On the upcoming Friday, January 13th, Igor will take part in a 24 hours race in Dubai for the very first time in his career. He will start with the Olimp Racing by Lukas Motorsport team which represents Poland in a prestigious Porsche Supercup series on a daily basis which is raced along with the Formula 1.

24H Dubai is a long-distance race on the Dubai Autodrome circuit which has 16 curves and a full length of 5.39 km. Young Walilko will drive a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car in a 991 class with Patrick Eisemann, Wolfgang Thriller and Florian Scholze. Lukas Motorsport also has a second team - Förch Racing powered by Olimp - which is a higher A6-Pro class. One of the main drivers will be Robert Kubica himself and the dominator of Porsche Supercup Cup Robert Lukas.

Before the beginning of the race Igor underlines that Dubai 24H is a very important start and his official debut in in the long-distance races. „I have already taken part in several races and tests of Porsche 911 GT3. I’ve also been learning the Dubai Autodrome circuit on the simulator. Additionally, due to boxing trainings, I am very well physically prepared for the start. However long-distance races have their own demands and we need to take the car to the finishing-line together in 24 hours, maintaining the best speed possible” - says Igor. When asked about his emotions before the race, he responds: „there’s a huge stress as every time when I sit before the steering wheel. I am quite calm though as I am highly motivated, as allegedly we have the best team in the class that I am starting. Also, I can hope for valuable advices from Robert Kubica and Robert Lukas who represent the higher class”.

The Dubai race is also an inauguration of the 2017 season for Igor who will begin a full Porsche Supercup series and will represent the greatest Polish team made up by Wieslaw Lukas.

The race is preceded with the whole day training session which will take place a day before and half-an-hour warm-up session right before the start. Everything will be broadcast online live at http://www.24hseries.com/ and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24HSeries. Start at 11 AM CEST! 

Recent events in Igor Walilko’s career resulted in opening a new door in motorsport. The young driver was offered starting in Förch Racing Team – Porsche Platinum GT3 Cup Challenge Central Europe and will driver in another races this year.

Igor spent September’s second weekend driving Porsche 911 GT3 on Automotodrom Brno in Czech Republic where he took part in his first car race ever. Phenomenal results caused that Igor drove Porsche 911 GT3 once again a weekend later. Igor was invited to take part in Orlen Platinum Porsche Cup race during Verva Street Racing in Warsaw. He was starting from the 2nd position, but he immediately overtook the leader and eventually took the 1st place on the podium.

Igor however is not resigning from Formula. He is still looking for a potential sponsor who would finance his test driving in Formula 1, especially that there are more and more starts proposals. Igor additionally underlines that taking part in different kinds of races helps him develop his driving skills.

The upcoming weekend, September 23-25, Igor will drive the 911 on Hungaroring in Mogyoród, a few kilometers North-West from Budapest.

Igor Waliłko is currently a Euroformula Open 2016 driver, however his next races in this series are seriously questionable.

“Due to a potential sponsor withdrawal next races in EFO are not certain. Discussions and negotiations on gathering the funds are in a constant progress, however we are probably facing a tough decision on races this season” – as informed by Magdalena Marzec-Mróz, Igor’s PR manager.

The EFO 2016 battle is in progress and the weekend races on Silverstone Circuit in England have just finished. Among the youngest drivers of Formula 3 we can spot Igor Walilko who is in the middle of the bid despite the collision during the time trial which caused Igor’s single-seater slight damage.

The weekend races were a huge dose of emotions both for fans and the drivers themselves. Igor began from the 6th position and he finished as 8th out of 15 drivers who managed to get to the finish line on Saturday. On Sunday, the youngster was 7th and ultimately, Igor is still 8th in the general classification.

The next race is planned on the Red Bull Ring in Austria on September 10-11th.

The upcoming weekend, Igor Walilko once again is going to fight for victory in general classification of Euroformula Open 2016 series. This time the races take place on the Silverstone Circuit in central England, the same place used for the most important international Formula 1 races.

Between 23th and 24th July, Igor is going to take part in this year’s EFO 2016 series for the fourth time. The previous three rounds took place on the Portuguese track Autódromo to Estoril, near Lisbon, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in the Eastern Belgium and Circuit Paul Ricard on the French Riviera in France, respectively. The series of races on the Silverstone Circuit will be preceded by a qualification round which has been in progress since Thursday, during which young Waliłko has been working hard to gain the best possible starting position.

Euroformula Open 2016 consists of eight rounds, five of them taking place on the Formula 1 tracks and comprising of two races each. All the EFO drivers race with the same type of Formula 3 single-seaters. Many renowned and successful current Formula 1 drivers started their career is in Formula 3 races, which is a transition phase in the path towards international fame. Mostly beginner competitors take part in these races. This is exactly where Robert Kubica started his adventure with racing. According to experts, young Waliłko has huge chances of becoming the next best Polish Fomula driver.

Igor is only 19 and has just been accepted at Koźmiński University in Warsaw, where he is going to start studying economy. However, education does not by any means restrict his inner passion for sport and adrenaline. Luckily, he was able to combine education with his dedication to sport. Igor is the son of motorbike racer and is under the guidance of Wallrav Racing Club from Zielona Góra.In the last couple of years Igor shined in Formula 3, which paves the way towards Formula 1 – his life’s aim, purpose and dream. Igor is just a step away from success which can be proven by statistics from the last two years. In 2014 he stood on the podium twice during ADAC Formula Masters. In 2015, when taking part in Euroformula Open races, he stood on the rookies’ podium in the impressive number of races – 12 out of 16.

Igor Walilko aims to repeat his podium performance from last year during this weekend’s second round of the Euroformula Open series at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.

Sixth overall after the opening round at Estoril, the 18-year-old from Zielona Gora wants to up the pace. Having switched teams and joined Fortec Motorsports just days before the first two races, the young Pole wasn’t able to show his full potential in Portugal, but aims to return to the front with a revamped car this weekend.

The picturesque venue set in the Ardennes, Spa-Franchorchamps is the longest and most difficult circuit on the calendar and one of the most spectacular on the planet. Famous for the flat-out, uphill 220+ kmh Eau Rouge corner, Spa is also notorious for the changeable, unpredictable weather.

This weekend the Euroformula Open drivers will take part in the usual two 13-lap races, with the first one of Saturday at 2:40 PM CET and the second one on Sunday at 1:30. The first qualifying practice will take place already on Friday, right after two 30-minute practice sessions with no additional sessions on Thursday.

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Igor Walilko finished the second race of the opening round of the Euroformula Open series in seventh place, leaving him sixth overall after a solid weekend in Portugal.

The 18-year-old from Zielona Gora in Poland quickly moved from eighth to seventh after the start of race two, putting pressure on Tatiana Calderon right until the flag and eventually finishing right behind the female racer.

A sixth and a seventh in his Fortec Motorsports debut leaves the young Pole in sixth overall after round one of eight, with 14 points to his name. Round two will take place at Spa-Francorchamps between the 20th and 22th of May. The Belgian track saw Walilko scoring his first podium in his rookie season in Euroformula Open last year.

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After a tough qualifying session and an impressive charge through the field, Igor Walilko came from 13th on the grid to finish sixth, scoring important points in the first race of his second season in the Euroformula Open series and his debut in the British Fortec Motorsports squad.

Having decided to change teams just a week before the opening round, the 18-year-old from Zielona Gora approached the weekend at Estoril almost like a test session. After focusing on race setup and saving tyres during the Saturday morning qualifying session Walilko managed to secure a 13th place on the grid for the opening race.

Right from the start the young Pole made his way forward, straight away moving inside the top 10 before progression in an rapid fashion all the way through sixth, just a second from fifth. His impressive debut in the white-and-red livery of the Fortec Motorsports team saw Walilko scoring eight crucial Championship points.

