1984 Polish Car Racing Championships
28th season of the Polish Car Racing Championships
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1984 Polish Car Racing Championships refers to the 28th season of the Polish Car Racing Championships.
The season was contested in seven classes, though the planned introduction of Class 8, a class for production-model Polish Fiat 125p and Polonez, did not happen.
The 1984 Polish Car Racing Championships season consisted of five qualifying rounds, two of which were held at the tracks in Poznań (1 May, 7 October) and Kielce (27 May, 9 September), and one in Toruń (2 September). The race in Kielce on 27 May also served as a qualifying round for the Cup of Peace and Friendship. In addition, a competition not counting toward WSMP points was organized in Piotrków Trybunalski on 22 July, and on the occasion of three qualifying rounds, unofficial Grand Prix events were also held: the Grand Prix of Toruń (2 September), the Grand Prix of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (9 September), and the Grand Prix of Poznań (7 October).
Based on the results, seven Polish champions for the 1984 season were chosen: Jacek Chojnacki, Dariusz Kinderman, Wojciech Cołoszyński, Wacław Janowski, Edward Kinderman, Jerzy Mazur, and Jerzy Krotoski. Janowski was the only driver to defend the title he had won the previous year.
Background
In 1953, on the initiative of the Polish Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, which had been established three years earlier,[1] the first season of the Polish Car Racing Championships was organized.[2] In the early seasons, drivers mostly used their own designs, collectively known as SAM.[3] However, in 1957, driver and designer Jerzy Jankowski built the Rak 650 – a modern race car powered by a Triumph engine.[4] In 1958, the vehicle won the Polish Championships, and a year later, the runner-up title. The car was subsequently replaced by the Rak 1300.[5]
During this period in Italy, due to the lack of competitiveness of the local Formula 3, a new racing series called Formula Junior was established. In 1959, the International Automobile Federation approved Formula Junior as an international formula category.[6] In 1961, the first season of the Polish Championships was held under Formula Junior regulations.[7] In the 1964 season, Formula Junior was replaced in Poland by Formula 3.[8] However, due to the dwindling number of competitors in the championships and difficulties in finding suitable tracks, the Polish Car Racing Championships were suspended after 1967.[3]
In the early 1970s, a drivers' strike took place, after which Longin Bielak undertook the reform of Polish racing. The reorganized championships were revived in 1972, introducing passenger car classes (including the Polish Fiat 125p and Fiat 126 classes).[9] Single-seater races were held as part of Formula Easter, and from 1974 onward, also Formula Polonia.[10][11] During this period, tracks were also built in Poznań and Kielce.[9]
1983 season
In the 1983 season, a production-car class for Fiat 126 (Class 1) was held for the first time. The class for Fiat 126p cars with engines up to 652 cm3 (with possible modifications), which had been held the previous year as Class 1, became Class 2 in 1983. The same applied to Class 3 (cars with engines up to 700 cm3 – Fiat 126p, Trabant) and Class 4 (a brand-specific class with engines up to 1,500 cm3 – Polish Fiat 125p and FSO Polonez, as well as cars manufactured in Eastern Bloc countries with engines up to 1,300 cm3). In place of the abolished classes 5 (touring and GT cars with engines of 1,300–1,600 cm3) and 6 (touring and GT cars with engines of 1,600–2,000 cm3), Class 5 was introduced – passenger cars with engines up to 2,500 cm3 and Polish prototypes with engines up to 2,000 cm3. Classes 6 and 7 were Formula Easter and Formula Polonia, respectively.[12] The races took place at the Poznań (twice), Kielce (twice), and Toruń (once) circuits.[13] The distance of each race was approximately 40 km.[14]
In Class 1, the Polish champion was Krzysztof Caputa of the FSM factory team, who won three races. The Class 2 championship was won by Włodzimierz Krukowski, who triumphed in four races. In Class 3, Krukowski and Tomasz Barański each won two races, but Barański was crowned champion. Class 4 was won by Wacław Janowski (Zastava 1300), who finished first in four rounds. In Class 5 (from which Marian Bublewicz, driving a Stratopolonez, was excluded), Andrzej Koper triumphed three times and won the championships in a Renault 5 Alpine. The Class 6 champion was Andrzej Hołowiej, who won four rounds in an MTX 1-03. In Class 7, the title was won by Piotr Zaleski (Promot II), who finished one point ahead of Witold Nalewaj in the standings.[15]
On 5 June 1983, during the Cup of Peace and Friendship qualifiers at Autodrom Chayka near Kyiv, an accident occurred in which Polish rider Christian Grochowski died. On the 13th lap of the race, Grochowski collided with Toomas Napa, who was lapping him. As a result of the accident, Grochowski lost consciousness, and his vehicle caught fire. Due to the inaction of emergency services, the rescue operation began late, and Grochowski died in the hospital from burns two days after the incident.[16] He was the only Polish race car driver to die in a track accident during the Polish People's Republic era.[17]
Regulations
In 1984, as in previous years,[18] the basis for establishing the classes was the classification of cars into groups according to the International Automobile Federation regulations, which were as follows:[19]
- Group N – standard touring cars, manufactured in quantities of at least 5,000 units per year;
- Group A – touring cars with extensive modification potential, manufactured in quantities of at least 5,000 units per year;
- Group B – GT cars with extensive modification potential, produced in quantities of at least 200 units per year;
- Group C – closed-body sports cars with engines derived from Group A or B cars;
- Group E – racing cars of free formula and national formula.
On this basis, the Polish Automobile and Motorcycle Federation established eight classes in which the 1984 Polish Car Racing Championships were contested:[19][20]
- Class 1 – production class – Fiat 126p with an engine up to 652 cm3 (Group N);
- Class 2 – production class – Fiat 126p with engine up to 652 cm3 (Group A);
- Class 3 – cars with engine up to 700 cm3 (Group A);
- Class 4 – production class – Polski Fiat 125p and FSO Polonez with engine up to 1,500 cm3, and cars manufactured in Eastern Bloc countries with engine up to 1,300 cm3 (Group A);
- Class 5 – passenger cars with engine up to 2,500 cm3 (Group A, B, or C) and domestic prototypes with engine up to 2,000 cm3;
- Class 6 – Formula Easter – single-seater racing cars with an engine from a Group N or A car manufactured in Eastern Bloc countries, up to 1,300 cm3;
- Class 7 – Formula Polonia – single-seater racing cars with a Polish Fiat 125p engine of 1,300 cm3 and a Dacia or Zaporozhets gearbox;
- Class 8 – production class – Polish Fiat 125p, FSO 125p, and FSO Polonez with engine up to 1,500 cm3 (Group N).
