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1973 Polish Rally

FieldValue
name1973 Polish Rally
native_name33rd Polish Rally
country
round7
previous_round1973 1000 Lakes Rally
next_round1973 Austrian Alpine Rally
rallybaseKraków, Poland
startdate12 July 1973
enddate15 July 1973
stages55
stagekm734
overallkm3912
surfaceAsphalt and gravel
championship1973 World Rally Championship season
driver1West Germany Achim Warmbold
France Jean Todt
team1Italy Fiat
car1Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
teamsstart62
teamsfinish3

France Jean Todt

The 1973 Polish Rally, formally known as the 33rd Polish Rally, was the seventh round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Held in mid-July in southern Poland, this event marked the only year in which Poland, or any member of the Warsaw Pact, was included in the WRC calendar until 2009, 36 years later. This edition is also notable for the fact that out of the 62 teams that started the rally, only three completed it, a record that still stands today.

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In 1973, and for several subsequent years, points were only awarded to manufacturers for their finishes in WRC events. Despite the misfortune experienced by most teams, Fiat secured its first win for the Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye. Since no other major competitors finished the rally, Fiat's win was by a significant margin, with the German driver outpacing the next finisher by nearly three hours.

Results

FinishTotal
timeGroupCar #Driver
Co-driverCarMfr.
pointsOverallIn
group120215312Retired (Excluded)Retired (Oil Pressure)Retired (Accident)Retired (Time limit exceeded)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Water pump)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Time limit exceeded)Retired (Accident)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Tailgate joint)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Rear differential)Retired (Desistant)Retired (time)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Accident)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Misdirection)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Time limit exceeded)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Suspension)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Breakdown)Retired (Accident)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)Retired (Desistant)
18 h : 28 m : 14 s44FRG Achim Warmbold
FRA Jean TodtITA Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
111 h : 15 m : 16 s291GDR Egon Culmbacher
GDR Werner ErnstGDR Wartburg 353
112 h : 8 m : 31 s155POL Maciej Stawowiak
POL Jan CzyżykPOL Polski Fiat 125p
42FRA Jean-Luc Thérier
FRA Alain MahéFRA Alpine Renault A110 1800
43ITA Alcide Paganelli
ITA Ninni RussoITA Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
47POL Adam Smorawiński
POL Zbigniew KołaczkowskiGER Porsche 911
212SWE Hans Britth
SWE Magnus OlssonGBR Ford Capri 2600
218POL Janusz Wojtyna
POL Romana WojtynaGER BMW 2002 Ti
220POL Henryk Kaczmarczyk
POL Miecyzsław BanaśPOL Polski Fiat 125p
221POL Marian Bień
POL Wiesław NiciejaPOL Polski Fiat 125p
222GER Ewald Pauli
POL Jacek JurczakGER Volkswagen Käfer 1302 S
223Poland Jerzy Dobrzański
Poland Antoni RyniakPoland Polski Fiat 125p
224USSR Stasys Brundza
USSR Anatoli BrumUSSR Moskvich 412
225POL Andrzej Turczyński
POL Leon GrzybekPOL Polski Fiat 125p
226POL Ryszard Żyszkowski
POL Jerzy ŻyszkowskiPOL Polski Fiat 125p
227GER Horst Rausch
POL Jerzy SypniewskiGER BMW 2002
228HUN András Tar
HUN Ferenc SimonPOL Polski Fiat 125p
