The 2011 Barum Czech Rally ZlÃÂn was the seventh round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season, and also a round of the European Rally Championship. The fifteen stage asphalt rally took place over 26âÂÂ28 August 2011. Other than the opening stage on Friday night, all stages were run in daylight.
The rally, which was run for the 41st time, was based in the Moravian town of ZlÃÂn. Friday saw the ceremonial start and opening super-special stage running through the streets of ZlÃÂn. On Saturday a further eight stages covering were run on asphalt with the final six stages, consisting of being completed on the Sunday.
Jan Kopecký took his first win in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge for over a year, holding off Freddy Loix by just 1.2 seconds, the closest finish in series history.