Vojtěch Štajf (born 9 March 1974) is a Czech rally driver and co-owner of the Racing 21 team, which he runs with Karel Janeček. He became known to fans mainly behind the wheel of a Group N Subaru Impreza, with starts in numerous championships and finished second place overall in the Middle East Rally Championship. Štajf has also cooperated with personalities such as Daniel Landa, Petr Čtvrtníček and Slovak competitor Martin Koči.

Vojtěch Štajf
Štajf at Rally Bohemia 2011
Nationality Czech
Born (1974-03-09) 9 March 1974 (age 50)
Championship titles
2021European Historic Rally Championship - Category 2
Medal record
Rallying
Representing  Czech Republic
FIA Motorsport Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Le Castellet Rally Historic Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Valencia Rally Historic Cup (Gravel)

Career

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Štajf was the co-driver for Aleš Loprais at the 2011 Silk Way Rally, in which they won.[1][2] In the 2018 Middle East Rally Championship, Štajf won the International Rally of Qatar, finishing in second place in the championship standings.[3] In 2021, he won the European Historic Rally Championship in Category 2.[4]

In 2022, Štajf made his FIA Motorsport Games debut, where he competed in the inaugural Rally Cup, where he won the silver medal in the historic category.[5] Two years later he competed in the 2024 edition of the FIA Motorsport Games Rally Cup, where he won the bronze medal in Historic Rally Gravel.[6][7]

Results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 MMČR Points
1999 Štajf Vojtěch Opel Astra GSi 16V ŠUM
33
LIB
29
ÚSL
21
KRU
38
VYŠ BOH
Ret
BAR
28
AGR
19
VAL TŘE PŘÍ
13
46th 0
2000 ŠUM
19
LIB
21
KRU
22
BOH
20
BAR
21
PŘÍ
Ret
31st 0
2001 Ford Escort RS Cosworth ŠUM
15
VAL
Ret
KRU
9
BOH
Ret
BAR
Ret
PŘÍ TŘE 19th 4
2002 ŠUM
Ret
VAL
Ret
KRU
DNS
BOH
23
BAR
Ret
PŘÍ
10
TŘE
DSQ
25th
2003 K.I.T. Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII ŠUM
15
VAL
Ret
KRU
18
BOH
Ret
BAR
Ret
PŘÍ
Ret
TŘE
11
28th 6
2004 Miva Motorsport JÄN
18
ŠUM
3
TAT
Ret
KRU
11
BOH
Ret
BAR
15
PŘÍ
Ret
TŘE
Ret
12th 25
2005 Czech National Subaru Team Subaru Impreza STi JÄN
16
ŠUM
14
VAL
Ret
TAT
23
KRU
Ret
BOH
6
BAR
Ret
PŘÍ
Ret
TŘE
Ret
24th 12
2006 JÄN
5
ŠUM
9
TAT
4
KRU
Ret
BOH
5
BAR
Ret
TŘE
4
PŘÍ
3
2nd 89
2007 JÄN
10
ŠUM
Ret
KRU
DSQ
BOH
4
TŘE
3
BAR
Ret
PŘÍ
10
9th 47
2008 JÄN
Ret
VAL
9
ŠUM
4
KRU
5
HUS
Ret
TŘE
12
BOH
5
BAR PŘÍ
6
7th 64
2009 VAL
15
ŠUM
Ret
KRU
11
HUS
4
BAR
12
PŘÍ
4
BOH
8
7th 56
2010 VAL
10
ŠUM
5
KRU
Ret
HUS
7
BOH
Ret
BAR
17
PŘÍ
8
7th 45
2011 VAL
11
ŠUM
-
KRU
6
HUS
Ret
BOH
6
BAR
26
PŘÍ
Ret
10th 41
2012 JÄN VAL
15
ŠUM
Ret
KRU
12
HUS
6
BOH
-
BAR
19
PŘÍ
Ret
14th 22
2013 Duck Racing JÄN ŠUM
5
KRU
6
HUS
6
BOH
8
BAR
Ret
PŘÍ
-
7th 99
2014 JÄN KRU
3
ŠUM HUS
5
BOH BAR PŘÍ 11th 70
2015 ŠUM KRU HUS BOH BAR
14
KLA - -
2016 Racing 21 Škoda Fabia R5 ŠUM
Ret
KRU
5
HUS
4
BOH
4
BAR
7
PŘÍ
3
3rd 140
2017 VAL
10
ŠUM
8
KRU
5
HUS
Ret
BOH
8
BAR
Ret
PŘÍ
3
9th 91
2018 VAL
11
ŠUM
Ret
KRU
5
HUS BOH
4
BAR
Ret
PŘÍ
3
8th 109
2019 Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 VAL
10
ŠUM
6
KRU
5
HUS
4
BOH
5
BAR
Ret
PŘÍ 5th 128
2020 KRU HUS BOH
8
VAL ZLI PAČ
7
KLA 7th 28

References

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  1. ^ "Final Silk Way Rally 2011". 8 May 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Silk Way Rally: Holowczyc y Loprais entran en la historia". Archived from the original on 21 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Classifications: FIA Middle East Rally Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Štajf se Zelinkou získali evropský titul" (in Czech). Autoklub České republiky. 21 November 2021.
  5. ^ Roháčková, Iva (1 November 2022). "Osmé místo pro Českou republiku na FIA Motorsport Games" (in Czech). Cysnews.
  6. ^ "Ze Sanrema na španělskou olympiádu v motorsportu" (in Czech). Autoklub České republiky. 25 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Host nation Spain on top so far at FIA Motorsport Games". FIA. 27 October 2024.
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