Barum Czech Rally Zlín 

Statistics of the participating crews

24. 8. 2015 - Roman Ordelt

The organizers of Barum Czech Rally Zlín has recently released the list of participating crews for this year's 45th Barum rally. This year the start list is quite large with 143 participating crews. It is one of the most prestigious events of FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) and of Czech Rally Championship (MČR) as well.

There are 50 foreign crews from 26 countries including the rather interesting crews from Taiwan and Japan. Zlín expects two drivers with FIA priority (Jan Kopecký from the Czech Republic and Craig Breen from Ireland) and an astonishing number of 43 drivers which have ERC priority. Out of the latter 20 crews have ERC1 priority, 4 drivers own ERC2 priority and 19 drivers have ERC3 priority including 14 drivers competing in Junior Rally Championship. Due to the regulations of European Championship there are 90 competing crews and the rest is part of Czech Championship.

Unsurprisingly, the manufacturer Škoda has the highest number of the participating cars, specifically 32. The start list contains 12 vehicles of R5 category and 11 vehicles of Super 2000 category. Within Czech Championship there will be 5 cars with WRC specification. In addition, the start list is jazzed up by 6 women behind the wheel and another 17 crews are male-female. It is no surprise that aside from professional drivers also some celebrities want to test their driving abilities. Among them are a musician and composer Daniel Landa, the actors David Suchařípa and Lukáš Langmajer or the actress and female singer Olga Lounová.

Statistics of the participating crews

Total entries: 143 crews (93 Czech, 50 foreign)
Number of countries: 26. Czech Republic - 93, Poland - 6, Slovakia - 5, Germany - 4, Hungary - 4, Austria - 3, France - 2, Great Britain and Northern Ireland - 2, Sweden - 2, Norway - 2, Portugal - 2, Belgium - 2, Romania - 2, Taiwan - 2, Bulgaria - 2, Ireland - 1, Estonia - 1, Belarus - 1, Netherlands - 1, Lithuania - 1, Finland - 1, Latvia - 1, Croatia - 1, Italy - 1, Japan - 1. Solely a co-driver: Luxembourg - 1.
FIA priority: 2. Jan Kopecký (CZE), Craig Breen (IRL)
ERC1 priority: 20. Kajetan Kajetanowicz (POL), Václav Pech (CZE), Alexey Luyanuk (BLR), Jaromír Tarabus (CZE), Robert Consani (FRA), Tomáš Kostka (CZE), Hermann Neubauer (AUT), Pavel Valoušek (CZE), Sepp Wiegand (DEU), Roman Odložilík (CZE), Charles Martin (FRA), Antonín Tlusťák (CZE), Raul Jeets (EST), Jan Černý (CZE), Herman Kobus (NLD), Martin Vlček (CZE), Miroslav Jakeš (CZE), Petter Kristiansen (NOR), Jan Jelínek (CZE), Martin Hudec (CZE)
ERC2 priority: 4. Vojtěch Štajf (CZE), Dávid Botka (HUN), Dominykas Butvilas (LTU), In. Tushkanova (FIN)
ERC3/J priority: 19. Emil Bergkvist (SWE), Christopher Ingram (GBR), Marijan Griebel (DEU), Ralfs Sirmacis (LVA), Aleks Zawada (POL), Jon Armstrong (GBR), Steve Rokland (NOR), Diogo Gago (PRT), Mattias Adielsson (SWE), Julius Tannert (DEU), Joachim Wagemans (BEL), Kristóf Klausz (HUN), Lukasz Pieniazek (POL), Florin Tincescu (ROU), Ondřej Bisaha (CZE), Alexandru Filip (ROU), Renato Pita (PRT), Szabolcs Várkonyi (HRV), Grzegorz Sikorski (POL)

Statistics according to the classes of cars within FIA European Rally Championship (ERC)

Total entries: 90 crews

• Class RC2 - S2000 Rally 1.6T engine with a 30mm restrictor, S2000 Rally 2.0 Atmospheric, Group R5 (VR5), Group N over 2000cc (current N4): 48 cars
• Class RC3 – Group A (1600cc - 2000cc), Super 1600, R2 (atmo 1600cc – 2000cc – VR2C) and turbo (1067cc - 1333cc – VR2C), R3 (atmo – 1600cc – 2000cc – VR3C and turbo (1067cc – 1333cc – VR3C), R3 (turbo – 1620cc / nominal – VR3T), R3 (diesel – 2000cc, nominal– VR3D): 9 cars
• Class RC4 – Group A (up to 1600cc), R2B (atmo 1390cc - 1600cc – VR2B) and turbo – 927cc – 1067cc – VR2B), Kit car (up to 1600cc), Group N (1600cc - 2000cc): 31 cars
• Class RC5 – Group N (up to 1600cc), R1B (atmo 1400cc - 1600cc – VR1A/VR1B) and turbo (up to 1067cc – VR1A/VR1B): 2 cars

