The Rally of Poland (in Polish , Rajd Polski ) is a motorsport event for rally cars that was first established in 1921. It is third-oldest rally in the world, preceded only by Österreichische Alpenfahrt and Monte Carlo Rally . The event became a permanent fixture of the European Rally Championship in 1960, except for a few editions held as part of the World Rally Championship .
7-604: In 1973 , the Rally of Poland was the one of the thirteen rounds of newly established World Rally Championship, but was removed from the 1974 calendar . 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
14-501: A Super Special Stage called Mikolajki Arena takes place. 2 crews start at the same time in head-to-head battle. The track record was set on 2024 by Tänak / Järveoja . 1973 World Rally Championship season The 1973 World Rally Championship was the inaugural season for the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC) format. It consisted of 13 events, each held in
21-512: A different country of the world. Many of the events would be staples of the series through to today, including Monte Carlo, Sweden, Tour de Corse, and the RAC Rally, while others would soon be replaced in the schedule. As with following seasons, gravel events formed the majority of the schedule. Two pure tarmac and one snow and ice rally were also included, as well as three events held on a mixture of soft and hard surface roads. The first award of
28-512: The Championship again until Peugeot successfully captured the 1985 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers. From 1973 to 1978, the WRC only awarded a season championship for the winning manufacturer. Scoring was given for the highest placing entry for each manufacturer. Thus if a particular manufacturer was to place 2nd, 4th, and 10th, they would receive points for 2nd place only. However,
35-521: The Championship for Manufacturers was firmly won by Alpine-Renault , which had already gained fame competing for the earlier International Championship for Manufacturers . Fiat successfully placed second ahead of challenger Ford , but could not seriously challenge the winning Alpine. However, this would also prove to be the last award for the Alpine, as it gave way in subsequent years to Italian firms Lancia and Fiat. A French manufacturer would not regain
42-547: The World Rally Championship in 2009 , which was won by Mikko Hirvonen . However, the event was once again removed from the WRC 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
49-548: Was the successful candidate, and returned to the championship in 2014. The proposed route featured stages in nearby Lithuania , in a format similar to the Rally of Sweden , which crosses over the border into Norway . It was removed from the calendar after the 2017 season after the FIA repeatedly raised concerns about the event's safety. † — Rally was part of the World Rally Championship . Every year
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