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Luca Rossetti will start with number 1 at the 68th Rally Poland

The European Rally Championship returns from September 23rd to 25th with the 68th Rally Poland and Luca Rossetti, the reigning European Champion, will be at the start with number 1 to try to regain the leading position in the continental championship ranking, a leadership that he lost having missed the last two races valid for the European Championship, the Barum Rally and the Rally Principe de Asturias.

The strong Italian driver will tackle the difficult Polish gravel stages at the wheel of the Abarth Grande Punto Super 2000 with his co-driver Matteo Chiarcossi. Certainly Rossetti - Chiarcossi will be determined in wanting to compete in a race that can see them battling for the podium, but moreover to recover the Championship lead. The competition will once again be very strong and qualified as usual, and even more numerous due to the presence of Polish drivers and many others from Eastern European countries, as well as the top ERC drivers. The ceremonial start of the rally is scheduled in Mikolajki at 16:00 on Friday September 23rd followed by the Super Special Stage measuring 2,500 metres.

The race will resume on Saturday, September 24th with the crew ready to tackle six special stages for a total of 109.75 kilometres. The 68th Rally Poland will end on Sunday, September 25th after a total of 13 special stages and 230.23 timed km, with the first cars due to arrive at about 18:20 in the beautiful and picturesque town of Mikolajki.