Rally of Poland

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The Rally of Poland (Rajd Polski) is the second oldest rally in the world after the famous classic Monte Carlo. The first edition of The Rally of Poland was run in 1921. In 1973 The Rally of Poland was the one among 13 rounds of newly established FIA World Rally Championship. Since 2005 it takes place on gravel roads around Masurian Lake District.

Today Rally of Poland is a part of the FIA European Rally Championship and it's pretending to be a World Rally Championship round for two past years, with quite big chances for a succes next season.

[edit] The winners of the rally

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

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Rallies in the World Rally Championship:
2008 championship events:

Monte Carlo | Sweden | Mexico | Argentina | Jordan | Sardinia | Greece
Turkey | Finland | Germany | New Zealand | Catalunya | Corsica | Japan | Great Britain

Past championship events include:

Arctic | Australia | Austria | Brazil | Canada | China | Côte d'Ivoire | Cyprus
Indonesia | Ireland | Morocco | Norway | Olympus | Poland | Press-on-Regardless
Portugal | Safari | Sanremo