The 2022 Rally Poland (also known as the ORLEN Rajd Polski - Rally Poland 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 10 June to 12 June 2022. It was the 78th edition of the Rally Poland. The event was the fourth round of the 2022 European Rally Championship. The event was based in Mikołajki and was contested over fourteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 188.10 km (116.88 mi).[1]

2022 Rally Poland
78. ORLEN Rajd Polski - Rally Poland 2022
Round 4 of 8 in the 2022 European Rally Championship
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Host country Poland
Rally baseMikołajki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Dates run10 – 12 June 2022
Start locationKrzywe, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Finish locationMiłki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Stages14 (188.10 km; 116.88 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance664.23 km (412.73 miles)
Overall distance852.33 km (529.61 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered76
Crews76 at start, 57 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerPoland Mikołaj Marczyk
Poland Szymon Gospodarczyk
Poland Orlen Team
1:38:05.4
Power Stage winnerLithuania Vaidotas Žala
Austria Ilka Minor
Lithuania Teltonika Racing
5:23.4

Alexey Lukyanuk and Alexey Arnautov were the defending rally winners.[2] Javier Pardo and Adrián Pérez were the defending winners in the ERC-2 category.[3] Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the ERC-3 category and the ERC-3 Junior category.[4]

Mikołaj Marczyk and Szymon Gospodarczyk won the rally, achieving their first victory in the ERC in their home event. Mārtiņš Sesks and Renars Francis won the ERC Open category. Robert Virves and Julia Thulin took the victory in the ERC-3 category.[5] Laurent Pellier and Marine Pelamourgues won the ERC-4 and Junior ERC categories.[6]

Background

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The following crews entered the event competing for points in the European Rally Championship. The event was opened to crews competing in the ERC and its support categories, the Polish Rally Championship and any private crews. Overall of 76 crews entered the event, with 52 crews entering the ERC and 30 entering the Polish Rally Championship.[7]

Entry list

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ERC Entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
1   Efrén Llarena   Sara Fernández   Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team MR
2   Nil Solans   Marc Martí   Nil Solans Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
3   Mikołaj Marczyk   Szymon Gospodarczyk   Orlen Team Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team P
4   Javier Pardo   Adrián Pérez   Javier Pardo Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver MR
5   Simone Tempestini   Sergiu Itu   Simone Tempestini Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver M
6   Simone Campedelli   Tania Canton   Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team MR
7   Alberto Battistolli   Simone Scattolin   Alberto Battistolli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
8   Norbert Herczig   Igor Bacigál   Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team MR
9   Grzegorz Grzyb   Adam Binięda   Topp-Cars Rally Team Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team P
10   Filip Mareš   Radovan Bucha   Entry Engineering - ATT Investments Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team M
11   Tom Kristensson   Andreas Johansson   Kowax 2BRally Racing Hyundai i20 R5 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
12   Vaidotas Žala   Ilka Minor   Teltonika Racing Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team P
13   Radosław Typa   Łukasz Sitek   GO2NFT Rally Team Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
15   Ken Torn   Kauri Pannas   Plon Rally Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
16   Łukasz Kotarba   Tomasz Kotarba   BTH Import Stal Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team M
17   Vladas Jurkevičius   Aisvydas Paliukėnas   Vladas Jurkevičius Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
18   Gregor Jeets   Timo Taniel   Tehase Auto Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team P
19   Priit Koik   Kristo Tamm   OT Racing Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
20   Maciej Lubiak   Grzegorz Dachowski   Maciej Lubiak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
21   Zbigniew Gabryś   Michał Marczewski   Zbigniew Gabryś Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
22   Łukasz Byśkiniewicz   Daniel Siatkowski   APR Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 Driver, Co-driver, Team M
23   Adrian Chwietczuk   Damian Syty   Adrian Chwietczuk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
24   Daniel Chwist   Kamil Heller   Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
ERC / ERC Open Entries
14   Mārtiņš Sesks   Renars Francis   Proracing Rally Team Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit Driver, Co-driver, Team MR
25   Joan Vinyes   Jordi Mercader   Suzuki Motor Ibérica Suzuki Swift R4LLY S Driver, Co-driver, Team M
26   Alberto Monarri   Carlos Cancela   Suzuki Motor Ibérica Suzuki Swift R4LLY S Driver, Co-driver, Team M
ERC / ERC3 Entries
27   Igor Widłak   Daniel Dymurski   KG-RT Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, Co-driver, Team MR
28   Kaspar Kasari   Rainis Raidma   OT Racing Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
29   Dmitry Feofanov   Normunds Kokins   Dmitry Feofanov Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, Co-driver P
30   Robert Virves   Julia Thulin   M-Sport Poland Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
31   McRae Kimathi   Mwangi Kioni   McRae Kimathi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, Co-driver P
ERC / ERC4 Entries
32   Andrea Mabellini   Virginia Lenzi   Toksport WRT Renault Clio Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Team, Junior ERC P
33   Anthony Fotia   Arnaud Dunand   Toksport WRT Renault Clio Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Team M
34   Óscar Palomo   Xavi Moreno   Rallye Team Spain Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Team, Junior ERC P
35   Paulo Soria   Marcelo Der Ohanessian   Paulo Soria Renault Clio Rally4 Driver, Co-driver M
36   Laurent Pellier   Marine Pelamourgues   ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Team, Junior ERC P
37   Roberto Daprà   Luca Guglielmetti   Roberto Daprà Ford Fiesta Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Junior ERC P
38   Alex Español   Rogelio Peñate   ACA eSport Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Team, Junior ERC P
39   Joosep Ralf Nõgene   Aleks Lesk   CKR Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Team, Junior ERC P
40   Nick Loof   Hugo Magalhães   Nick Loof Ford Fiesta Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Junior ERC P
41   Martin László   Dávid Berendi   M-Sport Racing Kft. Renault Clio Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Team, Junior ERC P
42   Daniel Polášek   Kateřina Janovská   Yacco ACCR Team Ford Fiesta Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Team, Junior ERC P
43   Victor Hansen   Victor Johansson   Victor Hansen Ford Fiesta Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Junior ERC P
44   Gracjan Predko   Adrian Sadowski   Gracjan Predko Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Junior ERC P
45   Tymoteusz Jocz   Maciej Judycki   Tymoteusz Jocz Ford Fiesta Rally4 Driver, Co-driver P
46   Adam Sroka   Patryk Kielar   Kowax 2BRally Racing Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
47   Marek Nowak   Adam Grzelka   Marek Nowak Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, Co-driver P
48   Ola Nore Jr.   Jack Morton   Ola Nore Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Junior ERC P
49   Justaš Simaska   Giedrius Nomeika   Mažeikių ASK Ford Fiesta Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Team, Junior ERC P
50   Toni Herranen   Mikko Lukka   Toni Herranen Ford Fiesta Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Junior ERC P
51   Luca Waldherr   Claudia Maier   ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
52   Norbert Maior   Francesca Maria Maior   Norbert Maior Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, Co-driver, Junior ERC P

