Rally fans will have the opportunity to watch a total of four live stages of the LOTOS 70th Rally Poland when the FIA European Rally Championship is held there on September 13-15, after Eurosport announced plans tꦯo show the two 19.14km runs through Mragowo on the Saturꦍday and then the dual 23.77km stages through Mateuszek on Sunday live on its channels.

"Confirmation of Eurosport's live coverage of LOTOS 70th Rally Poland underlines the network's continued commitment to the ERC," said Fran?ois Ribeiro, thജe Motorsport Development Director of Eurosport Events which is promoting the E🧸RC in 2013.

The Polish roundꦡ has assumed a higher profile in 2013 thanks to the participation of former F1 driver Robert Kubica in a selected programme of events in the series this year which will include his home event.

Kubica has led all three ERC events in which he has started 👍in his Citro?n DS3 RRC. So far he has set 16 fastest stage times and will be looking to add to that tally in Poland where he is sure to be one of the star attractions and when he will come up against several Poland's top international rally drivers as well as the leading contenders in the ERC title battle.

"All the ingredients are in place ✱for the event to be one of the toughest sporting battles in this year's ERC," said Ribeiro. "There will serious competition ahead, and passion from the Polish fans coming to see Ro💮bert Kubica rallying at home.

"Eurosport could not miss the oppo𓄧rtunity to bring this action and emotion live on TV,♔" he added.

The fact that th🐲is will be a gravel event makes the prospect for some impressive TV coverage even greater, as Gilbert Roy, Director of Editorial at Eurosport Events pointed out.

"Gravel rallies are always very spectacular and we can't wait to show the viewers some beautiful pictures with the dust being kicked up by the cars and the striking light at sunset for the last stages of each day," he said. "We always consider the job we did with Rallye Monte-Carlo, when we showed pretty ಌmuch every ಌstage live for a three-year period, our flagship coverage but Rally Poland will be very close."

Jean-Pierre Nicolas, the ERC's general co-ordinator and former manager of the Peurgot WRC team, said that he was pleased by how the Polish stages weඣre sha♌ping up.

"I was instantly impressed with the quality of the fast and flowing gravel stages although I'd heard very good reports before I arrived," he said. "I am sure that all drivers will love them and I know the fans watching on television and online arꦚe in for a truly spectacular treat.

"The stages are pretty fast and flowing with some jumps and not too narrow," 🔯he added. "The scenery they pass through is also very pictu🌼resque. It's going to be a very exciting and quality live TV show."

Before Rally Poland, ERC will ༒be visiting Romania this weekend for the Sibiu Rally. Then there will be the Barum Czech Rally Zl?n from August 30 to September 1, which is the eig🙈hth round of the 12-event ERC season in 2013.

Currently, Jan K𒉰opeck? leads the ERC championship standings for🌃 SKODA Motorsport by 32 points over Ireland's Craig Breen who is driving a Peugeot 207 S2000 for Saint?loc Racing.