KAJETAN KAJETANOWICZ TO RETURN TO ERC ON HOME RALLY POLAND APPEARANCE

THREE-TIME EUROPEAN CHAMPION SET FOR FIRST FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP START SINCE 2017 AS RALLY POLAND MOVES TO KATOWICE

Kajetan Kajetanowicz will make his return to the FIA European Rally Championship next month when the Polish rally star contests 82nd Rally Poland on home soil.

The event, scheduled for 24-26 July, will mark Kajetanowicz’s first competitive ERC appearance since securing his third consecutive European title in 2017. The 47-year-old remains the only driver in history to win the championship three years in a row.

Kajetanowicz will compete in a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 run by RaceSeven, with long-time co-driver Maciej Szczepaniak alongside him for the return to the all-action European series.

This year’s Rally Poland will also bring a significant change in format, with the event moving away from the gravel roads of Mikołajki to the Tarmac stages of Katowice. Kajetanowicz is set for his 11th Rally Poland start, adding another chapter to a career closely linked with the event.

After establishing himself as one of the ERC’s standout names, Kajetanowicz stepped up to the FIA World Rally Championship in 2018 and later claimed the WRC2 Challenger title in 2023. His record also includes four Polish championship titles and seven ERC event wins.

The Rally Poland appearance will also take Kajetanowicz back to familiar ground. In 2003, he made his Polish championship debut on Rajd Śląska, on a route similar to the one that will host ERC competition next month.

KEY POINTS

• Kajetan Kajetanowicz will return to the FIA European Rally Championship at 82nd Rally Poland

• The event takes place from 24-26 July

• It will be Kajetanowicz’s first ERC start since 2017

• He remains the only driver in ERC history to win three consecutive titles

• Kajetanowicz will drive a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2

• The car will be run by RaceSeven

• Maciej Szczepaniak will co-drive for Kajetanowicz

• Rally Poland moves from Mikołajki gravel to Katowice Tarmac this season

• Kajetanowicz is set for his 11th Rally Poland appearance

• He made his Polish championship debut in 2003 on a similar Rajd Śląska route

QUOTES

“Kajetan Kajetanowicz, the only driver in history to win the FIA European Rally Championship three years running, will return to the series that made him a star on his home round next month.”

“The 82nd Rally Poland will mark the Polish hero’s first competitive appearance in the championship since he secured his title hat-trick in 2017.”