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Albín Patlejch
Born30 August 1928
Died11 March 2019(2019-03-11) (aged 90)
CitizenshipCzechoslovakia

Albín Patlejch (30 August 1928 – 11 March 2019) was a Czech Formula Three racing driver and car designer who competed in the Cup of Peace and Friendship

Racing career

Patlejch primarily raced Formula Vostok during his career (later called Formula Easter).

Cup of Peace and Friendship

He began his sports career by taking part in rallies, in which he participated, among others, in a Škoda 440.[1] For the 1973 season Patlejch was one of the first competitors to prepare for the new C9 division, modifying a formula 3 car to meet the requirements. In the 1973 season, he made his debut in the Eastern European Cup of Peace and Friendship which he won.[2] He continued to compete in the cup until 1977, not winning the championship again. In 1974 Patlejch did not complete the cup. In the 1975 season, he took seventh place in the Cup, and a year later sixth.[3][4]

Year Car Engine Results in Individual Qualifying Rounds Pt. Msc.
1973 Czechoslovakia Soviet Union East Germany Poland 185 1
MTX 1107 Škoda 1 NU 1 2
1974 Soviet Union Czechoslovakia East Germany Poland ? ?
MTX 1-02 Škoda NU 1 - NU
1975 Soviet Union East Germany Czechoslovakia Poland 81 7
MTX 1-02 Lada 17 2 5 4
1976 Soviet Union East Germany Czechoslovakia Poland Czechoslovakia 158 6
MTX 1-02 Lada 6 4 3 18 10
1977 Soviet Union East Germany Czechoslovakia Poland Bulgaria 39 23
Delta 1 Lada - 6 - - -


Other

Patlejch competed in the racing car class in the MTX 1107.[5] In 1974, he took third place in the final national classification of the Formula Easter.[6] From 1974, he used the MTX 1-02. In the 1977 season he built the Delta 1 car.[7] After 1977 he gave up racing and took up work at Metalex, a Czech automobile company known for producing formula vehicles and parts.[8]

References

  1. "Albín Patlejch". eWRC-results.com (in Czech). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. Kupka, Karel (18 April 2024). "Formula Pauer Easter – Albín Patlejch at the spring VeteranTech in Brno". brnogp.cz. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  3. "Puru's Motorsportseite: Internationaler Motorsport in Osteuropa 1975". puru.de. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. "Puru's Motorsportseite: Internationaler Motorsport in Osteuropa 1976". puru.de. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  5. "Formule F3/F-Easter (1949 – 1990) – Formule za oponou". automobilrevue.cz/. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  6. "Puru's Motorsportseite: Internationaler Motorsport in Osteuropa 1974". puru.de. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  7. Šuman-Hreblay, Marián (2018). Encyklopedie automobilů (in Czech). Prague: Albatros Media. p. 37.
  8. Pauer, Václav (2015). Konstruktér vzpomíná: Jak v Plzni vzniklo 200 závodních aut a motocyklů (in Czech). Prague: Grada Publishing. p. 87.