakar Rally
The 2003 Dakar Rally, also known as the 2003 Telefónica-Dakar Rally, was the 25th running of the Dakar Rally event.[1] The rally began on 1 January 2003 at Marseille in France and finished at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt on 19 January, with the course crossing North Africa.[2]
2003 Dakar Rally | |||
Previous: | 2002 | Next: | 2004 |
Kenjiro Shinozuka, who won the event in 1997, suffered serious injury in an accident between Ghat and Sabha in Libya.[3][4] Former world rally champion and four times winner of the Dakar Rally, Ari Vatanen, returned to take part in the rally,[5] and won the ninth, thirteen and fifteen stages[6][7][8] French co-driver, Bruno Cauvy died in an accident on the tenth stage when his car went out of control and overturned in sand dunes.[9][10] Stephane Peterhansel took an early lead in the rally,[11] but was forced out in the penultimate stage by mechanical problems.[12] The rally was won for the second time in succession by Japanese driver, Hiroshi Masuoka.[13][14] The motorcycle category was won for the third time by Richard Sainct.
Stages
Stage | Date | From | To | Total (km) | Stage winners | ||
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Bikes | Cars | Trucks | |||||
1 | 1 January | 265 | |||||
2 | 2 January | 574 | |||||
3 | 3 January | 95 | |||||
4 January | Rest day | ||||||
4 | 5 January | 463 | |||||
5 | 6 January | 494 | |||||
6 | 7 January | 278 | |||||
7 | 8 January | 691 | |||||
8 | 9 January | 727 | |||||
9 | 10 January | 585 | |||||
10 | 11 January | 554 | |||||
11 | 12 January | 586 | |||||
13 January | Rest day | ||||||
12 | 14 January | 445 | |||||
13 | 15 January | 657 | |||||
14 | 16 January | 702 | |||||
15 | 17 January | 576 | |||||
16 | 18 January | 828 | |||||
17 | 19 January | 56 |
- ^1 - Miki Biasion set the fastest time for the stage, but was stripped of the win after incurring a ten-hour penalty for a gearbox change in parc ferme conditions.[15]
Stage Results
Motorcycles
Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
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Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap |
1 | 1 | KTM | 1:39 | Stage not counted towards overall classification | ||||||
2 | KTM | 1:40 | 0:01 | |||||||
3 | KTM | 1:41 | 0:02 | |||||||
2 | 1 | KTM | 41:40 | 1 | KTM | 41:40 | ||||
2 | KTM | 41:55 | 0:15 | 2 | KTM | 41:55 | 0:15 | |||
3 | KTM | 42:17 | 0:37 | 3 | KTM | 42:17 | 0:37 | |||
3 | 1 | KTM | 6:30 | 1 | KTM | 48:29 | ||||
2 | KTM | 6:32 | 0:02 | 2 | KTM | 48:39 | 0:10 | |||
3 | KTM | 6:40 | 0:10 | 3 | KTM | 48:47 | 0:18 | |||
4 | 1 | KTM | 19:42 | 1 | KTM | 1:08:29 | ||||
2 | KTM | 19:58 | 0:16 | 2 | KTM | 1:08:51 | 0:22 | |||
3 | KTM | 20:00 | 0:18 | 3 | KTM | 1:09:28 | 0:59 | |||
5 | 1 | KTM | 2:41:42 | 1 | KTM | 3:50:11 | ||||
2 | KTM | 2:41:59 | 0:17 | 2 | KTM | 3:52:36 | 2:25 | |||
