Ecce Homo Šternberk, Hill Climb

Ecce Homo is a historic hillclimb course rising out of the Moravian town of Šternberk, in the Nízký Jeseník uplands of the eastern Czech Republic, a short distance north of Olomouc. Motorsport first ran here in 1905, making it one of the oldest hillclimb venues in Europe, and a modern annual competition has been staged without interruption since 1971. The roughly 7.8 km route gains around 307 metres of altitude on its winding climb to a finish line near 600 metres above sea level. Both the venue and its event take their name from a roadside statue of Christ standing near the top of the hill, the Latin phrase Ecce Homo meaning "Behold the Man." Today the course is best known as a round of the FIA European Hill Climb Championship, drawing prototypes, touring cars and single-seaters to attack its demanding gradient against the clock, and it also hosts historic hillclimb competition. Its long heritage is woven into Czech racing lore, with the Tatra 607 single-seater among the cars that triumphed here in the early 1950s.

Organised by: AMK Ecce Homo Šternberk