1973 Polish Rally

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1973 Polish Rally
33rd Polish Rally
Round 7 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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Host countryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Rally base Kraków, Poland
Dates run12 July 1973 15 July 1973
Stages55 (734 km; 456 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt and gravel
Overall distance3,912 km (2,431 miles)
Statistics
Crews62 at start, 3 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of Germany.svg Achim Warmbold
Flag of France.svg Jean Todt
Flag of Italy.svg Fiat
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye

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.

Contents

Report

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

1973 Polish Rally results
FinishTotal
time
GroupCar #Driver
Co-driver
CarMfr.
points
OverallIn
group
118 h : 28 m : 14 s44 Flag of Germany.svg Achim Warmbold
Flag of France.svg Jean Todt
Flag of Italy.svg Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 20
2111 h : 15 m : 16 s291 Flag of East Germany.svg Egon Culmbacher
Flag of East Germany.svg Werner Ernst
Flag of East Germany.svg Wartburg 353 15
3112 h : 8 m : 31 s155 Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Stawowiak
Flag of Poland.svg Jan Czyżyk
Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 125p 12
Retired (Excluded)42 Flag of France.svg Jean-Luc Thérier
Flag of France.svg Alain Mahé
Flag of France.svg Alpine Renault A110 1800
Retired (Oil Pressure)43 Flag of Italy.svg Alcide Paganelli
Flag of Italy.svg Ninni Russo
Flag of Italy.svg Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired (Accident)47 Flag of Poland.svg Adam Smorawiński
Flag of Poland.svg Zbigniew Kołaczkowski
Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 911
Retired (Time limit exceeded)212 Flag of Sweden.svg Hans Britth
Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Olsson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Capri 2600
Retired (Desistant)218 Flag of Poland.svg Janusz Wojtyna
Flag of Poland.svg Romana Wojtyna
Flag of Germany.svg BMW 2002 Ti
Retired (Desistant)220 Flag of Poland.svg Henryk Kaczmarczyk
Flag of Poland.svg Miecyzsław Banaś
Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (Water pump)221 Flag of Poland.svg Marian Bień
Flag of Poland.svg Wiesław Nicieja
Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (Desistant)222 Flag of Germany.svg Ewald Pauli
Flag of Poland.svg Jacek Jurczak
Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Käfer 1302 S
Retired (Time limit exceeded)223 Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Dobrzański
Flag of Poland.svg Antoni Ryniak
Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (Accident)224 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Stasys Brundza
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Anatoli Brum
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moskvich 412
Retired (Desistant)225 Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Turczyński
Flag of Poland.svg Leon Grzybek
Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (Tailgate joint)226 Flag of Poland.svg Ryszard Żyszkowski
Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Żyszkowski
Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (Desistant)227 Flag of Germany.svg Horst Rausch
Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Sypniewski
Flag of Germany.svg BMW 2002
Retired (Desistant)228 Flag of Hungary.svg András Tar
Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Simon
Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (Desistant)230 Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Rosenfeldt
Flag of Germany.svg Hans Herff
Flag of France.svg Renault 12 Gordini
Retired (Desistant)231 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kastytis Girdauskas
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Arvydas Girdauskas
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moskvich 412
Retired (Rear differential)234 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Komornicki
Flag of Poland.svg Błażej Krupa
Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (Desistant)235 Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Landsberg
Flag of Poland.svg Marian Wangrat
Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (time)236 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lev Morozov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Andris Kalnais
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moskvich 412
Retired (Desistant)237 Flag of Denmark.svg Poul Weinreich
Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Møllen-Nielsen
Flag of Germany.svg Opel Ascona 1.6 SR
Retired (Desistant)142 Flag of Denmark.svg Oluf Vester Kristensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Holm-Per Sandager
Flag of Sweden.svg Volvo 142 GL
Retired (Desistant)243 Flag of Poland.svg Jan Dziedzic
Flag of Poland.svg Wiesław Pieprzak
Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (Desistant)144 Flag of Denmark.svg Carl Marius Syberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Per Brøns
Flag of Germany.svg Opel Ascona
Retired (Desistant)145 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Miersch
Flag of Germany.svg Winfried Matter
Flag of Germany.svg Opel Ascona 1.9 SR
Retired (Desistant)146 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Köthe
Flag of Germany.svg Inga Köthe
Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Retired (Desistant)147 Flag of Germany.svg Jens Schmidt
Flag of Germany.svg Adolf Holm
Flag of Germany.svg BMW 2002 Ti
Retired (Accident)149 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Heino Sepp
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Toomas Bernstein
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moskvich 412
Retired (Desistant)150 Flag of France.svg Jacques Régis
Flag of France.svg Chantal Argeliès
Flag of Germany.svg Opel Ascona
Retired (Misdirection)151 Flag of Poland.svg Włodzimierz Markowski
Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Radecki
Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (Desistant)152 Flag of Poland.svg Edmund Oprocha
Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Orłowski
Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (Desistant)153 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Detelin Tomov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Peitcho Peitchev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lada VAZ 2103