3 | KTM | 2:44:59 | 3:17 | 3 | KTM | 3:54:27 | 4:16 | |||
6 | 1 | KTM | 2:27:54 | 1 | KTM | 6:23:11 | ||||
2 | KTM | 2:29:01 | 1:07 | 2 | KTM | 6:23:28 | 0:17 | |||
3 | KTM | 2:29:53 | 1:59 | 3 | KTM | 6:23:28 | 0:17 | |||
7 | 1 | KTM | 5:49:52 | 1 | KTM | 12:13:03 | ||||
2 | KTM | 5:51:22 | 1:30 | 2 | KTM | 12:14:50 | 1:47 | |||
3 | KTM | 5:55:22 | 5:30 | 3 | KTM | 12:18:50 | 5:47 | |||
8 | 1 | KTM | 4:34:45 | 1 | KTM | 16:56:34 | ||||
2 | KTM | 4:36:51 | 2:06 | 2 | KTM | 16:57:08 | 0:34 | |||
3 | KTM | 4:38:24 | 3:39 | 3 | KTM | 16:58:41 | 2:07 | |||
9 | 1 | KTM | 6:01:23 | 1 | KTM | 22:58:31 | ||||
2 | KTM | 6:03:27 | 1:44 | 2 | KTM | 22:59:41 | 1:10 | |||
3 | KTM | 6:06:27 | 5:04 | 3 | KTM | 23:10:21 | 11:50 | |||
10 | 1 | KTM | 4:22:22 | 1 | KTM | 27:25:27 | ||||
2 | KTM | 4:26:09 | 3:47 | 2 | KTM | 27:36:30 | 11:03 | |||
3 | KTM | 4:26:56 | 4:34 | 3 | KTM | 28:03:01 | 37:34 | |||
11 | 1 | KTM | 3:45:52 | 1 | KTM | 31:20:52 | ||||
2 | KTM | 3:55:25 | 9:33 | 2 | KTM | 31:33:39 | 12:47 | |||
3 | KTM | 3:57:09 | 11:17 | 3 | KTM | 31:48:53 | 28:01 | |||
12 | 1 | KTM | 3:41:14 | 1 | KTM | 35:09:47 | ||||
2 | KTM | 3:41:22 | 0:08 | 2 | KTM | 35:20:35 | 10:48 | |||
3 | KTM | 3:42:22 | 1:08 | 3 | KTM | 35:39:47 | 30:00 | |||
13 | 1 | KTM | 4:47:18 | 1 | KTM | 40:20:21 | ||||
2 | KTM | 5:10:34 | 13:16 | 2 | KTM | 40:31:23 | 11:02 | |||
3 | KTM | 5:10:48 | 13:30 | 3 | KTM | 40:37:05 | 16:44 | |||
14 | 1 | KTM | 3:00:14 | 1 | KTM | 43:20:35 | ||||
2 | KTM | 3:00:32 | 0:18 | 2 | KTM | 43:31:55 | 11:20 | |||
3 | KTM | 3:03:22 | 3:08 | 3 | KTM | 43:59:56 | 39:21 | |||
15 | 1 | KTM | 4:42:25 | 1 | KTM | 48:08:23 | ||||
2 | KTM | 4:44:12 | 1:47 | 2 | KTM | 48:18:52 | 10:29 | |||
3 | KTM | 4:46:21 | 3:56 | 3 | KTM | 48:42:21 | 33:58 | |||
16 | 1 | KTM | 4:52:19 | 1 | KTM | 53:03:17 | ||||
2 | KTM | 4:54:54 | 2:35 | 2 | KTM | 53:11:11 | 7:54 | |||
3 | KTM | 4:58:39 | 6:20 | 3 | KTM | 53:41:31 | 38:14 | |||
17 | 1 | KTM | 19:34 | 1 | KTM | 53:24:32 | ||||
2 | KTM | 19:42 | 0:08 | 2 | KTM | 53:31:50 | 7:18 | |||
3 | KTM | 20:31 | 0:57 | 3 | KTM | 54:02:02 | 37:30 |
Cars
Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
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Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap |
1 | 1 | Nissan | 1:43 | Stage not counted towards overall classification | ||||||
2 | Mitsubishi | 1:44 | 0:01 | |||||||
3 | Mitsubishi | 1:44 | 0:01 | |||||||
2 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 38:48 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 38:48 | ||||
2 | Nissan | 39:05 | 0:17 | 2 | Nissan | 39:05 | 0:17 | |||
3 | Mitsubishi | 39:22 | 0:34 | 3 | Mitsubishi | 39:22 | 0:34 | |||
3 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 6:42 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 45:35 | ||||
2 | Mitsubishi | 6:47 | 0:05 | 2 | Mitsubishi | 46:04 | 0:29 | |||
3 | Volkswagen | 6:55 | 0:13 | 3 | Nissan | 46:08 | 0:33 | |||
4 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 18:26 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 1:04:01 | ||||
2 | BMW | 18:48 | 0:22 | 2 | Nissan | 1:05:24 | 1:23 | |||
3 | Nissan | 18:54 | 0:28 | 3 | Mitsubishi | 1:05:26 | 1:25 | |||
5 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 2:31:59 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 3:37:25 | ||||
2 | Mitsubishi | 2:34:19 | 2:20 | 2 | Mitsubishi | 3:38:20 | 0:55 | |||
3 | Nissan | 2:40:13 | 8:14 | 3 | Nissan | 3:48:14 | 10:49 | |||
6 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 2:02:56 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 5:41:16 | ||||
2 | Mitsubishi | 2:04:40 | 1:44 | 2 | Mitsubishi | 5:42:05 | 0:49 | |||
3 | BMW | 2:07:26 | 4:30 | 3 | BMW | 5:56:48 | 15:32 | |||
7 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 5:07:41 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 10:48:57 | ||||
2 | Mitsubishi | 5:19:13 | 11:32 | 2 | Mitsubishi | 11:01:18 | 12:21 | |||
3 | Nissan | 5:34:45 | 27:04 | 3 | Nissan | 11:40:17 | 51:20 | |||
8 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 3:57:42 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 14:52:21 | ||||
2 | Mitsubishi | 4:03:24 | 5:42 | 2 | Mitsubishi | 14:59:00 | 6:39 | |||
3 | Mitsubishi | 4:13:09 | 15:27 | 3 | BMW | 15:59:33 | 1:07:12 | |||
9 | 1 | Nissan | 5:38:37 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 20:31:58 | ||||
2 | Mitsubishi | 5:38:44 | 0:07 | 2 | Mitsubishi | 20:48:50 | 16:52 | |||
3 | Mitsubishi | 5:39:37 | 1:00 | 3 | BMW | 21:41:48 | 1:09:50 | |||
10 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 3:46:36 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 24:21:20 | ||||
2 | Mitsubishi | 3:49:22 | 2:46 | 2 | Mitsubishi | 24:35:26 | 14:06 | |||
3 | Mitsubishi | 3:56:48 | 10:12 | 3 | BMW | 25:50:27 | 1:29:07 | |||
11 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 3:32:53 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 27:54:13 | ||||
2 | BMW | 3:34:23 | 1:30 | 2 | Mitsubishi | 28:10:45 | 16:32 | |||
3 | Mitsubishi | 3:35:19 | 2:26 | 3 | BMW | 29:26:00 | 1:31:47 | |||
12 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 3:04:17 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 30:58:30 | ||||
2 | Mitsubishi | 3:12:03 | 7:46 | 2 | Mitsubishi | 31:22:48 | 24:18 | |||
3 | Mitsubishi | 3:21:02 | 16:45 | 3 | Mitsubishi | 33:24:15 | 2:25:45 | |||
13 | 1 | Nissan | 4:42:29 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 35:57:10 | ||||
2 | BMW | 4:43:47 | 1:18 | 2 | Mitsubishi | 36:23:00 | 25:50 | |||
3 | Nissan | 4:50:51 | 8:22 | 3 | Mitsubishi | 38:26:43 | 2:29:33 | |||
14 | 1 | BMW | 3:02:20 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 39:03:57 | ||||
2 | Mitsubishi | 3:02:42 | 0:22 | 2 | Mitsubishi | 39:31:10 | 27:13 | |||
3 | Nissan | 3:03:26 | 1:06 | 3 | Mitsubishi | 41:29:25 | 2:25:28 | |||
