Martin Prokop
Prokop at the 2014 Rallye Deutschland.
Personal information
NationalityCzech Republic Czech
Born (1982-10-04) 4 October 1982 (age 41)
Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
World Rally Championship record
Active years2005–present
TeamsCzech Ford National Team, Jipocar Czech National Team
Rallies134
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins3
Total points214
First rally2005 Monte Carlo Rally

Martin Prokop (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmar.tɪn ˈpro.kop], born 4 October 1982) is a Czech rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in the 2009 season.

Career

Prokop during the shakedown of the 2009 Cyprus Rally.
Prokop during the 2010 Rally Finland.
Prokop during the 2012 Rallye de France.
Prokop at the 2014 Rallye Deutschland.
Prokop at the 2015 Rally Poland.

After competing in the Czech Rally Championship for four years, Prokop debuted in the World Rally Championship at the 2005 Monte Carlo Rally, finishing ninth in the Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC) category. He ended his season with the same position in the overall junior standings. In the 2006 season, Prokop took his first JWRC win at the Rally Catalunya and finished tenth in the championship.[1]

In 2007, Prokop continued in the junior class and won the Rallye Deutschland and the Tour de Corse. In the overall standings, he placed third behind the two Swifts of Per-Gunnar Andersson and Urmo Aava. In the 2008 season, Prokop contested both the JWRC and the Production World Rally Championship (PWRC), finishing third and fifth, respectively.

In 2009, Prokop continued competing in both WRC support championships. In August 2009, he secured the junior world title with a win at the Rally Finland, after earlier driving his Citroën C2 S1600 to victory in Cyprus and Italy.[2] He finished 2nd in PWRC 2009 standings after Armindo Araujo.

In 2010, Prokop switched to SWRC with Ford Fiesta S2000. He is first driver who won special stage of WRC rally with s2000 car, it was SS16 at 2010 Rally Sweden. Prokop had strong results during the season 3rd at Rally Sweden, 2nd at Rally Mexico, Rallye Deutschland and Rally Japan. Prokop had chances to become SWRC champion at Rallye de France, but because of his problems with power steering he was losing time every stage and finished 6th.

In 2016, Martin Prokop started at Dakar Rally, competing fellow debuting world rally drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Sébastien Loeb. He missed first two rallies of the season but joined at 2016 Rally Mexico and finished 7th.

Racing record

WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
2005 Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 MON
21 		SWE MEX NZL ITA
24 		CYP TUR GRE
27 		ARG FIN
36 		GER
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		JPN FRA
22 		ESP
22 		AUS NC 0
2006 Martin Prokop Citroën C2 S1600 MON
20 		SWE
45 		MEX ESP
17 		FRA
20 		ARG ITA
37 		GRE GER
22 		FIN
35 		JPN CYP TUR
21 		AUS NZL GBR
25 		NC 0
2007 Martin Prokop Citroën C2 S1600 MON
20 		NOR MEX POR
Ret 		ARG ITA
16 		FIN
Ret 		GER
11 		NZL ESP
17 		FRA
17 		JPN IRE NC 0
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX SWE
Ret 		GRE
20 		GBR
20
2008 Martin Prokop Citroën C2 S1600 MEX
22 		ITA
30 		FIN
20 		GER
Ret 		ESP
16 		FRA
19 		JPN NC 0
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MON SWE
12 		ARG
15 		JOR GRE
34 		TUR
DSQ 		NZL
10 		GBR
Ret
2009 Martin Prokop Citroën C2 S1600 IRE
17 		CYP
14 		ITA
12 		POL
12 		FIN
14 		ESP
Ret 		NC 0
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX NOR
15 		POR
10 		ARG
DSQ 		GRE
12 		AUS
10 		GBR
10
2010 Czech Ford National Team Ford Fiesta S2000 SWE
14 		MEX
9 		JOR TUR NZL
11 		POR BUL FIN
13 		GER
11 		FRA
21 		ESP GBR 18th 3
Barwa Rally Team JPN
10
2011 Czech Ford National Team Ford Fiesta S2000 SWE
12 		MEX
7 		POR JOR ITA
10 		ARG GRE
15 		FIN
12 		GER
30 		AUS FRA
14 		ESP
13 		19th 7
Ford Fiesta RS WRC GBR
22
2012 Czech Ford National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
9 		SWE
9 		MEX POR
5 		GRE
5 		NZL FIN
9 		GER
Ret 		GBR
9 		FRA
9 		ITA
8 		9th 46
Autotek Motorsport ARG
4 		ESP
13
2013 Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
7 		SWE
7 		MEX
9 		POR
7 		ARG
10 		GRE
7 		ITA
5 		FIN
Ret 		GER
4 		AUS FRA
Ret 		ESP
7 		GBR
6 		9th 63
2014 Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
Ret 		SWE
Ret 		MEX
5 		POR
6 		ARG
8 		ITA
6 		POL
10 		FIN
Ret 		GER
7 		AUS FRA
10 		ESP
8 		GBR
9 		9th 44
2015 Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
9 		SWE
8 		MEX
6 		ARG
4 		POR
10 		ITA
Ret 		POL
11 		FIN
7 		GER
Ret 		AUS FRA
12 		ESP
7 		GBR
Ret 		11th 39
2016 Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE MEX
7 		ARG POR
8 		ITA
9 		POL FIN GER CHN
C 		FRA ESP
Ret 		GBR AUS 15th 12
2017 OneBet Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR
14 		ITA
28 		POL FIN GER ESP GBR AUS NC 0
2018 MP-Sports Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA
11 		FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS NC 0
2019 MP-Sports Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA
15 		FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS
C 		NC 0
2020 MP-Sports Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE MEX EST TUR ITA
15 		MNZ NC 0
2021 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II MON ARC
21 		CRO POR
20 		ITA
13 		KEN
Ret 		EST BEL GRE
16 		FIN
16 		ESP MNZ NC 0
2022 Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 MON SWE CRO POR
16 		ITA
16 		KEN
Ret 		EST FIN
17 		BEL GRE
14 		NZL ESP JPN NC 0

