Rally of Poland
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The '''Rally of Poland''' (Rajd Polski) is the second oldest [[rally racing|rally]] in the world after the famous classic [[Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo|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.
==The winners of the rally==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
!width=35px| Year
!width=200px| Driver
!width=190px colspan="2"| Car
|-
| [[1921]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Tadeusz Heyne]]
|colspan=2| [[Dodge]]
|-
| [[1922]]
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Hans Lorenz]]
|colspan=2| [[Steyr]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1923]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Henryk Liefeld]]
|colspan="2"| [[Austro-Daimler]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Jan Siroucek]]
|colspan="2"| [[Praga Hostivař|Praga]] Grand
|-
| [[1924]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Henryk Liefeld]]
|colspan="2"| [[Austro-Daimler]]
|-
| [[1925]]
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Charles Betague]]
|colspan="2"| [[Austro-Daimler]]
|-
| [[1927]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Stanisław Szwarcsztajn]]
|colspan="2"| [[Austro-Daimler]]
|-
| [[1928]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Cipriano Illiano]]
|colspan="2"| [[Fiat 509]]
|-
|colspan="4"|
|-
|rowspan="6"| [[1929]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Adam hr. Potocki]]
| [[Austro-Daimler]]
|width=25| g.D
|-
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Josef Vermirovsky]]
| [[Tatra (car)|Tatra]]
| g.F
|-
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Teodor Kredl]]
| [[Praga Hostivař|Praga]] Picollo
| g.G
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Jan Ripper]]
| [[Tatra (car)|Tatra]]
| g.E
|-
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Jaroslav Heusler]]
| [[Praga Hostivař|Praga]] Grand
| g.C
|-
| [[Aachim baron Haebler]]
| [[Maybach]]
| g.B
|- bgcolor="DCDCDC"
|colspan="4"|
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[1930]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Michał Bitny-Szlachta]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| g.A
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Zygmunt Rahnenfeld]]
| [[Fiat 525]]
| g.B
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Adam hr. Potocki]]
| [[Austro-Daimler]]
| g.C
|-
|colspan="4"|
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[1937]]
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Paul von Guillaeume]]
| [[Adler Trumpf]]
| g.II
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Aleksander Mazurek]]
| [[Chevrolet Master Sedan]]
| g.V
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Wojciech Kołaczkowski]]
| [[DKW|DKW Meisterklasse]]
| g.I
|-
|colspan="4"|
|-
|rowspan="5"| [[1938]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Jan Ripper]]
| [[Fiat 1100]]
| g.I
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Stanisław Szwarcsztajn]]
| [[Lancia Aprilia]]
| g.II
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hans Rauch]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz 230]]
| g.IV
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Witold Rychter]]
| [[Chevrolet Master Sedan]]
| g.V
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Jerzy Strenger]]
| [[Citroën Legere]]
| g.III
|-
|colspan="4"|
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[1939]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Tadek Marek|Tadeusz Marek]]
| [[Chevrolet Master Sedan]]
| g.IV
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Stefan Grossman]]
| [[Citroën]]
| g.II
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Stefan Pronaszko]]
| [[Renault Primaquatre]]
| g.III
|-
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Renato Ghisalba]]
| [[Fiat 1100]]
| g.I
|- bgcolor="DCDCDC"
|colspan="4"|
|-
|rowspan="5"| [[1947]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Marian Wierzba]]
| [[Lancia Super Sport]]
| g.III
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Witold Rychter]]
| [[Chevrolet Master Sedan]]
| g.V
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Zygmunt Andrzejewski]]
| [[Willys]]
| g.IV
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Edward Loth]]
| [[KdF]]
| g.II
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Alfred Pecko]]
| [[DKW]]
| g.I
|-
|colspan="4"|
|-
|rowspan="6"| [[1948]]
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Ivan Hodac]]
| [[Aero-Minor]]
| g.I
|-
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Vaclav Bobek]]
| [[Skoda 1101]]
| g.II
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Julian Łączyński]]
| [[Lancia]]
| g.III
|-
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[A. Anton]]
| [[BMW]]
| g.IV
|-
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Jiri Pohl]]
| [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]]
| g.V