The second Euroformula Open race at Estoril will take place tomorrow, on Sunday, at 1:15 CET and will last 19 laps.

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Igor Walilko will start his second season in the Euroformula Open series this weekend with the aim to fight for the Championship in 2016. Adding to the challenge will be the Pole’s decision to change teams just before he opening races in Estoril.

The 18-year-old from Zielona Gora was amongst the front runners during all three official preseason tests after a successful rookie campaign last year. However, despite that, he wasn’t able to find a suitable agreement for 2016 with his team. Therefore, with less than two weeks before the opening round, Walilko decided to change squads. This year he’ll race for the vastly experienced Fortec Motorsports team – former winners of the Formula Renault 3.5 series – in a British squad build solely around him in EFO.

This weekend Igor and his new team will embark on the first of the eight rounds of Euroformula Open, which takes place in Estoril, near Portugal’s capital, Lisbon. Former Formula 1 and MotoGP Grand Prix circuit is famous for its long start and finish straight, fast, sweeping corners and several elevation changes with strong winds usually adding to the challenge. Last year in Estoril Walilko scored two podiums in the Rookies Trophy, with a first and a third.

Thursday will see all drivers taking part in three test sessions with over five hours of track time in total followed by just two 30-minute practice sessions on Friday. The two races will start at 2:15 PM local time (3:15 CET) on the Saturday and 12:15 (1:15) on Sunday. Each will last 19 laps. Both races will be broadcast live in Poland.

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After his impressive debut season last year, Polish racing driver Igor Walilko will return to Euroformula Open in 2016 with the Italian RP Motorsport team aiming for victory in the overall standings.

The 18-year-old from Zielona Gora, who last year claimed 11 ‘Rookie Trophy’ podiums from 16 races, and two more in the overall classification, finished his first season in the Formula 3 car in tenth overall. Despite being a driver in demand, Walilko decided to continue with the Italian RP Motorsport team, the series reigning champions, aiming to fight for the overall victory in 2016. The Pole made his intentions clear by posting the fastest time in the season ending tests in Barcelona in December before signing a new contract with the squad in early January.

The Euroformula Open 2016 calendar consists of eight rounds, with five on circuits currently used by Formula One, including Monza in Italy and Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, where Walilko scored his two podium finishes last year. There will be two races per round, plus three pre-season two-day test sessions.

EFO drivers use Formula 3 cars with Dallara chassis, Toyota engines and Michelin tyres. At 490kg, the cars have 235hp, go from zero to 100km/h in 2,6 seconds and reach top speeds of around 250km/h. The RP Motorsport team, from Gropparello near Piacenza in Italy, are the reigning EFO champions who back in 2007 opened the doors to an international racing career for the current F1 star, Australian Daniel Ricciardo.

Igor Walilko started his racing career in karting at the age of eight, winning the Polish Championship before reaching the very top of the European and World Championship. In 2014 the Pole switched from karting to single seaters, racing in the German ADAC Masters series before moving to EFO last year.

As the driver informed personally by his Facebook page, after tests in Barcelona, he became 2^nd driver in RP Motorsport team for upcoming season 2015. Till now, only drivers who had at least 1 season completed, could receive bolides 1 and 2, because those drivers are responsible for the references for the whole team.

Igor will compete in complete season of Euroformula 3 Open. We’ll able to see it thanks to Polsat Sport tv, which declared Live broadcast. Just to remind, Igor on last tests were making results on a TOP1, TOP2 level both on a dry and wet track. Such performance is a great forecast. In 2015 significant changes are going to be made in technical regulations of a series, gear rack will be replaced by gear pads, and Michelin will deliver brand new soft tires. Thanks to such changes the bolide will be more similar to FIA F3.  As we know, Walilko is only 17 thereby youngest polish driver in history, who’s going to drive a F3 bolide in full season.

