2003 Race of Champions
race champion took place november – gran canaria final time also last year threecar team nation cup including one motorcycle racer focus rally driver fading year event due later stadiumbased venue using alltarmac track vehicle used peugeot wrc mitsubishi lancer evolution viii group n subaru impreza wrx roc buggy individual competition sébastien loeb whilst nation cup allstar lineup fonsi nieto gilles panizzi cristiano da matta nick heidfeld originally confirmed germany prior commitment brother sven taking place johnny herbert originally confirmed great britain prior commitment smith taking place marcus grönholm represent finland due testing commitment could arrive time nation cup salonen took place kenny brack represent sweden due injury sustained cart accident wirdheim took place group group b group c usa progress semifinal fastest total time losing team best time semifinal final participation main race champion awarded primarily basis best time nation cup several exception rule however – marcus grönholm defending champion guaranteed spot whilst cristiano da matta despite best time among racing driver nation cup participate françois duval secured place winning junior event dani sordo spanish master event timo salonen invited seeded driver martin rowe invited pwrc title thomas biagi meanwhile earned place beating fia gt teammate matteo bobbi volkswagen cup uk winner rob carvell group group b quarterfinal semifinal final httpswebarchiveorgwebhttpwwwcarreradecampeonesorg