Gran Turismo Polonia 2021

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Gran Turismo Polonia 2021

Sixteen years ago, 42 supercars went to Poland for the first edition of Gran Turismo Polonia. Three years later this would become the most important supercar event east of Berlin. But of course, no one of us knew this back then.

Now, it is time to start a new chapter of this already classic event. In 2021, Gran Turismo Polonia takes a completely new form, and you are invited.

A lot of great things have happened in Poland since our start in 2005. The entire country has taken a gigantic leap forward. Forget the pot holes - the roads are now great. The highway network is amazing - probably the best in Europe.

Also, forget all the grey - Poland has become beautiful, with colourful city centres that look like something from a fairytale. There has also popped up a million great hotels, restaurants and places to visit.

We have been waiting for this moment for many years. Now it is finally time. Starting from next year, Gran Turismo Polonia is not only a track driving event in Poznan. The event will now include the entire country. And - it will be great fun.

Route for 2021: Wroclaw - Krakow - Warsaw - Poznan

Every year will se a different route through Poland. However, the event will always end in Poznan with two days of driving on the amazing racing circuit Tor Poznan which we all love so much.

Gran Turismo Polonia 2021 starts in Wroclaw. We then drive to Krakow, Warsaw and Poznan. The event is seven days in total, six nights in hotels. Two days of track driving on Tor Poznan. It is a complete program with dinners in selected restaurants every night, VIP access to night clubs in Krakow, Warsaw and Poznan and safe parking for your car. As always, everything is included.

Driving on Tor Poznan

As every year, we will drive on the fantastic Tor Poznan race track. All cars, regardless of noise, can drive on the track, provided that the driver follows the marshals instructions. We will have lap timing active if you want to join the King of Polonia time attack challenge.

But I only want to drive on the track

No worries, there is an option to just join for the part in Poznan and Tor Poznan. See the registration below.

100 supercars on a road trip through Poland

In 2021, over 100 supercars (and 200 people) will be going through Poland, from Wroclaw to Poznan. With so many cars, the scale of the road trip is massive. There will be police escort, and sometimes a bit of fun confusion. And, wherever we go, on the highway, through a village on a country road or stopping at a gas station - be prepared for extreme levels of attention. This might be the most insane road trip you have ever participated in. The registration is open now.

Thursday 1 July - Arrival to Wroclaw

On the 1st of July you arrive to Wroclaw - a city with close to one million inhabitants in west Poland. Your car is hand washed by our team and then parked in a safe garage right next to the hotel. This night we have a drivers briefing in the hotel before going for dinner in restaurant OK Winebar, which is located in the city centre.

After dinner, we will move to town square to a place called RumBar.

13:00 - Check-in opens in Hotel Monopol
19:00 - Welcome mingle and briefing in the roof top bar
20:00 - Dinner in OK Winebar
23:00 - RumBar (night club-ish thing)

Friday 2 July - Wroclaw to Krakow

This day our journey begins. After breakfast we meet in the garage and get ready to drive. At about 10:00 we get picked up by police who will escort us through the city to the highway.

Our first stop, about an hour away, is the city of Opole. Here we take a short break with coffee on the city square. After coffee, we continue on the motorway towards Katowice.

About one hour later we arrive to Ferrari Katowice, where we have lunch in their acclaimed Italian restaurant.

The last bit to Krakow will be on beautiful country roads. We will drive through villages, hills and forest before we arrive to Krakow in the late afternoon. We will stay in Sheraton Krakow with all cars parked on the river embankment.

Drink in the hotel bar at 19, before we head to the insanely pretty old square for dinner at 20. Later, we have VIP tables reserved in night club Scena 54.

09:00 - Breakfast
10:00 - Leaving hotel
11:00 - Coffee stop Opole
12:00 - Lunch at Ferrari Katowice
14:00 - Driving continues
16:00 - Arrival Sheraton Grand Krakow
19:00 - Drink in the hotel bar
20:00 - Dinner on old square
23:00 - Scena 54 (night club)

Saturday 3 July - Krakow to Warsaw

Our road trip continues. Today we drive north, starting with scenic country roads to Radom. In Radom, we will park our cars on the market square in the city centre and have lunch.

After lunch we continue on the Motorway the final bit to Warsaw. Warsaw is a real metropolis with close to 3.5 million inhabitants. Furthermore - Warsaw has a real skyline, with 24 skyscrapers and 25 more in various stages of construction(!). In a few years there will be more tall buildings in Warsaw than in any other city in Europe - including London.

Tonight we will stay in Hotel InterContinental, with our cars parked in their underground parking. Dinner will be in Hala Koszyki, and later we will visit the famous night club The View, which (of course) is on the roof top of a skyscraper. Welcome to Warsaw!

