Barum Czech Rally Zlín 

Statistics by the list of entries

24. 8. 2014 - Roman Ordelt, press relations officer BCRZ

In previous days the organisers of the 44th Barum Czech Rally Zlín revealed its entry list. In 2014 it's going to be a competition with so far the best starting field in terms of the FIA ERC and Czech Rally Championship as well. The list contains 121 crews overall from 25 countries, 45 of them are from outside of the Czech Republic. Zlín will host 14 ERC priority drivers, two others are even covered with the FIA priority (Craig Breen, Ott Tänak).

The highest number of cars can be found in Class RC2 (2) containing 28 entries, in group RC4 (6) there is only one car less. The most widened manufacturer is a Czech automaker Škoda, registering 27 cars. In the list of entries can be found overall 24 Super 2000 or R5 cars. There appear also seven female drivers and fifteen mixed crews.

Statistics by the list of entries

Entries overall: 121 crews (76 Czech, 45 foreign)

FIA priority: 2
Craig Breen (IRL), Ott Tänak (EST)

ERC priority: 14
Esapekka Lappi (FIN), Václav Pech (CZE), Kevin Abbring (NLD), Kajetan Kajetanowicz (POL), Sepp Wiegand (DEU), Bruno Magalhaes (PRT), Roman Kresta (CZE), Robert Barrable (IRL), Jaromír Tarabus (CZE), Miroslav Jakeš (CZE), Robert Consani (FRA), Jaroslav Orsák (CZE), Roman Odložilík (CZE), Tomáš Kostka (CZE)

Countries: 25
Česká republika – 76, Polsko – 7, Velká Británie a Severní Irsko 4, Maďarsko - 4, Itálie – 4, Rumunsko – 3, Irsko – 2, Finsko – 2, Německo – 2, Portugalsko – 2, Francie – 2, Slovensko – 2, Belgie - 2, Estonsko – 1, Nizozemsko – 1, Ukrajina – 1, Norsko – 1, Švédsko - 1, Švýcarsko – 1, Japonsko – 1, Bulharsko – 1, Bělorusko – 1. Pouze spolujezdec: Spojené státy americké – 1, Rusko – 1, Lucembursko – 1.

Classes:
RC2 (2) - S2000 Rally 1.6 with restrictor 30 mm, S2000 Rally 2.0 with naturally aspirated engine, group R4, group R5 – 28 cars
RC2 (3) - group N over 2 000 cm3 (former N4) – 14 cars
RC3 (5) - group A (1600 cm3 - 2000 cm3), Super 1600, R2C (1600 cm3 – 2000 cm3), R3C (1600 cm3 - 2000 cm3), R3T (under 1620 cm3/nominal capacity), R3D (under 2000 cm3/ nominal capacity) – 15 cars
RC4 (6) - group A (1400 cm3 - 1600 cm3), R2B (1400 cm3 - 1600 cm3), kit cars (1400 cm3 - 1600 cm3) – 27 cars
RC4 (7) - group A (do 1400 cm3), kit cars (under 1400 cm3) – 5 cars
RC4 (8) - group N (1600 cm3 - 2000 cm3) – 11 cars
RC5 (9) - group N (1400 cm3 - 1600 cm3), R1B (1400 cm3 - 1600 cm3) – 17 cars
RC5 (10) - group N (under 1400 cm3), R1A (under 1400 cm3) – 4 cars

Manufacturers: 12
Škoda – 27, Honda – 20, Peugeot – 16, Citroën – 14, Mitsubishi – 14, Renault – 13, Ford – 9, Subaru – 4, Mini John – 1, Opel – 1, Alfa Romeo – 1, Toyota – 1.

R5 cars: 8
Ford Fiesta – 4, Peugeot 208 T16 – 3, Citroën DS3 - 1

Super 2000 cars: 16
Škoda Fabia – 13, Mini John Cooper Works – 1, Peugeot 207 – 1, Citroën DS3 - 1

Mixed crews: 15
Pavel Valoušek – Martina Šlehoferová (CZE), Neil Simpson – Claire Mole (GBR), Marco Cavigioli – Monica Fortunato (ITA), Aleks Zawada – Cathy Derosseaux (POL/FRA), Zoltán Bessenyey – Yulianna Nyirfás (HUN), Egon Smékal – Monika Hýbnerová (CZE), Josef Peták – Alena Benešová (CZE), Patrik Rujbr – Petra Řiháková (CZE), Michal Vaňhara – Jindřiška Žáková (CZE), Olga Lounová – Richard Nesvadba (CZE), Ondřej Studénka – Michaela Bublová (CZE), Petr Lukašík – Martina Mikulášková (CZE), Dalibor Mach – Kateřina Mach (CZE), Radim Koutek – Veronika Havelková (CZE), Barbora Holická – Jan Petr (CZE), Renaud Bronkart – Arya Laana Lindström (BEL/LUX), Daniel Matuš – Viera Urbaníková (SVK)

Ladies' cup: 7
Ekaterina Stratieva – Carmen Poenaru (BGR), Martina Daňhelová – Karolína Jugasová (CZE), Inessa Tushkanova – Yuliya Paschinskaya (FIN/RUS), Olga Lounová – Richard Nesvadba (CZE), Hana Baďurová (CZE), Barbora Holická – Jan Petr (CZE), Pavlína Tydlačková – Martina Picková (CZE)