Jan Vonka (born May 17, 1963 in
Slaný
Slaný (; german: Schlan) is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
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) is a
Czech
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* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
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auto racing
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Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
driver and team owner.
Career
Vonka originally competed in
rallying in the early 1980s, before moving on to
hillclimbing
Hillclimbing, also known as hill climbing, speed hillclimbing, or speed hill climbing, is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. It is one of the oldest forms of motorsport, since the firs ...
.
In 1999 he won the Czech Circuit Racing Championship with his Vonka Racing team.
Vonka began competing in the N-GT class of the
FIA GT Championship
The FIA GT Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship was mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout ...
in 2002.
He began competing more regularly in FIA GT in 2004, when he finished ninth overall in class, improving to finish sixth overall in class in 2005.
In 2006, Vonka competed at the
12 Hours of Sebring.
He also raced for
Wiechers-Sport
Wiechers-Sport is a German auto racing team which is based in Nienburg. The team was first established in 1999, competing in German touring cars. The team currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship.
World Touring Car Championship
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at the
FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic
The FIA WTCR Race of the Czech Republic is a round of the World Touring Car Cup, which is held at the Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic.
The race took place between 2006 season and 2011 season in the Masaryk Circuit.
Winners
{{WTCC rac ...
.
Complete WTCC results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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Living people
1963 births
Czech racing drivers
FIA GT Championship drivers
American Le Mans Series drivers
World Touring Car Championship drivers
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
People from Slaný
Sportspeople from the Central Bohemian Region