The Barum Czech Rally Zlín (also called Barum Rallye and Barum Rally Zlín), is a tarmac
rally
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held in
Zlín
Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; german: Zlin) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 73,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice river. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the ...
,
Czech Republic
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. It is currently part of the
European Rally Championship
The European Rally Championship (officially FIA European Rally Championship) is an rallying, automobile rally competition held annually on the European continent and organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
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and previously has been part of the
Intercontinental Rally Challenge
The Intercontinental Rally Challenge was an FIA-sanctioned rallying series organised by SRW Events and Eurosport Events, and aimed to "give new opportunities to young or amateur rally drivers competing in recognised regional and international ral ...
.
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 Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale or Central European Cup, was one of the first international major European football cups for club sides. It was conducted among the successor states of the former Austria-Hungar ...
, the
Alpe Adria Rally Cup and since 1984, the
European Rally Championship
The European Rally Championship (officially FIA European Rally Championship) is an rallying, automobile rally competition held annually on the European continent and organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
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. The
Austrian Rally Championship would later take in the event. The division of
Czechoslovakia
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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 Intercontinental Rally Challenge was an FIA-sanctioned rallying series organised by SRW Events and Eurosport Events, and aimed to "give new opportunities to young or amateur rally drivers competing in recognised regional and international ral ...
.
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
Jan Kopecký (born January 28, 1982) is a professional rally driver from Czech Republic who drives for Škoda Motorsport. He is the 2013 ERC champion, 2018 WRC-2 champion as well as a multiple champion of the Czech Rally Championship
Career
...
who has won his home event ten times.
Previous winners
Multiple winners of the Barum Rally Zlín
References
External links
Official web siteBarum Rally Zlín at ewrc-results.comBarum Rally Zlín at rallybase.com
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Rally competitions in the Czech Republic
Intercontinental Rally Challenge rallies
Motorsport competitions in Czechoslovakia
European Rally Championship rallies
1971 establishments in Czechoslovakia
Recurring sporting events established in 1971