Jarosław Wierczuk (born 6 January 1977) is a former racing driver. One of the pioneers of Polish involvement in international sport racing. Wierczuk was born in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

. In 2001 he graduated from the Faculty of Management in

. His racing driver career started with karting at the age of 15. After a three-year internship, the first professional team in

(founded by Krzysztof Woźniak), offered him starting positions. He took part in the prestigious Central European Zone Championships, and at the same time in the Championships of Austria, then in The German Formula Three Championships. He competed with drivers like:

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and

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. He proceeded onto the Italian

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(the equivalent of today's FIA Formula 2 Championship) and Formula Nippon. He participated in tests for the Formula 1 Forti Corse team. Wierczuk appeared as a Formula 1 expert on Canal+ and also on other Polish television racing programmes. Currently he also writes commentaries on Formula 1 for popular Polish websites. In 2013 he founded the Wierczuk Race Promotion Foundation which supports the most talented drivers in their careers. He is married to Emilia and has a daughter, Julia.

Complete Formula Nippon results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

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Poles in Formula One
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