ERC
Kajetanowicz voted ERC Greatest Graduate of the Modern Era
Kajetan Kajetanowicz’s status as an FIA European Rally Championship legend has been cemented further after the Pole was voted the ERC Greatest Graduate of the Modern Era.
The three-time champion topped a fan poll ahead the late Craig Breen, whose achievements were also recognised by his inclusion in the grand finale – the culmination of a 16-driver showdown to decide the best of the best.
However, it was Kajetanowicz who received 57 per cent of the public vote to edge Breen for yet more ERC recognition.
Kajetanowicz on an ERC charge in the Azores in 2015
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Why Kajetanowicz remains King Kajto of the ERC
While Breen’s record of five wins and 15 podiums from 36 ERC starts, followed by eight top three finishes in the FIA World Rally Championship, underlined his talent behind the wheel, Kajetanowicz will forever hold a place in ERC history.
He became the first driver to win an ERC round in an R5 car – a feat he achieved on Rally Poland in 2013 – and remains the only driver to win three outright ERC titles consecutively.
After graduating from the ERC following his third title success in 2017, Kajetanowicz has become a regular fixture – and frontrunner – in WRC2, becoming the WRC2 Challenger champion in 2023.
ERC Greatest Graduate contest highlighted 16 stars
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ERC Greatest Graduate explained
Since the ERC was restructured in 2004 into the hugely successful format recognisable today, countless drivers have built experience competing at European level either at the start of or during their rise to the sport’s highest echelon, the FIA World Rally Championship.
Throughout November, FIAERC.com highlighted 16 drivers – selected by the ERC’s media team – who did just that. And it has called on fans of the championship to help decide the best of the best graduate.
Employing bracketology, voting was available through the ERC’s social media channels with a minimum 24-hour window to vote for each pairing.
