Rally Poland 2019

[Jarek Z]

Rally Poland will be the 4th round of 2019 European Rally Championship. It will be organised between June 28 and June 30, 2019. Headquarters of the rally is Mikołajki in the picturesque Masurian lake district, in nortern Poland.

More about the rally:
https://www.fiaerc.com/event/pzm-rally-poland-2019/

Official website:
http://www.rajdpolski.pl

Closing date for entries: June 13
Publication of the entry list: June 18

The most famous videos from last year :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFV0TcF6Y3I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4En_dCAh2g

Last year's winner Nikolay Gryazin:

https://rallypl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/42352612_1940406672664976_7128935946539499520_n.jp g

[tommeke_B]

Fantastic event in a beautiful region, would love to return there some day, even if it counts "only" for ERC. Shame it's the same weekend as the Ypres Rally.

[Jarek Z]

Possible entries:
Alex Lukyanuk - Citroen C3 R5
Lukasz Habaj - Skoda Fabia R5
Marijan Griebel - Skoda Fabia R5
Mattias Adielsson - Citroen C3 R5
Norbert Herczig - VW Polo GTi R5
Tibor Erdi - Skoda Fabia R5
Hiroki Arai - Citroen C3 R5
Miko Marczyk - Skoda Fabia R5

Chris Ingram - Skoda Fabia R5 (when he finds budget)
Alexandros Tsouloftas - Skoda Fabia R5 (unconfirmed)

[PLuto]

There is more planned entries, but it all depends if the cars survive previous events and everything goes according to plans - for example Nobre, Prinze Albert, Švedas, Žala, Mareš...

[Jarek Z]

Also Brynildsen said that he wants to come to Poland.

[dimviii]

so where would you place Huttunen.Faster than Luky,or slower?

[RS]

Yes, Huttunen confirmed: https://www.fiaerc.com/huttunen-aiming-high-on-erc-rally-poland/

Normally I would say Luky would be able to compete with him but he didn't seem to get on too well with the C3 in Latvia.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Possible entries:

Chris Ingram - Skoda Fabia R5 (when he finds budget)


He will definitely be there. He's already counting down the days and says he hopes to win the U28 Championship with a successful Rally Poland.

[PLuto]

Entry list was published - HERE (http://www.rajdpolski.pl/pliki/zawodnicy/2019/erc_lista_zgloszen_18-06-2019_08_18_05.pdf)

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Late entry by Huttunen
https://www.fiaerc.com/ingram-relishing-huttunen-battle-on-the-ercs-rollercoaster-on-steroids/

[Fast Eddie WRC]

QS - Five cars are through: Jari Huttunen quickest so far.
Chris Ingram 2nd fastest and Alexey Lukyanuk is... slowest so far (after a puncture). 😬
#FIAERC #RallyPoland https://t.co/crp1uhHWfS

[RS]

Looks like the youngsters Mares and Marczyk might provide us with a fight here..

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Now fastest time so far is for Filip Mares and Marczyk 2nd.

[Mirek]

So Mareš won QS ahead of Lukyanuk, Marczyk and Huttunen.
https://rally-base.com/2019/rally-poland-2019/?ssGroupId=2

Žala is out already before the rally started with broken engine :(

[RS]

Are they allowed multiple runs at QS? I thought Luky had a puncture..

[Mirek]

Wasn't in the first free practice run? They have two free runs before the qualifying one.

[RS]

Qualy stage: https://youtu.be/fqyKvcNRAgI

OBC Luky qualy: https://youtu.be/xUC1sCQqgD4

[Mirek]

Žala is out already before the rally started with broken engine :(

Seems Žala broke the sumpguard by a stone during the free practice.

Also Antunes crashed hard in free practise and wasn't able to start the rally.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Off for Ingram end of SS2 but ok and just lost time...

Then had to slow for a dog on the road in SS3 !

[RS]

Luky surprisingly dominant so far. Has his car now had the updates to the rear suspension?

Mares also keeping up his strong pace from qualy.

[dimviii]

Luky surprisingly dominant so far. Has his car now had the updates to the rear suspension?

Mares also keeping up his strong pace from qualy.

i wouldnt say surprisingly

[RS]

i wouldnt say surprisingly

Not from the driver point of view, but he didn’t seem too comfortable with the car in Latvia last time out. I thought Huttunen would be closer.

[dimviii]

btw 130,97 km/h average for Luky at ss 2

[Mirek]

Also Antunes crashed hard in free practise and wasn't able to start the rally.

Sorry for wrong info. They managed to repair it.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Good to see Luky on-form again. He is pretty special on the fast stuff.

And nice to have a C3 and an i20 (Huttunen) taking it to the Skoda's.

[skarderud]

Erc app, the radio stop every 5th minute, any other link to the radio?

Good fight in the Norwegian jr-category!;)

Sent fra min SM-G950F via Tapatalk

[dimviii]

i would like to see Luky with a fabia,and what he can do with a good car.Or a polo.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Erc app, the radio stop every 5th minute, any other link to the radio?