Igor Walilko:

"I’m very happy that I convinced RP team about my person – what’s more, because we still don’t have out budget ready for 100%. I would like to thank one more time my parents and my engineer from ADAC WIto van Kuijeren for great lessons. I will do my best, to achieve such results as on the test."

Igor Walilko scored another spectacular performance in the ADAC Formel Masters. After the start from seventh spot, Zielona Gora citizen got to the third place in the rainy race on Sachsenring and for the second time in a row stood on the podium.

Igor kept in front of Mikkel Jensen who’s from yesterday a new ADAC leader. At the finish line only  0.9 of a second separated them. Maximilian Günther took advantage of pole position and finished with a predominance of 2.3 seconds over his fellow from Mücke Motorsport, Marvin Dienst. For Günther it was the fourth win of the season, the first since the Lausitzring in May.

On the rain-drenched Sachsenring Igor Waliłko scored a sensational race after starting from fifth field winning second place after Mikkel Jensen, who secured his championship ADAC Formel Masters title. 17-year-old Waliłko was for the first time on the podium.

Because of the appalling conditions the race started behind a Safety Car. After three laps, the green flag appeared. Waliłko overtook Tim Zimmermann and attacked the third in line Dennis Marshall. This battle lasted for 6 laps. Igor rival toured the outside of the first corner. Then Zimmermann took Marschalls fourth place. At a 11th corner Kim Luis Schram and Nico Menzel collided and safety car returned on track.

Race has been restarted after 9 laps. Igor Waliłko overtook Joel Eriksson, again attacking from the outside of the first corner. On the next lap Zimmermann left behind Eriksson. Igor has been decorated by the former series champion, Marvin Kirchhofer, now a star of GP3 Series.

Igor Walilko:

"I’ve been for the first time in my life on Nurburgring – I hadn’t any chance to driven a single lap there before. The more I’m satisfied by my results."

"Both time attack and tests went the way we know from ages – we look for the best setups, which are never optimal during qualify, that’s why we mostly land on last positions. What’s next I have to get thru almost from the very end to reach any points – while trying not to damage my bolide or not to be damaged by any other participant. And so during weekend we become faster – especially on final race, where most of the drivers don’t have any more tires – that’s the point where skills are coming to the front not the engine power – well maybe with 2 exceptions..:) That’s why during my last race I tried to be the first on start on Sunday. And finally it happened, even though I was for the first time on Nurnburgring and it was raining. In 3^rd and last race we put all one’s eggs in one basket, my bolide setup was to start and defend myself on first corner before the “fly jets” from Neuhauser and ran as far I can. I managed to do it, and after 3 laps I had over 300m over 2^nd driver. Unfortunately Safety Car went on track and we had to change our tactics on fly – after restart I managed to escape and hoped that I will win it or at least make it to the podium. But marshals made their decision by giving me a drive thru penalty, because of standing 7cm after the left line on a starting grid, which had completely no matter for the race. Even most of my competitors could understand why I received such a punishment for that. What’s more, most of drivers in my row stood exactly the same, but It was only me, who received the penalty."

"Sachsenring and Hockenheim are one of my favorite tracks, where I already had an opportunity to have my tests done, so I’m pretty sure I will get good results and will try to fight for my first podium. I don’t want to think about what happened, I’m more focused what’s next and to achieve my best result in the whole season."

Rafal Walilko:

"Igor is still very young and relatively have a little experience in bolide racing, but ADAC Formel Masters is exactly for such drivers – the more I’m surprised and disgusted in such radical decision of marshals. I don’t know what’s the point of so called “Manual Steering”, which never ends in a good way – but I don’t want comment it anymore. From last two races we have a little better equipment, even though it is not the car we can fight with the top – nevertheless Igor has changed during this season – his very calm, he performs all the tasks in 100%  which he discuss with his engineer. It’s just 2 more races till the end of the season, we’ll see how it goes – but one thing is sure, apart of the penalties or not, everybody who has at least little knowledge of motorsports, knows that Igor is becoming a complete driver. Till that weekend we thought about the German F4 – but, we will have to seriously verify our plans."

