Martin Prokop


Martin Prokop is a Czech rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in the 2009 season.

Career

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 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.
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, 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. 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

* Season still in progress

JWRC results

YearEntrantCar123456789JWRCPoints
2005Martin ProkopSuzuki Ignis S1600MON
9
MEXITA
7
GRE
7
FIN
6
GER
Ret
FRA
7
ESP
5
9th13
2006Martin ProkopCitroën C2 S1600SWE
11
ESP
1
FRAARGITA
11
GER
5
FIN
8
TUR
6
GBR10th18
2007Martin ProkopCitroën C2 S1600NORPOR
Ret
ITA
3
FIN
Ret
GER
1
ESP
2
FRA
1
3rd34
2008Martin ProkopCitroën C2 S1600MEX
7
JORITA
10
FIN
1
GER
Ret
ESP
1
FRA
1
3rd32
2009Martin ProkopCitroën C2 S1600IRE
2
CYP
1
PORARGITA
1
POL
2
FIN
1
ESP
Ret
1st42

PWRC results

YearEntrantCar12345678PWRCPoints
2007Martin ProkopMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IXSWE
Ret
MEXARGGRENZLJPNIREGBRNC0
2008Martin ProkopMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IXSWE
4
ARG
7
GRE
14
TUR
DSQ
FINNZL
1
JAPGBR
Ret
5th17
2009Martin ProkopMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IXNOR
3
CYPPOR
2
ARG
DSQ
ITAGRE
4
AUS
1
GBR
1
2nd39

SWRC results

YearEntrantCar12345678910SWRCPoints
2010Czech Ford National TeamFord Fiesta S2000SWE
3
MEX
2
JORNZL
3
PORFIN
4
GER
2
FRA
6
GBR3rd104
2010Barwa Rally TeamFord Fiesta S2000JPN
2
3rd104
2011Czech Ford National TeamFord Fiesta S2000MEX
1
JORITA
3
GRE
5
FIN
2
GER
6
FRA
3
ESP
3
3rd106

WRC-Trophy results

IRC results

YearEntrantCar123456789101112WDCPoints
2006 Martin ProkopCitroën C2 S1600RSAYPR
11
MADITA-0
2009 BF Goodrich Drivers TeamPeugeot 207 S2000MONBRAKENPORBELRUSPORCZE
5
ESPITASCO27th4
2010 Czech Ford Rally TeamFord Fiesta S2000MONBRAARGCANITABELAZOMADCZEITASCOCYP
3
13th6

Czech Rally Championship results

YearEntrantCar123456789MMČRPoints
2001Elsev Racing TeamMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIŠUMVALKRUBOHBARPŘÍTŘE
15
-0
2002Elsev Racing TeamMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIŠUM
Ret
VALKRUBOH23rd24
2002Jipocar RacingMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIPŘÍ
15
23rd24
2002Jipocar RacingMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIIBAR
Ret
TŘE
8
23rd24
2003Jipocar RacingMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIIŠUM
25
VAL
10
KRU
11
BOH
27
BAR
Ret
PŘÍ
16
TŘE
9
14th18
2004Jipocar RacingŠkoda Octavia WRCJÄN
11
ŠUM
1
TAT
4
KRU
6
BOH
Ret
BAR
Ret
PŘÍTŘE5th60
2005Martin ProkopSuzuki Ignis S1600JÄN
22
ŠUM
21
VAL
4
TATKRU
6
BOH
23
BAR
Ret
PŘÍTŘE14th25
2006Jipocar RacingCitroën C2 S1600JÄNŠUMTATKRUBOH
3
BAR
5
TŘEPŘÍ12th31
2007Jipocar Czech National TeamCitroën C2 S1600JÄNŠUMKRUBOH
3
HORBARPŘÍ-0
2009BF Goodrich Drivers TeamPeugeot 207 S2000VALŠUMKRUHUSBAR
4
PŘÍBOH-0
2010Czech Ford National TeamFord Fiesta S2000VALŠUMKRUHUSBOH
1
BARPŘÍ-0

Dakar Rally results

YearClassNoVehiclePositionStages won
2016Cars329 Toyota Hilux14th0
2017Cars321 Ford Raptor11th0
2018Cars315 Ford Raptor7th0
2019Cars305 Ford Raptor6th0
2020Cars306 Ford Raptor12th0