Barum Czech Rally Zlín Explained

The Barum Czech Rally Zlín (also called Barum Rallye and Barum Rally Zlín), is a tarmac rally held in Zlín, Czech Republic. It is currently part of the European Rally Championship and previously has been part of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

Founded in 1971, it has been a round of the Czechoslovakia Rally Championship in its earliest days. It would later become a round of the Mitropa Cup, the Alpe Adria Rally Cup and since 1984, the European Rally Championship. The Austrian Rally Championship would later take in the event. The division of Czechoslovakia in 1992 saw the domestic series rebrands as the Czech-Slovak Rally Championship before finally splitting into separate championships as the Czech Republic Rally Championship and the Slovakian Rally Championship in 1994. At the same time the rally became part of the new Central European Zone Rally Championship and, like the Slovakian series would intermittently include the rally in their championship. It became part of the short-lived Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

The rally is held in the forests to the east of Zlin towards the Slovakian border. In recent years the rally has become dominated by Jan Kopecký who has won his home event ten times.

Previous winners

YearDriverCo-driverCar
1971 Jan Halmazňa KostruhŠkoda 1100 MB
1972 Vladimír Hubáček Ing. Vojtěch RiegerRenault Alpine
1973 Vladimír Hubáček Stanislav MinaříkRenault Alpine
1974 Wolfgang Hauck Willi Peter Pitz Porsche Carrera 911 SC
1975 Vladimír Hubáček Stanislav MinaříkRenault Alpine
1976 Arild AntonsenŠkoda 130RS
1977 Václav Blahna Lubislav HlávkaŠkoda 130RS
1978 Ing. Jiří Šedivý Jiří JanečekŠkoda 130RS
1979 Jan-Olof BohlinŠkoda 130RS
1980 Jan-Olof Bohlin Škoda 130RS
1981 Antonio Zanussi Stefano FachinPorsche Carrera 911 SC
1982 Gerhard Kalnay Ferdinand Hinterleitner Opel Ascona 400
1983 Ladislav Křeček Bořivoj Motl Škoda 130RS
1984 Harald Demuth Willy Lux Audi 80 Quattro
1985 Harald Demuth Emilio RadaelliAudi Quattro A2
1986 Leo Pavlík Karel JirátkoAudi Quattro A2
1987 Attila Ferjancz János TandariAudi Coupé Quattro
1988 Jörg PattermannLancia Delta HF 4WD
1989 Jörg PattermannLancia Delta HF 4WD
1990 Mikael SundströmMazda 323 4WD
1991 Patrick Snijers Dany ColebundersFord Sierra Cosworth 4x4
1992 Erwin Weber Manfred HiemerMitsubishi Galant VR-4
1993 Raimund Baumschlager Klaus WichaFord Escort RS Cosworth
1994 Patrick Snijers Dany ColebundersFord Escort RS Cosworth
1995 Enrico Bertone Massimo ChiapponiToyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1996 Stanislav Chovanec Henrich KurusFord Escort RS Cosworth
1997 Enrico Bertone Michal KočíToyota Celica 4WD
1998 Enrico Bertone Michal KočíToyota Celica GT-Four
1999 Janusz Kulig Emil HorniačekToyota Celica GT-Four
2000 Roman Kresta Jan TománekŠkoda Octavia WRC
2001 Roman Kresta Jan TománekŠkoda Octavia WRC Evo.2
2002 Renato Travaglia Flavio ZanellaPeugeot 206 WRC
2003 Václav Pech Petr UhelFord Focus RS WRC 01
2004 Simon Jean-Joseph Jack BoyèreRenault Clio S1600
2005 Renato Travaglia Flavio ZanellaRenault Clio S1600
2006 Roman Kresta Petr GrossMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
2007 Nicolas Vouilloz Nicolas KlingerPeugeot 207 S2000
2008 Freddy Loix Robin BuysmansPeugeot 207 S2000
2009 Jan Kopecký Petr StarýŠkoda Fabia S2000
2010 Freddy Loix Frederic MiclotteŠkoda Fabia S2000 Evo 2
2011 Jan Kopecký Petr StarýŠkoda Fabia S2000 Evo 2
2012 Juho Hänninen Mikko MarkkulaŠkoda Fabia S2000 Evo 2
2013 Jan Kopecký Pavel DreslerŠkoda Fabia S2000
2014 Václav Pech Petr UhelMini John Cooper Works S2000
2015 Jan Kopecký Pavel DreslerŠkoda Fabia R5
2016 Jan Kopecký Pavel DreslerŠkoda Fabia R5
2017 Jan Kopecký Pavel DreslerŠkoda Fabia R5
2018 Jan Kopecký Pavel DreslerŠkoda Fabia R5
2019 Jan Kopecký Pavel DreslerŠkoda Fabia R5
2020cancelled due to the COVID-19
2021 Jan Kopecký[1] Jan HloušekŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo
2022 Jan Kopecký Jan HloušekŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo
2023 Jan Kopecký Jan HloušekŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2

Multiple winners of the Barum Rally Zlín

  1. Wins
DriverYears Won
11 Jan Kopecký2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
3 Vladimír Hubáček1972, 1973, 1975
John Haugland1976, 1979, 1980
Enrico Bertone1995, 1997, 1998
Roman Kresta2000, 2001, 2006
2 Václav Pech2003, 2014
Harald Demuth1984, 1985
Franz Wittmann1988, 1989
Patrick Snijers1992, 1994
Renato Travaglia2002, 2005
Freddy Loix2008, 2010

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Notes and References

  1. News: ERC Zlin leg two report: Cruel for Cais as King Kopecky extends his reign . 26 September 2021 . 29 August 2021.