09:00 - Breakfast
10:00 - Leaving hotel
12:30 - Lunch in Radom
14:00 - Driving continues
16:00 - Arrival to Warsaw and Hotel InterContinental
19:00 - Drink in the hotel bar
20:00 - Dinner in Hala Koszyki
23:00 - The View (night club)

Sunday 4 July - Warsaw to Poznan

Good morning! You are in Warsaw. We hope you had a good evening and night yesterday, in Hala Koszyki and then in The View. Today we start driving a bit later, at 13:00, after brunch in the hotel.

Helped by police, we will exit the city centre and take the superfast motorway to Poznan. Arriving to Poznan, we check in to Andersia hotel, where we will stay the next three nights. Tonight we have dinner in the hotel.

09:00 - Breakfast (optional)
12:00 - Brunch
13:00 - Leaving hotel
16:00 - Arrival to Poznan and Andersia Hotel
19:00 - Drink in the hotel bar
20:00 - Dinner in the hotel

Monday 5 July - Tor Poznan

Today is the first day on Tor Poznan. Lunch on the track and, as always, instruction. After 17:00 we go back to Andersia hotel for after track in the hotel, and then dinner on city square at 20:00.

09:00 - Breakfast
10:00 - Driving on track
12:00 - Lunch break
13:00 - Driving on track
17:00 - Driving closes
19:00 - Gran Turismo after track in Andersia Hotel
20:00 - Dinner on city square
23:00 - Pacha Poznan (night club)

Tuesday 6 July - Tor Poznan and closing party

The second track day, with lunch at the track and everything else. Tonight we, as always, have dinner and the closing party in Andersia Hotel.

09:00 - Breakfast
10:00 - Driving on track
12:00 - Lunch break
13:00 - Driving on track
17:00 - Driving closes
19:00 - Gran Turismo after track in Andersia Hotel
20:00 - Dinner in Andersia Hotel
23:00 - Closing party in the hotel

Wednesday 7 July - Departure

12:00 - Check out from hotel

The complete event is 3 600 EUR and includes everything for a driver and co-driver sharing one car and hotel room from Wroclaw to Poznan (25 June to 1 July - six days).

Just Poznan and the track is 2 000 EUR and includes everything for a driver and co-driver sharing one car and hotel room in Poznan only (28 June to 1 July - three days).

Track driving: Two full days of exclusive driving on Tor Poznan with instruction by well-known racing drivers. No race cars or slick tires allowed.

Full hospitality: Dinners in selected restaurants every day, all lunches en route the road trip, catered lunches on the track with snacks & coffee available throughout the day. Closing party in Andersia Hotel.

Also included: Professional photos taken from the event. Our famous event polos are also included, for both the driver and the co-driver.

Trailer service option: We can transport your car from Scandinavia to Poland for the event and back.

For questions regarding registration, please contact us on registry@granturismo.org.

Hotel room

Trailer service option

Optional message to the organisers

1. General Information

This is an event and not a race. Participants must not compete at any level with other participants and must not place any bets relating to this event. Anyone found doing this will be removed immediately from the event with immediate effect and the remainder of your trip canceled without refund. You must drive with care and attention for your own safety and the safety of others.

2. Entry Fee

All entry fees must be paid according to your invoices due date, any failure to do so will result in the team being removed from the event and a charge of EUR 250 will be charged for late payment. If a participants is removed then the first person on the reserve list will be asked to join the event.

3. Age restrictions

All participants must be over 18 years of age in order to enter the event.

4. Comply

All participants must adhere to all applicable laws and regulations of each and every country you travel in, this includes without exception all speed regulations, laws of the road, laws relating to the safety of your vehicle and laws relating to the possession or use of alcohol, drugs or other prohibited substances. You cannot participate in any other vehicle than the one you are registered with unless specifically authorised by the organisers. Participants involved in this event must participate fully, if for any reason you decide to withdraw from the event your fee is neither transferable nor refundable under any circumstance.

5. Responsibility

Gran Turismo Events accepts no responsibility for the consequences of you being refused entrance or exit in to or out of any country or city during the event including any cost incurred, this is all the participant’s responsibility and in particular any additional costs incurred are solely the participants responsibility.

6. Code of conduct

All participants must conduct themselves sensibly at all times and act responsibly at each of the venues on route. All participants must provide a credit card as a security deposit when entering the accommodation provided and will be charged for any extras or damages before leaving the venue.

You must NOT:

* Consume alcohol whilst driving nor drive under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance at any time during the event.

* Drive if your ability to do so safely and properly is in any way compromised by illness, lack of adequate rest, or any other condition.

7. Indemnify

You will indemnify the organiser, its directors, officers, employees and consultants against any and all claims, lawsuits and causes of action whatsoever or howsoever arising and brought against them by any third party as a result of your action or participation in the event, including without limitation, your violation of any laws or regulations or your breach of these Terms and Conditions of entry.

