Quick Facts
Biography
Jan Kopecký (born January 28, 1982 in Opočno) is a professional rally driver from Czech Republic who currently competes in the European Rally Championship (ERC) with Škoda Motorsport.
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. His best finish was 5th place at the 2006 Rally Catalunya, he scored 7 points and 15th position.
In 2007, 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 2008 Kopecký entered Rally México with Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 but retired at 2nd special stage. After that he switched to Peugeot 207 S2000 and Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 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.
Kopecký competed in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge with a works Škoda Fabia Super 2000 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 2010 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 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, 2nd factory driver of Škoda Motorsport was champion.
In 2011 Kopecký was entered by Škoda Motorsport at the 2011 Monte Carlo Rally alongside of Freddy Loix, Juho Hänninen and Nicolas Vouilloz.
Results
WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Matador Czech Nation Team | Toyota Corolla WRC | MON | SWE | FRA | ESP | CYP | ARG | GRE | KEN | FIN | GER Ret | ITA | NZL | AUS | GBR | - | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Škoda Matador Czech National Team | Škoda Octavia WRC | MON | SWE | TUR | NZL | ARG | GRE | CYP | GER 20 | AUS | ITA | FRA | ESP | GBR Ret | - | 0 | |||
| Jan Kopecký | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7 | FIN 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | MON | SWE | MEX | NZL | CYP | GRE | TUR | ARG | FIN | GER | JPN | GBR | ITA | FRA | ESP Ret | AUS | - | 0 |
| 2005 | Jan Kopecký | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7 | MON | SWE 37 | 26th | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | MEX | NZL | ITA | CYP | TUR | GRE | ARG | FIN | GER Ret | GBR | JPN | FRA 12 | ESP 8 | AUS | |||||
| 2006 | Czech Rally Team Škoda | Škoda Fabia WRC | MON 11 | SWE 13 | MEX | ESP 5 | FRA 10 | ARG | ITA 17 | GRE 16 | GER 7 | FIN 8 | JPN | CYP | TUR Ret | AUS | NZL | GBR 10 | 15th | 7 |
| 2007 | Czech Rally Team Kopecký | Škoda Fabia WRC | MON 8 | SWE 10 | NOR 8 | MEX | POR 20 | ARG | ITA Ret | GRE 7 | FIN Ret | GER 5 | NZL | ESP Ret | FRA 7 | JPN | IRE | GBR 12 | 12th | 10 |
| 2008 | Jan Kopecký | Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 | MON | SWE | MEX Ret | ARG | JOR | ITA | GRE | TUR | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | GBR | - | 0 | |
| 2015 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA 9 | POL | FIN | GER 13 | AUS | FRA | ESP 10 | GBR WD | 25th | 3 | |||
| 2016 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR 19 | ITA 10 | POL | FIN | GER 9 | CHN C | FRA 12 | ESP 8 | GBR 16 | AUS WD | 19th | 7 | ||
| 2017 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON 8 | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | 10th* | 4* |
* Season still in progress.
WRC-2 results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA 3 | POL | FIN | GER 1 | AUS | FRA | ESP 2 | GBR WD | 8th | 58 | |
| 2016 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR 10 | ITA 2 | POL | FIN | GER 2 | CHN C | FRA 2 | ESP 1 | GBR 4 | AUS WD | 4th | 92 |
| 2017 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON 2 | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | 2nd* | 18* |
* Season still in progress.
IRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  Champion Racing | Peugeot 207 S2000 | TUR 5 | POR 2 | BEL Ret | RUS 6 | POR | CZE | ESP | ITA | SWI | CHI | 7th | 15 | |||
| 2009 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia S2000 | MON 4 | BRA | KEN | POR 2 | BEL 2 | RUS 2 | POR | CZE 1 | ESP 1 | ITA Ret | SCO | 2nd | 49 | ||
| 2010 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia S2000 | MON 5 | CUR 4 | ARG 3 | CAN 1 | SAR 3 | YPR 2 | AZO Ret | MAD 2 | ZLI Ret | SAN 6 | SCO | CYP | 2nd | 47 | |
| 2011 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia S2000 | MON 8 | CAN 2 | COR 2 | YAL 3 | YPR DNS | AZO 3 | ZLI 1 | MEC 1 | SAN 4 | SCO 5 | CYP 2 | 2nd | 183 | ||
| 2012 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia S2000 | AZO | CAN 1 | IRL 3 | COR 2 | ITA 1 | YPR | SMR | ROM | ZLI Ret | YAL | SLI | SAN 2 | CYP | 2nd | 101 |
ERC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia S2000 | JÄN 1 | LIE | CAN 1 | AZO 1 | COR 2 | YPR | ROM 1 | CZE 1 | POL 3 | CRO 1 | SAN | VAL | 1st | 287 |
Czech Rally Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | MMČR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Pennzoil Racing | Škoda Octavia | ŠUM 21 | VAL 19 | KRU | BOH | BAR Ret | PŘÍ Ret | TŘE 11 | - | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Matador Pneusport | Toyota Corolla WRC | ŠUM Ret | VAL 4 | KRU 3 | BOH | BAR Ret | PŘÍ 3 | TŘE 1 | 4th | 249 | ||
| 2003 | Škoda Matador Team | Škoda Octavia WRC | ŠUM Ret | VAL Ret | KRU | BOH 25 | BAR 3 | PŘÍ 1 | TŘE 1 | 3rd | 79 | ||
| 2004 | Škoda Matador Team | Škoda Fabia WRC | JÄN 2 | ŠUM 18 | TAT 3 | KRU 3 | BAR 1 | PŘÍ 1 | TŘE 1 | 1st | 182 | ||
| Škoda Motorsport | BOH 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | Matador Pneusport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | JÄN 7 | ŠUM 3 | VAL | KRU Ret | BAR 3 | PŘÍ 9 | TŘE | 3rd | 108 | ||
| Škoda Fabia WRC | TAT 2 | ||||||||||||
| Škoda Motorsport | BOH 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Matador Motorsport | Citroën C2 S1600 | JÄN | ŠUM | TAT Ret | KRU | BOH | BAR | TŘE | PŘÍ | - | 0 | |
| 2008 | Champion Racing | Peugeot 207 S2000 | JÄN | VAL | ŠUM | KRU | HUS Ret | TŘE | BOH | BAR | PŘÍ | - | 0 |
| 2009 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia S2000 | VAL 2 | ŠUM | KRU | HUS | BAR 1 | PŘÍ | BOH 2 | 3rd | 117 | ||
| 2010 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia S2000 | VAL | ŠUM | KRU | HUS | BOH | BAR Ret | PŘÍ | - | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia S2000 | VAL 1 | ŠUM | KRU | HUS 1 | BOH | BAR 1 | PŘÍ | 2nd | 150 | ||
| 2012 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia S2000 | JÄN 1 | VAL 1 | ŠUM 1 | KRU 1 | HUS 1 | BOH - | BAR Ret | PŘÍ | 1st | 260 | |
| 2013 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia S2000 | JÄN 1 | ŠUM | KRU | HUS 1 | BOH 1 | BAR 1 | PŘÍ - | 2nd | 306 | ||
| 2014 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia S2000 | JÄN | KRU Ret | ŠUM | HUS | BOH 1 | BAR | PŘÍ | 7th | 98 | ||
| 2015 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | ŠUM 1 | KRU 1 | HUS 1 | BOH 1 | BAR 1 | KLA | 1st | 412,5 | |||
| 2016 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | ŠUM 1 | KRU 1 | HUS 1 | BOH 1 | BAR 1 | PŘÍ | 1st | ?* |