Retired (Desistant)154 Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Erik Esbensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Villy Ebbesen
Flag of Japan.svg Datsun 1600 SSS
Retired (Time limit exceeded)157 Flag of Sweden.svg Evert Wesström
Flag of Sweden.svg Bo Carlsson
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Corolla
Retired (Desistant)261 Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Gergovich
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Jenner
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg SEAT 850 D
Retired (Desistant)262 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Nikolai Vringov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Lambo Mitzev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lada VAZ 2101
Retired (Suspension)163 Flag of Poland.svg Marek Varisella
Flag of Poland.svg Janina Jedynak
Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (Desistant)264 Flag of Germany.svg Horst Hohlheimer
Flag of Germany.svg Rudolf Huber
Flag of Italy.svg Fiat 128 Sport Coupé
Retired (Desistant)265 Flag of Poland.svg Aleksander Adamski
Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Brzeziński
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda 100 L
Retired (Desistant)266 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Nikolai Kamburov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Kamen Kokinov
Flag of France.svg Renault 8
Retired (Desistant)267 Flag of Hungary.svg Pál Gaál
Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Iriczfalvi
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda 100
Retired (Desistant)268 Flag of Hungary.svg Mihály Balatoni
Flag of Hungary.svg István Sándor
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda 100
Retired (Desistant)269 Flag of East Germany.svg Karlfried Weigert
Flag of East Germany.svg Bernhard Malsch
Flag of East Germany.svg Wartburg 353
Retired (Breakdown)270 Flag of East Germany.svg Peter Hommel
Flag of East Germany.svg Günter Bork
Flag of East Germany.svg Wartburg 353
Retired (Accident)271 Flag of Poland.svg Stanisław Fiedor
Flag of Poland.svg Jacek Chmielewski
Flag of East Germany.svg Trabant P601
Retired (Desistant)272 Flag of East Germany.svg Jürgen Sparwald
Flag of East Germany.svg Carl-Ulrich Karsten
Flag of East Germany.svg Wartburg 353
Retired (Desistant)273 Flag of Poland.svg Marek Oryński
Flag of Poland.svg Kazimierz Bocheński
Flag of Poland.svg FSO Syrena 104
Retired (Desistant)274 Flag of Poland.svg Zbigniew Baran
Flag of Poland.svg Julian Kuzaj
Flag of Poland.svg FSO Syrena 104
Retired (Desistant)275 Flag of Sweden.svg Claes Anderson
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Peterson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Escort Twin Cam
Retired (Desistant)276 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Vasile Olaru
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Olteanu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Dacia 1300
Retired (Desistant)277 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Petre Vezeanu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Mircea Ilioale
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Dacia 1300
Retired (Desistant)278 Flag of Poland.svg Adam Masłowiec
Flag of Poland.svg Konrad Rutkowski
Flag of Poland.svg FSM Syrena 105
Retired (Desistant)180 Flag of East Germany.svg Volker Beyer
Flag of East Germany.svg Werner Schramm
Flag of East Germany.svg Wartburg 353
Retired (Desistant)181 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Radoslav Petkov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Kostadin Gurlev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lada VAZ 2101
Retired (Desistant)182 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Adrian Margarint
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Nicolas Aslan
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Dacia 1300
Retired (Desistant)183 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Ilija Bonev
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Zlati Zlatev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lada VAZ 2101
Retired (Desistant)184 Flag of Hungary.svg György Szenttornyay
Flag of Hungary.svg László Szzenttornyay
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lada VAZ 2101
Retired (Desistant)185 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Iosif Santa
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Pavel Chiorcea
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Dacia 1300
Retired (Desistant)186 Flag of Hungary.svg Béla Augustin
Flag of Hungary.svg Elek Farkas
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Dacia 1300
Retired (Desistant)187 Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Strasz
Flag of Poland.svg Halina Strasz
Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (Desistant)189 Flag of East Germany.svg Horst Niebergall
Flag of East Germany.svg Harald Würfel
Flag of East Germany.svg Wartburg 353
Retired (Desistant)190 Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Włoch
Flag of Poland.svg Marec Roczniak
Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 125p
Retired (Desistant)192 Flag of Germany.svg Tilo Wünsch
Flag of Germany.svg Henning Wünsch
Flag of Italy.svg Fiat 128 Coupé

Source: Independent WRC archive [1] , eWRC Results [2]

Championship standings after the event

1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 7
After round 6TeamSeason end
PositionPointsPositionPoints
192 Flag of France.svg Alpine Renault 1147
263 Flag of Italy.svg Fiat 284
333 Flag of France.svg Citroën 733
422 Flag of Japan.svg Datsun 634
520 Flag of Sweden.svg Saab 542
616 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 376
715 Flag of East Germany.svg Wartburg 1415
814 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen 1515
913 Flag of Italy.svg Lancia 1317
1013 Flag of France.svg Peugeot 1613
1112 Flag of Poland.svg Polski Fiat 1218
128 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 927
135 Flag of Germany.svg Opel 1125
144 Flag of Germany.svg BMW 828
4 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsubishi 174
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Volvo 444
173 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda 183
182 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota 1025
191 Flag of Germany.svg Audi 202

References

  1. "Polish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  2. Shacki. "Final results Rajd Polski 1973". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.