Doha: Emma Gilmour and Lisette Bakker have conquered the desert yesterday, subsequently winning the fully-funded drive in the 2016 Sealine Cross Country Rally.
And, in a surprise announcement during the press conference, the President of QMMF, Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, declared that an additional two cars will be entered for the second-placed crew of Molly Taylor/Yasmeen Elmajed and third-placed Cristina Gutierrez Herrero/Lara Vanneste.
New Zealander Gilmour and Bakker from the Netherlands have been selected as the outright winning driver and co-driver in the joint FIA Women in Motorsport and Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) cross country rally selection.
The women will now team up as a crew to contest the 2016 Sealine Cross Country Rally (17-22 April), the third round of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies.
“I’m just overwhelmed, it’s been an amazing week and the experience in itself of doing something in which you have no experience,” said Emma after winning the contest. To be driving around sand dunes, has been amazing,” she added.
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