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Krzysztof Wiesław Hołowczyc (; born 4 June 1962 in
Silver Cross of Merit in 2000;
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Golden Cross of Merit in 2005.
Olsztyn
Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini''
* Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...
, Poland
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) is a Polish rally driver. He won the Polish Rally Championship in 1995, 1996 and 1999 and the European Rally Championship
The European Rally Championship (officially FIA European Rally Championship) is an automobile rally competition held annually on the European continent and organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
The championship has b ...
in 1997. He was also member of European Parliament
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(2007–2009) from Civic Platform
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list.
Biography
Hołowczyc won the Polish Rally Championship in 1995, 1996, 1999. Also he won the Rally Poland in 1996, 1998 and 2005. In theWorld Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is the highest level of global competition in the motorsport discipline of rallying, owned and governed by the FIA. There are separate championships for drivers, co-drivers, manufacturers and t ...
, Hołowczyc was active in the late 1990s, usually competing in a Subaru Impreza WRC
The Subaru Impreza WRC is a World Rally Car based on the Subaru Impreza road car. It was used by Subaru World Rally Team, Subaru's factory team, and replaced Subaru Legacy RS in 1993 World Rally Championship, 1993. The car was debuted at 1993 Ral ...
. His seventh place at the 1998 Rally Argentina
The Rally Argentina ( es, Rally de Argentina) is an Argentine rally competition that has been a round of the World Rally Championship, the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, the South American Rally Championship and the Argentine Rally Championshi ...
marked the best-ever result for a Polish driver in the series.
After the Rally Poland returned to the WRC calendar for the 2009 season, Hołowczyc signed to make a one-off return in a Ford Focus WRC run by Stobart M-Sport Ford. He finished sixth in the 2009 Rally Poland
The 2009 ORLEN Platinum Rally Poland was the 66th running of the Rally Poland and the eighth round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season. Rally Poland had previously been part of the WRC schedule during the inaugural 1973 season. The rally c ...
and scored Poland's second WRC points ever.
Hołowczyc took part in the Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally (or simply "The Dakar"; formerly known as the "Paris–Dakar Rally") is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. Most events since the inception in 1978 were staged from Paris, France, to Dakar, Senegal ...
and finished 60th (2005), 6th (2009), 5th (2011), 10th (2012), 6th (2014
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) and 3rd ( 2015). He also took part but did not finish the Rally due to car failure in 2006, 2010 and due to crash in 2007 and 2013.
Also, he won the Baja Poland in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015, and the Silk Way Rally
The Silk Way Rally ( rus, Шёлковый путь) is an annual rally raid type of off-road race. The first Silk Way Rally was raced in 2009 from Kazan, Russia to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. From 2010 to 2013, the race has taken place in Russia. ...
in 2011.
Racing record
Complete WRC results
Complete PWRC results
Complete Dakar Rally results
Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results
Supercar
Awards
For his sport achievements, he has received: * Silver Cross of Merit in 2000;
* Golden Cross of Merit in 2005.
References
External links
* http://www.holowczyc.pl * http://www.kimrally.pl/kierowcy/holowczyc.php * https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/1212-krzysztof-holowczyc/1 {{DEFAULTSORT:Holowczyc, Krzysztof 1962 births Living people World Rally Championship drivers Polish rally drivers Dakar Rally drivers European Rally Championship drivers Civic Platform MEPs MEPs for Poland 2004–2009 Sportspeople from Olsztyn European Rallycross Championship drivers