Fifteen women from thirteen countries selected

The WRC promoter launched its detection program to lead a woman to compete in the 2025 JWRC championship. At the end of the first phase, 15 young women, including Frenchwoman Emma Chalvin, were chosen to participate in a training camp. training which will take place in Poland from September 16 to 18.

Published on 26/08/2024 à 12:09

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Fifteen women from thirteen countries selected

The 15 women selected by WRC Promoter will be able to face the 2nd phase of the selection (Photo: WRC Promoter) were

Announced after rally from Poland by WRC Promoter, the female driver development program has just completed its first stage. More than 70 applications from all over the world were sent. “ We were completely overwhelmed by the number and quality of candidates ", said Peter Thul, " Selecting the 15 finalists was an incredibly difficult task and there were some complicated decisions to make. » These 15 women come from a wide range of motor sports. The average age of this group is 21 years old. The youngest are the Spaniard Luz Marina and the Romanian Alexandra Teslovan who are 18 years old while the Japanese Mako Hirakawa is the eldest (27 years old). They come from 13 different countries and represent 3 continents. These will be brought together for the next step.

« We don't want unlucky candidates to get discouraged, added the senior director of sport at WRC Promoter. We hope they will apply again in the future, as we are committed to this program for several years. We now look forward to focusing on training camp next month. » This will consist of a three-day training camp in Poland in the facilities of M-Sport Poland in Krakow (September 16-18). Led by a group of rally experts and a panel of judges, this intensive course will include several workshops where the aspirants will have to demonstrate their rally preparation, their mechanical knowledge, their media savvy and their ability to drive on both surfaces at through tests with a Ford Fiesta Rally3. At the end of this process, the three most promising pilots will be designated to advance to the next stage. This will consist of participating in the Central European Rally (October 17-20) at the wheel of Ford Fiesta Rally3s entered by M-Sport Poland.

At the end of this test, only one female will be retained. This will be offered registration for the 2025 Junior World Championship with all costs covered.

The 15 women selected: