2003 British Rally Championship

The 2003 British Rally Championship season was the 45th season of the British Rally Championship. The season consisted of seven rounds — the Rally of Wales, scheduled for 22–23 March, was cancelled — and began on 25 April, with the Pirelli International Rally in the north east of England. The season ended on 26 October, at the Tempest South of England Rally. The series was organised by the Royal Scottish Automobile Club.^[1]

The title was won by Englishman Jonny Milner and Welsh co-driver Nicky Beech, driving a Toyota Corolla WRC.

Entry list

Constructor	Car	Driver	Co-Driver	Rds.
Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 147 S1600	Steve Hill	Jim Kitson	1, 3
			Joanne Lockwood	4-7
Citroën	Citroën Saxo S1600	Aki Teiskonen	Miika Teiskonen	6
Fiat	Fiat Punto S1600	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	1
			Simone Scattolin	2
		Leon Pesticcio	Timothy Sturla	1-5, 7
Ford	Ford Escort WRC	Chris Mellors	Craig Thorley	6
	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	Jari-Matti Latvala	Carl Williamson	1-3
			Miikka Anttila	4-7
	Ford Puma S1600	Ryan Champion	Cliff Simmons	1-6
		Barry Clark	Neil Shanks	1-6
		Martin Stenshorne	Clive Jenkins	1
Hyundai	Hyundai Accent WRC	Steve Petch	John Richardson	1, 6
MG	MG ZR S1600	Gwyndaf Evans	Howard Davies	1
			Claire Mole	2, 4-6
	MG ZR 160			3
Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Barry Groundwater	Jude Wylie	6
		Mark I'Anson	Graeme Walker	1, 3
			Toby I'Anson	7
		James Thompson	Richard Pulleyn	1
	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5			2-4
	Mistubishi Lancer Evo VIII	Roy White	Greg Shinnors	3-7
Nissan	Nissan Almera GTi	Markus Foss	Glenn Patterson	1-6
	Nissan Micra	Shelley Taunt	Bob Stokoe	1-2, 4, 6-7
			Andrew Garrett	3
Opel	Opel Corsa S1000	Kris Meeke	Chris Patterson	1-3, 6
			David Senior	5
Peugeot	Peugeot 205 GTI	Ellya Gold	Kevin Plunkett	2
	Peugeot 206 GT			1
			Phil Mills	4
			Simon Mills	7
	Peugeot 206 GTI		Kevin Plunkett	3
	Peugeot 206 S1600	Garry Jennings	Gordon Noble	All
	Peugeot 206 XS	Shaun Gallagher	Richard Pashley	5-6
		Jack Ingleby	Grania Ingleby	5-6
		Dessie Keenan	Enda Sherry	5
		Gareth MacHale	Elva Roe	5
			Clive Jenkins	6-7
		Yorgo Philippedes	Marshall Clarke	5
			Bryan Hull	6
		Joan Roca	Jordi Barrabés	5-6
			Daniel Guirro	7
Proton	Proton Satria S1600	Mats Andersson	Claire Mole	1
		Stuart Jones	Richard Edwards	7
Renault	Renault Clio S1600	Mark Higgins	Bryan Thomas	1
SEAT	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Kate Heath	Paul Heath	All
Subaru	Subaru Impreza S4 WRC '98	Eugene Donnelly	Paul Kiely	3
	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	Tapio Laukkanen	Miikka Anttila	1-3
			Ilkka Riipinen	4-6
	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	Peadar Hurson	Ian Porter	3, 5
	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	Austin MacHale	Brian Murphy	All
		Andrew Nesbitt	James O'Brien	3, 5
		Eamonn Boland	Damien Morrissey	3, 5
	Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02		Francis Regan	4
		Derek McGarrity	Dermot O'Gorman	3-5
	Subaru Impreza STi	Jennie-Lee Hermansson	Howard Davies	6
	Subaru Impreza 555	Ryan Champion	Cliff Simmons	7
Toyota	Toyota Corolla WRC	Jonny Milner	Nicky Beech	1-6

Calendar

• Pirelli International Rally – 25–26 April
• RSAC Scottish Rally – 13–15 June
• Jim Clark Memorial Rally – 5–6 July
• Manx International Rally – 31 July–2 August
• The AnswerCall Direct International Ulster Rally – 5–6 September
• Trackrod Rally Yorkshire – 27–28 September
• Tempest South of England Rally – 25–26 October

References