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Józef Sucharda]]
| [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]]
| g.VI
|- bgcolor="DCDCDC"
|colspan="4"|
|-
|rowspan="8"| [[1954]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Alfons Zielkowski]]
| [[DKW]]
| 750 T
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Zbigniew Witkowski]]
| [[Fiat 1100]]
| 1300 T
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Edward Niziołek]]
| [[Opel Olympia]]
| 1600 T
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Zygmunt Skoczkowski]]
| [[Tatraplan]]
| 2000 T
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Stanisław Gustaw]]
| [[Warszawa (car)|FSO Warszawa M-20]]
| 2600 T
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Bolesław Majkowski]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 2600+T
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Stanisław Rusiniak]]
| [[BMW]]
| 1600 S
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Franciszek Postawka]]
| [[BMW 328]]
| 1600+
|-
|colspan="4"|
|-
|rowspan="7"| [[1955]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Edward Niziołek]]
| [[Opel Olympia]]
| g.VI
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Bolesław Majkowski]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford de Luxe]]
| g.IX
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Marian Repeta]]
| [[Warszawa (car)|FSO Warszawa M-20]]
| g.VIII
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Henryk Olszewski]]
| [[Škoda Auto|Škoda]]
| g.IV-V
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Jerzy Zaczeniuk]]
| [[Citroën]]
| g.VII
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Jacek Dzięciołowski]]
| [[DKW]]
| g.III
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Grzegorz Timoszek]]
| [[BMW 328]]
| g.Sport
|-
|colspan="4"|
|-
|rowspan="6"| [[1956]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Marian Repeta]]
| [[Warszawa (car)|FSO Warszawa M-20]]
| g.VIII
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Jerzy Opiela]]
| [[DKW]]
| g.III
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Edward Niziołek]]
| [[Citroën BL 11]]
| g.VII
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Janusz Solarski]]
| [[Skoda 1100]]
| g.IV-V
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Kazimierz Tarczyński]]
| [[BMW]]
| g.VI-S
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Jan Jagielski]]
| [[Opel Olympia]]
| g.VI
|-
|colspan="4"|
|-
|rowspan="8"| [[1957]]
|{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Adam Wędrychowski]]
| [[Zwickau|Zwickau P-70]]
| g.III-T
|-
| {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Mlado Vukovic]]
| [[DKW]]
| g.IV-T
|-
| {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[S. Vidmar]]
| [[Porsche 356|Porsche 356 1300 S]]
| g.V-S
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Walerian Waryszewski]]
| [[BMW 328]]
| g.VII-S
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Mieczysław Sochacki]]
| [[Warszawa (car)|FSO Warszawa M-20]]
| g.VIII-T
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Marek Varisella]]
| [[DKW F8]]
| g.III-S
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Bolesław Majkowski]]
| [[Simca 8]]
| g.V-T
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Władysław Paszkowski]]
| [[Opel Olympia]]
| g.VII-T
|-
|colspan="4"|
|-
|rowspan="5"| [[1959]]
| {{flagicon|DDR}} [[Kurt Rüdiger]]
| [[Wartburg (car)|Wartburg]]
| g.IV
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Krzysztof Komornicki]]
| [[Simca Aronde]]
| g.V
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Henryk Ruciński]]
| [[Ford Zephyr]]
| g.VIII
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Stanisław Wierzba]]
| [[Syrena|FSO Syrena]]
| g.III
|-
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Andrzej Żymirski]]
| [[Opel Olympia]]
| g.VII
|- bgcolor="DCDCDC"
|colspan="4"|
|-
|[[1960]]
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Walter Schock]]
|colspan="2"| [[Mercedes-Benz 220SE]]
|-
| [[1961]]
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Eugen Böhringer]]
|colspan="2"| [[Mercedes-Benz 220SE]]
|-
| [[1962]]
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Eugen Böhringer]]
|colspan="2"| [[Mercedes-Benz 220SE]]
|-
| [[1963]]
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Dieter Glemser]]
|colspan="2"| [[Mercedes-Benz 220SE]]
|-
| [[1964]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Sobiesław Zasada]]
|colspan="2"| [[Steyr-Puch|Steyr-Puch 650TR]]
|-
| [[1965]]
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Rauno Aaltonen]]
|colspan="2"| [[Mini|BMC Mini Cooper S]]
|-
| [[1966]]
| {{flagicon|Great Britain}} [[Tony Fall]]
|colspan="2"| [[Mini|BMC Mini Cooper]]
|-
| [[1967]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Sobiesław Zasada]]
|colspan="2"| [[Porsche 912]]
|-
| [[1968]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Krzysztof Komornicki]]
|colspan="2"| [[Renault R8]] [[Gordini]]
|-
