In total 110 crews have applied, twenty with S2000 cars

RSL Staff

– August 26, 2012Posted in: ERC, News

The official of entered crews for Barum Czech Rally Zlín has been published. This year it has the best entry list in terms of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) and FIA European Rally Championship (ERC).

The entry list includes 110 crews from 23 countries. 36 crews come from outside of the Czech Republic. Over twenty drivers will have national priority, two of which will have FIA priority FIA (Juho Hänninen, Václav Pech). Among the drivers with national priority are Jan Kopecký, Roman Kresta, Pavel Valoušek, Andreas Mikkelsen, Sepp Wiegand, Michal Solowow, Robert Barrable and Florian Gonon. Among the drivers are also three world champions – Juho Hänninen (winner of SWRC 2011), Andreas Aigner (winner of PWRC 2008) and Toshihiro Arai (winner of PWRC 2005 and 2007). Patrik Flodin was a world vice-champion at PWRC in 2010 and 2011.

Most cars are in category 3 – in total 30 cars. Most cars among the thirteen brands come from Škoda – in total 22. The entry list contains 20 Super 2000 cars – most of which are Škoda Fabia S2000!

Statistics according to entered crews:

Entered in total: 110 crews (74 Czech, 36 foreign)

FIA Priority: 2
Juho Hänninen – FI, Václav Pech – CZ

ASN Priority: 22
Jan Kopecký, Roman Kresta, Pavel Valoušek, Jaromír Tarabus, Antonín Tlusťák, Roman Odložilík, Jaroslav Orsák, Daniel Běhálek, Václav Arazim, Vojtěch Štajf, Martin Bujáček, Miroslav Jakeš, Jan Černý, Josef Peták – CZ, Andreas Mikkelsen, Petter Kristiansen – NO, Sepp Wiegand – DE, Florian Gonon – CH, Michal Solowow – PL, Robert Barrable – IE, Mihály Matics – HU, Elwis Chentre – IT

Number of countries: 23
Czech Republic – 74, Poland – 5, Hungary – 5, Italy – 3, Finland – 2, Norway – 2, Switzerland – 2, Estonia – 2, Slovakia – 2, France – 2, Bulgaria – 2, Sweden – 1, Germany – 1, Ireland – 1, Austria – 1, Japan – 1, Ukraine – 1, Romania – 1, Belgium – 1, Belarus – 1. Only co-driver: Great Britain – 1, Australia – 1, Russsia – 1.

Distribution according to individual classes:
Class 1 – S2000 Rally (1.6 T) – 0
Class 2 – S2000 Rally (atmospheric), R4 (N4 cars with additional modifications) – 25 cars
Class 3 – group N above 2 litres– 30 cars
Class 4 – RGT (GT sporting cars with rear wheel drive) – 0
Class 5 – group A (1600 cm3 – 2000 cm3), Super 1600, R2C (1600 cm3 – 2000 cm3), R3C (1600 cm3 – 2000 cm3), R3T (2WD cars with 1.6 T engine), R3D (2WD cars with diesel turbocharged engine) – 16 cars
Class 6 – group A (1400 cm3 – 1600 cm3), R2B (1400 cm3 – 1600 cm3), kit cars (1400 cm3 – 1600 cm3) – 17 cars
Class 7 – group A (up to 1400 cm3), kit cars (up to 1400 cm3) – 3 cars
Class 8 – group N (1600 cm3 – 2000 cm3) – 6 cars
Class 9 – group N (1400 cm3 – 1600 cm3), R1B (1400 cm3 – 1600 cm3) – 10 cars
Class 10 – group N (up to 1400 cm3), R1A (up to 1400 cm3) – 3 cars

Number of brands: 13
Škoda – 22, Mitsubishi – 21, Citroën – 15, Subaru – 13, Honda – 12, Renault – 10, Peugeot – 6, Ford – 3, Suzuki – 3, Volkswagen – 2, Mini – 1, Alfa Romeo – 1, Dacia – 1

Super 2000 cars: 20
Škoda Fabia – 12, Peugeot 207 – 4, Ford Fiesta – 3, Mini John Cooper Works – 1

Mixed crews: 13
Florian Gonon – Sandra Arlettaz (CH), Andreas Aigner – Ilka Minor (AT), Vojtěch Štajf – Marcela Ehlová (CZ), Josef Peták – Alena Benešová (CZ), Marco Cavigioli – Monica Fortunato (IT), Francesco Parli – Tania Canton (CH), Egon Smékal – Monika Hýbnerová (CZ), Roman Štefan – Klára Šillerová (CZ), Zdeněk Pokorný – Veronika Teplá (CZ), Jiří Sojka – Jindřiška Žáková (CZ), Dmitri Yakimakho – Volha Zakharova (BY), Johann Drapela – Julia Baier (CZ/AT), Olga Lounová – Jaromír Tomaštík (CZ)

Female cup: 3
Martina Daňhelová – Pavla Fričová (CZ), Ekaterina Stratieva – Carmen Poenaru (BG/RO), Olga Lounová – Jaromír Tomaštík (CZ)