Claire Schönborn, Lyssia Baudet, Ford Fiesta R2
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The jury, including Peter Thul (WRC Promoter Sporting Director), Burcu Cetinkaya (rally driver and FIA women in motorsport chairperson), Pernilla Solberg (FIA WRC Commission president, former rally driver), Maciej Woda (M-Sport Poland managing director) and Reeta Hamalainen (2022 WRC2 co-driver champion), were unable to reach a clear decision for one candidate judging Baudet and Schonborn’s performances equally as impressive.
The WRC has therefore decided to select Baudet and Schonborn to contest a head-to-head at Rally Sweden next year to determine an outright winner.
“Both Lyssia and Claire delivered exceptional performances in extremely challenging conditions, making it incredibly difficult to choose between them,” said Thul.
“That’s why we’ve decided to give them both the chance to compete again at Rally Sweden. Given how evenly matched they were, we feel this is the fairest approach.
“Suvi also showed tremendous potential, and despite the setbacks she faced, we’re proud of her efforts. We hope she gained valuable experience from this event and we’re confident it will strengthen her as a driver as she progresses in her career.”
Reacting to the decision, Baudet said: “I am completely speechless. It was just an amazing event for me it was our first rally in a Fiesta Rally3 and our first WRC rally,” Baudet told Autosport.
“Yesterday we went off the road but we have come back stronger and we did some fastest times. I just want to work now and prepare for this opportunity.”
Schonborn, added: “I am so grateful for this big chance that I have been given. I’ve learned so many new things and I’m so grateful for all these events.”
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Publish date : 2024-10-20 18:35:00
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