Łukasz Pieniążek
{{short description|Polish rally driver}}
{{Infobox WRC driver
| name = Łukasz Pieniążek
| image = Łukasz Pieniążek.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Pieniążek in 2018
| nationality = {{flagicon|POL}} Polish
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|19}}
| Years = {{WRC|2016}}–present
| Co-driver = {{flagicon|POL}} Jakub Gerber
{{flagicon|POL}} Kamil Heller
{{flagicon|POL}} Przemysław Mazur
| Teams = M-Sport Ford World Rally Team
| Races = 21
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Stagewins = 0
| Points = 2
| First race = 2016 Rally de Portugal
| First win =
| Last win =
| Last race = 2019 Rally de Portugal
}}
Łukasz Pieniążek (born 19 September 1990) is a Polish rally driver.{{cite web|title=Łukasz Pieniążek|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/73062-lukasz-pieniazek/|website=e-wrc.com|accessdate=24 May 2019}} Currently, He drives for M-Sport Ford in the WRC-2 Pro category.
Rally career
Pieniążek made his WRC debut at 2016 Rally de Portugal, driving a Citroën DS3 R3T Max in the WRC-3 and J-WRC categories.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=27503&t=Vodafone-Rally-de-Portugal-2016|title=Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2016|website=e-wrc.com|accessdate=13 December 2016}} One year later, he was promoted to the WRC-2 category.{{cite web|title=Tour de Corse Entry List|url=http://www.tourdecorse.com/site/download/official_documents_uk/entry_list/Che-Guevara-Energy-Drink-Tour-de-Corse-2017-Entry-List-FIA-Approved.pdf|website=tourdecorse.com|accessdate=17 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318003201/http://www.tourdecorse.com/site/download/official_documents_uk/entry_list/Che-Guevara-Energy-Drink-Tour-de-Corse-2017-Entry-List-FIA-Approved.pdf|archive-date=18 March 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
At 2018 Rally de Portugal, he scored his first WRC points, finishing ninth in the overall standings.{{cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/may-2018/portugal-breaking/page/5467--12-12-.html|title=Breaking News: Neuville Wins In Portugal|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=20 May 2018|accessdate=20 May 2018}} The rally was also his first-ever podium finish in the WRC-2 championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc-2/news/2018/may-2018/wrc-2-portugal-sunday/page/5468--51-51-.html|title=WRC 2 in Portugal: Tidemand takes comfortable win|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=20 May 2018|accessdate=17 May 2019}}
On January 10, 2019, it was confirmed by M-Sport Ford that Pieniążek would contest for selected events in the newly created WRC-2 Pro championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.m-sport.co.uk/single-post/2019/01/10/M-SPORT-FORD-CONFIRM-GREENSMITH-AND-PIENIAZEK-FOR-WRC-2-PRO|title=M-Sport Ford Confirm Greensmith and Pieniazek for WRC-2 Pro|work=M-Sport.co.uk|date=10 January 2019|accessdate=10 January 2019}} In Guanajuato and Corsica, he won the Pro class.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc-2/news/2019/march-2019/wrc-2-mexico-sunday/page/6179--51-51-.html|title=WRC 2 in Mexico: Guerra takes first home victory|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=11 March 2019|accessdate=11 March 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc-2/news/2019/march-2019/corsica-sunday-wrap/page/6237--51-51-.html|title=WRC 2 in Corsica: Andolfi wins after Sunday Thriller|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=31 March 2019|accessdate=1 April 2019}}
Rally victories
=WRC-2 Pro victories=
| class="wikitable"
! # ! Event ! Season ! Co-driver ! Car |
| 1
| {{flagicon|MEX}} 16th Rally Guanajuato Mexico | 2019 | {{flagicon|POL}} Kamil Heller |
| 2
| {{flagicon|FRA}} 62e Corsica Linea – Tour de Corse | 2019 | {{flagicon|POL}} Kamil Heller |
Rally results
=WRC results=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
!Year !Entrant !Car !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !13 !14 !{{Tooltip|WDC|Championship position}} !Points |
| 2016
! Łukasz Pieniążek | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG |style="background:#CFCFFF"| POR | ITA |style="background:#CFCFFF"| POL | FIN | GER |style="background:white"| CHN | FRA | ESP | GBR | AUS ! NC ! 0 |
| rowspan="2" | 2017
! TRT Peugeot WRT | MON | SWE | MEX |style="background:#CFCFFF"| FRA | ARG |style="background:#CFCFFF"| POR |style="background:#CFCFFF"| ITA |style="background:#CFCFFF"| POL | FIN |style="background:#CFCFFF"| GER |style="background:#CFCFFF"| ESP | | | ! rowspan="2" |NC ! rowspan="2" |0 |
| Printsport
| | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF"| GBR | AUS | |
|---|
| 2018
! Printsport | MON |style="background:#CFCFFF"| SWE | MEX |style="background:#CFCFFF"| FRA | ARG |style="background:#DFFFDF"| POR |style="background:#CFCFFF"| ITA |style="background:#EFCFFF"| FIN |style="background:#CFCFFF"| GER | TUR |style="background:#CFCFFF"| GBR |style="background:#CFCFFF"| ESP | AUS | ! 24th ! 2 |
| 2019
! M-Sport Ford World Rally Team | MON |style="background:#CFCFFF"| SWE |style="background:#CFCFFF"| MEX |style="background:#CFCFFF"| FRA | ARG | CHL |style="background:#CFCFFF"| POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS ! NC ! 0 |
=WRC-2 Pro results=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
!Year !Entrant !Car !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !13 !14 !{{Tooltip|WDC|Championship position}} !Points |
| 2019
! M-Sport Ford World Rally Team | MON |style="background:#DFFFDF"| SWE |style="background:#FFFFBF"| MEX |style="background:#FFFFBF"| FRA | ARG | CHL |style="background:#DFFFDF"| POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS !5th !74 |
References
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External links
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- {{official website|https://pieniazekrally.com/}} {{in lang|pl|en}}
- [https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc-2-pro/drivers/drivers/driver/lukasz-pieniazek/page/6073-94---.html?h=2019/drivers/6580 Łukasz Pieniążek]'s WRC profile
- [https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/73062-lukasz-pieniazek/ Łukasz Pieniążek]'s e-wrc profile
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