Itinerary

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All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
10 June 12:30 Baranowo [Shakedown] 3.46 km
19:00 SS1 Mikołajki Arena 1 2.50 km
11 June 09:15 SS2 Krzywe 1 15.20 km
10:10 SS3 Wojnasy 1 12.87 km
11:00 SS4 Wieliczki 1 24.36 km
15:10 SS5 Krzywe 2 15.20 km
16:05 SS6 Wojnasy 2 12.87 km
16:55 SS7 Wieliczki 2 24.36 km
19:00 SS8 Mikołajki Arena 2 2.50 km
12 June 08:20 SS9 Mikołajki MAX 1 9.34 km
09:45 SS10 Świętajno 1 18.61 km
11:08 SS11 Miłki 1 11.17 km
12:45 SS12 Mikołajki MAX 2 9.34 km
14:10 SS13 Świętajno 2 18.61 km
16:08 SS14 Miłki 2 [Power Stage] 11.17 km
Source:[1]

Report

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ERC Rally2

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 3 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Orlen Team Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:38:05.4 0.0 30 0
2 2 11 Tom Kristensson Andreas Johansson Kowax 2BRally Racing Hyundai i20 R5 1:38:15.4 +10.0 24 2
3 3 15 Ken Torn Kauri Pannas Plon Rally Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:38:23.5 +18.1 21 3
4 4 1 Efrén Llarena Sara Fernández Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:38:40.1 +34.7 19 0
5 5 5 Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu Simone Tempestini Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:38:41.3 +35.9 17 4
6 6 9 Grzegorz Grzyb Adam Binięda Topp-Cars Rally Team Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:39:53.4 +1:48.0 15 0
7 7 10 Filip Mareš Radovan Bucha Entry Engineering - ATT Investments Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:39:55.7 +1:50.3 13 0
8 8 7 Alberto Battistolli Simone Scattolin Alberto Battistolli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:39:58.6 +1:53.2 11 0
9 9 4 Javier Pardo Adrián Pérez Javier Pardo Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:40:43.8 +2:38.4 9 0
10 10 8 Norbert Herczig Igor Bacigál Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:40:56.7 +2:51.3 7 0
11 11 18 Gregor Jeets Timo Taniel Tehase Auto Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:41:10.4 +3:05.0 5 1
12 12 23 Adrian Chwietczuk Damian Syty Adrian Chwietczuk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:41:15.7 +3:10.3 4 0
14 13 20 Maciej Lubiak Grzegorz Dachowski Maciej Lubiak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:42:18.6 +4:13.2 2 0
15 14 16 Łukasz Kotarba Tomasz Kotarba BTH Import Stal Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 1:42:22.2 +4:16.8 1 0
16 15 19 Priit Koik Kristo Tamm OT Racing Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:42:24.4 +4:19.0 0 0
18 16 24 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:46:42.2 +8:36.8 0 0
34 17 12 Vaidotas Žala Ilka Minor Teltonika Racing Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:58:51.9 +20:46.5 0 5
35 18 6 Simone Campedelli Tania Canton Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:09:05.7 +31:00.3 0 0
39 19 17 Vladas Jurkevičius Aisvydas Paliukėnas Vladas Jurkevičius Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:49:15.1 +1:11:09.7 0 0
Retired SS12 22 Łukasz Byśkiniewicz Daniel Siatkowski APRMotorsport Hyundai i20 R5 Accident 0 0
Retired SS8 2 Nil Solans Marc Martí Nil Solans Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Suspension 0 0
Retired SS7 21 Zbigniew Gabryś Michał Marczewski Zbigniew Gabryś Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Cooling 0 0
Retired SS6 13 Radosław Typa Łukasz Sitek GO2NFT Rally Team Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Rolled 0 0