Due to low interest in Class 8, no championship was ultimately held in that class, and drivers competing in such vehicles raced alongside Class 4.[20]
50 points were awarded for a victory. The second-place driver received 46 points, and the third-place driver received 43 points. Subsequent positions were scored on a scale of 41-39-38-37-36, and so on. The final standings were determined by the four best results.[19]
Calendar
As in the previous year,[18] the 1984 Polish Car Racing Championships season consisted of five qualifying rounds. It began with a qualifying round in Poznań on 1 May (practice sessions were held the day before). The second race took place on 27 May in Kielce and also served as a qualifying round for the Cup of Peace and Friendship. The race was held at the Toruń airport circuit on 2 September, and a week later, again in Kielce. The season ended on 7 October with the second race in Poznań.[21]
In addition to these events, three other races were scheduled for classes Classes 1–5, which did not count toward the championships standings. The first of these took place on 22 July in Piotrków Trybunalski.[22] The second was held during the second round in Kielce on 9 September and was run as the Świętokrzyskie Mountains Grand Prix,[23] while the third – the Grand Prix of Poznań – took place on 7 October in Poznań.[24] On the occasion of the qualifying round in Toruń on 2 September, a handicap race, the Toruń Grand Prix, was held for Formula Polonia and Formula Easter cars, in which the Formula Polonia vehicles started 45 seconds ahead of the Formula Easter ones.[25]
The distance of each race was approximately 40 kilometers.[24]
| Round | Date | Circuit | Laps | Distance (km) | Classes | Support events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 May |  Poznań |
10 | 40.850 | all | |
| 2 | 27 May | Kielce |
10 | 41.600 | all | Cup of Peace and Friendship |
| 3 | 2 September | Toruń |
14 | 42.000 | all | Grand Prix of Toruń |
| 4 | 9 September | Kielce |
10 | 41.600 | all | Grand Prix of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains |
| 5 | 7 October | Poznań |
10 | 40.850 | all | Grand Prix of Poznań |
Season
Round 1: Poznań
The first round of the 1984 Polish Car Racing Championships season took place on 30 April (practice/qualifying) and 1 May (race). The race in each class consisted of 10 laps, bringing the total race distance to 40.850 km.[26]
Defending champions, Andrzej Koper and Andrzej Hołowiej, did not compete in Poznań, and three drivers were not defending their titles due to moving to other classes. The event took place in rainy conditions, with relatively low spectator turnout.[27]
In Class 1, Zbyszko Gaik secured pole position. Starting third, Zdzisław Brymora overtook second-place Robert Herba and rode right behind Gaik for the rest of the race,[28] briefly taking the lead on the 5th lap.[26] Ultimately, Gaik won the race with a 0.2-second lead over Brymora. Jacek Chojnacki finished third, 15.5 seconds behind.[28]
Bogdan Pawlak started from pole position in Class 2. Jerzy Wierzbołowski, starting from third place, took the lead at the start, but Krzysztof Caputa overtook him on the third lap. A lap later, Wierzbołowski regained the lead. On the sixth lap, Dariusz Kinderman became the new leader. During the ninth lap, Wierzbołowski moved up from third to first place and won the race. Kinderman finished second, and Zbigniew Kordek third.[26][27]
Włodzimierz Krukowski, starting from pole position in Class 3, led the entire race, winning it with a lead of nearly 50 seconds over Tomasz Barański. The podium, which was entirely made up of drivers in Fiat 126p cars, was completed by Wojciech Cołoszyński.[26]
Wacław Janowski (Zastava 1300), who started from pole position in Class 4, was unable to maintain the lead after the start, as he was overtaken by Andrzej Mielcarek (Zastava 1300), Henryk Mandera (Lada 1300), and Adam Polak (Polish Fiat 125p). Janowski dropped out on the sixth lap. Mielcarek, who led throughout the race, lost his advantage a few kilometers before the finish line while lapping four competitors, but ultimately won the race. Mandera finished second, 0.4 seconds behind the winner, and Polak finished third, 0.8 seconds behind.[26][29]
The MB-03 made its debut in Class 5; its designer and driver was Maciej Bogusławski.[30] He started from third position, while pole position was secured by Edward Kinderman (Polonez Prototype 1800 with a Fiat 132 engine).[31] Bogusławski took the lead on the first lap, but lost it to Andrzej Kleina (Opel Kadett) on the next lap. Bogusławski regained the lead on the sixth lap. Two laps later, Kleina was back in the lead, but on the ninth lap he was overtaken by Bogusławski, who ultimately won the race with a 2.4-second lead over Kleina. Third place went to Piotr Nowicki (Polish Fiat 125p).[26][29]
Czechoslovak-made MTX 1-06 cars made their debut in Class 6, driven by Jacek Szmidt, Józef Kiełbania, and Jerzy Mazur. This race was the only one in Poznań to take place in dry conditions. Szmidt, who had secured pole position, dropped to fourth place at the start, with Kiełbania taking the lead. On the third lap, Szmidt overtook Kiełbania and won the race. Three kilometers before the finish line, Mazur spun out, allowing Stefan Banaszak (Promot 83) to finish second behind Kiełbania.[26][29]
Andrzej Wojciechowski (Promot 76), who started first in Class 7, held the lead until the second lap, when he was overtaken by Jerzy Krotoski (Promot 82). Mariusz Podkalicki (Promot 76) finished behind Krotoski and Wojciechowski.[26][29]
The Class 8 race, for which two drivers had registered, was canceled.[27]
In the team standings, the round in Poznań was won by Greater Poland Automobilklub, which scored 150 points.[26]
| Class | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zbyszko Gaik (Fiat 126p) | Zdzisław Brymora (Fiat 126p) | Jacek Chojnacki (Fiat 126p) |
| 2 | Jerzy Wierzbołowski (Fiat 126p) | Dariusz Kinderman (Fiat 126p) | Zbigniew Kordek (Fiat 126p) |
| 3 | Włodzimierz Krukowski (Fiat 126p) | Tomasz Barański (Fiat 126p) | Wojciech Cołoszyński (Fiat 126p) |
| 4 | Andrzej Mielcarek (Zastava 1300) | Henryk Mandera (Lada 1300) | Adam Polak (Polish Fiat 125p 1500) |
| 5 | Maciej Bogusławski (MB-03) | Andrzej Kleina (Opel Kadett) | Piotr Nowicki (Polish Fiat 125p 1500) |
| 6 | Jacek Szmidt (MTX 1-06) | Józef Kiełbania (MTX 1-06) | Stefan Banaszak (Promot 83) |
| 7 | Jerzy Krotoski (Promot 82) | Andrzej Wojciechowski (Promot 76) | Mariusz Podkalicki (Promot 76) |
Round 2: Kielce
The second qualifying round was held in Kielce on 26–27 May. Each class competed in a race over 10 laps (41.600 km).[32] A race as part of the Cup of Peace and Friendship was also held at the Kielce circuit at that time.[28]
In Class 1, Ireneusz Trzeszczkowski secured pole position. However, Jacek Chojnacki and Zdzisław Brymora battled for the lead throughout the race. Ultimately, Brymora was overtaken by Zbyszko Gaik, and Chojnacki, Gaik, and Brymora stood on the podium. After the race, three drivers were disqualified.[28][32]
Dariusz Kinderman started the Class 2 race from pole position. He led the entire race except for the sixth lap, when Paweł Puchalski briefly took the lead. Kinderman won, Piotr Kolasiński finished second, and Andrzej Pięta came in third. After the race, 12 drivers, including Pięta, were disqualified for non-regulation flywheel weight or throttle bore diameter. As a result, Krzysztof Caputa took the podium.[28][32]
Włodzimierz Krukowski won the Class 3 practice session. He led until the fifth lap, when Tomasz Barański overtook him. Barański dropped out of the race due to a mechanical failure, and Andrzej Godula (Trabant) took the lead, going on to win the race. Krukowski, who was in second place, dropped to fourth on the final lap due to engine problems, behind Kazimierz Sołtowski (Trabant) and Zbigniew Szwagierczak (Fiat 126p).[32][33]
