Czech race car driver, first Czech driver of the Champ Car World Series and second in Formula 1. In 2003, he was the official test driver of the Jordan F1 team. On October 24, 2004, as the first Czech, he started for the first time in the ChampCar race on the circuit in Surfers Paradise. Still active as a test and racing driver in the GT3 category. Since 2017 he has been cooperating with Šenkýř Motorsport as an engineer in the FIA CEZ and International GT Open series.
The 100-mile endurance race in Croatia has come to an end, and both of our cars successfully crossed the finish line. A total of 49 laps were completed, and the race included one mandatory pit stop with a driver change.
Matyáš Faiereisl fought his way to the front of the race in the 5th lap and gradually began to build a lead. He held onto first place until the 37th lap, when he lost the lead and ultimately finished second. Matyáš also set the fastest lap of the entire race with a time of 1:25.023.
Pavel Bouška moved up to 8th place in the opening laps but subsequently dropped one position. After about 27 minutes, on lap 17, he finished his stint in 9th place overall and headed into the pits for the mandatory pit stop and driver change. Jarek Janiš then took the wheel and held that position until the finish.
Race results:
#9 Matyáš Faiereisl – fastest lap: 1:25.023, 2nd in the ePro class and 2nd overall
#7 Pavel Bouška and Jarek Janiš – 2nd in the eProAM class, 9th overall
J. Janiš, fastest lap: 1:26.199
P. Bouška, fastest lap: 1:27.076
Two second-place finishes for Šenkýř Motorsport!
Great work by the drivers and the entire team during this demanding endurance race.
Today’s final race of the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe at the Grobnik Circuit in Croatia started at 4:40 p.m.
This endurance race lasts one hour with a mandatory pit stop for a driver change.
We entered the race with the following lineup and starting positions:
#9 Matyáš Faiereisl, from the first row in P2, ePro class
#7 Pavel Bouška and Jarek Janiš, from the fifth row in P10, eProAM class
In race car #7, P. Bouška started the race first, so he and Jarek Janiš will switch drivers midway through the race. M. Faiereisl will drive the entire race alone.
Current weather conditions: Temperature: 28°C, Humidity: 54%, Wind: 10 km/h
You can follow our drivers’ progress live via Live Timing
Today’s program at the Grobnik Circuit isn’t over yet. At 4:50 p.m., the one-hour “100 Miles of Croatia” endurance race will begin.
The race also includes a mandatory pit stop with a predetermined minimum duration. This is primarily intended for driver changes, if any, as well as tire changes, if necessary. If a driver completes the entire race alone without a driver change, he must still adhere to the specified minimum pit stop time.
So we’re in for another hour of racing, tactics, and battling for the best possible result!
We’ll be heading into the race with the following lineup and starting positions:
#9 Matyáš Faiereisl, from the first row in P2
#7 Pavel Bouška and Jarek Janiš, from the fifth row in P10
Coaches before the first training session on Thursday
Our coaches, Jarek Janiš and Richard Gonda—without Robert Šenkýř for now—are working on setting up our race cars for the Grobnik Automotodrom in Croatia, a new track for us.
It is on this very circuit that we will be competing this race weekend as part of the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe.
Tomáš is a driver who has worked his way up from hobby hillclimb races to the top of the licensed races of the Czech and Slovak Republic circuit and hillclimb championship. He also won the FIA CEZ Championship several times. From his first successes with the BMW M3 E36, he has worked his way up to the GT3 category with regular training and diligence, and rightly belongs to the Šenkýř Motorsport coach group.
According to statistics, the most successful Slovak rider in terms of the number of victories in major international races gained pole position and the highest percentage chance of winning the race. In his career, he won the prestigious Formula F3 Eurocup series and also tried out the special Formula GP2, GP3 and Indy-lights. Since 2017, he has been a pilot in GT3 category races for Šenkýř Motorsport team.
Erik is a multiple Czech Champion and historically one of the two Czech go-kart European champions. The driver who was part of the junior Formula 3 Mercedes Benz team, the Czech national team member in the A1 GP. Since 2014, in addition to his own racing, he has been engaged in engineering activities for GT3 teams. As an engineer, he was also involved in second place for Senkyr Motorpsort in the International GT Masters 2019 at the Red Bull Ring.
Czech race car driver, first Czech driver of the Champ Car World Series and second in Formula 1. In 2003, he was the official test driver of the Jordan F1 team. On October 24, 2004, as the first Czech, he started for the first time in the ChampCar race on the circuit in Surfers Paradise. Still active as a test and racing driver in the GT3 category. Since 2017 he has been cooperating with Šenkýř Motorsport as an engineer in the FIA CEZ and International GT Open series.
Filip is one of the best currently driving pilots in the Central Europe region, with many titles and successes throughout Europe. From his debut in the Alfa Romeo WTCC, through his beginnings with BMW in the various evolutions of the BMW M3 of the Senkyr Motorsport team and his subsequent career in DTM cars, he has returned to the GT category. It doesn't matter where Filip started, he was always one of the fastest drivers on the track, who can analyze his ride and successfully moved himself and the car to the edge.
Two-time European hillclimb champion in the overall classification of touring cars division, multiple champion of the Czech and Slovak Republic in hillclimb and circuit races, long-term official member of the Czech national team and driver with a successful thirty-year racing career. Founder and owner of the Šenkýř Motorsport team, who created the methodology and concept of 1:1 coaching for trackday cars and their drivers.
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Together, they took 2nd place in the eProAM class in the 100-mile Croatia Endurance Race at the 2026 PSCCE Grobnik.
The 100-mile endurance race in Croatia has come to an end, and both of our cars successfully crossed the finish line. A total of 49 laps were completed, and the race included one mandatory pit stop with a driver change.
Matyáš Faiereisl fought his way to the front of the race in the 5th lap and gradually began to build a lead. He held onto first place until the 37th lap, when he lost the lead and ultimately finished second. Matyáš also set the fastest lap of the entire race with a time of 1:25.023.
Pavel Bouška moved up to 8th place in the opening laps but subsequently dropped one position. After about 27 minutes, on lap 17, he finished his stint in 9th place overall and headed into the pits for the mandatory pit stop and driver change. Jarek Janiš then took the wheel and held that position until the finish.
Race results:
Two second-place finishes for Šenkýř Motorsport!
Great work by the drivers and the entire team during this demanding endurance race.
Today’s final race of the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe at the Grobnik Circuit in Croatia started at 4:40 p.m.
This endurance race lasts one hour with a mandatory pit stop for a driver change.
We entered the race with the following lineup and starting positions:
In race car #7, P. Bouška started the race first, so he and Jarek Janiš will switch drivers midway through the race. M. Faiereisl will drive the entire race alone.
Current weather conditions: Temperature: 28°C, Humidity: 54%, Wind: 10 km/h
You can follow our drivers’ progress live via Live Timing
Today’s program at the Grobnik Circuit isn’t over yet. At 4:50 p.m., the one-hour “100 Miles of Croatia” endurance race will begin.
The race also includes a mandatory pit stop with a predetermined minimum duration. This is primarily intended for driver changes, if any, as well as tire changes, if necessary. If a driver completes the entire race alone without a driver change, he must still adhere to the specified minimum pit stop time.
So we’re in for another hour of racing, tactics, and battling for the best possible result!
We’ll be heading into the race with the following lineup and starting positions:
Our coaches, Jarek Janiš and Richard Gonda—without Robert Šenkýř for now—are working on setting up our race cars for the Grobnik Automotodrom in Croatia, a new track for us.
It is on this very circuit that we will be competing this race weekend as part of the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe.