Maciej Serafin

Maciej Serafin
Nationality Poland
Born (1977-03-03) 3 March 1977
Years active2018–present
TeamsKubit Motorsport (current)
Championship titles
3× Polish Hill Climb Champion (2019, 2020, 2025)
2× FIA European Hill Climb Champion (2022, 2023)

Maciej Serafin (born 3 March 1977) is a Polish racing driver specialising in hillclimb racing, representing the Automobilklub Biecki.[1] He initially competed in motorcycle racing between 2000 and 2013, before transitioning to car racing. Serafin is a multiple champion of the Polish Hill Climb Championship (GSMP) and a two-time champion of the European Hill Climb Championship (EHC). In 2022 he became the first Polish driver to win an FIA European Hill Climb group title, and in 2023 the first Pole to reach the podium of Category 1 in the overall FIA EHC standings.

Motorcycle career

Serafin began his motorsport career in motorcycle racing. From 2000 to 2013 he was a member of the Automobilklub Wielkopolski in Poznań. He competed on motorcycles including the Honda CBR 900 RR, Kawasaki ZXR 750, Yamaha YZF-R7, Yamaha YZF-R1 and BMW S1000RR. During this period he achieved multiple national podium finishes, won the Brandt racing series overall classification, and placed 4th in the BMW Cup in 2011. His motorcycle racing career ended after a serious accident, after which he transitioned to car racing.[2]

Car racing career

Serafin returned to competitive motorsport in 2018, debuting in the Polish Hill Climb Championship (GSMP) in a Renault Clio prepared for class A/PL.

2018 season

In his debut season he finished 4th in the A/PL-2000 class, winning the second day of competition at Załuż and achieving six podium finishes.[3]

2019 season

Serafin continued in A/PL competition with Renault Clio. He won 11 of the 12 rounds he entered, securing the Polish Championship title in A/PL-2000 and finishing runner-up in the overall A/PL group classification.[4][5][6]

2020 season

Owing to COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 GSMP season was reduced to three race weekends (six rounds). Serafin won every round and claimed his second consecutive Polish Hill Climb Championship title, competing in class 5b.[7]

2021 season

Serafin moved to class 5a, continuing with a further-modified Clio. He won six rounds and finished 3rd overall, only one point behind second place and six behind the champion.[8]

2022 season

Serafin entered the full season of the European Hill Climb Championship in group 5 with Renault Clio. He won rounds in Portugal, Poland, Switzerland and Slovenia, and finished second in France and the Czech Republic, becoming the first Polish driver to win a European Hill Climb group title (Group 5).[9][10][11] After clinching the title, he contested the Croatian round in the higher Group 4, debuting with a 4th-place finish. He also made selected appearances in GSMP, taking four podiums across three weekends.[2]

2023 season

Switching to a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, Serafin competed in Group 4 of the FIA EHC. He won the European Championship title in Group 4 and finished 3rd overall in Category 1 – the first Polish driver to reach the podium in the overall Category 1 standings.[12][13][14] During the season he won rounds in the Czech Republic, Italy, Poland and Croatia, and finished second in Switzerland.

2025 season

Returning to national competition, Serafin competed in the 2025 GSMP season with a Seat Leon Supercopa in class 4-2WD.

Maciej Serafin driving Seat Leon Supercopa at Grand Prix Sopot Gdynia hillclimb 2025

Joining from the second event in Korczyna, he won 7 of 10 rounds and secured the Polish Championship title in class 4-2WD by four points.[15] He also appeared in two ARC Endurance series in the Czech Republic, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI.[2]

2026 season

In February 2026, Serafin was officially confirmed on the entry list for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, becoming the first Polish driver in the history of the event, which has been held continuously since 1916.[16][17][18][19][20] He is entered in the Time Attack 1 class driving a Honda Civic TCR/JAS, with the race scheduled for 21 June 2026.[21][22] Serafin also announced plans to contest hillclimb events in Poland and Europe with the Honda Civic TCR.[16]

Polish National Hill Climb Championship results

SeasonClassCarPositionNotesSource
2018A/PL-2000Renault Clio44th overall[23]
2019A/PL-2000Renault Clio1Polish Champion[24]
2019A/PLRenault Clio2Runner-up[25]
20205bRenault Clio1Polish Champion[26]
20215aRenault Clio33rd overall[27]
20225aRenault Clio44th overall[28]
20234aMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X33rd overall[29]
20254-2WDSeat Leon Supercopa1Polish Champion[30]

European Hill Climb Championship results

SeasonGroup/ClassCarPositionNotesSource
2022Group 5Renault Clio1European Champion[31]
2023Group 4Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X1European Champion[12]
2023Category 1 OverallMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X3Second runner-up[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Sekcja rajdowa – Automobilklub Biecki" (in Polish). Automobilklub Biecki. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Maciej Serafin – career" (in Polish). Automobilklub Biecki. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "GSMP 2018 – Official classification A/PL-2000" (PDF) (in Polish). Polski Związek Motorowy. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "GSMP 2019 – Official classification A/PL-2000" (PDF) (in Polish). PZM. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "GSMP 2019 – Official classification A/PL group" (PDF) (in Polish). PZM. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Gala mistrzów sportu samochodowego – GSMP 2019". pzm.pl (in Polish). Polski Związek Motorowy. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "GSMP 2020 – Official classification 5b" (PDF) (in Polish). wyniki-online.pl. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "GSMP 2021 – Official classification 5a" (PDF) (in Polish). wyniki-online.pl. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "FIA EHC 2022 – Official standings". FIA. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "28° GHD Ilirska Bistrica 2022". hillclimbfans.com (in German). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Maciej Serafin jako pierwszy Polak zdobywa mistrzostwo Europy". gorlice24.pl (in Polish). 18 September 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 "FIA EHC 2023 – Official standings". FIA. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "Wyścigi górskie. Polacy wkraczają do akcji". pl.motorsport.com (in Polish). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Maciej Serafin Mistrzem Europy Wyścigów Górskich po raz drugi z rzędu!". halogorlice.info (in Polish). 18 September 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "GSMP 2025 – Official classification 4-2WD" (PDF) (in Polish). wyniki-online.pl. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Pierwszy Polak w Pikes Peak". pl.motorsport.com (in Polish). 24 February 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Polak zmierzy się z "wyścigiem do chmur". Pierwszy taki występ w USA". WP SportoweFakty (in Polish). 24 February 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Polak na legendarnym Pikes Peak. Maciej Serafin mierzy się z ekstremalnym wyzwaniem". Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  19. ↑ Ofiara, Przemysław (29 April 2026). "Historyczny start Polaka w „Wyścigu do Chmur". Maciej Serafin rzuci wyzwanie Pikes Peak". Eska (in Polish). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Pierwszy Polak na wyścigu w Pikes Peak". Motowizja (in Polish). 2 March 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Pierwszy Polak wystartuje w słynnym „Wyścigu do chmur"". Motosport PZM (in Polish). Polski Związek Motorowy. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Samochód już… płynie – pierwszy Polak w Wyścigu do chmur na półmetku przygotowań". Motowizja (in Polish). 29 April 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "GSMP 2018 – Classification A/PL-2000" (PDF) (in Polish). PZM. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  24. ↑ "GSMP 2019 – Classification A/PL-2000" (PDF) (in Polish). PZM. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  25. ↑ "GSMP 2019 – Classification A/PL" (PDF) (in Polish). PZM. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  26. ↑ "GSMP 2020 – Classification 5b" (PDF) (in Polish). wyniki-online.pl. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  27. ↑ "GSMP 2021 – Classification 5a" (PDF) (in Polish). wyniki-online.pl. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  28. ↑ "GSMP 2022 – Classification 5a" (PDF) (in Polish). wyniki-online.pl. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  29. ↑ "GSMP 2023 – Classification 4a" (PDF) (in Polish). wyniki-online.pl. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  30. ↑ "GSMP 2025 – Classification 4-2WD" (PDF) (in Polish). wyniki-online.pl. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  31. ↑ "FIA EHC 2022 – Standings". FIA. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
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