Igor Walilko:

“I’m pretty happy with the result from my last event in Slovakia, because I “did” 2 great races. Even though, qualify wasn’t best, but in first race I finally was able to compete with others on the same level."

"We took 5^th place in 2 first races, which is as far my best result in this series. I’m especially pleased with the timing I had because it shows how huge potential we have. In 3^rd race my position on podium was practically sure – right after the start I was faster than drivers before me. Unfortunately on 2^nd lap I had to “run” trying to avoid the crash with a driver who’s been blocking me, and in this moment my front right wheel has been damaged by Neuhauser driver which resulted in suspension and brakes complete failure. Going any further wasn’t possible anymore. Even our vehicles are still behind the top, we’re starting to catch on with used tires."

"I hope, that on next event it will be even better – although I haven’t been to Nurburgring and we will have just 4 practice sessions.”

Igor Walilko:

"In 2nd race once again I had some traction problems and in the beginning I even lost one position after which I managed to be already in the “score” zone. But on the same lap I had to „runaway”, because driver in front of me started to turn, and I got my tires dirty and finally I finished 11th."

"3rd race was absolutely better, the car has been better and I was able to achieve some of the fastest times in the race. Unfortunately neutralization destroyed my plans and after restart instead of getting thru I had to defend myself against faster cars. I finished the race as 9th, but considering our technical abilities it wasn’t so bad after all."

"Now I’m trying to focus on next tests and event in Slovenia, I will try to use my experience and will do my best to achieve better result. I also hope, that my team will use this couple of weeks off and on next event I will have competitive bolide. I would like thank all of my sponsors and people who support me."

Igor Walilko:

"From my 10th place in first out of 3 races I’m not truly satisfied, but it all looked better that it was during morning qualify – finally I managed to finish with some points and I had started from 15^th position."

"Unfortunately I had to defend myself, because one driver has been getting out of the track on last turn, thanks to that was gaining some time and was very close to my car. Some of the drivers has been reminded about leaving the track, and what’s the final score we will see, what’s more important it won’t be worse."

Igor Walilko made a great 3rd result in todays Official Training Session. We’re hoping, that tommorrows heats will also be amazing.

It is expected to be raining tomorrow in Zandvoort, it will be a completely new experience for Zielona Gora citizen.

Igor Walilko took a very good fourth place in Friday’s official training session of the German Formula ADAC Masters series in Oschersleben.

Pole was the best among all other rookies, defeating the several well-known and much more experienced drivers.On Saturday morning, the first qualifying session of this season will take place, which is a very big challenge for sixteen year old driver of Zielona Gora’s – WallraV Racing Club. Walilko is the only Polish driver in international cast and has had only a few days of testing, but today’s result is encouraging.

At the turn of the last week the first unofficial ADAC Formula Masters tests took place. Waliłko sat behind the wheel of the JBR team car, which is owned by Sauber F1 Aerodynamics Engineer, Jorn Becker. 

The team itself did not hide their surprise by the dynamic progress that polish driver made, who during tests was often faster than drivers who already race in this famous German racing series. Zielona Góra citizen remains still without a specific engagement for the 2014 season. It seems that a WallraV Racing Club member will settle permanently in our western neighbors as a test driver and maybe even get a full-time driver’s seat.

Igor Walilko:

„Tests with JBR were absolutely pleasant experience – the team itself is very friendly. During the ride I was able to verify my skills which I gained during last autumn with Mucke Motorsport and I’m very satisfied by it.”

