Krzysztof Hołowczyc

Krzysztof Wiesław Hołowczyc (pronounced [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf xɔˈwɔft͡ʂɨt͡s]; born 4 June 1962 in Olsztyn, Poland) is a Polish rally driver. He won the Polish Rally Championship in 1995, 1996 and 1999 and the European Rally Championship in 1997. He was also member of European Parliament (2007–2009)[1] from Civic Platform list.

Krzysztof Hołowczyc
Hołowczyc in 2007.
Personal information
Nationality Polish
Born (1962-06-04) 4 June 1962
Olsztyn, Poland
World Rally Championship record
Active years1996–2000, 2003, 2009, 2014-2015
TeamsStomil Olsztyn Mobil 1, Turning Point, Stobart Ford
Rallies21
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points3
First rally1996 Swedish Rally
Last rally2015 Rally Poland

Biography

Hołowczyc won the Polish Rally Championship in 1995, 1996, 1999. Also he won the Rally Poland in 1996, 1998 and 2005.

In the World Rally Championship, Hołowczyc was active in the late 1990s, usually competing in a Subaru Impreza WRC. His seventh place at the 1998 Rally Argentina marked the best-ever result for a Polish driver in the series.[2]

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 and scored Poland's second WRC points ever.[3]

Hołowczyc took part in the Dakar Rally and finished 60th (2005), 6th (2009), 5th (2011), 10th (2012), 6th (2014) 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 in 2011.

Racing record

Complete WRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Pts
1996 Stomil Olsztyn Mobil1 Rally Team Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD SWE
20		 KEN IDN GRE ARG FIN AUS ITA ESP NC 0
1997 Mobil1 Stomil Olsztyn Subaru Impreza 555 MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN IDN ITA AUS GBR
Ret		 NC 0
1998 Mobil1 Stomil Olsztyn Subaru Impreza S3 WRC 97 MON SWE KEN POR
10		 ESP
13		 FRA ARG
7		 GRE NZL FIN ITA
Ret		 AUS GBR
8		 NC 0
1999 Turning Point Rally Team Subaru Impreza S4 WRC 98 MON SWE
15		 KEN POR
Ret		 ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN CHN ITA AUS GBR
13		 NC 0
2000 Wizja TV Turning Point Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 MON SWE
16		 KEN POR
Ret		 ESP ARG
Ret		 GRE
Ret		 NZL FIN CYP
Ret		 FRA ITA GBR AUS NC 0
2003 Krzysztof Hołowczyc Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII MON SWE
33		 TUR NZL
Ret		 ARG GRE CYP GER
Ret		 FIN AUS ITA FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2009 Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 IRE NOR CYP POR ARG ITA GRE POL
6		 FIN AUS ESP GBR 16th 3
2014 Lotto Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL
Ret		 FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2015 Lotto Team Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL
24		 FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0

Complete PWRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PWRC Points
2003 Krzysztof Hołowczyc Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII SWE
5		 NZL
Ret		 ARG CYP GER
Ret		 AUS FRA 16th 4

Complete Dakar Rally results
Year Class Vehicle Position Stages won
2005 Cars Mitsubishi 60th 0
2006 Nissan DNF 0
2007 DNF 0
2008 Event cancelled – replaced by Central Europe Rally
2009 Cars Nissan 5th 0
2010 DNF 0
2011 BMW 5th 0
2012 Mini 9th 1
2013 DNF 0
2014 6th 0
2015 3rd 0

Supercar
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 ERX Points
2016 Lotto Team Ford Fiesta BEL
10		 NOR
11		 SWE
 BAR
 LAT
 17th 16

Awards

For his sport achievements, he has received:

References
  1. European Parliament profile
  2. "Rally Poland: Stobart M-Sport preview". Motorsport.com. 19 June 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  3. "Solberg snatches a place on the podium". Rally-Live.com. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Armin Schwarz		 European Rally Champion
1997		 Succeeded by
Andrea Navarra
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