This 26-27 July, will see Motorsport UK host an ‘electric weekend’, showcasing electric motorsport from grassroots level upwards. While Formula E is electrifying London’s Docklands, in Dundee, round eight of the Bridgestone ecoRally Cup will be taking place during ecoRally Scotland.

Open to fully electric (EV) vehicles, teams of two (driver and navigator) and their Electric Vehicle, tackle a road route starting out from Dundee, navigating stunning scenery across the Tayside.

Teams will need to record all check points within the given times and complete ‘regularity tests’ checking average speed along the route – precision navigating, problem solving and teamwork will be the order of the day.

Here’s some of the teams who are stepping up to the challenge…

Michal Žďárský and Jakub Nábělek, (Czech Republic)

Michal and Jakub are the reigning Bridgestone FIA ecoRally Cup Champions, having won the title in 2023 and 2024, and three-times Czech ecoRally Champions (2022/23/24). Prior to their FIA title victories, they placed 3rd in 2021 and 2022. In 2024 Žďárský also placed 2nd in the ecoRally Cup China.

They are currently 2nd in the 2025 Bridgestone FIA ecoRally Cup standings, 16pts behind Guerrini and 34pts behind Prusak respectively. So far this season they have secured victories in the Czech Republic (Rd 3) and Slovenia (Rd 5), and 2^nd place in Valencia, Spain (Rd 2).

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Guido Guerrini, (San Marino) and Artur Prusak, (France)

Reigning Vice-Champions, and current championship leaders of the 2025 Bridgestone FIA ecoRally Cup. So far this season they have notched up victories in Valencia (Rd 2 – Guido’s first victory in this prestigious event), Portugal (Rd 4) and Belgium (Rd 6), 2nd in the Czech Republic (Rd 3), and 3rd in Slovenia (Rd 5) and Iceland (Rd 7).

One of the most ‘veteran’ crews in the field, with both members being well versed in both seats of an ecoRally car. In 2016 and 2017, Guido won the FIA Alternative Energies Cup in the co-drivers’ category. He also collected eight second places, as a co-driver in 2015 and as a driver from 2011 to 2014 and in 2020/2021/2022 – he therefore bids this year for this first Driver’s Title.

Artur is an accomplished driver, having won the FIA title as a driver in 2015 (in a Toyota Prius), 2016 and 2020. Since 2021 he has switched to co-driving, and alongside Guido has finished 2nd in the FIA standings the last 3 seasons, in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

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Daniel Ott and Maria Ott-Vallis, (Switzerland)

The team are currently 12th in the 2025 Bridgestone FIA ecoRally Cup standings, having finished 4th on the last round in Iceland (Rd 7).

They have contested most of the 2025 Cup but finished outside of the points (top 10) on some occasions, having placed 13th in the Czech Republic (Rd 3), 19th in Portugal (Rd 4), 11th in Slovenia (Rd 5) and 14th in Belgium (Rd 6).

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Krišjānis Caune and Edgars Svencis, (Latvia)

Krišjānis and Edgars are both highly experienced competitors in stage rallying and other forms of motorsport. As a driver Krišjānis has competed in the Baltics in a Civic, mostly in the Baltics 2004-2009, but it is as a co-driver that he has achieved greater success. He completed the Dakar Rally in 2004 alongside Naglis Janis in a Mitsubishi Pajero, and in 2019 was co-driver to (now Rally1 WRC driver) Mārtiņš Sesks, contesting three Junior WRC events in Sweden, Corsica and Sardinia, and achieving 3rd Overall on European Rally Championship counting Rally Liepāja.

Edgars is an experienced rally co-driver in the Baltics, competing a range of cars from R2 to WRC 2007-2022, and has also achieved notable results on regularity rallies, having contested Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique a number of times.

They are early in their ecoRally journey, having placed 15th in Slovenia (Rd 5).

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Gerard ‘Gerry’ McGill and Finlay McGill (United Kingdom)

Duncan is an experienced co-driver, best known for his work sat alongside Doug Weir and Keith Robathan, inc. 5 Top-10 finishes during the Mull Rally, and a win on the 2008 South of Scotland Autumn Stages.

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Andrew Sinclair and Julian May, (United Kingdom)

Andrew had been out of motorsport for over 25 years, before being enticed back by Julian for the FIA Candidate Event edition of ecoRally Scotland in the Highlands in 2024 – where they led for most of the first day, before going on to finish 2^nd overall.

Julian is Secretary for Scottish Sporting Car Club (a StreetCar club), and a cornerstone of the motorsport community in the Glasgow area, with a passion for road rallying, AutoSOLO and cross-country.