Good fight in the Norwegian jr-category!;)



The ERC App radio stops if you use your phone for other things at the same time.

The website may be better: https://www.fiaerc.com/live-radio/

[RS]

i would like to see Luky with a fabia,and what he can do with a good car.Or a polo.

C3 seems pretty good now?

[Sulland]

Luky surprisingly dominant so far. Has his car now had the updates to the rear suspension?
.

Not sure, but would be surprised if not.

[dimviii]

C3 seems pretty good now?

i am not so sure.We have to watch it at different surfaces.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Ostberg has been testing the R5

Citroen Racing will introduce new rear geometry for its C3 R5 at Rally of Portugal – and that’s just the first of a raft of changes coming to the car this season.

Ostberg has been testing the updates in recent weeks and is sure the work will help the car take a step forward.

“The work on the [rear] geometry will be a step,” Citroen team principal Pierre Budar told MN. “I don’t know, will it be a big step? It’s quite significant. And we have a few more things planned for the rest of the season with some engine and suspension work.”

The engine work isn’t expected until the second half of the season, but there could be some more evolutions in time for Finland.

Ostberg added: “It will be a proper update coming. I have tested this for three days and it’s good. It’s also really positive that Citroen is so motivated and really behind this work for the future.”

[Sulland]

Luky surprisingly dominant so far. Has his car now had the updates to the rear suspension?

Mares also keeping up his strong pace from qualy.

If he would have a Fabia, the ERC would not be very exiting. He seems to be superior to the rest of the gang!

[Mirek]

Luky's left front damper was gone in SS4 but he was lucky that the SS5 was only a short SSS.

[dimviii]

If he would have a Fabia, the ERC would not be very exiting. He seems to be superior to the rest of the gang!

i mean i d like to see him with fabia against Solberg/Rovanpera etc

[Fast Eddie WRC]

@ChrisIngramGB wasn’t very happy after first loop: "Too sideways in first lap. I was really dissapointed this morning, setup, me, alltogether.” https://t.co/nkCj3jO0Wp

Ingram one of 3 cars with punctures on SS6
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-OsVXLXsAUCzlN.jpg

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Lukyanuk also changing broken brake pipe
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-OvE4vW4AEdCAn.jpg

[Fast Eddie WRC]

No power-steering for Ingram on SS7. Not good with 2 more stages to run til service. :(

[Mirek]

Broken power steering for Thurn und Taxis as well.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Habaj is having a very steady consistent rally - clean stages, no mistakes and no issues.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Live on FB https://www.facebook.com/FiaEuropeanRallyChampionship/videos/368369177197411/

[RS]

Live on FB https://www.facebook.com/FiaEuropeanRallyChampionship/videos/368369177197411/

Nice footage!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Słobodzian rolled ? Crew OK.

Ingram not arrived at stage end ? Ingram PAS failed again mid-stage. :(

[Mirek]

Ingram started later. He was trying to repair the power steering and didn't manage the next stage in time.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Wow state of Nobre's car ! :D

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-PPhPEXYAY3tgx.jpg

[Mirek]

Rokland rolled.

[RS]

Nice footage from SS2 with Habaj: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-8VwnABdyT8

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Słobodzian had a pretty big roll on SS8
https://www.ewrc-results.com/quickp/54925_65376138_2084862281625761_702861300522287104 _n.jpg

[AnttiL]

Luky with a puncture, lost only 16 seconds

[dimviii]

Κοtarba

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-S5ZsiW4AAQdek.jpg

[Mirek]

Punctures for both Mareš and Marczyk on SS12 completely change the leaderboard.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Nice jump
https://twitter.com/ZMatrycy/status/1144987229166682112

[MartijnS]

The famous Tanak jump I think?

[tommeke_B]

Yes, but it looks completely different now. The year with Tänak there were lines of trees on both sides of the road. The year after they chopped one side to make a spectator area.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Very funny 😂 #ThatWillBuffOut PZM 76th Rally Poland - The Paulo Nobre Show https://t.co/883jNrK40X via @FIAERC

[Mirek]

Llarena stopped!

[Mirek]

Massive moment for Addielsson!
https://www.facebook.com/717936301651706/videos/456858875097799/

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Big water leak for Ingram - the nightmare continues.... :(

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-Tg9QDXoAILpV3.jpg

He's out. Real shame as had set 3rd, 2nd & 3rd fastest times today.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Llarena stopped!

Ouch !

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-TgFXYXkAAJrl5.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-TgE7ZXoAAMvxW.jpg

Yes, it's been a big one, but they are both OK.

[Mirek]

Griebel crashed

[dimviii]

Marijan Griebel had an off in SS15. The stage will be halted to let them remove his car.

[tc10a]

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[Fast Eddie WRC]

Congrats to Lukyanuk... a dominant victory in the Citroen.

Huttunen kept him honest and made no mistakes.

Another solid run by Habaj and good points for the Title race.

A rally to forget for Ingram with too many car issues.

[AnttiL]

Would love to see Luky in a WRC2 rally someday with his current pace

[tc10a]

Quite a big crash from Griebel:

https://scontent-vie1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/65461214_620308285140886_242457835936415744_n.jpg? _nc_cat=109&_nc_oc=AQk-pM7HeSEM02Dmz0zURSNp8TnEGmpEAmNmYxOLYDaOWq6JTL07Mv ANbTI6IWeacNo&_nc_ht=scontent-vie1-1.xx&oh=95e919b444f11c0856f19404061e5a4e&oe=5D7A45FC

[itix]

Anyone have the current standings in the championship now? Can't find them anywhere.

Cheers.

[dimviii]

Would love to see Luky in a WRC2 rally someday with his current pace

i would like to see him with a proper car.Fighting with a car doesnt behave normal there is no reason.
Remember with Solberg at Latvia?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Wow - Llarena Crash onboard

https://youtu.be/aWHDnkzgnM8

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Anyone have the current standings in the championship now? Can't find them anywhere.


Nope just this:

"Championship leader Łukasz Habaj (Sports Racing Technologies) added another podium to his impressive 2019 trophy cabinet, limiting his points loss to Lukyanuk to ensure he would leave his home country still top of the ERC standings, 11 points ahead of Lukyanuk".

[Jarek Z]

Anyone have the current standings in the championship now? Can't find them anywhere.

Here you are:
1 Habaj (94)
2 Lukyanyuk (83),
3 Ingram (70),
4 Solberg (39),
5 Lopez (35),
6 Mares (31)
7 Huttunen (30)

Ingram lost a lot in this rally. Before the event he was just 1 point behind Habaj.

source: https://pl.motorsport.com/erc/news/rajd-polski-dla-lukjaniuka-i-arnautova-habaj-i-dymurski-najlepsi-w-rsmp/4485869/

[Jarek Z]

Very funny 😂 #ThatWillBuffOut PZM 76th Rally Poland - The Paulo Nobre Show https://t.co/883jNrK40X via @FIAERC

I like Nobre's commenatary - "This is rally. If you are not ready for such situations, it's better to play chess" :D

[RS]

Ouch !

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-TgFXYXkAAJrl5.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-TgE7ZXoAAMvxW.jpg

Yes, it's been a big one, but they are both OK.

https://youtu.be/Q4w6EgqNLBE

[Jarek Z]

Congratulations to Lukyanuk and Arnautov on their first win this year!

But for me star of the rally was Filip Mares from the Czech Republic. It is only his second season with an R5 car and he is already 4th overall in this fast and difficult rally. And he comes from the country where gravel rallies don't even exist! Is it not a sign of talent?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Here you are:

2 Lukyanyuk (83),

source: https://pl.motorsport.com/erc/news/rajd-polski-dla-lukjaniuka-i-arnautova-habaj-i-dymurski-najlepsi-w-rsmp/4485869/

The Poles really dont like him ! ;)

[Mirek]

You can transcript Russian in different way into other languages. Czech and Polish are Slavic languages too but don't use cyrilic leters. Hence the official transcript into said languages is very different than into English. In Czech it's Lukjaňuk.

The transcripts come from the need for those words to sound similar. For example Kopecký in English would be written as Kopetskee if I wanted You to pronunce his name close to the native speaker.

[Jarek Z]

Yes, I made a mistake, sorry about it, but I actually didn't change the sound of Lukyanuk's last name. The problem is that the penultimate letter in his last name doesn't exist in the English alphabet. It only exists in Russian and it sounds more or less like "you". Have a look at the Russian version:
https://www.facebook.com/lukyanuk/photos/a.991338271025421/1190671484425431/?type=3&theater

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Nooo, it really was only a joke. The quality of the English you guys use is fantastic.

[stefanvv]

It only exists in Russian

Sure about that? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrillic_alphabets#Summary_table

[dimviii]

https://www.fia.com/news/erc-2019-rally-poland-post-event-press-conference-transcript

[Jarek Z]

How about this photo?

[Mirek]

The link doesn't work for me.

[Jarek Z]

The link doesn't work for me.

Damned Facebook. I changed it to an attachment now.

[Jarek Z]

Fasten your seatbelts guys! :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKL3mwWub6w

[Adam.]

But for me star of the rally was Filip Mares from the Czech Republic. It is only his second season with an R5 car and he is already 4th overall in this fast and difficult rally. And he comes from the country where gravel rallies don't even exist! Is it not a sign of talent?

What do you think about Aron Domzala ? Isn't he a star of this rally also ?

[Jarek Z]

What do you think about Aron Domzala ? Isn't he a star of this rally also ?

Maybe not a star, but for sure he made a very good result after such a long break from traditional rallying.

http://www.newsauto.pl/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/domzala-1.jpg