230GER Dieter Rosenfeldt
GER Hans HerffFRA Renault 12 Gordini
231USSR Kastytis Girdauskas
USSR Arvydas GirdauskasUSSR Moskvich 412
234POL Krzysztof Komornicki
POL Błażej KrupaPOL Polski Fiat 125p
235POL Jerzy Landsberg
POL Marian WangratPOL Polski Fiat 125p
236USSR Lev Morozov
USSR Andris KalnaisUSSR Moskvich 412
237DEN Poul Weinreich
DEN Holger Møllen-NielsenGER Opel Ascona 1.6 SR
142DEN Oluf Vester Kristensen
DEN Holm-Per SandagerSWE Volvo 142 GL
243POL Jan Dziedzic
POL Wiesław PieprzakPOL Polski Fiat 125p
144DEN Carl Marius Syberg
DEN Per BrønsGER Opel Ascona
145GER Klaus Miersch
GER Winfried MatterGER Opel Ascona 1.9 SR
146GER Christian Köthe
GER Inga KötheITA Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
147GER Jens Schmidt
GER Adolf HolmGER BMW 2002 Ti
149USSR Heino Sepp
USSR Toomas BernsteinUSSR Moskvich 412
150FRA Jacques Régis
FRA Chantal ArgelièsGER Opel Ascona
151POL Włodzimierz Markowski
POL Andrzej RadeckiPOL Polski Fiat 125p
152POL Edmund Oprocha
POL Andrzej OrłowskiPOL Polski Fiat 125p
153BUL Detelin Tomov
BUL Peitcho PeitchevUSSR Lada VAZ 2103
154DEN Jens Erik Esbensen
DEN Villy EbbesenJPN Datsun 1600 SSS
157SWE Evert Wesström
SWE Bo CarlssonJPN Toyota Corolla
261POL Andrzej Gergovich
POL Robert JennerESP SEAT 850 D
262BUL Nikolai Vringov
BUL Lambo MitzevUSSR Lada VAZ 2101
163POL Marek Varisella
POL Janina JedynakPOL Polski Fiat 125p
264GER Horst Hohlheimer
GER Rudolf HuberITA Fiat 128 Sport Coupé
265POL Aleksander Adamski
POL Andrzej BrzezińskiCZE Škoda 100 L
266BUL Nikolai Kamburov
BUL Kamen KokinovFRA Renault 8
267HUN Pál Gaál
HUN Ferenc IriczfalviCZE Škoda 100
268HUN Mihály Balatoni
HUN István SándorCZE Škoda 100
269GDR Karlfried Weigert
GDR Bernhard MalschGDR Wartburg 353
270GDR Peter Hommel
GDR Günter BorkGDR Wartburg 353
271POL Stanisław Fiedor
POL Jacek ChmielewskiGDR Trabant P601
272GDR Jürgen Sparwald
GDR Carl-Ulrich KarstenGDR Wartburg 353
273POL Marek Oryński
POL Kazimierz BocheńskiPOL FSO Syrena 104
274POL Zbigniew Baran
POL Julian KuzajPOL FSO Syrena 104
275SWE Claes Anderson
SWE Peter PetersonGBR Ford Escort Twin Cam
276ROM Vasile Olaru
ROM Ilie OlteanuROM Dacia 1300
277ROM Petre Vezeanu
ROM Mircea IlioaleROM Dacia 1300
278POL Adam Masłowiec
POL Konrad RutkowskiPOL FSM Syrena 105
180GDR Volker Beyer
GDR Werner SchrammGDR Wartburg 353
181BUL Radoslav Petkov
BUL Kostadin GurlevUSSR Lada VAZ 2101
182ROM Adrian Margarint
ROM Nicolas AslanROM Dacia 1300
183BUL Ilija Bonev
BUL Zlati ZlatevUSSR Lada VAZ 2101
184HUN György Szenttornyay
HUN László SzzenttornyayUSSR Lada VAZ 2101
185ROM Iosif Santa
ROM Pavel ChiorceaROM Dacia 1300
186HUN Béla Augustin
HUN Elek FarkasROM Dacia 1300
187POL Jerzy Strasz
POL Halina StraszPOL Polski Fiat 125p
189GDR Horst Niebergall
GDR Harald WürfelGDR Wartburg 353
190POL Andrzej Włoch
POL Marec RoczniakPOL Polski Fiat 125p
192GER Tilo Wünsch
GER Henning WünschITA Fiat 128 Coupé

Source: Independent WRC archive, eWRC Results

Championship standings after the event

After round 6TeamSeason endPositionPointsPositionPoints1922633334225206167158149131013111212813514444173182191
France Alpine Renault1147
Italy Fiat284
France Citroën733
Japan Datsun634
Sweden Saab542
USA Ford376
East Germany Wartburg1415
Germany Volkswagen1515
Italy Lancia1317
France Peugeot1613
Poland Polski Fiat1218
Germany Porsche927
Germany Opel1125
Germany BMW828
Japan Mitsubishi174
Sweden Volvo444
Czechoslovakia Škoda183
Japan Toyota1025
Germany Audi202

References

References

  1. "Polish Rally". Independent WRC archive.
  2. Shacki. "Final results Rajd Polski 1973".
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