•    Kajetanowicz wins FIA ERC Ice Master classification with sizeable advantage
•    FIA ERC Ice Master title goes to a Polish driver for the second time in a row
•    17 stage victories on snow and ice for LOTOS Rally Team crew so far in 2015
•   Kajetanowicz: the only driver who won FIA ERC titles in two different classifications: gravel (2014) and winter (2015)

Thanks to fantastic stage times Kajetanowicz clinched FIA ERC Ice Master title already at the beginning of Rally Liepāja: second round counting towards "winter" championship. FIA ERC Ice Master title won by Kajetanowicz means that LOTOS Rally Team driver has now two titles awarded to surface specialists: in 2014 the Pole won FIA ERC Gravel Master classification.

After winning 17 of 18 special stages in Jännerrallye LOTOS Rally Team entered Rally Liepāja as leaders in both overall championship and FIA ERC Ice Master standings. Thanks to dominant performance in opening round Kajetan Kajetanowicz enjoyed huge advantage in the latter classification, so in Latvia he clinched 2015 FIA ERC Ice Master title with top-three times on opening two special stages, after retirement of his main rival. LOTOS Rally Team driver already secured top position in "winter" championship, irrespective of further results in Rally Liepāja.

FIA Ice Master classification is based on stage results in two winter rounds of the championship: Jännerrallye and Rally Liepāja. Every stage victory is worth 10 points and other top five finishers are awarded with 6, 4, 2 and 1 point. Kajetanowicz dominated the opening round and after winning 17 of 18 tests in Austria he scored 176 points out of 180 possible. Polish driver added further valuable points in Latvia and secured FIA ERC Ice Master title right at the beginning of the rally.

Winter and gravel laurels are not the only achievements of Kajetanowicz in European Championship. Four-time Polish Rally Champions scored three wins in Rally Poland and received Colin McRae Flat Out Trophy twice. This accolade is awarded for outstanding performance, ambition and impressive pace in respective rallies.

Kajetan Kajetanowicz: – Incredible feeling. While fighting on today’s stages, I was just focusing on fast driving, I was not counting points. But of course I am very happy with this achievement. FIA ERC Ice Master and Gravel Master titles show that we are competitive in different conditions because you have to remember that every winter, gravel or tarmac rally is different. Each of them has its own characteristics, its own surprises, so everything – the feeling and, in effect, quick pace – depends on the crew. It is a unique and very important achievement for me because I very rarely have pleasure to drive on snow and ice. This success is also very sweet because I had and I still have great fun while driving in these conditions, which I do not know very well. Everyone in LOTOS Rally Team has put a lot of effort and heart in this result and I want to thank them all very much. There is still a long way to go in this rally and we know our goal: the most important thing is to fight for FIA European Rally Championship title in overall classification.


Starts of Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Jarek Baran are supported by strategic partner of LOTOS Rally Team - LOTOS Group - as well as CUBE.ITG and Driving Experience. More info about Kajetan Kajetanowicz and the team available at: www.lotosrallyteam.pl, www.kajto.pl, www.facebook.com/EmocjeDoPelna, www.facebook.com/KajetanKajetanowicz and www.twitter.com/Kajto_pl