1973 Polish Rally

33rd Polish Rally
33 Rajd Polski
Round 7 of the 1973 WRC for Manufacturers
Host country  Poland
Rally base Kraków, Poland
Dates run 12 July 1973 – 15 July 1973
Stages 55 (734 km)
Stage surface Asphalt and gravel
Overall distance 3912 km
Results
Overall winner Achim Warmbold
Teams 62 at start, 3 at finish

The 1973 Polish Rally was the 33rd running of the Rally Poland, and the seventh round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in mid-July in southern Poland, this marked to only year in which Poland (or any member of the Warsaw Pact) was part of the WRC calendar. This edition was also notable for the fact that of the 62 teams which began the rally, only three completed it, a record that stands today.

In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. Despite the misfortune of most of the teams, Fiat was able to finally gain a win for their Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye. As no other major competitors were able to complete the rally, the win was by a substantial margin, the German driver outpacing the next finisher by nearly three hours.

Contents

Results

1973 33rd Rally Poland final results
Finish Total
time
Group Car # Driver
Co-driver
Car Mfr.
points
Overall In
group
1 1 8 h : 28 m : 14 s 4 4 Achim Warmbold
Jean Todt
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 20
2 1 11 h : 15 m : 16 s 2 91 Egon Culmbacher
Werner Ernst
Wartburg 353 15
3 1 12 h : 8 m : 31 s 1 55 Maciej Stawowiak
Jan Czyżyk
Polski Fiat 125p 12
Retired (excluded) 4 2 Jean-Luc Thérier
Alain Mahé
Alpine Renault A110 1800
Retired (mechanical) 4 3 Alcide Paganelli
Ninni Russo
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (accident) 4 7 Adam Smorawiński
Zbigniew Kołaczkowski
Porsche 911
Retired (time) 2 12 Hans Britth
Magnus Olsson
Ford Capri 2600
Retired 2 21 Marian Bień
Wiesław Nicieja
Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (time) 2 23 Jerzy Dobrzański
Antoni Ryniak
Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (accident) 2 24 Stasys Brundza
Anatoli Brum
Moskvich 412
Retired (mechanical) 2 26 Ryszard Żyszkowski
Jerzy Żyszkowski
Polski Fiat 125p
Retired 2 27 Horst Rausch
Jerzy Sypniewski
BMW 2002
Retired 2 31 Kastytis Girdauskas
Arvydas Girdauskas
Moskvich 412
Retired 2 34 Krzysztof Komornicki
Błażej Krupa
Polski Fiat 125p
Retired 2 35 Jerzy Landsberg
Marian Wangrat
Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (time) 2 36 Lev Morozov
Andris Kalnais
Moskvich 412
Retired (accident) 1 49 Haino Sepp
Tomas Bernstein
Moskvich 412
Retired (time) 1 57 Evert Wesström
Bo Carlsson
Toyota Corolla
Retired (mechanical) 1 63 Marek Varisella
Janina Jedynak
Polski Fiat 125p

Championship standings

1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 7
After round 6 Team Season end
Position Points Position Points
1 92 Alpine Renault 1 147
2 63 Fiat 2 84
3 33 Citroën 7 33
4 22 Datsun 6 34
5 20 Saab 5 42
6 16 Ford 3 76
7 15 Wartburg 14 15
8 14 Volkswagen 15 15
9 13 Lancia 13 17
10 13 Peugeot 16 13
11 12 Polski Fiat 12 18
12 8 Porsche 9 27
13 5 Opel 11 25
14 4 BMW 8 28
4 Mitsubishi 17 4
4 Volvo 4 44
17 3 Škoda 18 3
18 2 Toyota 10 25
19 1 Audi 20 2

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2011 WRC season

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