Rally Poland

Rally Poland
Rajd Polski
Statusactive
Genremotorsporting event
Frequencyannual
Country Poland
Inaugurated1921
Websiterajdpolski.pl
Rally Poland 2014 - Sébastien Ogier/Volkswagen Polo R WRC

The Rally of Poland (in Polish, Rajd Polski) is a motorsport event for rally cars that was first established in 1921. It is third-oldest rally in the world, preceded only by Österreichische Alpenfahrt and Monte Carlo Rally. The event became a permanent fixture of the European Rally Championship in 1960, except for a few editions held as part of the World Rally Championship.

In 1973, the Rally of Poland was the one of the thirteen rounds of newly established World Rally Championship, but was removed from the 1974 calendar. After a move to Mikołajki in the Masurian Lake District in 2005, event organisers started lobbying for the event's inclusion as a round of the World Rally Championship. After being run as a candidate event in 2007 and 2008, Poland returned to the World Rally Championship in 2009, which was won by Mikko Hirvonen. However, the event was once again removed from the WRC after a single season, and was replaced by Rally Bulgaria.

During the 2012 season, the FIA put forward a tender for new events, and after a delay of one year, considered events in Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa and Poland for inclusion on the 2014 season calendar. The Rally of Poland was the successful candidate, and returned to the championship in 2014. The proposed route featured stages in nearby Lithuania, in a format similar to the Rally of Sweden, which crosses over the border into Norway.[1] It was removed from the calendar after the 2017 season after the FIA repeatedly raised concerns about the event's safety.[2]

