Sami Pajari leads the WRC2 class after the second day of Rally Poland 2024. Find out what occurred on the day below.
SS2, Stanczyki 1
Sami Pajari kicked off the day with his first stage win of the weekend. As the Finnish driver set a time one second faster than Josh McErlean to top the stage. Robert Virves finished third fastest on the stage, 2.4 seconds slower than Pajari and 1.4 seconds slower than McErlean. Kajetan Kajetanowicz was fourth fastest on the stage, 1.8 seconds slower than Virves. Nikolay Gryazin rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing two seconds slower than Kajetanwoicz.
SS4, Olecko 1
Kajetan Kajetanwoicz took home the stage win on the fourth stage of Rally Poland 2024. Setting a time 0.3 seconds faster than Sami Pajari. Pierre-Louis Loubet finished third fastest on the stage, 4.1 seconds slower than Kajetanowicz and 3.8 seconds slower than Pajari. Nikolay Grayzin posted the fourth fastest time on the stage, 1.4 seconds slower than Loubet. Miko Marczyk and Lauri Joona tied for the fifth fastest time on the stage, with both drivers finishing 0.2 seconds slower than Gryazin.
SS5, Stanczyki 2
Sami Pajari kicked off the afternoon loop with his second stage win of the weekend. As Pajari posted a time 6.4 seconds faster than Kajetan Kajetanwoicz to top the stage. Robert Virves finished third fastest on the stage, 7.4 seconds slower than Pajari and 1 second slower than Kajetanowicz. Josh McErlean was fourth fastest on the stage, 1.8 seconds slower than Virves. Oliver Solberg rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 2.1 seconds slower than McErlean.
SS6, Wieliczki 2
Kajetan Kajetanowicz topped the sixth stage of Rally Poland 2024. With a time 0.2 seconds faster than Robert Virves. Sami Pajari was third fastest on the stage, 1.6 seconds slower than Kajetanowicz and 1.4 seconds slower than Virves. Oliver Solberg and Pierre-Louis Loubet tied for fourth fastest on the stage. With each driver finishing 0.3 seconds slower than Pajari.
SS8, Mikolajki Arena 2
Miko Marczyk topped the final stage of the second day of his home event. As the Polish driver finished with a time 0.1 seconds faster than Robert Virves to top the stage. Oliver Solberg and Georg Linnamäe tied for third fastest on the stage, with each driver finishing 0.3 seconds slower than Virves. Martin Prokop and Roope Korhonen rounded out the top five on the stage with yet another tie in time. As the pair of drivers finished 0.2 seconds slower than Linnamäe and Solberg.
Two Stages Cancelled, One Red Flagged
SS3 and SS7 were cancelled due to spectators being in unsafe positions. Hence the absence of both stages above. SS6 was also red-flagged for a short while for the same reason but was not cancelled.
Rally Poland 2024 Day Three Rundown
The third day of Rally Poland will see drivers contest 124.1 km across 7 more stages. Including the 22.4 km Czarne stage. The day will feature two service points, including one 40-minute at the day’s midpoint and one after the day has been completed.