Jan Kopecký (born January 28, 1982) is a professional

rally driver Rally is a wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive motoring elements such as speed tests (often called ''rally racing),'' navigation tests, or the ability to reach waypoints or a destination at a prescribed time or average speed. ...

from

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...

who drives for

Škoda Motorsport Škoda Motorsport is the division of Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto responsible for motorsport activities. The team had competed as a manufacturer in the World Rally Championship between 1999 and 2005 and Intercontinental Rally Challenge (b ...

. He is the 2013 ERC champion, 2018 WRC-2 champion as well as a multiple champion of the

Czech Rally Championship The Czech Rally Championship is a rallying series based in the Czech Republic. The first championship was run in 1994. Czech Rally Championship Champions Multiple wins by individual Multiple wins by car manufacturer Czech Sprintrally Cha ...

Career

After beginning his career as a circuit touring cars driver, Kopecký changed to rallysport in 2001, winning the national sprintrally championships at first. In 2004 he won the national classical rally championships and entered the world championships next year. In the 2006 World Rally Championship season he competed with co-driver Filip Schovánek driving a Škoda Fabia WRC. Kopecký won 3 Special Stages, SS18 at the 2006 Rally d'Italia Sardegna and SS9 and SS14 at the

2006 Rallye Deutschland The 2006 OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland was the ninth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between August 11-13, 2006. Results Special Stages All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). External links ResultsaeWRC.coma ...

. His best finish was 5th place at the 2006 Rally Catalunya, he scored 7 points and 15th position. In

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, he continued competing with the Fabia and placed 12th in the drivers' world championship. His best finish was 5th place at the 2007 Rallye Deutschland, he scored more points than in 2006, 10 points and 12th position. In

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Kopecký entered

Rally México Rally Mexico, formerly known as Rally America is a round of the FIA World Rally Championship. The rally entered the championship schedule in the 2004 season. The event's itinerary is based in the state of Guanajuato. The stages take place in ...

with

Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 The Fiat Punto is a supermini car (B-segment) produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1993 to 2018, spanning over three generations. The third generation of the car was marketed between 2005 and 2009 as the Grande Punto, and between 2009 a ...

but retired at 2nd special stage. After that he switched to Peugeot 207 S2000 and

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 ra ...

. His best result was 2nd place at the Rally Portugal and after Rally Russia he was hired by Škoda Motorsport and started testing

Škoda Fabia S2000 The Škoda Fabia S2000 is a Super 2000 rally car built by Škoda Motorsport. It is based upon the Škoda Fabia road car. History It made its début at Rallye Monte Carlo 2009, with factory team Škoda Motorsport and drivers Jan Kopecký and ...

. Kopecký competed in the

with a works Škoda Fabia

Super 2000 Super 2000 is an Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA powertrain specification used in the World Rally Championship, the British Touring Car Championship, the World Touring Car Championship, and other touring car racing, touring car ...

finishing second in the championship and winning two events, the Rally Principe de Asturias and Barum Czech Rally Zlín, making him the first Czech driver to win the rally in a Czech car. Kris Meeke became champion with Peugeot 207 S2000 in 2009. In

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Kopecký continued his relationship with Škoda and also with his good performance in IRC. He won Rally Islas Canarias and finished 2nd at

Ypres Rally The Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally (BYWR) founded by Frans Thévelin in 1965 is one of the most famous rallies in the European Rally Championship, the Belgian Rally Championship, the British Rally Championship, and the Intercontinental Rally Chal ...

and at Rali Vinho da Madeira but he also twice retired from 1st position almost at the end of rally. It was at Rally Azores and at Barum Rally Zlín. Kopecký was again 2nd in drivers standings, this time

Juho Hänninen Juho Ville Matias Hänninen (born 25 July 1981) is a Finnish rally driver. He is the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) champion and 2011 Super 2000 World Rally Championship (S-WRC) champion with co-driver Mikko Markkula driving a work ...

, 2nd factory driver of

was champion. In 2011 Kopecký was entered by

at the 2011 Monte Carlo Rally alongside of

Freddy Loix Freddy Loix (born 10 November 1970) is a Belgian rally driver. Career Loix's career in motor sport began in karting at the age of 15. In 1990, he bought his first rally car, a Lancia Delta group N, though he soon progressed to a Mitsubishi Ga ...

and Nicolas Vouilloz.In 2021 he entered to the Hungarian Rally Championship with a Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo under the Topp Cars Rally Team alongside the Czech Championship .

Results

WRC results

* Season still in progress.

WRC-2 results

WRC-2 Pro results

IRC results

ERC results

* Season still in progress.

Czech Rally Championship The Czech Rally Championship is a rallying series based in the Czech Republic. The first championship was run in 1994. Czech Rally Championship Champions Multiple wins by individual Multiple wins by car manufacturer Czech Sprintrally Cha ...
results

* Season still in progress.

References

External links

IRC Official SiteJan Kopecký – profile at ewrc-results.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kopecky, Jan 1982 births Living people Czech rally drivers Intercontinental Rally Challenge drivers European Rally Championship drivers World Rally Championship drivers People from Opočno Sportspeople from the Hradec Králové Region

Career

Results

WRC results

WRC-2 results

WRC-2 Pro results

IRC results

ERC results

Czech Rally Championship The Czech Rally Championship is a rallying series based in the Czech Republic. The first championship was run in 1994. Czech Rally Championship Champions Multiple wins by individual Multiple wins by car manufacturer Czech Sprintrally Cha ... results

References

External links

Czech Rally Championship The Czech Rally Championship is a rallying series based in the Czech Republic. The first championship was run in 1994. Czech Rally Championship Champions Multiple wins by individual Multiple wins by car manufacturer Czech Sprintrally Cha ...
results