In Class 4, Wacław Janowski secured pole position. He led the entire race, finishing ahead of Andrzej Mielcarek and Henryk Mandera.[32]
In Class 5, Maciej Bogusławski once again secured pole position with his prototype and went on to lead the entire race. Wacław Janowski, who had initially been in second place, dropped out on the fourth lap. Edward Kinderman therefore took second place in the race, and Andrzej Kleina took third.[32][34]
Jacek Szmidt secured pole position in Class 6. However, Jerzy Mazur took the lead at the start of the race and held it until the finish line, claiming his first victory in Formula Easter. Józef Kiełbania, who had initially been running in third place, suffered an engine failure on the second lap. Stefan Banaszak finished behind Mazur and Szmidt.[28][32]
Jerzy Krotoski, who had secured pole position in Class 7, lost the lead to Mariusz Podkalicki three laps into the race but managed to regain it later. On the final lap, Grzegorz Kamiński (Promot 82) took the lead and went on to win. After the race, Kamiński was disqualified, leaving Krotoski, Podkalicki, and Eugeniusz Kulawik (Promot 76) to finish in the top three.[32][35]
The Class 8 race, for which two drivers had entered, was canceled again. They competed alongside Class 4.[34]
The team classification was won, for the second time in a row, by Greater Poland Automobilklub, with a one-point lead over Lower Silesian Automobilklub.[32]
Two races were held in the Cup of Peace and Friendship: one for touring cars (engine displacement up to 1,300 cm3) and one for race cars (Formula Easter). In the touring car class, the top two spots were taken by Soviet competitors: Aleksei Grigoryev (VAZ 21011) and Yuri Serov (VAZ 2105), with Czechoslovak Petr Samohýl (Škoda 120 LS) taking the podium. In the nations' classification for this class, the Soviet Union triumphed ahead of Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria. In the racing car class, the top two positions were taken by Czechoslovaks: Jan Veselý (RAF 80) and Jiří Červa (MTX 1-06), while third place went to an East German driver, Ulli Melkus (MT 77). Czechoslovakia won the nations' classification in this class, ahead of East Germany and the Soviet Union.[36][37]
| Class | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacek Chojnacki (Fiat 126p) | Zbyszko Gaik (Fiat 126p) | Zdzisław Brymora (Fiat 126p) |
| 2 | Dariusz Kinderman (Fiat 126p) | Piotr Kolasiński (Fiat 126p) | Krzysztof Caputa (Fiat 126p) |
| 3 | Andrzej Godula (Trabant 600) | Kazimierz Sołtowski (Trabant 600) | Zbigniew Szwagierczak (Fiat 126p) |
| 4 | Wacław Janowski (Zastava 1300) | Andrzej Mielcarek (Zastava 1300) | Henryk Mandera (Lada 1300) |
| 5 | Maciej Bogusławski (MB-03) | Edward Kinderman (Polonez Prototype 1800) | Andrzej Kleina (Opel Kadett) |
| 6 | Jerzy Mazur (MTX 1-06) | Jacek Szmidt (MTX 1-06) | Stefan Banaszak (Promot 83) |
| 7 | Jerzy Krotoski (Promot 82) | Mariusz Podkalicki (Promot 76) | Eugeniusz Kulawik (Promot 76) |
Piotrków Trybunalski
On 22 July, the anniversary of the proclamation of the Manifesto of the Polish Committee of National Liberation, an unofficial competition with four races was held in Piotrków Trybunalski: Class 1, a combined Class 2 and 3 race, a combined Class 4 and 5 race, and a handicap race. In Class 1, Jacek Chojnacki triumphed ahead of Leszek Wojdaliński and Tomasz Olejnik. The Class 2+3 race was won by Wojciech Cołoszyński, followed by Jacek Chojnacki and Marek Miziak. In the Class 4+5 race, Robert Moritz (Lada 1600) proved to be the fastest, ahead of Waldemar Lasota and Zbigniew Janiec (Polish Fiat 125p). Moritz won the handicap race ahead of Janiec and Cołoszyński.[22]
Round 3: Toruń
The third round of the 1984 Polish Car Racing Championships season took place at the Toruń airport circuit on 1–2 September. The race was run over 14 laps (42 km).[38]
Jacek Chojnacki secured pole position in Class 1 and, leading throughout the race, won the event. Zdzisław Brymora and Leszek Wojdaliński finished behind Chojnacki. Four drivers were disqualified after the race.[39]
Dariusz Kinderman secured pole position and won the Class 2 race. Jerzy Wierzbołowski, who started from second place, dropped out on the seventh lap. Krzysztof Caputa took second place in the race, and Wojciech Smorawiński took third.[39]
In Class 3, Andrzej Godula started from pole position. However, he finished the race in 16th place. Adam Sowa won ahead of Wojciech Cołoszyński and Zbigniew Zapędowski (all in Fiat 126p cars).[39]
Adam Polak – who had secured pole position in Class 4 – dropped out of the race on the third lap. Wacław Janowski triumphed, with Andrzej Mielcarek finishing the race less than 50 seconds behind him. Third place went to Marek Kozłowski (Lada 1300).[39]
The Prototype 1300 made its debut in Class 5, driven by Mieczysław Dymek.[40] Dymek qualified in 11th place, while Maciej Bogusławski set the fastest time in qualifying. Bogusławski led the race until the third lap, when he dropped out due to a mechanical failure in his MB-03. Adam Polak then took the lead and went on to win the race. Edward Kinderman finished second, and Grzegorz Niśkiewicz (Opel Manta E) took third place.[39]
The pole sitter in Class 6, Jacek Szmidt, committed a false start, for which he received a 30-second penalty.[41] Ultimately, he finished the race in third place, behind Jerzy Mazur and Stefan Banaszak.[39]
Jerzy Krotoski, starting from pole position in Class 7, led the entire race and won it with a lead of nearly 13 seconds over Tomasz Sikora (Promot 82) and over 14 seconds over Piotr Górecki (Promot 77).[39]
The team classification was won by Warsaw Automobilklub.[39]
The Toruń Grand Prix was also held in conjunction with the Toruń qualifying round. It was a combined Formula Polonia and Formula Easter race with a handicap race, meaning that the Formula Polonia drivers started 45 seconds ahead of the Formula Easter competitors. Mariusz Podkalicki won this race ahead of Jacek Szmidt and Jerzy Krotoski.[25]
| Class | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacek Chojnacki (Fiat 126p) | Zdzisław Brymora (Fiat 126p) | Leszek Wojdaliński (Fiat 126p) |
| 2 | Dariusz Kinderman (Fiat 126p) | Krzysztof Caputa (Fiat 126p) | Wojciech Smorawiński (Fiat 126p) |
| 3 | Adam Sowa (Fiat 126p) | Wojciech Cołoszyński (Fiat 126p) | Zbigniew Zapędowski (Fiat 126p) |
| 4 | Wacław Janowski (Zastava 1300) | Andrzej Mielcarek (Zastava 1300) | Marek Kozłowski (Lada 1300) |
| 5 | Adam Polak (Polish Fiat 125p 1500) | Edward Kinderman (Polonez Prototype 1800) | Grzegorz Niśkiewicz (Opel Manta E) |
| 6 | Jerzy Mazur (MTX 1-06) | Stefan Banaszak (Promot 83) | Jacek Szmidt (MTX 1-06) |
| 7 | Jerzy Krotoski (Promot 82) | Tomasz Sikora (Promot 82) | Piotr Górecki (Promot 77) |
Round 4: Kielce
The fourth race of the season, like the second, took place at the Kielce circuit over a distance of 10 laps (41.600 km). It was held on 8–9 September.[42]
In Class 1, Jacek Chojnacki secured pole position and went on to lead the entire race. Behind Chojnacki, five drivers battled for second place. Ultimately, Zbyszko Gaik took second place, and Zdzisław Brymora finished third. After the race, three competitors were disqualified for unauthorized car modifications. Thanks to his victory, Chojnacki secured his first title in Class 1.[42][43]
Wojciech Smorawiński secured the pole position in Class 2 and led at the start of the race. Starting from sixth position, Dariusz Kinderman took the lead on the fourth lap and won the race. Smorawiński and Krzysztof Caputa battled for second place. Caputa, trying to catch up to his rival, rolled his car but managed to finish the race. Third place, behind Kinderman and Smorawiński, went to Sławomir Kruk. Kinderman, like Chojnacki in Class 1, secured his first title in the class.[42][44]
