Rally Poland

The Rally Poland is a motorsport event that has been taking place in Poland since 1921 . It was already part of the World Rally Championship (WRC) in 1973 and 2009 and has been held regularly as a World Championship run since 2014. Before that, it was part of the European Rally Championship (ERC) for many years. The rally has been held on the Masurian Lake District in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 2005 .

history

Alongside the Monte Carlo Rally, the Poland Rally is one of the oldest rally events. In 1921 races were held on gravel roads. In 1926 and in the years 1931-1936, the rally did not take place due to the global economic crisis. In 1973 and 2009 the WRC ( World Rally Championship ) took place in Poland. In 2014 the premier class is back in Poland and replaces the Rally Greece . Achim Warmbold , with co-driver Jean Todt , won the WRC rally in 1973 and Mikko Hirvonen in 2009 .

Routing and conditions

Robert Kubica and co-driver Maciej Szczepaniak at the 2015 home rally

The Rally Poland is mainly driven on gravel roads. The only night special stage over 2.5 kilometers will be particularly demanding. In 2014, four stages will be run in neighboring Lithuania for the first time . The "Super Special Stage" will be held under floodlights in the Mikołajki arena . On certain special stages, hard tires are required, while others are soft.

New route from 2015

Almost 90 percent of the route was changed for the 2015 Rally Poland compared to the previous year. There were no special stages in Lithuania like last year, the cross-border section of the route was canceled. We drove around Mikołajki , which is north of Warsaw in the Masurian Lake District. A special spectator-friendly stage in the arena on the edge of the service park followed. On Friday there were more than 160 special stages on the program, with the pilots having to do without service the entire day. The 39.12 km SS Staczyki, which was driven twice, was the longest in the history of the Rally Poland. On Saturday the special stages were closer to the rally base. There were three special stages each twice and one special stage once. There were three races in the Mikolajki Arena (Thursday, Friday, Saturday), and it was the only special stage that remained unchanged compared to the previous year. The rally ended on Sunday with two special stages in the immediate vicinity of Mikolajki. The fast parts of the track are reminiscent of the Finland Rally . The high growth of grass on the edge of the road made it difficult to see when approaching the curves. Hidden stones in the tall grass made cornering an added risk for drivers and cars. Soft tires were the first choice, but hard ones could also be chosen. The Rally Poland is a typical gravel rally. It was only held as a world championship run for the third time after 2009 and 2014 .