| [[1969]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Sobiesław Zasada]]
|colspan="2"| [[Porsche 911]]S
|- bgcolor="DCDCDC"
|colspan="4"|
|-
| [[1970]]
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Claude Andruet]]
|colspan="2"| [[Alpine-Renault A110 1600]]
|-
| [[1971]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Sobiesław Zasada]]
|colspan="2"| [[BMW 2002|BMW 2002 tii]]
|-
| [[1972]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Raffaele Pinto]]
|colspan="2"| [[Fiat 124|Fiat 124 Spider Rally]]
|-
| '''[[1973 World Rally Championship season|1973]]'''
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Achim Warmbold]]
|colspan="2"| [[Fiat 124|Fiat 124 Abarth Rally]]
|-
| [[1974]]
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Klaus Russling]]
|colspan="2"| [[Porsche 911|Porsche 911 Carrera RS]]
|-
| [[1975]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Maurizio Verini]]
|colspan="2"| [[Fiat 124|Fiat 124 Abarth]]
|-
| [[1976]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Andrzej Jaroszewicz]]
|colspan="2"| [[Lancia Stratos]]
|-
| [[1977]]
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Bernard Darniche]]
|colspan="2"| [[Lancia Stratos]]
|-
| [[1978]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Antonio Zanini]]
|colspan="2"| [[Fiat 131|Fiat 131 Abarth]]
|-
| [[1979]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Antonio Zanini]]
|colspan="2"| [[Fiat 131|Fiat 131 Abarth]]
|- bgcolor="DCDCDC"
|colspan="4"|
|-
| [[1980]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Antonio Zanini]]
|colspan="2"| [[Porsche 911]]
|-
| [[1984]]
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Ingvar Carlsson]]
|colspan="2"| [[Mazda RX-7]]
|-
| [[1985]]
| {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Branislav Kuzmic]]
|colspan="2"| [[Renault 5T]]
|-
| [[1986]]
| {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Branislav Kuzmic]]
|colspan="2"| [[Renault 5T]]
|-
| [[1987]]
| {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Attila Ferjancz]]
|colspan="2"| [[Audi Coupe Quattro]]
|-
| [[1988]]
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Marc Soulet]]
|colspan="2"| [[Ford Sierra Cosworth]]
|-
| [[1989]]
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Robert Droogmans]]
|colspan="2"| [[Ford Sierra Cosworth]]
|- bgcolor="DCDCDC"
|colspan="4"|
|-
| [[1990]]
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Robert Droogmans]]
|colspan="2"| [[Lancia Delta Integrale]]
|-
| [[1991]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Piero Liatti]]
|colspan="2"| [[Lancia Delta Integrale]]
|-
| [[1992]]
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Erwin Weber]]
|colspan="2"| [[Mitsubishi Galant|Mitsubishi Galant VR-4]]
|-
| [[1993]]
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Robert Droogmans]]
|colspan="2"| [[Ford Escort|Ford Escort Cosworth]]
|-
| [[1994]]
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Patrick Snijers]]
|colspan="2"| [[Ford Escort|Ford Escort Cosworth]]
|-
| [[1995]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Enrico Bertone]]
|colspan="2"| [[Toyota Celica|Toyota Celica T 4WD]]
|-
| [[1996]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Krzysztof Hołowczyc]]
|colspan="2"| [[Toyota Celica|Toyota Celica T 4WD]]
|-
| [[1997]]
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Patrick Snijers]]
|colspan="2"| [[Ford Escort|Ford Escort Cosworth WRC]]
|-
| [[1998]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Krzysztof Hołowczyc]]
|colspan="2"| [[Subaru Impreza|Subaru Impreza WRC]]
|-
| [[1999]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Robert Gryczyński]]
|colspan="2"| [[Toyota Corolla|Toyota Corolla WRC]]
|- bgcolor="DCDCDC"
|colspan="4"|
|-
| [[2000]]
| {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Henrik Lundgaard]]
|colspan="2"| [[Toyota Corolla|Toyota Corolla WRC]]
|-
| [[2001]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Leszek Kuzaj]]
|colspan="2"| [[Toyota Corolla|Toyota Corolla WRC ]]
|-
| [[2002]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Janusz Kulig]]
|colspan="2"| [[Ford Focus WRC]]
|-
| [[2003]]
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Miguel Campos]]
|colspan="2"| [[Peugeot 206|Peugeot 206 WRC]]
|-
| [[2004]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luca Pedersoli]]
|colspan="2"| [[Peugeot 306|Peugeot 306 Maxi Kit Car]]
|-
| [[2005]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Krzysztof Hołowczyc]]
|colspan="2"| [[Subaru Impreza|Subaru Impreza N11]]
|-
| [[2006]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Leszek Kuzaj]]
|colspan="2"| [[Subaru Impreza|Subaru Impreza N12]]
|-
| [[2007]]
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Oscar Svedlund]]
|colspan="2"| [[Subaru Impreza|Subaru Impreza N12]]
|}
==External links==
* http://www.rallyofpoland.pl/
{{World rallies}}
[[Category:Rally competitions]]
[[Category:Sports festivals hosted in Poland]]
[[ca:Ral·li de Polònia]]
[[pl:Rajd Polski]]
[[pt:Rali da Polónia]]