There is snow on some of the stages and also rain and wet roads. The temperatures are below zero.
Stage 2 was canceled due too road accident that block the road. The Polish star Michal Solowow out of the road in stage 2. He restarted the rally and set the best time in stage 5 Liebenau 10.22km.
Jan Kopecky spun in stage 6 that caused 23 seconds lost and move to 4th position.
Results after SS 6:
1. R. Baumschlager (Austria) - Skoda Fabia S2000 00:52:57.5
2. B. Harrach (Austria) - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX R4 +0:17.9
3. J. Haninen (Finland) - Skoda Fabia S2000 +0: 33.1
4. J. Kopecky (Czech) – Skoda Fabia S2000 +0:45.2
5. V. Pech (Czech) - Mini John Cooper Works S2000 +0:45.9
R. Baumschlager keeps the leader position after SS 2 till now.
Four stages remains till the end of Leg 1.

The first rally for the European Rally Championship 2012 is the Austrian Janner Rally. The start list includes 115 crews. Some of them are Juho Hanninen, Jan Kopecky, Luca Betti.

Rally Location: Freistadt (40-km northern by Linz and 20 km by Czech border).

Last Rally Winner 2011: Harrach / Schindlbacher Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX.

Total 18 Special Stages, 237.58 km rally distance, total 846.88 km. The longest rally stage 25.00km.

The rally program:

Thursday 5^th January 2012
08:00 – 13:00 • Administrative Check
08:30 – 14:00 • Scrutineering
10:00 – 15:00 • Shakedown
17:30 – 18:15 • Opening Ceremony
18:15 – 19:30 • ERC Prize giving 2011 and ERC Launch
19:30 • Ceremonial start

Friday 6^th January 2012
08:18 • Start of Leg I
20:42 • Finish of Leg I

Saturday 7^th January 2012
07:38 • Start of Leg II
17:05 • Finish of the Rally
21:00 • Prize-giving

Luca Rossetti is the new old champion for 2011. Luca Rossetti with Abarth Grande Punto S2000 is a European champion for third time. He is a champion in 2008, 2010 and 2011. The 35-years of age Italian finished the season with 253 points followed by Luca Betti with 223 points. The both missed the last Rally International du Valais. Luca Rossetti said that he dedicates the victory to Ing. Wester (CEO of Abarth) who support and believe in Luca. Also he dedicates the win to all of Abarth people.

Rally Poland 2011
Location: Masuria District’s with a main town, Mikolajki, Northeast part of Poland.
Stages: Gravel
23-25 September 2011
Rally Poland was a part of WRC in 2009 with a winner Mikko Hirvonen. The last winner in 2010 is: Kajetan Kajetanowicz (PL), Subaru Impreza Sti.

Total 13 Special Stages in two day’s rally of Poland. The SS distance is 230.49 km, 571 km liaison and total 802.03 km that is 28.7% of all distance in rally stages.
The longest stage is called Kruklanki of 26.35 km during the day 1 and the shortest is the super special stage Mikolajki of 2.5 km.

For more pictures from the area of rally Poland visit our gallery here.