(24 July 2026) Twenty leading drivers took part in the qualifying stage of the 82nd Rally Poland. The results of this stage determined the starting order for tomorrow’s competition across seven special stages.
On the 6-kilometre Bieruń qualifying stage, Dominik Stříteský (Škoda Fabia RS Rally2) set the fastest time. The 2024 Czech Champion and current leader of the Czech Rally Championship finished 0.6 seconds ahead of Miko Marczyk (Škoda Fabia RS Rally2) and 1.2 seconds ahead of the European Rally Championship leader, Finland’s Teemu Suninen (Škoda Fabia RS Rally2).
Two more Polish drivers finished inside the top ten. Adam Sroka (Škoda Fabia RS Rally2) was classified in eighth place, while Kajetan Kajetanowicz (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2) finished ninth.
Jakub Matulka (Škoda Fabia RS Rally2) originally recorded the eighth-fastest time, but after receiving a 10-second penalty for hitting a chicane, he dropped to 18th place in the final classification.
Qualifying Stage Classification
- Dominik Stříteský/Ondřej Krajča (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) 3:03,1
- Miko Marczyk/Szymon Gospodarczyk (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +0,6 s
- Teemu Suninen/Antti Haapala (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +1,2 s
- William Creighton/Liam Regan (Citroen C3 Rally2) +1,5 s
- Andrea Mabellini/Virginia Lenzi (Lancia Ypsilon Rally2) +1,5 s
- Marco Bulacia/Jose Murado (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +1,8 s
- Simone Tempestini/Francesca Maior (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +1,8 s
- Adam Sroka/Patryk Kielar (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +3,2 s
- Kajetan Kajetanowicz/Maciej Szczepaniak (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2) +3,4 s
- Isak Reiersen/Stefan Gustafsson (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +3,6 s
- Philip Allen/Craig Drew (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2) +3,8 s
- Tristan Charpentier/Renaud Jamoul (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +3,8 s
- Erik Cais/Igor Bacigál (Hyundai i20 Rally2) +4,3 s
- Jarosław Szeja/Marcin Szeja (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +4,9 s
- Gábor Német/Gergely Németh (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +6,1 s
- Adrian Rzeznik/Kamil Kozdron (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +6,5 s
- Andrei Girtofan/Dorin Pulpea (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +7,1 s
- Jakub Matulka/Daniel Dymurski (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +12,0 s
- Roberto Blach/Daniel Sosa Ojeda (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2) +12,8 s
- Jaroslaw Koltun/Ireneusz Pleskot (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) +10:00
Partners and sponspors of the 82nd Rally Poland
Main Partner – Silesian Voivodeship, Superauto.pl Silesian Stadium
Co-host of the event – Miasto Katowice
Strategic Partner – Metropolis GZM
Strategic Sponsor – ORLEN OIL
Partner of the event – Ministry of Sport and Tourism
Technical Partner– Diverse Extreme
82nd Rally Poland is co-financed by the state budget from the part administered by the Minister of Sport and Tourism.