Sobiesław Zasada
Sobiesław Zasada in 2013 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Polish |
Born | (1930-01-27) January 27, 1930 (age 94) Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1973–1974, 1978–1979, 2021 |
Rallies | 7 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 0 |
First rally | 1973 Safari Rally |
Last rally | 2021 Safari Rally |
Sobiesław Jan Zasada (born 27 January 1930 in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland) is a Polish rally driver and economist. He won the European Rally Championship in 1966, 1967, 1971 and was vice-champion in 1968, 1969, and 1972. In 1967, he was chosen the Polish Sportspersonality of the Year.
Career
Sobieslaw Zasada first raced motorcycles, and in 1951 entered four-wheel racing. After solid racing performances, he received support from the Polish automobile club in Warsaw. Zasada won the European Rally Champion title in 1966 with Steyr-Puch 650 (the smallest vehicle to achieve such victory) and in 1967 with 4-cylinder Porsche 912. In autumn of 1967 he was victorious driving his flat-six Porsche 911 in the Gran Premio Internacional de Turismo, a 2055-mile stage race across Argentina. In next two seasons Zasada with his Porsche 911 was runner-up in European Rally Championship, conquered only by Pauli Toivonen in 1968 and Harry Källström in 1969. Later on Zasada drove a BMW 2002 TI, regaining his European Champion title in 1971 and being surpassed only by Raffaele Pinto in 1972.
At the time of his successes racing his Porsche 912 in 1967, Zasada owned a four-person auto repair shop in Kraków. By the late 1990s, Zasada was one of the most successful businessmen in Poland. In 1996 Reuters reported that his Polish automotive group Sobieslaw Zasada Centrum SA launched the construction of Mercedes' Vito mini-vans. The launch marked the first production licensee that Mercedes-Benz had granted in eastern Europe. By that time Zasada controlled two utility car factories and several automotive parts plants.
Zasada announced that he would make a comeback in the 2021 Safari Rally, making him the oldest driver to compete in the World Rally Championship at 91.[1] He took part in the race, but failed to finish it due to a series of collisions. It still made him the oldest driver ever to take part in a WRC rally.[2]
Honours
For his sport achievements and for his contribution to the development of Polish sport, he received the Order of Polonia Restituta:
- Knight's Cross (5th Class);
- Officer's Cross (4th Class);
- Commander's Cross with Star (2nd Class) in 2000.
References
- ^ "Sobieslaw Zasada: Q & A". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Ogromny pech Sobiesława Zasady! 91-latkowi zabrakło dwóch km". sport.pl. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
External links
- Sobiesław Zasada's e-wrc profile
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Preceded by | European Rally Champion G2 Class 1966 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | European Rally Champion G1 Class 1967 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | European Rally Champion 1971 | Succeeded by |
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- 1926: Wacław Kuchar
- 1927: Halina Konopacka
- 1928: Halina Konopacka
- 1929: Staņislavs Petkēvičs
- 1930: Stanisława Walasiewicz
- 1931: Janusz Kusociński
- 1932: Stanisława Walasiewicz
- 1933: Stanisława Walasiewicz
- 1934: Stanisława Walasiewicz
- 1935: Roger Verey
- 1936: Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
- 1937: Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
- 1938: Stanisław Marusarz
- 1948: Aleksy Antkiewicz
- 1949: Zdobysław Stawczyk
- 1950: Helena Rakoczy
- 1951: Zygmunt Chychła