Wojciech Cołoszyński, who had secured pole position in Class 3, fell behind Tomasz Barański at the start. Barański led all the way to the finish line and won the race. In the early stages of the race, Włodzimierz Krukowski was running in second place, but on the fifth lap he dropped out due to an engine failure in his Fiat 126p. Cołoszyński therefore took second place, and Adam Sowa took third. Before the final round, five drivers remained in contention for the championships (Cołoszyński, Barański, Andrzej Godula, Zbigniew Zapędowski, and Witalis Misiewicz).[42][44]
At the start of the Class 4 race, Henryk Mandera, starting from pole position, was overtaken by Wacław Janowski. Janowski led throughout the race, while Adam Polak and Mandera battled for second place. Mandera spun his car twice (on the third and final laps), finishing the race in sixth place. Janowski won with a 37.7-second lead over Polak. Andrzej Mielcarek finished third. Only Janowski and Mielcarek remained in contention for the title after the Kielce round.[42][44]
In Class 5, Maciej Bogusławski started from pole position. On the third lap, he lost the lead due to engine trouble, and Bogdan Wozowicz (Ford Escort 2000) took over as the new leader. Edward Kinderman, the leader in the Polish championship standings, dropped out on the fourth lap due to an engine failure. Wozowicz won the race ahead of Adam Polak and Piotr Nowicki. After the fourth round, Bogusławski led the standings with a nine-point advantage over Kinderman.[42][44]
In Class 6, Jacek Szmidt secured pole position but lost to Jerzy Mazur at the start. On the fourth lap, while attempting to pass Mazur, a V-belt snapped in Szmidt's car, and the driver was forced to retire from the race. Behind Mazur, the race was finished by Stefan Banaszak and Hieronim Kochański (MTX 1-03). Before the final round, Mazur was the favorite for the title: winning the championships would require him to finish at least seventh in Poznań if Szmidt won.[42][45]
Jerzy Krotoski, who secured pole position in Class 7, led the race until the fourth lap. He was then overtaken by Mariusz Podkalicki, who went on to win the race. Krotoski finished second, and Ryszard Zygmunt (Promot 82) third. By securing second place, Krotoski earned his second Formula Polonia title – he had won his first in 1982.[42][46]
An additional handicap race for touring cars (Classes 1–5) was also organized in Kielce – the Grand Prix of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. Adam Polak, Bogdan Wozowicz, and Dariusz Kinderman stood on the podium. The winners received Elf brand motor oil as a prize (30, 20, and 10 liters, respectively).[23]
| Class | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacek Chojnacki (Fiat 126p) | Zbyszko Gaik (Fiat 126p) | Zdzisław Brymora (Fiat 126p) |
| 2 | Dariusz Kinderman (Fiat 126p) | Wojciech Smorawiński (Fiat 126p) | Sławomir Kruk (Fiat 126p) |
| 3 | Tomasz Barański (Fiat 126p) | Wojciech Cołoszyński (Fiat 126p) | Adam Sowa (Fiat 126p) |
| 4 | Wacław Janowski (Zastava 1300) | Adam Polak (Polish Fiat 125p 1500) | Andrzej Mielcarek (Zastava 1300) |
| 5 | Bogdan Wozowicz (Ford Escort 2000) | Adam Polak (Polish Fiat 125p 1500) | Piotr Nowicki (Polish Fiat 125p) |
| 6 | Jerzy Mazur (MTX 1-06) | Stefan Banaszak (Promot 83) | Hieronim Kochański (MTX 1-03) |
| 7 | Mariusz Podkalicki (Promot 76) | Jerzy Krotoski (Promot 82) | Ryszard Zygmunt (Promot 82) |
Round 5: Poznań
The Poznań round was the final race of the 1984 Polish Car Racing Championships season, held on 6–7 October. As with the first Poznań round, the race distance for all classes was 40.850 km.[47]
Jacek Chojnacki, who had already secured the title in Kielce, took pole position in Class 1. He maintained the lead until the first lap, after which he was overtaken by Zdzisław Brymora. On the third lap, Leszek Wojdaliński took the lead. Chojnacki regained the lead on the fourth lap, but two laps later he was overtaken by Brymora. On the eighth lap, Chojnacki took the lead for the third time and won the race ahead of Zbyszek Gaik and Krzysztof Witt. Less than two seconds separated the top five at the finish line.[47]
Piotr Kolasiński secured pole position in Class 2. He led the race until the second lap. On the third lap, Wojciech Smorawiński overtook him and went on to win the race. Dariusz Kinderman finished behind Smorawiński and Kolasiński.[47]
In Class 3, Tomasz Barański secured pole position. However, Włodzimierz Krukowski took the lead at the start of the race and held it until the finish. Barański finished second, and Wojciech Cołoszyński third, thereby becoming the Class 3 champion.[47][48]
Adam Polak won the qualifying session in Class 4. At the start of the race, Henryk Mandera took the lead, but Polak regained it on the second lap and remained in the lead until the finish. Mandera finished second, and Wacław Janowski third, defending the championship title he had won the previous year.[47][49]
Marian Bublewicz entered the Poznań qualifying round in a Polonez 2500, colloquially known as the "Stratopolonez", equipped with a 2.5-liter Lancia Stratos engine. Bublewicz did not participate in the practice session, which was won by Adam Polak. Starting from last place, Bublewicz overtook all his competitors on the very first lap and took the lead, which he maintained until the finish line. Jerzy Dyszy (Lada), who finished second, was 4.2 seconds behind Bublewicz, although Bublewicz maintained that he had tried to drive slowly because his time would determine the handicap level for the Poznań Grand Prix scheduled later. However, Bublewicz did not earn any points in the Polish Car Racing Championships because his vehicle, classified as a domestic-foreign prototype, did not comply with Class 5 regulations. Formally, therefore, Dyszy claimed the victory, ahead of Edward Kinderman and Andrzej Kleina. Kinderman won the championship, as his rival for the title, Maciej Bogusławski, dropped out of the race due to a car failure.[47][50]
In Class 6, the pole position was secured by the championship leader, Jerzy Mazur, while his rival in the title race, Jacek Szmidt, started from seventh place. After the start, Mazur maintained the lead, and Szmidt moved up to fifth place. However, later in the race, due to a clutch failure, Szmidt pulled into the pit stop, where it took the mechanics one and a half laps to repair the problem. Meanwhile, on the third lap, Mazur lost the lead to Stefan Banaszak and was later overtaken by Andrzej Wojciechowski as well. Thus, Banaszek, Wojciechowski, and Mazur stood on the podium, marking the first victory for a Polish car (Promot) in the national Formula Easter series in 1984. Szmidt finished in 11th place, which meant that Jerzy Mazur won the Class 6 championship.[47][49]
Mariusz Podkalicki secured the pole position in Class 7. He maintained the lead on the first lap. Polish champion Jerzy Krotoski, who started from fourth place, overtook Podkalicki on the second lap. On the eighth lap, Podkalicki regained the lead because Krotoski suffered a tire failure and withdrew from the race. Podkalicki won, with Grzegorz Kamiński and Ryszard Zygmunt rounding out the podium.[47]
Warsaw Automobilklub, with 143 points, won the team classification in Poznań.[47] However, the team championship title was won by Greater Poland Automobilklub.[51]
