Michał Kościuszko (born 20 April 1985 in

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) is a Polish

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driver who currently competes in the

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(PWRC). He has previously won rounds of the

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(JWRC) and has competed in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship (SWRC).

Career

Rally Finland 2010 - shakedown - Michal Kosciuszko 1

Kościuszko began his motorsport career as a 15-year-old in

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. At 17 he switched to rallying. In 2006, he began competing in the JWRC in a Suzuki Ignis S1600. In 2007, he switched to a Renault Clio S1600, finishing third in the category on

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. He returned to Suzuki for the final round of the season in a Swift S1600 and continued using the model in 2008. He finished third in the JWRC category and tenth overall on the 2008 Rally Mexico, before winning the next round in

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. He finished the season in fifth in the standings. He continued with Suzuki in 2009, winning in

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and

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and finishing runner-up overall. In 2010, Kościuszko made the move to the SWRC, starting the season in a

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. After a podium on the opening round in

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he switched to a Skoda Fabia S2000 from his third round of the season in

, where he finished third. He scored a further podium in

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on his way to fifth in the final standings. For 2011 he switched to the PWRC, driving a

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WRC results

JWRC results

SWRC results

PWRC results

References

External links

Lotos Dynamic Rally Team
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kosciuszko, Michal Living people 1985 births Sportspeople from Kraków Polish rally drivers World Rally Championship drivers Intercontinental Rally Challenge drivers