On the 18th and 19th of March 2014 next tests had place on Lausitzring in Germany. Igor had an opportunity to see one of the most known and titled German racing teams Motopark Academy, which couple a years ago managed polish Verva team in prestigious Porsche Supercup. In 2013 Motopark owner, Timo Rumpfkeil led to victory Russian Time team in GP2 series, which starts the same time and on the same tracks as the Formula 1. This season Rumpfkeil is focusing on Lotus team in Formel ADAC Masters and ATS F3, therefore, this team just seems to be suitable for our young driver.

Despite the changing weather conditions, Igor managed to achieve during training sessions one of the best times on the track, which had a huge impact on Lotus decisions. Timo Rumpfkeil offered an additional sessions in the simulator, located in the premises of the team and then another tests on Dutch Zantvoort and German Oschersleben. Young WallraV Racing Club member has a very high chance to get into the prestigious Lotus program and receiving a permanent seat in one of the black cars.

Igor Walilko belongs to the group of best polish drivers, who successfully develops his karting career at the world class level. WallraV Racing club member who has began his motorsport adventure over 10years ago. As a child he supported his father Rafael Walilko in motorcycle racing.

“Always when my dad had a race, me and my mom joined him on Friday after we got back from preschool. I will never forget those fast motorcycles, smell of petrol, running mechanics, happiness and also often tears of people who love this sport – I always knew what I will do in my life”.

In his first two karting events 16year old driver took the podium twice, beating his older and more experienced colleagues. After first season he finished “Mlodzik 60” class in Poland on 4th place, which let him to start abroad, first in Italy and later in Belgium. There next to Max Verstappen he has reached a title of 2nd runner-up in KF5 category. What’s more, in the very same season he won Polish Cup in ROK Junior category.

In 2010 Walilko continued his career abroad, where he always was in the top positions during the German Championship Series (DJKM). Also taking a part of Karting World Championship WSK series was a successful debut for him, where name Walilko appeared very often in the top. In the same year Igor become a Polish Champion in KF3 category, while starting just in 4 out of 5 events! – He won almost all races, in worst case he finished 2nd. After a short brake, young driver from Zielona Gora came back to racing  and in his first event at the beginning of 2012 Igor finished with great result of 7th place in qualify session for over 100 drivers in prestigious Winter Cup in Lonato Italy. Igor’s great condition took him to Lewis Hamilton karting racing team – which resulted in great 7th place in World Cup qualifications in Spanish Zuera and win of Tropheo delle Industrie in Italy.

In season 2013 Walilko was once again nominated to a national karting team and took part in every event within Euro and World Championships series, almost always qualified to a strict final. However, his primary task was to prepare himself for future start in single-seaters. In 2nd half of 2013 Formula ADAC, Formula Renault 2.0 and Abarth tests took place. It’s a first step that a driver should take after finishing his karting career to be able to race in higher series of single-seaters as F3, GP3, GP2, F1 or GT cars.

Currently the talks with the sponsors and teams are in progress about the next tests and eventual participation of Igor in next year ADAC Masters Formula. This particular series are one of the most challenging thru so called “small formulas” and taking under consideration number of German drivers in Formula 1 it seems quite obvious to be the best way up for talented driver from Poland.

Recently, one of the most successful and biggest German teams in history is interested in Igor – Mucke Motorsport. Frank Lucke himself noticed Igor. The head team engineer, who was one of the first working with talented Sebastian Vettel. Vettel, after his won of 4th F1 World Champion title, he repeatedly thanked for trust and first steps in single-seaters.  Walilko had an opportunity to test for the first time in his life a GT class Porsche Carrera GT3 of Robert Lukas from Forch Racing. Results he got would let him to be in the top 10 of German Porsche Carrera Cup, where top drivers from the Porsche Supercup start before F1.

“I am so happy that despite the often unfavorable weather conditions I could gain some experience in single-seaters and GT-class car. I also hope that I will be able to start next season in some full-race series. I must admit that my goal is very to be in very demanding single-seaters, but driving a racing Porsche is also fun.”