The organizers of the qualifying rounds in Poznań also held the Poznań Grand Prix, a handicap race for classes 1–5 over a distance of ten laps. The advantage of the lower classes was determined by the times achieved during regular races.[52] Thus, class 2 started 114 seconds after class 1. Class 3 started 54 seconds later. Class 4 started 3 minutes and 50 seconds after Class 1, and Class 5 started four seconds later. Marian Bublewicz started 5 minutes and 44 seconds after Class 1. Bublewicz won the race, ahead of Polak and Krukowski.[24]
| Class | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacek Chojnacki (Fiat 126p) | Zbyszko Gaik (Fiat 126p) | Krzysztof Witt (Fiat 126p) |
| 2 | Wojciech Smorawiński (Fiat 126p) | Piotr Kolasiński (Fiat 126p) | Dariusz Kinderman (Fiat 126p) |
| 3 | Włodzimierz Krukowski (Fiat 126p) | Tomasz Barański (Fiat 126p) | Wojciech Cołoszyński (Fiat 126p) |
| 4 | Adam Polak (Polish Fiat 125p 1500) | Henryk Mandera (Lada 1300) | Wacław Janowski (Zastava 1300) |
| 5 | Jerzy Dyszy (Lada) | Edward Kinderman (Polonez Prototype 1800) | Andrzej Kleina (Opel Kadett) |
| 6 | Stefan Banaszak (Promot 83) | Andrzej Wojciechowski (Promot 76) | Jerzy Mazur (MTX 1-06) |
| 7 | Mariusz Podkalicki (Promot 76) | Grzegorz Kamiński (Promot 82) | Ryszard Zygmunt (Promot 82) |
Reception
Janusz Śmiłowski, editor of Sport, criticized the short, 40-kilometer race distances in the Polish Car Racing Championships, arguing that this diminished the appeal of the qualifying rounds. According to Śmiłowski, another problem was the lack of adequate promotion of the races themselves, as well as the location of the tracks far from city centers. In the editor's view, the multitude of classes did not positively highlight the competition among the race cars, which, after all, were participating in the Cup of Peace and Friendship. Śmiłowski criticized the engines used in the race cars, which were about 20 hp weaker than those of foreign rivals participating in the Cup of Peace and Friendship; the use of such engines stemmed from the fact that the Poles learned too late about the new regulations, which allowed for greater modification of Lada engines. Among the positive aspects of the Polish Car Racing Championships, Śmiłowski highlighted the excitement surrounding the races (despite the short distances) and the turnout of fans. In his summary of the 1984 season, Śmiłowski noted that Jacek Szmidt, considered the favorite in Class 6, failed to win the championship due to several unfortunate races (Toruń, Kielce II, Poznań II). In Class 5, the editor of Sport pointed out the unreliability of Maciej Bogusławski's MB-03 and the consistency of Edward Kinderman, thanks to which he won the title despite failing to win a single round. Śmiłowski named Stefan Banaszak and Mariusz Podkalicki as the season's breakthrough riders.[53]
Zbigniew Kulczyński, an employee of the Technical and Supply Center that manufactured Promot cars, pointed out the poor condition of the equipment during the 1984 season. Kulczyński, like Śmiłowski, criticized the engines used in the race cars and also noted that the drivers themselves were modifying the engines. Kulczyński also stated that obtaining parts such as bolts or bearings was a problem, and that securing optimal tires posed an additional challenge, as Barum tires were in short supply in Poland.[54]
Jacek Szmidt, however, noted that one of the problems was the safety of Polish tracks, which prevented drivers from safely exiting them in the event of an accident. In the case of the track in Kielce, Szmidt also pointed to the lack of run-off areas as a problem.[55]
Standings
| Colour | Result |
|---|---|
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points classification |
| Blue | Non-points classification |
| Non-classified finish (NC) | |
| Purple | Retired, not classified (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Withdrew (WD) | |
| Race cancelled (C) | |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Did not arrive (DNA) | |
| Excluded (EX) |
- Bold – Start from pole position
- Italics – Fastest lap of the race
- † – Did not finish, but classified after completing more than 90% of the race distance
- * – Season in progress
- 1/2/3 – Points-scoring position in the sprint
Drivers
Class 1
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Car | No. | Poznań | Kielce | Toruń | Kielce | Poznań | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacek Chojnacki | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 014 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 200 |
| 2 | Zbyszko Gaik | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 023 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 188 |
| 3 | Zdzisław Brymora | Częstochowa Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 07 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 178 |
| 4 | Leszek Wojdaliński | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 016 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 162 |
| 5 | Robert Herba | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 018 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 159 |
| 6 | Sławomir Zagórski | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 031 | 5 | 4 | NC | 6 | 6 | 159 |
| 7 | Krzysztof Witt | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 022 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 154 |
| 8 | Adam Mazurek | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 011 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 147 |
| 9 | Jacek Iwański | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 034 | – | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 141 |
| 10 | Bogusław Chałupnik | Beskids Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 017 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 12 | – | 140 |
| 11 | Bogumił Kut | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 020 | 14 | DSQ | 12 | 14 | 14 | 126 |
| 12 | Henryk Wiśniak | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 027 | – | 16 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 122 |
| 13 | Witold Paradowski | Częstochowa Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 036 | 9 | 10 | DSQ | 9 | – | 107 |
| 14 | Andrzej Kopczyński | Łódź Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 047 | – | DSQ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 95 |
| 15 | Mirosław Świejkowski | Toruń Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 025 | 8 | DSQ | 5 | DSQ | – | 77 |
| 16 | Andrzej Martynkin | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 08 | – | 15 | NC | – | 8 | 67 |
| 16 | Sławomir Wysmyk | Łódź Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 010 | – | NC | DSQ | 11 | 12 | 67 |
| 18 | Piotr Tonderski | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 05 | 13 | 12 | – | – | – | 65 |
| 19 | Jarosław Jankun | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 019 | 12 | 14 | – | – | – | 64 |
| 20 | Krzysztof Mieszczański | Kalisz Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 02 | 17 | NC | 15 | DSQ | – | 58 |
| 21 | Krzysztof Winkowski | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 012 | – | 5 | NC | – | – | 40 |
| 22 | Robert Krotoski | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 015 | NC | 6 | NC | – | – | 39 |
| 23 | Krzysztof Bociąga | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 049 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 35 |
| 24 | Bogdan Ślęga | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 04 | – | – | 13 | – | – | 32 |
| 25 | Leszek Grynhoff | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 021 | 15 | – | – | – | – | 30 |
| 25 | Andrzej Habas | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 033 | – | – | DSQ | NC | 15 | 30 |
| 27 | Ireneusz Trzeszczkowski | Toruń Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 09 | 16 | NC | DSQ | DSQ | – | 29 |