8. License and Insurance

All drivers must hold a full valid and unrestricted driver’s licence.

9. Foreign Compliance

Each team is responsible to prepare their car and know, understand, and comply with any applicable driving laws of any country they visit during the event.

10. Branding

You agree to have the Gran Turismo Events- and all official event sponsors’ stickers placed on your vehicle at all times during the event. You are responsible to keep all stickers’ clean and visible at all times. All stickers are non-permanent and are easy to remove and will not leave any damage to your vehicle. The organisers are therefore not responsible for any claims of damage to your vehicle as a result of applying or removing of such stickers. If you do not display all Gran Turismo stickers at all times during the event you will be removed from the event with immediate effect and the remainder of your trip canceled without refund.

11. Team Sponsorship

All sponsorship has to be authorised by the organiser and you will need to receive written consent from the organiser to place any sponsor(s) logos on your vehicle or clothing. The organiser reserves the right to refuse any unauthorised sponsored vehicles or individual participants entry to the event.

If your team arrives at or attempts to participate in the event displaying any branding of a sponsor that has not been authorised by the organiser, you will be required to remove it immediately. Any failure to do so will result in refusal to the event and loss of any participation in the Event and you shall not be entitled to a refund of your entry fee.

12. Refunds

NO refunds of any kind including the entry fee will be made under any circumstances (including, without limitation, if at any point after you have entered the Event (i.e. after paying any sum towards taking part in the Event) you are unable to participate for any reason.

There will not be any refunds during the whole period of the event. If you are unable to continue in the event for any reason whatsoever the Organiser will NOT make any refunds of the entry fee or pay compensation to you. The Organisers reserve the right to change the event schedule without prior notice if and when they wish to do so. Any participant dropping out of any part of the event for any reason will not be entitled to any compensation.

13. Violation of terms

If any participators violate any of the above terms and conditions or refuse to follow the instructions given to you prior or during the event by the organiser, you may be prohibited from any or further participation in the event.

14. Refusal

The Organiser reserves the right to refuse participation in or to cancel the Event at any time for any reason whatsoever (without being obliged to disclose the reason).

15. Image rights

All participants acknowledge and consent to be photographed and to be included in any filming of footage documenting the event. You hereby waive any and all rights of publicity or privacy and grant the organiser full and complete permission to utilise and exploit your appearance in the event in any and all manner and media throughout the world in perpetuity.

You also agree that the Organiser have the sole discretion to use or refuse to use any photographs or footage in which you appear, and that if the Organiser does use such photographs or footage, it may be edited at the Organiser’s  sole discretion. You consent to the use of your name, image, likeness, voice and biographical material about you in connection with any and all footage, publicity and related promotional material and for any and all publicity and promotional purposes. You expressly release the Organiser and all its employees, consultants, licensees and assigns from and against any and all claims which you have or may have for invasion of privacy, defamation or any other cause of action arising out of the production, distribution, broadcast or exhibition of photographs, footage or any promotional materials.

All participants are only entitled to take photographs and film footage of your participation in the event for NON-commercial purposes and only for personal and private use only. You are not entitled to reproduce or use photographs or footage of the event on any website, in any printed media or in any television programme without first obtaining the prior written consent of the organiser. You hereby agree to assign (by way of present assignment of future copyright) all your right, title and interest in the world-wide copyright and all intellectual property rights in such photographs or footage in perpetuity together with exclusive world-wide rights of exploitation thereof to Gran Turismo Events. You shall deliver to Gran Turismo Events within 30 days of the end of the Event, at no cost to Gran Turismo Events, a tape in DigiBeta (PAL) or in DV (PAL) format of all the footage originated by you at the Event and copies of all photographs taken at the Event.

16. Gran Turismo Events branding

You are not permitted to use the "Gran Turismo Events" logos or branding under any circumstance other than placing stickers on your vehicle. This includes any printed material or websites.

17. Terms and Conditions changes

The organiser reserves the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time subject to notifying participants of the changes. You shall be deemed to have accepted the amended terms and conditions by participating in the Event.

18. Law

These terms and conditions and your participation in the event are governed by Swedish law, and you submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Sweden.

Gran Turismo Polonia 2021

Gran Turismo Polonia 2021

Route for 2021: Wroclaw - Krakow - Warsaw - Poznan

Driving on Tor Poznan

But I only want to drive on the track

100 supercars on a road trip through Poland

Thursday 1 July - Arrival to Wroclaw

Friday 2 July - Wroclaw to Krakow

Saturday 3 July - Krakow to Warsaw

Sunday 4 July - Warsaw to Poznan

Monday 5 July - Tor Poznan

Tuesday 6 July - Tor Poznan and closing party

Wednesday 7 July - Departure

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