| Rally Poland Rajd Polski | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | motorsporting event |
| Frequency | annual |
| Country |  Poland |
| Inaugurated | 1921 |
| Website | rajdpolski.pl |
TheRally of Poland (inPolish,Rajd Polski) is amotorsport event forrally cars that was first established in 1921. It is third-oldest rally in the world, preceded only byÖsterreichische Alpenfahrt andMonte Carlo Rally. The event became a permanent fixture of theEuropean Rally Championship in 1960, except for a few editions held as part of theWorld Rally Championship.
In1973, the Rally of Poland was one of the thirteen rounds of newly established World Rally Championship, but was removed from the1974 calendar. After a move toMikołajki in theMasurian 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 the World Rally Championship in2009, which was won byMikko Hirvonen. However, the event was once again removed from the WRC after a single season, and was replaced byRally Bulgaria.
During the2012 season, the FIA put forward a tender for new events, and after a delay of one year, considered events inBrazil,China,India,Russia,South Africa andPoland for inclusion on the2014 season calendar. The Rally of Poland was the successful candidate, and returned to the championship in 2014. The proposed route featured stages in nearbyLithuania, in a format similar to theRally of Sweden, which crosses over the border intoNorway.[1] It was removed from the calendar after the2017 season after the FIA repeatedly raised concerns about the event's safety.[2]
† — Rally was part of theWorld Rally Championship.
Every year aSuper Special Stage called Mikolajki Arena takes place. 2 crews start at the same time in head-to-head battle. The track record was set on2024 byTänak /Järveoja.[3][4]
| Stage | Crew | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 SS1 | Tänak /Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 1:42.5 |
| 2024 SS8 | Katsuta /Johnston | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 1:43.4 |
| 2024 SS8 | Rovanperä /Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 1:43.4 |
