Piotr Więcek

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Piotr Więcek
Piotr Więcek.jpg
Piotr Więcek in Worthouse. Drift Team colors
Personal information
Nationality Poland
Born (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990 (age 31)
Płock, Poland
Piotr Więcek during the Formula Drift competition, Atlanta 2017

Piotr Więcek (b. 27 July 1990 in Płock, Poland) is a Polish drifting driver, currently a Worthouse Drift Team member.[1]

Career[]

He began drifting in 2010. He signed a contract in 2011 with the Budmat Auto RB Team, which later became Budmat Auto Drift Team. He is associated with yellow Nissans - mainly models 200SX and Skyline R34. He competed for three titles of European drifting league champion Drift Masters Grand Prix - in 2014, 2015 and 2016.[2]

He became a member of the Worthouse Drift Team in 2017. Together with their teammate James Deane, they began racing in Formula D (FD), considered to be the best drifting league in the world. Events take place in the United States.[3]

Piotr Więcek finished the 2017 season in Formula D as rookie of the Year 2017 and as one of only three drivers in the history of FD who won a single round in the first season of starts.[3]

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Worthouse drift team withdrew from competition. In the same statement, it was announced that James Deane would no longer be competing with Worthouse.

Sporting achievements[]

Season 2011[]

5th place - Polish Drifting Championships - Poznan Track (Nissan 200SX S14)

Season 2012[]

4th place - Polish Drifting Championships - Płock Orlen Arena (Nissan 200SX S14)

6th place - Polish Drifting Championships - Kielce, Copper Mountain Track (Nissan 200SX S14)

Season 2013[]

2nd place - Polish Drifting Championships - Poznan Track (Nissan 200SX S14)

Season 2014[]

1st place - Drift Allstars - London Stratford Olympic Ground (Nissan 200SX S14)

4th place - Polish Drifting Championships - Kielce, Copper Mountain Track (Nissan 200SX S14)

1st place - Polish Drifting Championships - Poznan Track (Nissan 200SX S14)

1st place in the general classification - Drift Masters Grand Prix (Nissan 200SX)

Season 2015[]

1st place in the general classification - Drift Masters Grand Prix (Nissan 200SX)

Season 2016[]

2nd place - Drift Allstars - Germany Eurospeedway-Lausitz (Nissan Skyline)

1st place in the general classification - Drift Masters Grand Prix (Nissan 200SX)

Season 2017[]

3rd place - 3rd round of Drift Masters Grand Prix (Nissan Skyline)

1st place - 8th round of Formula Drift Irwindale, California, USA (Nissan S15)

Season 2018[]

3rd place - 1st round of Formula Drift Long Beach, California, USA (Nissan S15)[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

1st place - 1st round of Motegi Super Drift Challenge 2018, Long Beach, California, USA (Nissan S15)[11]

1st place - 1st round of Motegi Super Drift Challenge 2018, Long Beach, California, USA (Nissan S15)[12]

5th place - 2nd round Formula Drift Orlando, Florida, USA (Nissan S15)

4th place - 3rd round of Formula Drift Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Nissan S15)

3rd place - 5th round of Formula Drift Monroe, Washington, USA (Nissan S15)

4th place - 6th round of Formula Drift, St. Louis, Illinois, USA (Nissan S15)

4th place - Red Bull Drift Shifters, Liverpool, England (Nissan Skyline)

Season 2020[]

2nd place - 1st round of Drift Masters European Championship (King of Riga), Riga, Latvia (Nissan S15)[13]

Season 2021[]

1st place - 1st round of Drift Masters European Championship, Greinbach, Austria (Nissan S15)[14]

1st place - 2nd round of Drift Masters European Championship, Greinbach, Austria (Nissan S15)

2nd place - 3rd round of Drift Masters European Championship, Riga, Latvia (Nissan S15)

1st place - 4th round of Drift Masters European Championship, Riga, Latvia (Nissan S15)

References[]

  1. ^ Piotr Więcek Official Fanpage, www.facebook.com [dostęp 2018-10-11]
  2. ^ Budmat Auto RB Team Official Fanpage, www.facebook.com [dostęp 2018-10-11]
  3. ^ a b Maciek Kiwak, Worthouse. Drift Team: Nissany S15 Piotra Więcka i Jamesa Deane'a z bliska, www.redbull.com [dostęp 2018-10-11]
  4. ^ ciechanowinaczej.pl, Fotorelacja Budmat Drift Show, www.ciechanowinaczej.pl [dostęp 2018-10-11]
  5. ^ Ali McCarthy, Everything that happened at Red Bull Drift Shifters 2018 in Liverpool, www.redbull.com [dostęp 2018-10-11]
  6. ^ Budmat, Piotr Więcek pokonuje wszystkich w Teksasie!, www.budmat.com [dostęp 2018-10-11]
  7. ^ Drift Allstars w Niemczech. Piotr Więcek zajął drugie miejsce, www.plock.sport.pl [dostęp 2018-10-11]
  8. ^ Dominik Jaroszewski, Płocczanin Piotr Więcek obronił tytuł mistrza Drift Masters!, www.plock.sport.pl [dostęp 2018-10-11]
  9. ^ Budmat, Polak na podium w Londynie - drifterzy królują w Anglii, www.budmat.com [dostęp 2018-10-11]
  10. ^ Piotr Więcek - Profil - Turborebels, www.turborebels.com [dostęp 2018-10-11]
  11. ^ Danny Korecki, Piotr Wiecek Gets Two Wins in Motegi Super Drift, www.thedrive.com [dostęp 2018-10-11]
  12. ^ Adam Małachowski, Prestiżowe Motegi Drift Challenge dla Piotra Więcka, www.plock.wyborcza.pl [dostęp 2018-10-11]
  13. ^ www.driftmasters.gp, [1]
  14. ^ "Standings DMEC". www.driftmasters.gp. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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