Rally Poland one of the sport s longest-standing events

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1 017 Michelin FIA 017 Rally Poland one of the sport s longest-standing events JUNE 9»JULY - 7 th RUNNING 017 FIA : ROUND 9 entries 1,km including,km divided into stages TIMETABLE THURSDAY, JUNE 9 :00am Shakedown,90km :00pm Start ceremony, Mikolajki 7:0pm SS1 Mikolajki Arena,50km FRIDAY, JUNE 0 :am Tyre change, Mikolajki 15min 7:15am SS Chmielewo,5km 9:00am SS Wieliczki 15,9km 9:55am SS Swietajno 19,0km :0am SS5 Stare-Juchy 1,50km 1:0pm Service/Tyre change, Mikolajki 0min 1:5pm SS Chmielewo,5km :0pm SS7 Wieliczki 15,9km :pm SS Swietajno 19,0km 5:pm SS9 Stare-Juchy 1,50km 7:0pm SS Mikolajki Arena,50 7:pm Service, Mikolajki 5min SATURDAY, JULY 1 7:7am Service/Tyre change, Mikolajki 15min :0am SS11 Baranowo 15,55km 9:0am SS1 Pozezdrze,km :5am SS1 Goldap 1,75km 11:5am SS1 Kruklanki 19,5km 1:1pm Service/Tyre change, Mikolajki 0min :0pm SS15 Baranowo 15,55km :0pm SS1 Pozezdrze,km :5pm SS17 Goldap 1,75km 5:5pm SS1 Kruklanki 19,5km 7:0pm SS19 Mikolajki Arena,50km 7:50pm Service, Mikolajki 5min SUNDAY, JULY :0am Service/Tyre change, Mikolajki 15min :am SS0 Orzysz 11,15km 9:0am SS1 Paprotki 1,km :5am SS Orzysz 11,15km 1:1pm SS Paprotki 1,km 1:0pm Service, Mikolajki min :0pm Podium, Mikolajki TIME (GMT +) - SOURCE:.COM - INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE

2 Jacques Morelli, Manager of Michelin Motorsport s programme Rally Poland s stages are very fast and the ground is quite sandy, so they are not too hard-wearing. As a result, the nominated tyre is the soft-compound version of the Michelin LTX Force. That said, the roads are covered with loose gravel which penalises the first crews on the road. The weather could be wet, however, and rain would hand a distinct advantage to the early runners. MICHELIN TYRES FOR 017 RALLY poland wrc : MICHELIN LTX Force quota: tyres from a total allocation of softs and 1 hards 1 tyres available S5 (soft) Michelin has a factory in Olsztyn, less than 0km from Mikolajki Michelin has won the past three Rally Polands to have counted towards the. It also won the 01 event (an ERC qualifier) with Lappi (Skoda). first choice MICHELIN AND RALLY poland H (HARD) «joker» tyre FORMAT Distance: 1,.km, including.km divided into stages Pozezdrze (.km) and Orzisz (11.15km) are new Baranowo (15.55km) and Wieliczki (15.9km) have been modified Goldap (1.75km) and Stare-Juchy (1.50km) are identical to 01 The Mikolajki Arena super-special is a mixed-surface stage (gravel/asphalt) Goldap passes close to Poland s border with Russia Rally Poland features extremely fast and generally narrow stages that crisscross fields. There are no big jumps as in Finland, but there are plenty of highly tricky blind crests. The roads tend to be carpeted with a thin top-coating of loose gravel which the first cars on the road sweep aside. Running order consequently plays a big role. RALLY POLAND Along with the Rallye Monte-Carlo, Rally Poland is one of the sport s longest-standing events It is being organised for the 7th time this year The inaugural Rally Poland in 191 was a 00km run from Warsaw to Białowieża The event has been based in Poland s Masurian Lake District since 005 Rally Poland counted towards the European Rally Championship from 197 to 00 The,500km route of the 199 event looped the entire country Rally Poland is one of the fastest rounds on the calendar: the winners average speed in 015 was 11.kph MISCELLANEOUS The Masurian Lake District is a favourite holiday destination for Varsovians Goldap runs close to the Russian border and the Kaliningrad enclave, famous for its amber production Masuria once belonged to Prussia. Germany handed it back to Poland in compliance with the terms of the Yalta Conference There are some,000 lakes in Masuria TEAMS / DRIVERS Andreas Mikkelsen is standing in for Kris Meeke in the N 7 Citroën C /Michelin World Rally Car debut for Finn Teemu Suninen (Ford Fiesta RS )