* Season still in progress

JWRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 JWRC Points
2005 Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 MON
9 		MEX ITA
7 		GRE
7 		FIN
6 		GER
Ret 		FRA
7 		ESP
5 		9th 13
2006 Martin Prokop Citroën C2 S1600 SWE
11 		ESP
1 		FRA ARG ITA
11 		GER
5 		FIN
8 		TUR
6 		GBR 10th 18
2007 Martin Prokop Citroën C2 S1600 NOR POR
Ret 		ITA
3 		FIN
Ret 		GER
1 		ESP
2 		FRA
1 		3rd 34
2008 Martin Prokop Citroën C2 S1600 MEX
7 		JOR ITA
10 		FIN
1 		GER
Ret 		ESP
1 		FRA
1 		3rd 32
2009 Martin Prokop Citroën C2 S1600 IRE
2 		CYP
1 		POR ARG ITA
1 		POL
2 		FIN
1 		ESP
Ret 		1st 42

PWRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PWRC Points
2007 Martin Prokop Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX SWE
Ret 		MEX ARG GRE NZL JPN IRE GBR NC 0
2008 Martin Prokop Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX SWE
4 		ARG
7 		GRE
14 		TUR
DSQ 		FIN NZL
1 		JAP GBR
Ret 		5th 17
2009 Martin Prokop Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX NOR
3 		CYP POR
2 		ARG
DSQ 		ITA GRE
4 		AUS
1 		GBR
1 		2nd 39

SWRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SWRC Points
2010 Czech Ford National Team Ford Fiesta S2000 SWE
3 		MEX
2 		JOR NZL
3 		POR FIN
4 		GER
2 		FRA
6 		GBR 3rd 104
Barwa Rally Team JPN
2
2011 Czech Ford National Team Ford Fiesta S2000 MEX
1 		JOR ITA
3 		GRE
5 		FIN
2 		GER
6 		FRA
3 		ESP
3 		3rd 106

WRC-Trophy results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Points
2017 OneBet Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR
1 		ITA
3 		POL FIN GER ESP GBR AUS 4th 40

WRC-2 results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Points
2021 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II MON ARC
6 		CRO POR
7 		ITA
4 		KEN
Ret 		EST BEL GRE
5 		FIN
4 		ESP MNZ 9th 51
2022 Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 MON SWE CRO POR
7 		ITA
9 		KEN
Ret 		EST FIN
8 		BEL GRE
8 		NZL ESP JPN 22nd 16

* Season still in progress.

IRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WDC Points
2006 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Citroën C2 S1600 RSA YPR
11 		MAD ITA - 0
2009 France BF Goodrich Drivers Team Peugeot 207 S2000 MON BRA KEN POR BEL RUS POR CZE
5 		ESP ITA SCO 27th 4
2010 Czech Republic Czech Ford Rally Team Ford Fiesta S2000 MON BRA ARG CAN ITA BEL AZO MAD CZE ITA SCO CYP
3 		13th 6

Czech Rally Championship results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MMČR Points
2001 Elsev Racing Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI ŠUM VAL KRU BOH BAR PŘÍ TŘE
15 		- 0
2002 Elsev Racing Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI ŠUM
Ret 		VAL KRU BOH 23rd 24
Jipocar Racing PŘÍ
15
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII BAR
Ret 		TŘE
8
2003 Jipocar Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII ŠUM
25 		VAL
10 		KRU
11 		BOH
27 		BAR
Ret 		PŘÍ
16 		TŘE
9 		14th 18
2004 Jipocar Racing Škoda Octavia WRC JÄN
11 		ŠUM
1 		TAT
4 		KRU
6 		BOH
Ret 		BAR
Ret 		PŘÍ TŘE 5th 60
2005 Martin Prokop Suzuki Ignis S1600 JÄN
22 		ŠUM
21 		VAL
4 		TAT KRU
6 		BOH
23 		BAR
Ret 		PŘÍ TŘE 14th 25
2006 Jipocar Racing Citroën C2 S1600 JÄN ŠUM TAT KRU BOH
3 		BAR
5 		TŘE PŘÍ 12th 31
2007 Jipocar Czech National Team Citroën C2 S1600 JÄN ŠUM KRU BOH
3 		HOR BAR PŘÍ - 0
2009 BF Goodrich Drivers Team Peugeot 207 S2000 VAL ŠUM KRU HUS BAR
4 		PŘÍ BOH - 0
2010 Czech Ford National Team Ford Fiesta S2000 VAL ŠUM KRU HUS BOH
1 		BAR PŘÍ - 0

Dakar Rally results

Year Class Vehicle Position Stages won
2016 Cars Japan Toyota 14th
2017 United States Ford 11th
2018 7th
2019 6th
2020 12th
2021 9th
2022 26th
2023 6th
2024 5th

References

  1. ^ "Driver profile – Martin Prokop". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Prokop wins J-WRC title with Finnish victory". Rally-Live.com. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.

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