Barum Czech Rally Zlín 

A look at the statistics of the entry list

8. 8. 2025 - Roman Ordelt

In recent days, the official entry list for the 54th BARUM CZECH RALLY ZLÍN 2025 was published. A total of 122 crews from 20 countries have registered to the organizers from the Barum Zlín Auto Club, 46 of which are foreign. Not only representatives from Europe will appear in Zlín, but a competitive driver all the way from Japan will also come to the Czech Republic.

A total of 65 crews have registered within the starting field of the European Rally Championship (ERC), of which 47 crews will present themselves with ERC priority. The most priorities are within ERC1, where 26 drivers have registered. This year, no driver with FIA priority will appear in Zlín. The RC2 class is the most numerous in the European Championship with 35 cars and the RC4 class with 19 cars.

Among the 17 car manufacturers, the winged arrow from Mladá Boleslav reigns supreme, as in previous years, with a total of 38 Škoda cars in the entry list. The other most numerous brands are Peugeot, Ford, Renault and Opel. The entry list (ERC + MČR) includes a total of 38 Rally2 (R5) cars, and the Škoda brand clearly dominates with 27 cars. The Fabia RS Rally2 model is the most represented with 20 cars. It is interesting that 5 female drivers and a total of 18 mixed crews will be in the starting field.

Statistics of the entry list:

Total entries: 122 crews (76 czech, 46 foreign)

Number of states: 20
Czech Republic – 76, Poland – 9, Ireland – 5, Great Britain – 4, Austria – 4, Italy – 3, Hungary – 3, Slovakia – 3, Norway – 2, Sweden – 2, Croatia – 2, Bulgaria – 2, Romania – 1, France – 1, Estonia – 1, Finland – 1, Japan – 1, Turkey – 1, Belgium – 1, (co-driver Germany – 1).

ERC1 priority: 26
Mikolaj Marczyk, Jakub Matulka, Jaroslaw Koltun, Dariusz Biedrzynski (all POL), Andrea Mabellini (ITA), Mads Østberg (NOR), Jon Armstrong (IRL), Mille Johansson (SWE), Simone Tempestini (ROU), Stéphane Lefebvre (FRA), Dominik Stříteský, Martin Vlček, Filip Mareš, Jan Kopecký, Erik Cais, Adam Březík, Ján Kundlák, Václav Pech, Filip Kohn, David Tomek, Tomáš Kurka (all CZE), Simon Wagner (AUT), Max McRae, Philip Allen, Christopher Ingram (all GBR), Zoltán László (HUN).

ERC3 priority: 9
Tymek Abramowski, Hubert Kowalczyk, Blažej Gazda, Adrian Rzeznik, Sebastian Butynski (all POL), Casey Jay Coleman (IRL), Martin Ravenščak (HRV), Daniel Polášek (CZE), Róbert Kolčák (SVK).

ERC4 Priority (J): 12
Calle Carlberg (SWE), Ioan Lloyd (GBR), Jaspar Vaher (EST), Craig Rahill, Aoife Raftery, Keelan Grogan (all IRL), Leevi Lassila (FIN), Francesco Dei Ceci, Tommaso Sandrin (both ITA), Luca Pröglhöf, Maximilian Lichtenegger (AUT), Karl Peder Nordstrand (NOR).

Distribution of the individual classes listed in the FIA European Rally Championship (ERC):

Total entries: 65 crews

RC2 Class – Rally2 Group, Rally2 Kit Group (VR4K), NR4 over 2000 cc (now N4), S2000-Rally:2.0 Naturally aspirated – 36 cars

RGT – RGT cars – no car

RC3 Class – Rally3 (naturally aspirated engines over 1390 cc, up to 2000 cc and turbo engines over 927 cc, up to 1620 cc) – 9 cars

RC4 Class – Rally4 (naturally aspirated engines over 1390 cc, up to 2000 cc and turbo engines over 927 cc up to 1333 cc), R3 (naturally aspirated, over 1600 cc up to 2000 cc and turbo engines over 1067 cc up to 1333 cc), R3 (turbo – up to 1620 cc/nominal), Group A up to 2000 cc – 19 cars

RC5 Class – Rally5 (naturally-air engines up to 1600 cc and turbo engines up to 1333 cc), Rally5-Kit (naturally-air engines up to 1600 cc), Rally5 (naturally-air engines up to 1600 cc and turbo engines up to 1067 cc) – 1 car

Distribution of the individual classes in the Czech Rally Championship (MČR):

Total entries: 82 crews

Registered groups and classes of the Czech Rally Championship:

• RC2 Class – 23 cars
• RGT Class – 1 car
• RC3 Class – 1 car
• RC4 Class I – 12 cars
• RC 4 Class II – 5 cars
• RC 5 Class – 2 cars

Rally Challenge registered groups and classes

• Class RN6 – 13 cars
• Class RN7 – 6 cars
• Class RN8 – 5 cars
• Class RN9 – 5 cars
• Class RN10 – 6 cars
• Organizer's Cup: 3 cars

Statistics according to the list of ERC + Czech Championship entries

Car manufacturers: 17
Škoda – 38, Peugeot – 17, Ford - 13, Renault – 11, Opel – 11, Toyota – 6, Honda – 6, Citroën – 5, Hyundai – 3, Mitsubishi – 3, Lancia – 2, Porsche – 2, Audi – 1, Fiat – 1, Lada – 1, Seat – 1, Dacia - 1

Rally2/R5 category cars: 38
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 – 20, Škoda Fabia R5 – 5, Citroën C3 Rally2 – 3, Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 – 3, Hyundai i20 N Rally2 – 3, Ford Fiesta Rally2 MKII – 2, Škoda Fabia Rally2 Evo – 2

Mixed crews: 18
Andrea Mabellini, Virginia Lenzi (ITA), Simon Wagner, Hanna Ostlender (AUT/DEU), Martin Ravenščak, Dora Ravenščak (CRO), Luca Pröglhöf, Christina Ettel (AUT), Petr Zedník, Olga Zedníková (CZE), Enrico Windisch, Bianca Marina Stampfl (AUT), Ekaterina Stratieva, Georgi Avramov (BUL), Kübra Keskin Denizci, Kerem Deveci (TUR), Robert Čaloun, Eva Čalounová (CZE), Tomáš Dudák, Tereza Šebáková (CZE), Petr Lukašík, Martina Lukašíková Mikulášková (CZE), Veronika Kožmínová, Jiří Kalkus (CZE), Tomáš Gajdošík, Iva Dalíková (CZE), Miroslav Kalina, Renata Rišková (CZE), Eliška Slavíková, Jan Slavík (CZE), Karel Macek, Lucie Vondřičková (CZE), Jiří Roubal, Šárka Rejfková (CZE), Andrej Kacvinský, Lucia Rybanská (SVK)

Women's crews: 1
Aoife Raftery, Hannah McKillop (IRL)

Women behind the wheel: 5
Aiofe Raftery (IRL), Ekaterina Stratieva (BUL), Kübra Keskin Denizci (TUR), Veronika Kožmínová, Eliška Slavíková (CZE)

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