2002.E2.80.932003 Subaru World Rally Team
tommi mäkinen
for 2002 season, burns replaced tommi mäkinen , co-driver kaj lindström. petter solberg continued team, , pasi hagstrom team s test driver. following october 2001 signing of 4 time driver s championship winner mäkinen, expectations team ran high. however, after season opening win in monte carlo, able finish 5 more events during entire season. teammate, solberg fared better, finishing 9 events, 5 of podium finishes, including first ever wrc win, @ rally great britain, season s last round. win propelled him past ford s carlos sainz second in drivers championship.
for 2003 season, driver line-up remained unchanged previous year. solberg drove #7 car, mäkinen #8 car. season got off poor start, neither driver finishing rallye monte carlo. solberg scored 4 outright wins, in cyprus, australia, france, , finished season second straight win in britain, securing him driver s championship himself , co-driver phil mills, narrowly beating sébastien loeb 1 point. team managed achieve third place in manufacturers championship, beaten citroen , peugeot. @ end of season, tommi mäkinen retired wrc.
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