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Roman Kresta
Roman Kresta at Barum Rally Zlín in 2017
Personal information
NationalityCzech Republic Czech
Born (1976-04-24) 24 April 1976 (age 48)
Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
World Rally Championship record
Active years2001–2005, 2010
TeamsPeugeot, Skoda, Ford
Rallies37
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins4
Total points30
First rally2001 Acropolis Rally
Last rally2010 Rally Finland

Roman Kresta (born 24 April 1976 in the Czech Republic), is a Czech professional rally driver. In 2005, he drove for Ford in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver was Jan Tománek. The pair won the Czech national rally championship in 2000, prior to their début in the WRC.

Kresta at the 2005 Cyprus Rally.

Kresta's first World Rally was the 2001 Acropolis Rally, driving a Ford Focus WRC. He has also driven for the works Skoda team, and as a privateer with Hyundai and Peugeot. His performances in his sole season with the works Ford World Rally Team in 2005 were not enough to prevent him from losing his seat to Mikko Hirvonen at the end of the season. However, he scored points in 11 of the 16 rallies held that season, achieving two fifth places in Corsica and Spain. He finished a career-best 8th overall in 2005 and scored 29 points, half the tally of teammate Toni Gardemeister's total of 58.

After the 2005 season, Kresta worked for Ford as a test driver.

Roman Kresta returned to Czech national rally championship and became champion in 2008 and 2009. Since season 2009 Kresta was racing with Peugeot 207 S2000.

Kresta at the 2005 Cyprus Rally.

WRC 2010 saw Kresta's return to WRC. He participated with N4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX at Rally Sweden and Rally Finland. At Rally Sweden Kresta retired after 12 special stages because of problems with fuel tank. And Kresta finished 23rd at Rally Finland. He also raced in IRC 2010, round 9, Barum Rally Zlín 2010 with Škoda Fabia S2000. Kresta retired at SS5 because of crash, currently holding 5th position overally. He is going to race in last round of IRC 2010, 2010 Cyprus Rally. He finished 6th there, as best driver of not S2000 car. He also participated at Golden Stage Rally at Cyprus.

Results

Complete WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2001 Jolly Club Ford Focus RS WRC 99 MON SWE POR ESP ARG CYP GRC
Ret 		– 0
Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC KEN
Ret 		FIN NZL ITA
Ret 		FRA AUS GBR
Ret
2002 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC MON
Ret 		SWE FRA
14 		ESP CYP
Ret 		ARG GRC KEN
7 		FIN GER ITA
12 		NZL AUS GBR
15 		– 0
2003 Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC MON
10 		SWE
14 		TUR NZL ARG GRC
Ret 		CYP GER
Ret 		FIN AUS ITA
11 		FRA ESP
13 		GBR
8 		22nd 1
2004 Roman Kresta Hyundai Accent WRC MON
Ret 		SWE MEX NZL CYP – 0
Roman Kresta Ford Focus RS WRC 02 GRC
Ret 		TUR ARG FIN
Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC GER
Ret 		JPN GBR ITA FRA ESP AUS
2005 BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 MON
8 		SWE
8 		MEX
Ret 		NZL
DNS 		ITA
6 		CYP
6 		TUR
7 		GRC
Ret 		ARG
11 		FIN
23 		GER
6 		GBR
6 		JPN
7 		FRA
5 		ESP
5 		AUS
6 		8th 29
2010 Roman Kresta Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX SWE
Ret 		MEX JOR TUR NZL POR BUL FIN
23 		GER JPN FRA ESP GBR – 0

IRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Points
2007 Czech Republic Tescoma Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX KEN TUR BEL RUS POR CZE
4 		ITA SWI CHI 17th 4
2008 Czech Republic Tescoma Rally Team Peugeot 207 S2000 TUR POR BEL RUS POR CZE
Ret 		ESP ITA SWI CHI – 0
2009 Czech Republic Tescoma Rally Team Peugeot 207 S2000 MON BRA KEN POR BEL RUS POR CZE
4 		ESP ITA SCO 19th 5
2010 Czech Republic Mogul Racing Team Škoda Fabia S2000 MON BRA ARG CAN ITA BEL AZO MAD CZE
Ret 		ITA SCO 29th 3
Czech Republic Roman Kresta Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX CYP
6
2011 Czech Republic Adell Mogul Racing Team Škoda Fabia S2000 MON CAN FRA UKR BEL AZO MAD CZE
8 		HUN ITA SCO CYP 32nd 4
2012 Czech Republic Adell Mogul Racing Team Škoda Fabia S2000 AZO CAN IRL COR ITA YPR SMR ROM ZLI
2 		YAL SLI SAN CYP 20th 8

