Kajetan Kajetanowicz

Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Personal information
NationalityPoland Polish
Born (1979-03-05) 5 March 1979 (age 45)
Cieszyn, Poland
World Rally Championship record
Active years2016, 2018–present
TeamsLotos Rally Team
Rallies41
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points36
First rally2016 Rally Poland

Kajetan Kajetanowicz (Polish pronunciation: [kaˈjɛ.tan ka.jɛ.taˈnɔ.vit͡ʂ]; born 5 March 1979) is a Polish rally driver.

Titles

He is a Four time Poland Rally Champion (2010 2011, 2012, 2013). In 2012 he became champion in the Central European Zone Rally Championship. He also became the ERC European Drivers Champion in the 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons with co-driver Jarosław Baran in Ford Fiesta R5 driving for Lotos Rally Team[1]

Career highlights

Since 2013, Kajetanowicz has won six ERC rallies. His first major victory was in 2013, when he won the Rally Poland in a brand-new Ford Fiesta R5 for the Lotos Rally Team. It was Kajetanowicz's third win of the Rally Poland. He would beat previous Polish Rally Champion Bryan Bouffier in a Peugeot 207 S2000 and eventual European champion that season, Jan Kopecký, in a Škoda Fabia S2000. In 2014, Kajetanowicz made the full-time step-up to the ERC, with his rallying team Lotos Rally Team signing a customer support deal with M-Sport Poland. This would supply Kajetanowicz and his team with a factory-prepared Ford Fiesta R5. For the 2014 season, Kajetanowicz ended 4th in the European Championship with two podiums, finishing in third place in the 2014 Acropolis Rally and second place in the Cyprus Rally. In 2015 he won the ERC Drivers title over his main rival for the season, Peugeot factory driver Craig Breen, winning the Jänner Rallye, Cyprus Rally and the Acropolis Rally in the process. In 2016 he successfully defended his ERC title with a win at the Rajd Rzeszowski, three second places (2016 Rally Islas Canarias, 2016 Circuit of Ireland and 2016 Rally Estonia) and a third place at the Rallye Açores. In 2017 he claimed a third consecutive ERC championship with a win at the Acropolis Rally, and taking three second-place finishes at the Canary Islands, Rzeszowski, and Rome.

After four years of success in the European Championship, Kajetanowicz began the 2018 season with an uncertain future over sponsorship. It wouldn't be until May that his rally team announced a schedule for the 2018 season, with Kajetanowicz set to participate in four rounds of the World Rally Championship in the WRC-2 class. As a result, he would not return to defend his streak of ERC titles.

Career results

WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
2016 Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL
16 		FIN GER CHN
C 		FRA ESP GBR AUS NC 0
2018 Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA
23 		FIN GER
13 		TUR
11 		GBR ESP
15 		AUS NC 0
2019 Lotos Dynamic Rally Team Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON SWE MEX FRA
13 		ARG
Ret 		CHL
WD 		POR ITA
12 		FIN GER
14 		GBR
42 		ESP
14 		AUS
C 		NC 0
Škoda Fabia R5 TUR
12
2020 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON SWE MEX
14 		EST
Ret 		TUR
7 		ITA
9 		MNZ
14 		16th 8
2021 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON ARC CRO
11 		POR
13 		ITA
16 		KEN EST
13 		BEL GRE
11 		FIN ESP
14 		MNZ
12 		NC 0
2022 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE CRO
8 		POR
11 		ITA KEN
9 		EST
12 		FIN BEL GRE NZL
8 		ESP
16 		JPN
Ret 		19th 10
2023 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE MEX
10 		CRO POR KEN
8 		EST FIN 16th 13
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 ITA
7 		GRE
13 		CHL
Ret 		EUR
12 		JPN
9
2024 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN
10 		CRO POR ITA
10 		POL
35 		LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 22nd* 5*

* Season still in progress.

WRC-2 Results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
2016 Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL
4 		FIN GER CHN
C 		FRA ESP GBR AUS 28th 12
2018 Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA
7 		FIN GER
5 		TUR
4 		GBR ESP
4 		AUS 10th 40
2019 Lotos Dynamic Rally Team Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON SWE MEX FRA
3 		ARG
Ret 		CHL
WD 		POR ITA
2 		FIN GER
3 		GBR
12 		ESP
3 		AUS
C 		2nd 88
Škoda Fabia R5 TUR
1
2022 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE CRO
2 		POR
2 		ITA KEN
1 		EST
5 		FIN BEL GRE NZL
2 		ESP
6 		JPN
Ret 		3rd 104
2023 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON SWE MEX
4 		CRO POR KEN
1 		EST FIN 5th 95
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 ITA
3 		GRE
6 		CHL
Ret 		EUR
3 		JPN
3
2024 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN
3 		CRO POR ITA
5 		POL
19 		LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 15th* 25*

* Season still in progress.

WRC-3 results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2020 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON SWE MEX
4 		EST
Ret 		TUR
1 		ITA
2 		MNZ
5 		3rd 65
2021 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON ARC CRO
1 		POR
1 		ITA
8 		KEN EST
2 		BEL GRE
1 		FIN ESP
2 		MNZ
3 		2nd 127

ERC results

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2012 Lotos Rally Team Subaru Impreza STi R4 AUT ITA CRO BUL BEL TUR POR CZE ESP POL
4 		SUI — 13
2013 Lotos Rally Team Subaru Impreza STi R4 AUT
6 		LVA ESP POR FRA BEL ROM CZE 7th 50
Ford Fiesta R5 POL
1 		CRO ITA SUI
2014 Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 AUT
Ret 		LVA
4 		GRE
3 		IRL POR
Ret 		BEL EST CZE
6 		CYP
2 		SUI
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		4th 100
2015 Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 AUT
1 		LVA
Ret 		IRL
2 		POR
2 		BEL EST
2 		CZE
3 		CYP
1 		GRE
1 		SUI 1st 230
2016 Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 ESP
2 		IRL
2 		GRE
8 		POR
3 		BEL EST
2 		POL
1 		CZE
47 		LVA
4 		CYP 1st 181
2017 Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 POR
27 		ESP
2 		GRE
1 		CPR
14 		POL
2 		CZE
5 		ITA
2 		LVA
Ret 		1st 145

References

  1. ^ "Historical success: European Rally Championship for the Polish crew – Kajetanowicz and Baran clinched the title for the second time in a row". 18 September 2016.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by European Rally Champion
2015-2017 		Succeeded by