Rally Poland

The Rally of Poland (in Polish, Rajd Polski) is a motorsport event for rally cars that was first established in 1921. It is second-oldest rally in the world, preceded only by Monte Carlo Rally. In 1973, the Rally of Poland was the one of the thirtern rounds of newly established FIA World Rally Championship, but was removed from the 1974 calendar. It later found a place as a round of the European Rally Championship, and 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 Chamiopnship in 2009, which was won by Mikko Hirvonen. However, the event was once again removed 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 will return to the championship in 2014. The proposed route will feature stages in nearby Lithuania, in a format similar to the Rally of Sweden, which crosses over the border into Norway.^[1]

The winners of the rally

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

References

1. "2014 WRC calendar revealed". WRC.com. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

External links

• http://www.rajdpolski.pl/