3 Entry List # 1 OGIER Sébastien / INGRASSIA Julien FRA / FRA # TANAK Ott / JARVEOJA Martin EST / EST # EVANS Elfyn / BARRITT Daniel GBR / GBR # PADDON Hayden / MARSHALL Seb NZL / GBR # 5 NEUVILLE Thierry / GILSOUL Nicolas BEL / BEL # SORDO Dani / MARTI Marc ESP / ESP # 7 MIKKELSEN Andreas / JAEGER Anders NOR / NOR # BREEN Craig / MARTIN Scott IRL / GBR # 9 LEFEBVRE Stéphane / MOREAU Gabin FRA / FRA TOYOTA GAZOO RACING # LATVALA Jari-Matti / ANTTILA Miikka FIN / FIN TOYOTA YARIS TOYOTA GAZOO RACING # 11 HANNINEN Juho / LINDSTROM Kaj FIN / FIN TOYOTA YARIS TOYOTA GAZOO RACING # 1 LAPPI Esapekka / FERM Janne FIN / FIN TOYOTA YARIS # 1 OSTBERG Mads / FLOENE Ola NOR / NOR # 15 SUNINEN Teemu / MARKKULA Mikko FIN / FIN FORD FIESTA RS EUROLAMP WRT # 1 GORBAN Valeriy / LARENS Sergei UKR / EST BMW-Mini John Cooper Works JOURDAN SERDERIDIS # SERDERIDIS Jourdan / VANNESTE Lara GRC / BEL JEAN-MICHEL RAOUX # RAOUX Jean-Michel / MAGAT Laurent FRA / FRA THE FULL ENTRY LIST HERE FLASHBACK TO 01 WINNERS: Andreas Mikkelsen/Anders Jaeger (Volkswagen Polo R /Michelin) STAGE WINNERS: Tanak 9 Paddon, Mikkelsen, Ogier Latvala Neuville, Lefebvre 1 LEADERS: ES1 Neuville ES Tanak ES à 7 Mikkelsen ES à 19 Tanak ES0 à 1 Mikkelsen The Polo R equalled the highest number of wins on Michelin rubber previously posted by the Lancia Delta First stage victory for Lefebvre

4 Drivers STANDINGS Rally Monte-Carlo 19/01 > /01 Sweden 9/0 > 1/0 Mexico 9/0 > 1/0 France /0 > 9/0 Argentina 7/0 > 0/0 Portugal 1/05 > 1/05 Italia /0 > 11/0 Poland 9/0 > /07 Finland 7/07 > 0/07 Germany 17/0 > 0/0 Spain 5/ > / Great Britain / > 9/ Australia 1/11 > 19/11 POINTS 1 Sébastien OGIER (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) 11 Thierry NEUVILLE 5 (15) (1) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) 1 Ott TANAK (11) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) Jari-Matti LATVALA (9) 1+1 (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) 7 5 Dani SORDO (1) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) 70 Elfyn EVANS + (9) (1) + (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) 5 7 Craig BREEN (-) + () (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) Hayden PADDON +1 (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) 9 Juho HÄNNINEN (1) () (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) 9 Kris MEEKE (1) (1) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) 7 11 Esapekka LAPPI (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) 1+ () 1+5 (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) 0 1 Andreas MIKKELSEN (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) 1 drivers 1. Pontus TIDEMAND 0 pts. Teemu SUNINEN 5 pts. Eric CAMILLI 5 pts. Andreas MIKKELSEN 50 pts 5. Jan KOPECKY 9 pts Manufacturers 1. M-Sport World Rally Team pts. Hyundai Motorsport 19 pts. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 1 pts. Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 97 pts

5 Michelin range 017 season THE 017 REGULATIONS ASPHALT TYRES : michelin pilot SPORT WINTRY ASPHALT: michelin ALPIN Newgeneration World Rally Cars More powerful (0hp), kg lighter, active central differential, new aerodynamic package Start orders H5 (hard compound) Size : 0/5-1 Conditions: dry stages S5 (soft compound) Size : 0/5-1 Conditions: wet, cold conditions non-studded Day 1 in 017 Drivers championship order, then reverse order of overnight classification Manufacturers can nominate SS5 (super soft compound) Size : 0/5-1 Conditions: icy, frosty, damp, cold conditions FW (Full Wet) Size : 1/5-1 Conditions: showers, standing water or heavy rain studded Size : 1/5-1 Conditions: ice and/or snow up to three cars with the two best-placed cars to score Manufacturer points. points GRAVEL TYRES : michelin LTX FORCE SNOW/ICE TYRE : michelin X-ICE NORTH 1 st, points nd, 1 points rd 15 points th, 1 points 5 th, points th, points 7 th, points th, points 9 th, points th, 1 point Power Stage points H (hard compound) S5 (soft compound) 1 st, 5 points nd, points Size : 17/5-15 Conditions: rough, rocky, abrasive surfaces Size : 17/5-15 Conditions: smooth, loose surfaces, mud X-Ice North Size : 15/5-15 Conditions: ice and/or snow rd, points th, points 5 th, 1 point. michelinmotorsport.com