Overall winner

year	event	driver	Co-driver	automobile		class
1921	1st Rally Poland	Tadeusz Heyne		Dodge
1922	2nd Rally Poland	Hans Lorenz		Steyr
1923	3rd Rally Poland	Henryk Liefeld		Austro-Daimler
		Jan Siroucek		Praga Grand
1924	4th Rally Poland	Henryk Liefeld		Austro-Daimler
1925	5th Rally Poland	Charles Betague		Austro-Daimler
In 1926 there was no Rally Poland
1927	6th Rally Poland	Stanisław Szwarcsztajn		Austro-Daimler
1928	7th Rally Poland	Cipriano Illiano		Fiat 509
There was no Rally Poland between 1931 and 1936
1939	12th Rally Poland	Tadeusz Marek		Chevrolet Master Sedan
Between 1940 and 1946 there was no Rally Poland
1960	20th Rally Poland	Walter shock	Rolf Moll	Mercedes-Benz 220SE
1961	21st Rally Poland	Eugen Boehringer	Rauno Aaltonen	Mercedes-Benz 220SE
1962	22nd Rally Poland	Eugen Boehringer	Peter Lang	Mercedes-Benz 220SE
1963	23rd Rally Poland	Dieter Glemser	Martin Braungart	Mercedes-Benz 220SE
1964	24th Rally Poland	Sobieslaw Zasada	Ewa Zasada	Steyr-Puch 650TR		ERC
1965	25th Rally Poland	Rauno Aaltonen	Tony Ambrose	Mini Cooper		ERC
1966	26th Rally Poland	Tony case	Atis Krauklis	Mini Cooper		ERC
1967	27th Rally Poland	Sobieslaw Zasada	Ewa Zasada	Porsche 912		ERC
1968	28th Rally Poland	Krzysztof Komornicki	Zygmunt Wiśniewski	Renault R8 Gordini
1969	29th Rally Poland	Sobieslaw Zasada	Ewa Zasada	Porsche 911 S.		ERC
1970	30th Rally Poland	Jean-Claude Andruet	Michèle Veron	Alpine-Renault A110 1600		ERC
1971	31st Rally Poland	Sobieslaw Zasada	Ewa Zasada	BMW 2002 tii		ERC
1972	32nd Rally Poland	Raffaele Pinto	Gino Macaluso	Fiat 124 Spider Rally		ERC
1973	33rd Rally Poland	Achim Warmbold	Jean Todt	Fiat 124 Abarth Rally		WRC
1974	34th Rally Poland	Klaus Russling	Wolfgang White	Porsche 911 Carrera RS		ERC
1975	35th Rally Poland	Maurizio Verini	Francesco Rossetti	Fiat 124 Abarth		ERC
1976	36th Rally Poland	Andrzej Jaroszewicz	Ryszard Żyszkowski	Lancia Stratos		ERC
1977	37th Rally Poland	Bernard Darniche	Alain Mahé	Lancia Stratos		ERC
1978	38th Rally Poland	Antonio Zanini	Juan Petisco	Fiat 131 Abarth		ERC
1979	39th Rally Poland	Antonio Zanini	Juan Petisco	Fiat 131 Abarth		ERC
1980	40th Rally Poland	Antonio Zanini	Juan Petisco	Porsche 911		ERC
From 1981 to 1983 there was no Rally Poland
1984	41st Rally Poland	Ingvar Carlsson	Benny Melander	Mazda RX-7		ERC
1985	42nd Rally Poland	Branislav Kuzmic	Rudi Šali	Renault 5 Turbo		ERC
1986	43rd Rally Poland	Branislav Kuzmic	Rudi Šali	Renault 5 Turbo		ERC
1987	44th Rally Poland	Attila Ferjancz	János Tandari	Audi Coupé Quattro		ERC
1988	45th Rally Poland	Marc Soulet	Philippe Willem	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth		ERC
1989	46th Rally Poland	Robert Droogmans	Ronny Joosten	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth		ERC
1990	47th Rally Poland	Robert Droogmans	Ronny Joosten	Lancia Delta Integrale		ERC
1991	48th Rally Poland	Piero Liatti	Luciano Tedeschini	Lancia Delta Integrale		ERC
1992	49th Rally Poland	Erwin Weber	Manfred Hiemer	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4		ERC
1993	50th Rally Poland	Robert Droogmans	Ronny Joosten	Ford Escort RS Cosworth		ERC
1994	51st Rally Poland	Patrick Snijers	Dany Colebunders	Ford Escort RS Cosworth		ERC
1995	52nd Rally Poland	Enrico Bertone	Max Chiapponi	Toyota Celica 4WD		ERC
1996	53rd Rally Poland	Krzysztof Hołowczyc	Maciej Wisławski	Toyota Celica 4WD		ERC
1997	54th Rally Poland	Patrick Snijers	Dany Colebunders	Ford Escort WRC		ERC
1998	55th Rally Poland	Krzysztof Hołowczyc	Maciej Wisławski	Subaru Impreza WRC		ERC
1999	56th Rally Poland	Robert Gryczyński	Tadeusz Burkacki	Toyota Corolla WRC		ERC
2000	57th Rally Poland	Henrik Lundgaard	Jens Christian Anker	Toyota Corolla WRC		ERC
2001	58th Rally Poland	Leszek Kuzaj	Andrzej Górski	Toyota Corolla WRC		ERC
2002	59th Rally Poland	Janusz Kulig	Jarek Baran	Ford Focus WRC		ERC
2003	60th Rally Poland	Miguel Campos	Carlos Magalhães	Peugeot 206 WRC		ERC
2004	61st Rally Poland	Luca Pedersoli	Daniele Vernuccio	Peugeot 306 Maxi Kit Car		ERC
2005	62nd Rally Poland	Krzysztof Hołowczyc	Łukasz kurzja	Subaru Impreza N11		ERC
2006	63rd Rally Poland	Leszek Kuzaj	Maciej Szczepaniak	Subaru Impreza N12		ERC
2007	64th Rally Poland	Oscar Svedlund	Bjorn Nilsson	Subaru Impreza N12		ERC
2008	65th Rally Poland	Michał Bębenek	Grzegorz Bębenek	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX		ERC
2009	66th Rally Poland	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Focus RS WRC		WRC
2010	67th Rally Poland	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Jaroslaw Baran	Subaru Impreza STR09		ERC
2011	68th Rally Poland	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Jaroslaw Baran	Subaru Impreza STi R4		ERC
2012	69th Rally Poland	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Škoda Fabia S2000		ERC
2013	70th Rally Poland	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Jaroslaw Baran	Ford Fiesta R5		ERC
2014	71st Rally Poland	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC		WRC
2015	72nd Rally Poland	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC		WRC
2016	73rd Rally Poland	Andreas Mikkelsen	Jæger is different	Volkswagen Polo R WRC		WRC
2017	74th Rally Poland	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC		WRC
2018	75th Rally Poland	Aleksiej Łukjaniuk	Alexey Arnautov	Citroën C3 R5		ERC
2019	76. Rajd Polski	Nikołaj Griazin	Jarosław Fiedorow	Škoda Fabia R5		ERC

Individual evidence

1. ↑ volkswagen-motorsport.com - website: Rally Poland: volkswagen-motorsport.com/index.php?id=744 . Retrieved March 1, 2014 . 
2. ↑ wrc.com - Internet site: Rally Poland: wrc.com/de/wrc/calendar/poland-2014/page/698--698-682-.html . Retrieved March 2, 2014 . 
3. ↑ wrc.com: LOTOS 72nd Rally Poland , accessed June 27, 2015
4. ↑ Rajd Polski - Hall of fame

Web links

Commons : Rally Poland  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official rally website (English and Polish)
• Results on eWRC-results.com