ERC Barum Czech Rally Zlín 2024 (Mares)

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ERC Czech mates out in force for home round

Leading homegrown talents will take on their FIA European Rally Championship counterparts when Barum Czech Rally Zlín takes place later this month.

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3 min readPublished on 04.08.2025 · 16:07 UTC

It follows the publication of the entry list for the legendary sealed-surface event, which is scheduled from 15 - 17 August and is set to be contested by 47 ERC-registered crews.

Among them are 11-time Barum Czech Rally Zlín winner Jan Kopecký, the 2013 ERC champion, overall ERC podium finishers Erik Cais and Filip Mareš, plus Domink Stříteský, who claimed his breakthrough Barum Czech Rally Zlín victory 12 months ago.

Also preparing for Czech Tarmac time are ERC title contenders Miko Marczyk – the Michelin-equipped championship leader after five rounds – Pirelli-shod Andrea Mabellini, Mads Østberg, Jon Armstrong, Hankook runner and 2024 Junior ERC champion Mille Johansson, and MRF-supplied Simone Tempestini.

Other expected frontrunners include Simon Wagner, who has finished on the Zlín podium at his last three attempts and secured his fifth Austrian title last month, 2019 ERC champion Chris Ingram, Czech rising talent Adam Březík and 2024 ERC3 title winner Filip Kohn.

Philip Allen, Stéphane Lefebvre, Jakub Matulka and Max McRae also appear on the talent-packed, 26-car Rally2 entry, as do Master ERC contenders Dariusz Biedrzyński, Martin László and Martin Vlček, ERC regular Jarosław Kołtun, former Zlín winner Václav Pech, plus Czech competitors Ján Kundlák, Tomáš Kurka and David Tomek.

Leader Abramowski tops ERC3 line-up

Championship pacesetter Tymek Abramowski (Ford Fiesta Rally3) heads the ERC3 entry from Renault Clio Rally3-driving Poles Hubert Kowalczyk and Błażej Gazda. Also contesting the ERC’s established second tier are Sebastian Butyński, Casey Jay Coleman, Martin Ravenščak and Adrian Rzeżnik. Local ace Daniel Polášek will make his first start at ERC3 level having competed impressed in ERC4 and Junior ERC in the past. Róbert Kolčák makes his second ERC3 start following his debut last season.

Talented 12 for Junior ERC action

Twelve young talents will chase Junior ERC success on Barum Czech Rally Zlín, which hosts the penultimate event of the season. With three successive wins under his belt, Opel Corsa Rally4-driving Calle Carlberg is the top seed ahead of Peugeot 208 Rally4-powered Ioan Lloyd and Lancia Ypsilon HF Rally4 runner Jaspar Vaher. Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy’s Craig Rahill switches to a new-for-2025 Lancia, while his compatriots Aoife Raftery and Keelan Grogan continue to rely on Peugeot power. Leevi Lassila, Francesco Dei Ceci, Luca Pröglhöf will also chase Junior ERC points, as will Tomasso Sandrin, who is back in action after missing Rally di Roma Capitale. Austria’s Maximilian Lichtenegger and Norwegian Karl Peder Nordstrand are preparing to compete in the Hankook-supplied category for the first time.

Event Info Barum Czech Rally Zlín 2025