| NC | Jerzy Janik | Beskids Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 024 | NC | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Włodzimierz Pawluczuk | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 03 | – | – | NC | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Krzysztof Caputa | Beskids Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 038 | – | – | NC | – | – | 0 |
Class 2
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Car | No. | Poznań | Kielce | Toruń | Kielce | Poznań | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dariusz Kinderman | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 190 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 196 |
| 2 | Piotr Kolasiński | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 158 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 173 |
| 3 | Krzysztof Caputa | FSM Bielsko – Beskids Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 109 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 171 |
| 4 | Antoni Skudło | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 123 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 153 |
| 5 | Stanisław Dawid | Częstochowa Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 149 | 8 | DSQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 152 |
| 6 | Wojciech Smorawiński | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 125 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 139 |
| 7 | Jerzy Wierzbołowski | Lower Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 177 | 1 | 4 | NC | NC | 8 | 128 |
| 8 | Waldemar Mrówczyński | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 119 | 23 | NC | 6 | 15 | 15 | 121 |
| 9 | Jarosław Koziczak | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 108 | NC | – | 5 | 10 | 7 | 113 |
| 10 | Zbigniew Kordek | Beskids Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 128 | 3 | NC | 13 | NC | 10 | 110 |
| 11 | Zbigniew Czarnocki | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 153 | 16 | NC | 7 | NC | 11 | 101 |
| 12 | Włodzimierz Pawluczuk | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 103 | 11 | – | 19 | NC | 9 | 96 |
| 13 | Wojciech Ryszewski | Włocławek Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 131 | 21 | DSQ | 11 | 11 | – | 92 |
| 14 | Andrzej Grabowski | Morski Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 122 | 18 | – | NC | 14 | 16 | 87 |
| 15 | Piotr Rakowski | Cieszyn Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 132 | – | – | 8 | 7 | – | 75 |
| 16 | Sławomir Kruk | Świętokrzyski Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 140 | 19 | NC | – | 3 | – | 69 |
| 17 | Tadeusz Suchoń | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 143 | 17 | – | – | 6 | – | 67 |
| 18 | Andrzej Pięta | Łódź Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 173 | 6 | DSQ | 21 | NC | – | 63 |
| 19 | Marek Greszta | Lower Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 118 | – | – | 17 | 12 | – | 61 |
| 20 | Angelo Gilli | Beskids Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 107 | 15 | DSQ | 16 | NC | – | 59 |
| 21 | Ireneusz Trzeszczkowski | Toruń Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 09 | 24 | DSQ | – | NC | 13 | 53 |
| 21 | Andrzej Martynkin | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 08 | – | – | 20 | – | 17 | 53 |
| 23 | Bogdan Pawlak | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 110 | 7 | NC | – | – | – | 38 |
| 24 | Jacek Marcinkiewicz | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 144 | 9 | DSQ | – | – | – | 36 |
| 25 | Piotr Polak | Beskids Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 165 | 12 | – | – | – | – | 33 |
| 25 | Tadeusz Kotas | Cieszyn Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 159 | – | DSQ | 12 | NC | – | 33 |
| 25 | Krzysztof Winkowski | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 116 | – | NC | NC | – | 12 | 33 |
| 28 | Paweł Puchalski | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 130 | 13 | NC | – | – | – | 32 |
| 28 | Marek Przybyła | Beskids Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 102 | – | DSQ | – | 13 | – | 32 |
| 30 | Andrzej Chełstowski | Szczecin Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 141 | 14 | – | – | – | – | 31 |
| 30 | Bogdan Ślęga | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 04 | – | – | 14 | NC | – | 31 |
| 30 | Bogumił Kut | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 020 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 31 |
| 33 | Jacek Chojnacki | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 014 | – | – | 15 | – | – | 30 |
| 34 | Mariusz Stuszewski | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 179 | – | – | 18 | NC | – | 27 |
| 34 | Mario Stula | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 148 | – | NC | NC | NC | 18 | 27 |
| 36 | Witold Witkowski | Szczecin Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 142 | 20 | DSQ | – | – | – | 25 |
| 37 | Andrzej Polkowski | Lublin Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 198 | 22 | DSQ | – | – | – | 25 |
| 38 | Kazimierz Krawczyk | Zielona Góra Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 121 | 25 | – | – | – | – | 25 |
| NC | Jacek Czyżewski | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 133 | NC | DSQ | NC | NC | – | 0 |
| NC | Jarosław Adamiak | Szczecin Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 156 | NC | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Bogusław Pająk | Szczecin Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 169 | NC | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Robert Gajór | Morski Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 199 | NC | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Robert Herba | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 018 | – | NC | – | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Piotr Zuber | Beskids Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 112 | – | DSQ | NC | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Grzegorz Grabowski | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 145 | – | NC | – | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Andrzej Stachurski | Lublin Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 196 | – | NC | – | – | – | 0 |
Class 3
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Car | No. | Poznań | Kielce | Toruń | Kielce | Poznań | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Cołoszyński | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 294 | 3 | NC | 2 | 2 | 3 | 178 |
| 2 | Tomasz Barański | Łódź Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 203 | 2 | NC | 14 | 1 | 2 | 173 |
| 3 | Andrzej Godula | Kraków Automobilklub | Trabant 600 | 257 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | – | 161 |
| 4 | Zbigniew Zapędowski | Łódź Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 254 | NC | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 156 |
| 5 | Witalis Misiewicz | Lublin Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 146 | – | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 152 |
| 6 | Zbigniew Szwagierczak | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 227 | 19 | 3 | NC | 6 | 4 | 149 |
| 7 | Włodzimierz Krukowski | Świętokrzyski Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 266 | 1 | 4 | NC | NC | 1 | 141 |
| 7 | Wojciech Ryszewski | Włocławek Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 131 | NC | 12 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 141 |
| 9 | Piotr Zuber | Beskids Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 112 | – | 11 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 140 |
| 10 | Włodzimierz Pawluczuk | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 103 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 11 | – | 139 |