Special stages

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Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Battistolli / Scattolin Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:02.2
QS Solans / Martí Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:59.8
SS1 Solans / Martí Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:49.7 Solans / Martí
SS2 Marczyk / Gospodarczyk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:54.7
SS3 Marczyk / Gospodarczyk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 6:13.7 Solans / Martí
Marczyk / Gospodarczyk
SS4 Solans / Martí Hyundai i20 N Rally2 11:54.8 Solans / Martí
SS5 Marczyk / Gospodarczyk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:51.7
SS6 Solans / Martí Hyundai i20 N Rally2 6:08.3
SS7 Marczyk / Gospodarczyk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:50.7 Marczyk / Gospodarczyk
SS8 Marczyk / Gospodarczyk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:46.7
SS9 Llarena / Fernández
Marczyk / Gospodarczyk
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
5:17.7
SS10 Kristensson / Johansson Hyundai i20 R5 10:20.1
SS11 Žala / Minor Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:31.1
SS12 Torn / Pannas Ford Fiesta Rally2 5:18.4
SS13 Kristensson / Johansson Hyundai i20 R5 10:16.7
SS14 Žala / Minor Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:23.4

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championship Co-drivers' championship Teams' championship
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1   Efrén Llarena 89   Sara Fernández 89   1 Team MRF Tyres 147
2   Nil Solans 65   Marc Martí 65   1 Toksport WRT 123
3   1 Simone Tempestini 55   1 Sergiu Itu 55   Rallye Team Spain 103
4   1 Armindo Araújo 45   1 Luís Ramalho 45   4 ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team 77
5   Javier Pardo 44   Adrián Pérez 44   Team Hyundai Portugal 59

ERC Open

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
17 1 14 Mārtiņš Sesks Renars Francis Proracing Rally Team Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit 1:42:40.0 0.0 30 0 0
21 2 25 Joan Vinyes Jordi Mercader Suzuki Motor Ibérica Suzuki Swift R4LLY S 1:47:57.7 +5:17.7 24 0 0
33 3 26 Alberto Monarri Carlos Cancela Suzuki Motor Ibérica Suzuki Swift R4LLY S 1:56:58.8 +14:18.8 21 0 0

Special stages

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Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Sesks / Francis Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit 2:09.4
SS1 Vinyes / Mercader Suzuki Swift R4LLY S 1:57.6 Vinyes / Mercader
SS2 Sesks / Francis Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit 8:30.5 Sesks / Francis
SS3 Sesks / Francis Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit 6:42.1
SS4 Sesks / Francis Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit 12:57.2
SS5 Sesks / Francis Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit 8:12.8
SS6 Sesks / Francis Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit 6:23.4
SS7 Sesks / Francis Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit 12:18.2
SS8 Vinyes / Mercader Suzuki Swift R4LLY S 1:51.7
SS9 Sesks / Francis Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit 5:32.2
SS10 Sesks / Francis Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit 10:43.9
SS11 Sesks / Francis Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit 5:43.0
SS12 Sesks / Francis Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit 5:32.2
SS13 Sesks / Francis Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit 10:36.5
SS14 Sesks / Francis Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit 5:36.8

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championship Co-drivers' championship
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1   Joan Vinyes 108   Carlos Cancela 90
2   Alberto Monarri 90   Jordi Mercader 78
3   Mārtiņš Sesks 60   1 Renars Francis 60
4   1 Claudi Ribeiro 30

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Itinerary Rally Poland 2022". Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ "BREAKING NEWS: ERC champion Lukyanuk begins with a (Poland) win". fiaerc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Perfect Pardo wins ERC2 in Rally2 Kit Suzuki". fiaerc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Pajari flies to an ERC3/ERC3 Junior double". fiaerc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Marczyk secures emotional home victory". fiaerc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Double bubble for Pellier in Poland". fiaerc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Entry List Rally Poland 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.