The 26-year-old Kenyan managed to win the WRC’s third tier class by 25 minutes and 27 seconds, and finished the event 16th overall, one place behind M-Sport Rally1 driverWahome’s victory was made even more impressive given the event was her first outing in the M-Sport-built Ford Fiesta Rally3 car, having previously piloted a Subaru Impreza N12 in the African Rally Championship.
It meant the Wahome had to rejoin the rally under Super Rally rules but was able to drive cleanly through a brutal event, that saw all WRC3 competitors forced to retire at least once, to rise to the lead on Saturday. “I’m proud and I’m happy I made the history,” said Maxine Wahome when asked about the breakthrough moment.
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