After shedding out final yr to Dominik Stříteský, Jan Kopecký regained his Barum Rally Zlín crown with a masterful drive in 2025.
Kopecký’s victory, by 10.7 seconds over Jon Armstrong, was his twelfth at Czechia’s most well-known occasion, and in addition ensured a unique driver has gained all six of the European Rally Championship occasions to date this season.
Andrea Mabellini scored third on the occasion to slim (seventh positioned) Miko Marczyk’s championship lead all the way down to 11 factors. However with dropped scores utilized, Mabellini is now two factors forward.
Mabellini gained the opening stage of the rally across the streets of Zlín on Friday evening, however Kopecký was giving chase. And as quickly because the rally hit the infamous nation lanes close to the host metropolis, regular service was resumed.
Regardless of usually making gentle of his rising age (43), Kopecký was joint quickest (with Erik Cais) out the blocks on Saturday morning and held the lead thereafter.
Mabellini, Cais, Simon Wagner and Armstrong have been all embroiled in an enormous struggle with Kopecký all through Saturday – Armstrong ending the leg forward thanks to 2 stage wins on the Bunč take a look at the place he excelled within the gravel part.