- 1952: Zygmunt Chychła
- 1953: Leszek Drogosz
- 1954: Janusz Sidło
- 1955: Janusz Sidło
- 1956: Elżbieta Krzesińska
- 1957: Jerzy Pawłowski
- 1958: Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
- 1959: Edmund Piątkowski
- 1960: Józef Szmidt
- 1961: Ireneusz Paliński
- 1962: Teresa Ciepły
- 1963: Ryszard Parulski
- 1964: Józef Szmidt
- 1965: Irena Kirszenstein
- 1966: Irena Kirszenstein
- 1967: Sobiesław Zasada
- 1968: Jerzy Pawłowski
- 1969: Waldemar Baszanowski
- 1970: Teresa Sukniewicz
- 1971: Ryszard Szurkowski
- 1972: Witold Woyda
- 1973: Ryszard Szurkowski
- 1974: Irena Szewińska
- 1975: Zygmunt Smalcerz
- 1976: Irena Szewińska
- 1977: Janusz Pyciak-Peciak
- 1978: Józef Łuszczek
- 1979: Jan Jankiewicz
- 1980: Władysław Kozakiewicz
- 1981: Janusz Pyciak-Peciak
- 1982: Zbigniew Boniek
- 1983: Zdzisław Hoffmann
- 1984: Andrzej Grubba
- 1985: Lech Piasecki
- 1986: Andrzej Malina
- 1987: Marek Łbik & Marek Dopierała
- 1988: Waldemar Legień
- 1989: Joachim Halupczok
- 1990: Wanda Panfil
- 1991: Wanda Panfil
- 1992: Waldemar Legień
- 1993: Rafał Kubacki
- 1994: Andrzej Wroński
- 1995: Paweł Nastula
- 1996: Renata Mauer
- 1997: Paweł Nastula
- 1998: Robert Korzeniowski
- 1999: Tomasz Gollob
- 2000: Robert Korzeniowski
- 2001: Adam Małysz
- 2002: Adam Małysz
- 2003: Adam Małysz
- 2004: Otylia Jędrzejczak
- 2005: Otylia Jędrzejczak
- 2006: Otylia Jędrzejczak
- 2007: Adam Małysz
- 2008: Robert Kubica
- 2009: Justyna Kowalczyk
- 2010: Justyna Kowalczyk
- 2011: Justyna Kowalczyk
- 2012: Justyna Kowalczyk
- 2013: Justyna Kowalczyk
- 2014: Kamil Stoch
- 2015: Robert Lewandowski
- 2016: Anita Włodarczyk
- 2017: Kamil Stoch
- 2018: Bartosz Kurek
- 2019: Bartosz Zmarzlik
- 2020: Robert Lewandowski
- 2021: Robert Lewandowski
- 2022: Iga Świątek
- 2023: Iga Świątek
- 2005: Women's volleyball team
- 2006: Men's volleyball team
- 2007: Men's handball team
- 2008: Lech Poznań
- 2009: Men's volleyball team
- 2010: Speedway team
- 2011: Men's volleyball team
- 2012: Men's volleyball team
- 2013: Vive Kielce
- 2014: Men's volleyball team
- 2015: Men's handball team
- 2016: Vive Kielce
- 2017: Men's ski jumping team
- 2018: Men's voleyball team
- 2019: Men's basketball team
- 2021: ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2022: Men's volleyball team
- 2023: Men's volleyball team
- 1976: Hubert Wagner
- 1977: Krystyna Babirecka, Bolesław Bogdan, Zbigniew Katner & Zbigniew Kuciewicz
- 1978: Edward Budny
- 1979: Zbigniew Rusin & Andrzej Trochanowski
- 1980: Ludwik Miętta-Mikołajewicz
- 1981: Antoni Piechniczek
- 1982: Antoni Piechniczek
- 1983: Zdzisław Dudzik
- 1985: Ryszard Szurkowski
- 1986: Stanisław Rybakowski
- 1987: Stanisław Krzesiński
- 1988: Ryszard Zieniawa
- 1989: Stanisław Pytel & Wacław Skarul
- 1990: Arkadiusz Koniecki
- 1991: Janusz Wójcik
- 1992: Zbigniew Pacelt
- 1993: Tomasz Herkt
- 1994: Olgierd Światowiak
- 1995: Michał Brzuchalski
- 1996: Ryszard Świerad
- 1997: Wojciech Borowiak
- 1998: Józef Lisowski
- 1999: Tomasz Herkt
- 2000: Jerzy Broniec
- 2001: Jerzy Engel & Apoloniusz Tajner
- 2002: Paweł Słomiński
- 2003: Andrzej Niemczyk
- 2004: Paweł Słomiński
- 2005: Andrzej Niemczyk & Paweł Słomiński
- 2006: Raúl Lozano
- 2007: Leo Beenhakker
- 2008: Aleksander Wojciechowski
- 2009: Bogdan Wenta
- 2010: Aleksander Wierietielny
- 2011: Marek Cieślak
- 2012: Henryk Olszewski
- 2013: Łukasz Kruczek
- 2014: Stéphane Antiga & Łukasz Kruczek
- 2015: Adam Nawałka
- 2016: Krzysztof Kaliszewski
- 2017: Stefan Horngacher
- 2018: Vital Heynen
- 2019: Jolanta Kumor
- 2020: Piotr Sierzputowski
- 2021: Aleksander Matusiński
- 2022: Tomasz Wiktorowski
- 2023: Nikola Grbić
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