Czech Rally Championship results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 MMČR Points
1994 Roman Kresta Škoda Favorit 136L ŠUM ÚSL KRU MAG VYS JEŠ BOH AGR BAR OTA VAL PŘÍ HOR
13 		- 0
1995 Donner Team Škoda Favorit 136L ŠUM MAG
Ret 		ÚSL KRU
Ret 		VAL
12 		BOH AGR BAR
Ret 		PŘÍ
Ret 		HOR
7 		33rd 32
1996 AK Barum Škoda Favorit 136L ŠUM SEV ÚSL KRU VAL
Ret 		BOH VYŠ AGR BAR
11 		PŘÍ HOR 3ST 39th 40
1997 Czech National Team Škoda Felicia ŠUM SEV ÚSL KRU VYŠ BOH BAR
15 		AGR VAL PŘÍ
15 		HOR 3ST 41st 42
1998 AK KTS Racing Škoda Felicia ŠUM
Ret 		SEV
9 		ÚSL
11 		KRU
15 		BOH BAR
22 		AGR VAL
14 		HOR PŘÍ 3ST 26th 110
Czech National Team MAG
13
1999 Ládík Sport Team Škoda Felicia Kit Car ŠUM
9 		LIB
Ret 		ÚSL
Ret 		KRU
8 		VYŠ
Ret 		BOH
6 		BAR
9 		AGR
7 		VAL
6 		HOR PŘÍ 8th 272
2000 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC ŠUM
Ret 		LIB
Ret 		KRU
1 		BOH
1 		BAR
1 		PŘÍ
3 		1st 282
2001 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC ŠUM
1 		VAL
1 		KRU
Ret 		BOH
1 		BAR
1 		PŘÍ TŘE 1st 220
2002 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC ŠUM VAL KRU BOH
1 		BAR
Ret 		PŘÍ TŘE 11th 120
2003 Team Síť Peugeot Peugeot 206 WRC ŠUM
1 		VAL
Ret 		KRU
Ret 		BOH
1 		BAR
Ret 		PŘÍ TŘE 7th 60
2004 Styllex Tuning Prosport Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 JÄN ŠUM
Ret 		TAT
1 		KRU
1 		3rd 103
Ford Focus RS WRC 02 BOH
2 		BAR
3 		PŘÍ TŘE
2006 Tescoma Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX JÄN ŠUM TAT KRU BOH BAR
1 		TŘE PŘÍ - (30)
2007 Mogul Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX JÄN ŠUM
Ret 		KRU
1 		BOH
1 		HOR 3rd 103
Tescoma Rally Team BAR
4 		PŘÍ
2008 Mogul Racing Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX JÄN VAL
1 		ŠUM
1 		KRU
1 		HUS
2 		TŘE
2 		BOH
1 		1st 270
Tescoma Rally Team Peugeot 207 S2000 BAR
Ret 		PŘÍ
2009 Mogul Racing Team Peugeot 207 S2000 VAL
1 		ŠUM
2 		KRU
1 		HUS
1 		PŘÍ
Ret 		BOH
9 		1st 209
Tescoma Rally Team BAR
3
2010 Mogul Rally Team Peugeot 207 S2000 VAL
Ret 		ŠUM
2 		KRU
1 		HUS
3 		BOH
2 		4th 142
Škoda Fabia S2000 BAR
Ret
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX PŘÍ
Ret
2011 Adell Mogul Racing Team Škoda Fabia S2000 VAL
2 		ŠUM
- 		KRU
1 		HUS
2 		BOH
Ret 		BAR
2 		PŘÍ
1 		1st 217
2012 Adell Mogul Racing Team Škoda Fabia S2000 JÄN VAL
2 		ŠUM
2 		KRU
2 		HUS
2 		BOH
Ret 		BAR
1 		PŘÍ
Ret 		2nd 194
2013 Adell Mogul Racing Team Škoda Fabia S2000 JÄN ŠUM KRU
2 		HUS BOH
3 		BAR
4 		PŘÍ 4th 143
2014 Adell Mogul Racing Team Škoda Fabia S2000 JÄN KRU ŠUM HUS BOH BAR
Ret 		PŘÍ - 0
2017 Mogul Racing Team Škoda Fabia R5 VAL ŠUM KRU HUS BOH
5 		BAR
2 		PŘÍ 7th 99
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