15 | 1 | Nissan | 4:06:51 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 43:25:41 | ||||
2 | Mitsubishi | 4:13:14 | 6:23 | 2 | Mitsubishi | 43:51:31 | 25:50 | |||
3 | Nissan | 4:19:40 | 12:49 | 3 | Mitsubishi | 45:49:28 | 2:23:47 | |||
16 | 1 | Volkswagen | 4:48:40 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 48:44:08 | ||||
2 | Mitsubishi | 4:48:50 | 0:10 | 2 | Mitsubishi | 50:38:18 | 1:54:10 | |||
3 | Nissan | 4:49:10 | 0:30 | 3 | Mitsubishi | 51:04:33 | 2:20:25 | |||
17 | 1 | Nissan | 16:32 | 1 | Mitsubishi | 49:08:52 | ||||
2 | BMW | 17:48 | 1:16 | 2 | Mitsubishi | 51:01:04 | 1:52:12 | |||
3 | Volkswagen | 17:51 | 1:19 | 3 | Mitsubishi | 51:25:20 | 2:16:28 |
Trucks
Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
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Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap |
1 | 1 | Tatra | 2:33 | Stage not counted towards overall classification | ||||||
2 | DAF | 2:34 | 0:01 | |||||||
3 | Mercedes-Benz | 2:36 | 0:03 | |||||||
2 | 1 | DAF | 51:28 | 1 | DAF | 51:28 | ||||
2 | DAF | 52:06 | 0:38 | 2 | DAF | 52:06 | 0:38 | |||
3 | Mercedes-Benz | 52:13 | 0:45 | 3 | Mercedes-Benz | 52:13 | 0:45 | |||
3 | 1 | DAF | 8:32 | 1 | DAF | 1:00:04 | ||||
2 | DAF | 8:36 | 0:04 | 2 | DAF | 1:00:38 | 0:34 | |||
3 | Kamaz | 8:49 | 0:17 | 3 | Mercedes-Benz | 1:02:15 | 2:11 | |||
4 | 1 | DAF | 23:26 | 1 | DAF | 1:23:30 | ||||
2 | Kamaz | 23:48 | 0:22 | 2 | DAF | 1:25:35 | 2:05 | |||
3 | Kamaz | 24:42 | 1:16 | 3 | Kamaz | 1:26:17 | 2:47 | |||
5 | 1 | Tatra | 3:27:40 | 1 | Kamaz | 4:54:50 | ||||
2 | Kamaz | 3:28:33 | 0:53 | 2 | Tatra | 4:56:11 | 1:21 | |||
3 | Kamaz | 3:34:00 | 6:20 | 3 | DAF | 5:00:43 | 5:53 | |||
6 | 1 | DAF | 2:34:40 | 1 | DAF | 7:37:03 | ||||
2 | DAF | 2:36:20 | 1:40 | 2 | DAF | 7:43:38 | 6:35 | |||
3 | Tatra | 2:43:30 | 8:50 | 3 | Kamaz | 7:44:11 | 7:08 | |||
7 | 1 | DAF | 6:15:46 | 1 | DAF | 13:59:24 | ||||
2 | Kamaz | 6:17:27 | 1:41 | 2 | Kamaz | 14:01:38 | 2:14 | |||
3 | Tatra | 6:40:15 | 24:49 | 3 | Tatra | 14:29:31 | 30:07 | |||
8 | 1 | Kamaz | 4:48:06 | 1 | Kamaz | 18:55:141 | ||||
2 | DAF | 4:56:22 | 8:16 | 2 | DAF | 18:55:46 | 0:32 | |||
3 | DAF | 5:01:43 | 13:37 | 3 | Tatra | 19:42:48 | 47:34 | |||
9 | 1 | DAF | 6:56:49 | 1 | DAF | 25:52:35 | ||||
2 | Kamaz | 7:02:49 | 6:00 | 2 | Kamaz | 26:14:07 | 21:32 | |||
3 | Tatra | 7:10:58 | 14:09 | 3 | Tatra | 26:53:46 | 1:01:11 | |||
10 | 1 | Tatra | 4:54:40 | 1 | DAF | 31:09:25 | ||||
2 | Kamaz | 4:57:10 | 2:30 | 2 | Kamaz | 31:11:17 | 1:52 | |||
3 | Kamaz | 4:57:50 | 3:10 | 3 | Tatra | 31:48:26 | 39:01 | |||
11 | 1 | DAF | 4:17:46 | 1 | DAF | 35:27:11 | ||||
2 | Kamaz | 4:20:46 | 3:00 | 2 | Kamaz | 35:32:03 | 4:52 | |||
3 | DAF | 4:24:27 | 6:41 | 3 | Tatra | 36:17:23 | 50:12 | |||
12 | 1 | Kamaz | 4:02:17 | 1 | Kamaz | 39:34:20 | ||||
2 | DAF | 4:12:36 | 10:19 | 2 | Tatra | 40:41:12 | 1:06:52 | |||