Statistics according to the classes of cars within Czech Rally Championship 2015 (MČR)

Total entries: 95 crews (including Slovakian Kukučka and Bulgarian Geradzijev)

• Class 2 – S2000-Rally: 1.6 turbo with a 30mm restrictor (RRC), S2000-Rally: 2.0 atmospheric (S2000 atm), R4, R5: 14 cars
• Class 3 - Group N over 2000cc: 17 cars
• Class 4 - RGT, Porsche GT: 0 cars
• Class 5 – Group A over 1600cc and up to 2000cc, Super 1600, R2C (atmo over 1600cc and up to 2000cc), R2C (turbo over 1067cc and up to 1333cc), R3C (atmo over 1600cc and up to 2000cc), R3C (turbo over 1067cc and up to 1333cc), R3T (up to 1620cc / nominal): 6 cars
• Class 6 – Group A over 1400cc and up to 1600cc, R2B (atmo over 1390cc and up to 1600cc), R2B (turbo over 927cc and up to 1067cc), Kit-car over 1400cc and up to 1600cc: 15 cars
• Class 7 - Group A up to 1400cc, Kit-car up to 1400cc: 10 cars
• Class 8 - Group N over 1600cc and up to 2000cc: 11 cars
• Class 9 – Group N over 1400cc and up to 1600cc, R1B (atmo over 1390cc and up to 1600cc), R1B (turbo over 927cc and up to 1067cc): 12 cars
• Class 10 – Group N up to 1400cc, R1A (atmo up to 1390cc), R1A (turbo up to 927cc): 2 cars
• Class 11 - Group A or N with supercharged diesel engine up to 2000cc / nominal, R3D (up to 2000cc / nominal): 3 cars
• Class 12 - Group S up to 2000cc including Kit-car: 0 cars
• Class 13 - Group S over 2000cc: 5 cars

Number of manufacturers: 12. Škoda – 32, Peugeot – 20, Mitsubishi – 20, Honda – 16, Renault – 14, Subaru – 11, Citroën – 9, Ford – 8, Opel – 8, Mini – 2, Suzuki – 2, Alfa Romeo – 1
Cars category R5: 12. Škoda Fabia – 4, Ford Fiesta – 4, Peugeot 208 T16 – 2, Citroën DS3 – 2
Cars category Super 2000: 11. Škoda Fabia – 8, Mini John Cooper Works – 2, Ford Fiesta – 1
Male-Female crews: 17. Pavel Valoušek – Veronika Havelková (CZE), Martin Vlček – Jindřiška Žáková (CZE), Aleks Zawada – Cathy Derousseaux (POL/FRA), Julius Tannert – Jennifer Thielen (DEU/LUX), Václav Kopáček – Barbora Rendlová (CZE), Vlastimil Majerčák – Michaela Vejačková (SVK), Egon Smékal – Monika Hýbnerová (CZE), Marco Cavigioli – Monica Fortunato (ITA), Karel Štochl – Adéla Vacková (CZE), Daniel Matuš – Viera Urbaníková (SVK), Vlastimil Daňhel – Kateřina Janovská (CZE), Lukáš Nekvapil – Michala Rezková (CZE), Aleš Pilčík – Zuzana Plšková (CZE), Jiří Lichovník – Karolína Jugasová (CZE), Dalibor Mach – Kateřina Mach (CZE), Ondřej Studénka – Michaela Bublová (CZE), Petr Lukašík – Martina Mikulášková (CZE)
Female crews: 6. Inessa Tushkanova – Cristen Laos (FIN/EST), Ekaterina Stratieva – Julianna Nyirfás (BGR/HUN), Olga Lounová – Richard Nesvadba (CZE), Hana Baďurová – Martin Zigler (CZE), Pavlína Tydlačková – Vojtěch Mudrák (CZE), Barbora Holická – Veronika Římalová (CZE)