| 11 | Adam Michalski | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 253 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 134 |
| 12 | Andrzej Stachurski | Lublin Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 196 | – | 14 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 132 |
| 13 | Michał Adamski | Łódź Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 256 | 6 | 6 | NC | – | 6 | 117 |
| 14 | Marian Czapka | Cieszyn Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 214 | NC | – | 12 | 8 | 8 | 107 |
| 15 | Adam Sowa | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 217 | NC | NC | 1 | 3 | – | 93 |
| 15 | Iwona Mianowska | Kraków Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 287 | – | NC | 11 | 16 | 15 | 93 |
| 17 | Witold Witkowski | Szczecin Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 142 | 16 | 17 | 15 | – | – | 87 |
| 18 | Kazimierz Sołtowski | Szczecin Automobilklub | Trabant 600 | 260 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | 79 |
| 19 | Tadeusz Bryczek | Beskids Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 226 | 7 | 9 | – | NC | – | 74 |
| 20 | Marek Greszta | Lower Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 118 | – | – | 10 | – | 14 | 66 |
| 21 | Jerzy Wierzbołowski | Lower Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 177 | 5 | 20 | DNF | – | – | 65 |
| 21 | Mirosław Krachulec | Częstochowa Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 252 | 8 | – | 17 | – | – | 65 |
| 23 | Paweł Puchalski | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 130 | 14 | 19 | – | – | – | 57 |
| 23 | Andrzej Polkowski | Lublin Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 198 | 15 | 18 | – | – | – | 57 |
| 25 | Andrzej Grabowski | Morski Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 122 | NC | – | NC | 18 | 16 | 56 |
| 26 | Krzysztof Winkowski | Warsaw Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 116 | – | NC | 7 | – | – | 38 |
| 27 | Dariusz Kinderman | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 190 | – | 8 | NC | – | – | 37 |
| 28 | Piotr Polak | Beskids Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 165 | 9 | – | – | – | – | 36 |
| 28 | Tadeusz Suchoń | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 143 | – | – | – | 9 | – | 36 |
| 28 | Wojciech Urbański | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 270 | – | – | NC | – | 9 | 36 |
| 31 | Stanisław Dawid | Częstochowa Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 149 | 11 | NC | – | – | – | 34 |
| 32 | Angelo Gilli | Beskids Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 107 | – | – | NC | 12 | – | 33 |
| 33 | Andrzej Chełstowski | Szczecin Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 141 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 32 |
| 34 | Sławomir Kruk | Świętokrzyski Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 140 | NC | 15 | – | – | – | 30 |
| 34 | Tadeusz Kotas | Cieszyn Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 159 | – | – | NC | 15 | – | 30 |
| 36 | Klaudiusz Rak | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 238 | – | 16 | NC | – | – | 29 |
| 37 | Mario Stula | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 148 | – | – | NC | 17 | – | 28 |
| 38 | Jacek Czyżewski | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 133 | 18 | NC | NC | NC | – | 27 |
| NC | Zbigniew Kordek | Beskids Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 128 | NC | NC | NC | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Robert Gajór | Morski Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 199 | NC | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Mirosław Kordek | Beskids Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 220 | NC | NC | – | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Antoni Skudło | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 123 | – | – | NC | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Piotr Kolasiński | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 158 | – | – | NC | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Jacek Niglus | Silesian Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 230 | – | – | NC | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Andrzej Kowalski | Kraków Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 244 | – | – | NC | NC | – | 0 |
| NC | Bogusław Ejsmont | Szczecin Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 269 | – | – | NC | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Andrzej Lasek | Kraków Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 271 | – | – | – | NC | – | 0 |
Class 4
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Car | No. | Poznań | Kielce | Toruń | Kielce | Poznań | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wacław Janowski | Lower Silesian Automobilklub | Zastava 1300 | 4 | NC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 193 |
| 2 | Andrzej Mielcarek | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Zastava 1300 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 185 |
| 3 | Henryk Mandera | Silesian Automobilklub | Lada 1300 | 8 | 2 | 3 | NC | 6 | 2 | 174 |
| 4 | Marek Kozłowski | Lublin Automobilklub | Lada 1300 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | NC | 4 | 164 |
| 5 | Krzysztof Godwod | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Polski Fiat 125p | 19 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 164 |
| 6 | Andrzej Bajuk | Włocławek Automobilklub | Polski Fiat 125p | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 152 |
| 7 | Jerzy Bekas | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Polski Fiat 125p | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | – | 149 |
| 8 | Adam Polak | Warsaw Automobilklub | Polish Fiat 125p 1500 | 16 | 3 | NC | NC | 2 | 1 | 139 |
| 9 | Władysław Starkowski | Lower Silesian Automobilklub | Zastava 1100 | 31 | 6 | NC | 8 | NC | 5 | 116 |
| 10 | Czesław Trzeszczkowski | Toruń Automobilklub | Polski Fiat 125p | 36 | 12 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 112 |
| 11 | Andrzej Krzywda | Silesian Automobilklub | Polski Fiat 125p | 17 | 9 | 8 | NC | 10 | – | 108 |
| 12 | Wiesław Wielochowski | Warsaw Automobilklub | Polski Fiat 125p | 91 | – | 8 | NC | 10 | – | 73 |
| 13 | Stanisław Polkowski | Lublin Automobilklub | Polski Fiat 125p | 23 | 7 | 11 | – | – | – | 72 |
| 14 | Tadeusz Kudłaty | Lower Silesian Automobilklub | Polski Fiat 125p | 6 | 8 | NC | – | 11 | – | 71 |
| 15 | Romuald Chałas | Warsaw Automobilklub | Polski Fiat 125p | 88 | 11 | 9 | – | – | – | 70 |
| 16 | Zbigniew Janiec | Piotrków Automobilklub | Polski Fiat 125p | 21 | – | – | – | 5 | – | 40 |
| 17 | Andrzej Kutelski | Szczecin Automobilklub | Polish Fiat 125p 1500 | 32 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 38 |
| NC | Piotr Nowicki | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Polski Fiat 125p | 1 | NC | NC | – | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Ryszard Kozłowski | Lublin Automobilklub | Lada 1300 | 3 | – | NC | – | – | – | 0 |
Class 5
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Car | No. | Poznań | Kielce | Toruń | Kielce | Poznań | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Kinderman | Silesian Automobilklub | Polonez Prototype 1800 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 2 | NC | 2 | 178 |
| 2 | Piotr Nowicki | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Polish Fiat 125p 1500 | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | 6 | 166 |
| 3 | Jerzy Dyszy | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Polish Fiat 125p 1500 Lada |
60 | 6 | 8 | 6 | NC | 1 | 165 |
| 4 | Andrzej Pazdor | Kraków Automobilklub | Prototype 1500 | 65 | NC | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 155 |