3 | Kamaz | 4:16:36 | 14:19 | 3 | DAF | 42:05:56 | 2:31:36 | |||
13 | 1 | Kamaz | 6:12:36 | 1 | Kamaz | 45:54:11 | ||||
2 | DAF | 6:15:05 | 2:29 | 2 | Tatra | 47:03:04 | 1:08:53 | |||
3 | Kamaz | 6:19:51 | 7:15 | 3 | DAF | 48:21:01 | 2:26:50 | |||
14 | 1 | Kamaz | 3:37:38 | 1 | Kamaz | 50:01:02 | ||||
2 | Kamaz | 4:06:51 | 29:13 | 2 | Tatra | 51:12:03 | 1:11:01 | |||
3 | Tatra | 4:08:59 | 31:21 | 3 | Kamaz | 52:23:43 | 2:22:41 | |||
15 | 1 | Kamaz | 5:06:53 | 1 | Kamaz | 55:21:52 | ||||
2 | Kamaz | 5:20:50 | 13:57 | 2 | Tatra | 56:34:19 | 1:12:27 | |||
3 | Tatra | 5:22:16 | 15:23 | 3 | Kamaz | 57:30:36 | 2:08:44 | |||
16 | 1 | Kamaz | 5:07:56 | 1 | Kamaz | 61:12:59 | ||||
2 | Tatra | 5:40:30 | 32:34 | 2 | Tatra | 62:14:49 | 1:01:50 | |||
3 | DAF | 5:47:50 | 39:54 | 3 | Kamaz | 62:38:32 | 1:25:33 | |||
17 | 1 | Kamaz | 23:12 | 1 | Kamaz | 61:12:59 | ||||
2 | Hino | 23:29 | 0:17 | 2 | Tatra | 62:38:41 | 1:02:01 | |||
3 | Kamaz | 23:41 | 0:29 | 3 | Kamaz | 63:01:44 | 1:25:04 |
- ^1 - Vladimir Chagin's time includes a penalty of 5:30.
Final standings
Motorcycles
Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Entrant | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | KTM | Gauloises KTM | 53:24:32 | |
2 | 7 | KTM | Gauloises KTM | +7:18 | |
3 | 1 | KTM | Gauloises KTM | +37:30 | |
4 | 9 | KTM | Gauloises KTM | +1:36:29 | |
5 | 25 | KTM | Petrobras Lubrax | +1:46:05 | |
6 | 16 | KTM | Farmerlips | +1:55:57 | |
7 | 12 | KTM | Farmerlips | +2:40:42 | |
8 | 5 | KTM | KTM Factory Team | +3:29:01 | |
9 | 19 | KTM | Orlen Team | +3:51:00 | |
10 | 22 | KTM | Bijouterie Carador | +4:03:06 |
Cars
Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Car | Entrant | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 200 | Mitsubishi | Team ENEOS Mitsubishi Ralliart | 49:08:52 | ||
2 | 202 | Mitsubishi | Team ENEOS Mitsubishi Ralliart | +1:52:12 | ||
3 | 206 | Mitsubishi | Team ATS Mitsubishi Ralliart | +2:16:28 | ||
4 | 211 | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Ralliart | +2:27:47 | ||
5 | 217 | Nissan | Nissan Rally Raid Team | +2:45:55 | ||
6 | 215 | Volkswagen | Volkswagen Motorsport | +3:42:15 | ||
7 | 204 | Nissan | Nissan Rally Raid Team | +4:25:59 | ||
8 | 203 | Volkswagen | Volkswagen Motorsport | +8:16:56 | ||
9 | 221 | BMW | Team X-Raid | +8:56:06 | ||
10 | 224 | Mitsubishi | Ralliart | +9:08:19 |
Trucks
Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Drivers | Truck | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 407 | Kamaz | 61:36:40 | ||
2 | 410 | Tatra 815 | +1:02:01 | ||
3 | 412 | Kamaz | +1:25:04 | ||
4 | 409 | DAF | +2:38:49 | ||
5 | 400 | Hino | +10:21:28 | ||
6 | 443 | MAN | +17:27:42 | ||
7 | 419 | Mercedes-Benz | +17:53:05 | ||
8 | 402 | Mercedes-Benz | +18:30:29 | ||
9 | 404 | Mercedes-Benz | +19:31:28 | ||
10 | 440 | MAN | +19:52:38 |
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