With the momentum of the lead in the drivers' standings, the ADAC Opel Rally Junior Team is traveling to Poland for the third round of the Junior European Rally Championship. After his dominant first win of the season in Hungary, Opel junior Calle Carlberg leads the JERC standings by 14 points ahead of his closest rival.

The 25-year-old Swede and his Norwegian co-driver Jørgen Eriksen (31) are determined to be among the frontrunners on the demanding gravel tracks around Mikolajki in northeastern Poland. “The victory in Hungary made us proud and happy and gave us a lot of confidence,” said Carlberg. "However, we are not so presumptuous as to expect that things will just continue like this. The guys in the JERC are all super fast and will do everything they can to spoil our party. So we will prepare just as meticulously and with the same focus as in the previous rallies. I'm looking forward to experiencing our Corsa Rally4 on the fast and jump-filled stages in Poland."

Unfortunately, the ADAC Opel Rally Junior Team led by team manager Manfred Stohl will only be able to compete with one car in Rally Poland. Carlberg's teammate Luca Pröglhöf (25, Austria) had to undergo surgery for acute appendicitis over the Pentecost weekend and is out of action until further notice.

“First of all, we wish Luca a speedy recovery,” emphasizes Opel Motorsport Director Jörg Schrott. “It’s a shame that he can’t drive in Poland, as it would have been another important opportunity for him and his co-driver Christina to gain competitive mileage on gravel. But it's much more important that he recovers well and is back on his feet soon. Calle set the bar high for himself with his dominant performance in Hungary. Success in the Junior European Championship is not a foregone conclusion. The competition is far too strong for that. We must continue to put all our energy and concentration into staying at the front."

With 17 Rally4 cars, the JERC field in Poland is also very strong. Carlberg and his competitors face 14 tricky special stages covering 190.4 kilometers. As always in the European Rally Championship, the program starts with a Super Special Stage, which will take place on Friday evening from 7 p.m. in Mikolajki over a distance of just 2.5 kilometers. The actual rally starts on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. and ends at 7 p.m. with SS8, the second Super Special Stage (“Mikolajki Arena 2”). The decision will be made on Sunday between 8 a.m. and around 5 p.m. with six special stages. Rally fans can follow the gravel spectacle via live timing at www.fiaerc.com or in the paid live stream at www.rally.tv.