2022 Rally Poland

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 ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Poland
Rally base	Mikołajki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Dates run	10 – 12 June 2022
Start location	Krzywe, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Finish location	Miłki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Stages	14 (188.10 km; 116.88 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	664.23 km (412.73 miles)
Overall distance	852.33 km (529.61 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	76
Crews	76 at start, 57 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Orlen Team 1:38:05.4
Power Stage winner	Vaidotas Žala Ilka Minor 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

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

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

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

ERC Rally2

Classification

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

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

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

Classification

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

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

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