The round seven of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) saw Volkswagen claim an outstanding result, courtesy of a one-two, as well as first and third places on the closing Power Stage. Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia secured their fifth win of the season at the Rally Poland, the 29th of their careers. Volkswagen has now started 33 rallies, during which time the two-time world champions have contributed 22 of the 28 victories achieved with the Polo R WRC.
As such, they have been victorious in two thirds of all rallies since January 2013. However, Ogier/Ingrassia were pushed all the way to the finish at the fastest rally of the WRC year so far, and had to produce a flawless performance to fend off the challenge of team-mates Andreas Mikkelsen/Ola Fløene (N/N) and eventually win by just 11.9 seconds.
Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila (FIN/FIN) in the third Polo R WRC was embroiled in a thrilling battle with Ott Tanak/Raigo Mölder (EST/EST, M-Sport-Ford) for third place, before ending the Rally Poland in fifth place following a last-minute mistake.
WRC Rally Poland results:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Gap |
| 1 | Sebastien Ogier | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen | 2h26m11.5s |
| 2 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Volkswagen Motorsport II | Volkswagen | 11.9s |
| 3 | Ott Tanak | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford | 23.0s |
| 4 | Hayden Paddon | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai | 1m14.6s |
| 5 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen | 1m24.7s |
| 6 | Thierry Neuville | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai | 1m44.5s |
| 7 | Kris Meeke | Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroen | 1m57.7s |
| 8 | Robert Kubica | RK World Rally Team | Ford | 2m08.3s |
| 9 | Mads Ostberg | Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroen | 2m18.2s |
| 10 | Daniel Sordo | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai | 2m48.4s |
Leading powerstage times:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Gap |
| 1 | Sebastien Ogier | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen | 6m52.0s |
| 2 | Ott Tanak | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford | 0.1s |
| 3 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Volkswagen Motorsport II | Volkswagen | 3.8s |
| 4 | Kris Meeke | Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroen | 5.5s |
| 5 | Mads Ostberg | Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroen | 7.2s |
