Welcome in Zlín!

The Barum rally has a big tradition and this year will be organised for the 33rd time. The rally sport is an extremely popular sporting line in Czech Republic which demonstrate hundred thounsands of enthusiastic fans along the route of special stages, at the Barum rally over 200 000 spectators every year. The Barum rally based in Moravian town Zlín, was incorporated to the European Rally Championship from the year 1983. Last year participated 132 competitors from 11 different countries in the rally. There were 15 vehicles WRC and 8 FIA B drivers on the start.

The main sponsor of the Barum rally is a company Barum Continental. The success of the rally traces the strategy of the sponsor being the biggest producer of passenger tyres in Europe, within a short time the leading worldwide manufacturer in this sector. Year by year the Barum rally moves forward up to the very top of all automobile events in Czech Republic. Nowadays, it is the Barum rally that represents the majority of innovations in rally sport here.

A significant attention is also paid to the rally from the part of journalists. Last year 170 press people from 6 countries were accredited (37 TV and radio studios, 65 journalists, 53 photographers).

The Rally Headquarters as well as the start and the finish are in the town Zlín. The Barum rally performance will begin with the shakedown in the morning and the scrutineering with presence of public in the afternoon on 28 August. The rally will be run with 3 legs (29 - 31 August) including about 309 kms of solely tarmac special stages. The farthest place from the rally center is only 40 kms. Zlín is spred in the valley and it is surrounded with wooded small hills offering splended scenery and diverse landscape. Zlín is about 300 kms east from the capital Prague and about 150 kms north from austrian capital Vienna.

It worth coming here and enjoy the Barum rally Zlín !