Rally winners

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Year Driver Car
1921 Poland Tadeusz Heyne Dodge
1922 Austria Hans Lorenz Steyr
1923 Poland Henryk Liefeld Austro-Daimler
Czechoslovakia Jan Siroucek Praga Grand
1924 Poland Henryk Liefeld Austro-Daimler
1925 Austria Charles Betague Austro-Daimler
1927 Poland Stanisław Szwarcsztajn Austro-Daimler
1928 Italy Cipriano Illiano Fiat 509
1929 Poland Adam hr. Potocki Austro-Daimler g.D
Czechoslovakia Josef Vermirovsky Tatra g.F
Czechoslovakia Teodor Kredl Praga Piccolo g.G
Poland Jan Ripper Tatra g.E
Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Heusler Praga Grand g.C
Poland Aachim baron Haebler Maybach g.B
1930 Poland Michał Bitny-Szlachta Ford g.A
Poland Zygmunt Rahnenfeld Fiat 525 g.B
Poland Adam hr. Potocki Austro-Daimler g.C
1937 Germany Paul von Guillaeume Adler Trumpf g.II
Germany Aleksander Mazurek Chevrolet Master Sedan g.V
Poland Wojciech Kołaczkowski DKW Meisterklasse g.I
1938 Poland Jan Ripper Fiat 1100 (1937) g.I
Poland Stanisław Szwarcsztajn Lancia Aprilia g.II
Germany Hans Rauch Mercedes-Benz 230 g.IV
Poland Witold Rychter Chevrolet Master Sedan g.V
Poland Jerzy Strenger Citroën Légère g.III
1939 Poland Tadeusz Marek Chevrolet Master Sedan g.IV
Poland Stefan Grossman Citroën g.II
Poland Stefan Pronaszko Renault Primaquatre g.III
Italy Renato Ghisalba Fiat 1100 (1937) g.I
1947 Poland Marian Wierzba Lancia Super Sport g.III
Poland Witold Rychter Chevrolet Master Sedan g.V
Poland Zygmunt Andrzejewski Willys g.IV
Poland Edward Loth KdF g.II
Poland Alfred Pecko DKW g.I
1948 Czechoslovakia Ivan Hodac Aero-Minor g.I
Czechoslovakia Vaclav Bobek Škoda 1101 g.II
Poland Julian Łączyński Lancia g.III
Czechoslovakia A. Anton BMW g.IV
Czechoslovakia Jiri Pohl Jaguar g.V
Poland Józef Sucharda Jaguar g.VI
1954 Poland Alfons Zielkowski DKW 750 T
Poland Zbigniew Witkowski Fiat 1100 1300 T
Poland Edward Niziołek Opel Olympia 1600 T
Poland Zygmunt Skoczkowski Tatraplan 2000 T
Poland Stanisław Gustaw FSO Warszawa M-20 2600 T
Poland Bolesław Majkowski 1946 Ford V8 2600+T
Poland Stanisław Rusiniak BMW 1600 S
Poland Franciszek Postawka BMW 328 1600+
1955 Poland Edward Niziołek Opel Olympia g.VI
Poland Bolesław Majkowski Ford de Luxe g.IX
Poland Marian Repeta FSO Warszawa M-20 g.VIII
Poland Henryk Olszewski Škoda g.IV-V
Poland Jerzy Zaczeniuk Citroën g.VII
Poland Jacek Dzięciołowski DKW g.III
Poland Grzegorz Timoszek BMW 328 g.Sport
1956 Poland Marian Repeta FSO Warszawa M-20 g.VIII
Poland Jerzy Opiela DKW g.III
Poland Edward Niziołek Citroën BL 11 g.VII
Poland Janusz Solarski Škoda 1100 g.IV-V
Poland Kazimierz Tarczyński BMW g.VI-S
Poland Jan Jagielski Opel Olympia g.VI
1957 Poland Adam Wędrychowski Zwickau P-70 g.III-T
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mlado Vukovic DKW g.IV-T
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S. Vidmar Porsche 356 1300 S g.V-S
Poland Walerian Waryszewski BMW 328 g.VII-S
Poland Mieczysław Sochacki FSO Warszawa M-20 g.VIII-T
Poland Marek Varisella DKW F8 g.III-S
Poland Bolesław Majkowski Simca 8 g.V-T
Poland Władysław Paszkowski Opel Olympia g.VII-T
1959 East Germany Kurt Rüdiger Wartburg g.IV
Poland Krzysztof Komornicki Simca Aronde g.V
Poland Henryk Ruciński Ford Zephyr g.VIII
Poland Stanisław Wierzba FSO Syrena g.III
Poland Andrzej Żymirski Opel Olympia g.VII
1960 West Germany Walter Schock Mercedes-Benz 220SE
1961 West Germany Eugen Böhringer Mercedes-Benz 220SE
1962 West Germany Eugen Böhringer Mercedes-Benz 220SE
1963 West Germany Dieter Glemser Mercedes-Benz 220SE
1964 Poland Sobiesław Zasada Steyr-Puch 650TR
1965 Finland Rauno Aaltonen BMC Mini Cooper S
1966 United Kingdom Tony Fall BMC Mini Cooper
1967 Poland Sobiesław Zasada Porsche 912
1968 Poland Krzysztof Komornicki Renault R8 Gordini
1969 Poland Sobiesław Zasada Porsche 911S
1970 France Jean-Claude Andruet Alpine-Renault A110 1600
1971 Poland Sobiesław Zasada BMW 2002 tii
1972 Italy Raffaele Pinto Fiat 124 Spider Rally
1973 West Germany Achim Warmbold Fiat 124 Abarth Rally
1974 Austria Klaus Russling Porsche 911 Carrera RS
1975 Italy Maurizio Verini Fiat 124 Abarth
1976 Poland Andrzej Jaroszewicz Lancia Stratos HF
1977 France Bernard Darniche Lancia Stratos HF
1978 Belgium Gilbert Staepelaere Ford Escort RS1800
1979 Spain Antonio Zanini Fiat 131 Abarth
1980 Spain Antonio Zanini Porsche 911
1984 Sweden Ingvar Carlsson Mazda RX-7
1985 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branislav Kuzmic Renault 5T
1986 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branislav Kuzmic Renault 5T
1987 Hungary Attila Ferjancz Audi Coupé Quattro
1988 Belgium Marc Soulet Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
1989 Belgium Robert Droogmans Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
1990 Belgium Robert Droogmans Lancia Delta Integrale
1991 Italy Piero Liatti Lancia Delta Integrale
1992 Germany Erwin Weber Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1993 Belgium Robert Droogmans Ford Escort Cosworth
1994 Belgium Patrick Snijers Ford Escort Cosworth
1995 Italy Enrico Bertone Toyota Celica T 4WD
1996 Poland Krzysztof Hołowczyc Toyota Celica T 4WD
1997 Belgium Patrick Snijers Ford Escort Cosworth WRC
1998 Poland Krzysztof Hołowczyc Subaru Impreza WRC
1999 Poland Robert Gryczyński Toyota Corolla WRC
2000 Denmark Henrik Lundgaard Toyota Corolla WRC
2001 Poland Leszek Kuzaj Toyota Corolla WRC
2002 Poland Janusz Kulig Ford Focus RS WRC
2003 Portugal Miguel Campos Peugeot 206 WRC
2004 Italy Luca Pedersoli Peugeot 306 Maxi Kit Car
2005 Poland Krzysztof Hołowczyc Subaru Impreza N11
2006 Poland Leszek Kuzaj Subaru Impreza N12
2007 Sweden Oscar Svedlund Subaru Impreza N12
2008 Poland Michał Bębenek Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2009 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 09
2010 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Subaru Impreza STR09
2011 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Subaru Impreza STR09
2012 Finland Esapekka Lappi Škoda Fabia S2000
2013 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5
2014 France Sebastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC
2015 France Sebastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC
2016 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC
2017 Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
2018 Russia Nikolay Gryazin Škoda Fabia R5
2019 Russia Alexey Lukyanuk Citroën C3 R5
2021 Russia Alexey Lukyanuk Citroën C3 Rally2
2022 Poland Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
2023 Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
2024 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

† — Rally was part of the World Rally Championship.

Multiple winners

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Mikolajki Arena

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Every year a Super Special Stage called Mikolajki Arena takes place. 2 crews start at the same time in head-to-head battle. The track record was set on 2024 by Tänak / Järveoja.[3][4]

Stage Crew Car Time
2024 SS1 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 1:42.5
2024 SS8 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:43.4
2024 SS8 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:43.4

References

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  1. ^ "2014 WRC calendar revealed". WRC.com. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, David (7 August 2017). "Turkey and Croatia set for 2018 World Rally Championship calendar". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Tanak breaks Mikolajki Arena record". 80. Rajd Polski. 27 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Stage results ORLEN Rally Poland 2024".
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