| 5 | Maciej Bogusławski | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | MB-03 | 43 | 1 | 1 | NC | 4 | NC | 141 |
| 6 | Andrzej Kleina | AMK Drwęca | Opel Kadett | 52 | 2 | 3 | NC | – | 3 | 132 |
| 7 | Adam Polak | Warsaw Automobilklub | Polish Fiat 125p 1500 | 16 | – | NC | 1 | 2 | – | 96 |
| 8 | Stanisław Polkowski | Lublin Automobilklub | Polish Fiat 125p | 23 | 8 | 5 | – | – | – | 77 |
| 9 | Janusz Podleśny | Lublin Automobilklub | Polish Fiat 125p | 7 | – | 9 | – | – | 5 | 76 |
| 10 | Włodzimierz Pawluczuk | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p 800 | 103 | – | – | 7 | 8 | – | 75 |
| 11 | Bogdan Wozowicz | KS Maraton Warszawa | Ford Escort 2000 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 50 | |
| 12 | Grzegorz Niśkiewicz | Łódź Automobilklub | Opel Manta E | 57 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 43 |
| 13 | Wacław Janowski | Lower Silesian Automobilklub | Zastava 1300 | 4 | 4 | NC | NC | – | – | 41 |
| 13 | Władysław Starkowski | Lower Silesian Automobilklub | Zastava 1300 | 31 | – | 4 | NC | – | – | 41 |
| 13 | Jerzy Franek | Cieszyn Automobilklub | Lada 1600 MTX | 72 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 41 |
| 16 | Tadeusz Kudłaty | Lower Silesian Automobilklub | Polish Fiat 125p 1500 | 6 | – | NC | – | 5 | – | 40 |
| 17 | Mieczysław Dymek | Kraków Automobilklub | Prototype 1300 | 66 | – | – | NC | 6 | – | 39 |
| 18 | Andrzej Krzywda | Silesian Automobilklub | Polish Fiat 125p 1500 | 17 | 7 | NC | – | NC | – | 38 |
| 18 | Adam Sowa | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Fiat 126p 1500 | 217 | – | 7 | NC | – | – | 38 |
| 20 | Robert Moritz | Warsaw Automobilklub | Lada 1600 | 68 | 9 | NC | – | – | – | 36 |
| 20 | Marek Kozłowski | Warsaw Automobilklub | Lada 1300 | 9 | NC | – | – | 9 | – | 36 |
| NC | Ryszard Granica | Cieszyn Automobilklub | Lada 1600 MTX | 69 | – | NC | – | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Włodzimierz Krukowski | Kielce Automobilklub | Fiat 126p | 266 | – | NC | – | – | – | 0 |
| NC | Mirosław Krachulec | Częstochowa Automobilklub | Ford Escort 2000 | 22 | – | – | – | NC | – | 0 |
Class 6
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Car | No. | Poznań | Kielce | Toruń | Kielce | Poznań | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerzy Mazur | Lower Silesian Automobilklub | MTX 1-06 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 193 |
| 2 | Stefan Banaszak | Szczecin Automobilklub | Promot 83 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 185 |
| 3 | Jacek Szmidt | Toruń Automobilklub | MTX 1-06 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | NC | 11 | 173 |
| 4 | Józef Kiełbania | Świętokrzyski Automobilklub | MTX 1-06 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 167 |
| 5 | Hieronim Kochański | Warsaw Automobilklub | MTX 1-03 | 6 | 6 | NC | 4 | 3 | 5 | 163 |
| 6 | Tomasz Szczęsny | Warsaw Automobilklub | Promot 83 | 17 | NC | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 147 |
| 7 | Marek Kostikow | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Promot 79 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | – | 139 |
| 8 | Romuald Chałas | Warsaw Automobilklub | Promot 79 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 11 | – | 135 |
| 9 | Piotr Zaleski | Morski Automobilklub | Promot 83 | 8 | 4 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 121 |
| 10 | Tomasz Jeromin | Świętokrzyski Automobilklub | Promot 79 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | NC | – | 117 |
| 11 | Piotr Lenartowicz | Świętokrzyski Automobilklub | Promot 79 | 15 | 9 | NC | – | 6 | 7 | 113 |
| 12 | Lech Wojciechowski | Kalisz Automobilklub | Promot 83 | 18 | 12 | NC | 9 | 8 | – | 106 |
| 13 | Andrzej Sumara | Morski Automobilklub | MTX 1-03 | 11 | 7 | 11 | NC | 13 | – | 104 |
| 14 | Ryszard Plucha | Warsaw Automobilklub | Promot 77 | 13 | – | – | 14 | 9 | 10 | 102 |
| 15 | Zbigniew Pokorski | Świętokrzyski Automobilklub | Promot 76 | 24 | 11 | 13 | NC | 12 | – | 99 |
| 16 | Andrzej Wojciechowski | Silesian Automobilklub | Promot 83 | 9 | – | – | 7 | NC | 2 | 84 |
| 17 | Witold Nalewaj | Szczecin Automobilklub | MTX 1-03 | 7 | NC | 7 | 11 | – | – | 72 |
| 18 | Józef Gutmacher | Silesian Automobilklub | Promot 76 | 21 | NC | 4 | 15 | – | – | 71 |
| 19 | Marek Obarski | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Promot 79 | 19 | NC | 14 | NC | – | 9 | 67 |
| 20 | Marek Głowacki | Szczecin Automobilklub | Promot 76 Promot 83 |
16 | – | 6 | NC | – | – | 39 |
| 21 | Mariusz Podkalicki | Szczecin Automobilklub | MTX 1-03 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 37 |
| 22 | Andrzej Kuchta | Beskids Automobilklub | Promot 69 | 26 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 33 |
| 23 | Jan Kościuszko | Kraków Automobilklub | Promot 70 | 20 | – | 15 | – | – | – | 30 |
Class 7
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Car | No. | Poznań | Kielce | Toruń | Kielce | Poznań | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerzy Krotoski | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Promot 82 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | NC | 196 |
| 2 | Mariusz Podkalicki | Szczecin Automobilklub | Promot 76 | 48 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 189 |
| 3 | Tomasz Sikora | Świętokrzyski Automobilklub | Promot 82 | 57 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | – | 165 |
| 4 | Ryszard Zygmunt | Morski Automobilklub | Promot 82 | 54 | 4 | NC | 7 | 3 | – | 165 |
| 5 | Piotr Górecki | Morski Automobilklub | Promot 77 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 158 |
| 6 | Janusz Orłowski | Szczecin Automobilklub | OPO5 83 | 58 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | – | 156 |
| 7 | Eugeniusz Zarzycki | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Promot 81 | 51 | NC | 4 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 151 |
| 8 | Jarosław Podsiadło | Świętokrzyski Automobilklub | Promot 75 | 44 | 7 | NC | 9 | 8 | 8 | 148 |
| 9 | Marek Oryński | Kraków Automobilklub | Promot 77 | 46 | – | 9 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 147 |
| 10 | Kazimierz Sołtowski | Szczecin Automobilklub | Promot 82 | 47 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 | – | 143 |
| 11 | Artur Skwarzyński | Rzemieślnik Automobilklub | Promot 82 | 56 | 11 | – | 14 | 10 | 4 | 141 |
| 12 | Artur Makowski | Świętokrzyski Automobilklub | Promot 76 | 45 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 128 |
| 13 | Grzegorz Kamiński | Toruń Automobilklub | Promot 82 | 55 | 9 | – | DSQ | 9 | 2 | 118 |
| 14 | Andrzej Proć | Częstochowa Automobilklub | Promot 81 | 52 | NC | NC | 13 | 13 | 9 | 100 |
| 15 | Mirosław Kłoda | Świętokrzyski Automobilklub | Promot 76 | 63 | – | 11 | 11 | 15 | – | 98 |
| 16 | Marek Bogusz | Kalisz Automobilklub | Promot 77 | 42 | 18 | – | 10 | 16 | – | 91 |
| 17 | Andrzej Wojciechowski | Silesian Automobilklub | Promot 76 | 65 | 2 | 5 | NC | – | – | 86 |
| 18 | Eugeniusz Kulawik | Silesian Automobilklub | Promot 76 | 53 | 8 | 3 | NC | NC | – | 80 |
| 19 | Tomasz Osterloff | Toruń Automobilklub | Promot 75 | 43 | 15 | NC | 8 | NC | – | 67 |
| 20 | Dariusz Nowaczyński | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Promot 77 | 61 | – | NC | 12 | 17 | – | 61 |
| 21 | Krzysztof Kotowicz | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Promot 74 | 64 | NC | NC | NC | – | 10 | 35 |
| 22 | Andrzej Grochowski | Warsaw Automobilklub | Promot 81 | 49 | 12 | – | – | – | – | 33 |
| 22 | Robert Gajór | Morski Automobilklub | Promot 76 | 65 | – | – | – | NC | 12 | 33 |
| 24 | Aleksander Majerczak | Greater Poland Automobilklub | Promot 75 | 62 | 14 | – | – | – | – | 31 |
| 25 | Wojciech Skowroński | Toruń Automobilklub | Promot 81 | 50 | 16 | – | NC | – | – | 29 |