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ACCELERATING PROGRESS Planning for a Female-Focused Racing Future at 2016’S FIA Women in Motorsport Seminar PGS 4-9 AUTO+WOMEN in MOTOR SPORT FIA WOMEN IN MOTOR SPORT OCTOBER 2016 – ISSUE 11 GILMOUR SHINES ON Emma Gilmour enjoys successful season on rally stages and in cross country PG 10 AUTO FLYING FINN TOPS TOP FUEL Anita Mäkelä takes European Drag Racing Championship title glory in nail-biting finishPG 12 WOMEN IN MARTA MOVES UP IN STYLE Garcia grabs the headlines with impressive single-seater debut in Spanish Formula 4 PG 13 MOTORSPORT ACCELERATING PROGRESS Planning for a female-focused racing future at 2016’s FIA Women in Motorsport Seminar PGS 4-9 AUTO+WOMEN IN MOTOR SPORT The FIA is committed to encouraging and supporting the promotion of women in motor sport and one of my first decisions on being elected was to approve the establishment of the Women in Motorsport Commission. While a small percentage of women may be represented in our sport, the numbers are growing and I am proud to acknowledge this contribution and the important positions woman now hold in motor sport. We have to continue to spread a positive message and strive to make our sport more accessible to women from an early age, creating real opportunities to get involved at all levels and in all areas of motor sport. The work of the Women in Motorsport representatives within our ASNs is key to making a difference globally and they are invaluable in encouraging more women into our sport. The FIA’s Women in Motorsport Seminar in Lisbon was another major step forward, not only showcasing the strides made so far but also the exciting plans for the future. I am proud of the work you are doing and the FIA fully supports you. Jean Todt President of the FIA 2 AUTO+WOMEN IN MOTOR SPORT We are learning that we are not only encouraging more women in sport, but that those women in turn become exemplars for women in society, and especially for young women. Women in sport are clear transformational role models, at the cutting edge of altering the perception of the role of women in society round the world. This work – your work – represents a very important cause. I want everyone represented at this year’s Women in Motorsport Seminar to continue and to re-energise the work already done. You are changing our sport for the better, and also helping to change society, and it is vital that you reach out to the young. Graham Stoker FIA Deputy President for Sport Welcome to the latest edition of the FIA’s Women in Motorsport newsletter. In this edition we focus most keenly on the recent Women in Motorsport seminar in Lisbon, Portugal. Over two highly productive days 90 representative from 43 countries succeeded in defining the future direction of women in motor sport activities for both ASNs and the Commission. You can read all about the seminar and its outcomes in our series of reports starting on Page 4. The seminar began with a celebration of the sporting success achieved in 2016 and we also turn the spotlight on some notable recent achievements, including Anita Mäkelä’ becoming FIA European Top Fuel Drag Racing Champion and young stars Marta Garcia and Tamara Molinaro making impressive debuts in single seaters and competitive rallying respectively. We also mark successful seasons for rally driver Emma Gilmour and truck racer Steffi Halm. It’s been an excellent year for women in motor sport and now with an exciting new road map for the future to follow, 2017 looks like being even more special. In the meantime we hope you enjoy this issue. Your AUTO+ team 3 AUTO+WOMEN IN MOTOR SPORT FIA Women in Motorsport Commission President Michèle Mouton. Success is breeding success, says WIMC President Michèle Mouton Commission President points to competition success, increased volunteering and first all-female world championship stewards panel as indicators of progress as Europe-wide driver search for 2018 is announced FIA Women in Motorsport Commission President Michèle Country Rallies. The success of the venture led to the driver Mouton launched the Commission’s 2016 seminar in Lisbon, and co-driver who showed the most promise – Emma Gilmour Portugal by saying that the body’s achievements over the past and Sandra Labuscagne – receiving a funded drive in the four years have laid the foundation for future success. Italian Baja earlier this year and the pair are now looking at The seminar began with a video message from FIA a further outing at the Baja Portalegre later this month with President Jean Todt who told delegates: “We have to continue the support of the seminar’s host club, the Automóvel Club de to spread a positive message and strive to make our sport Portugal, through its President, Carlos Barbosa. more accessible to women from an early age, creating real “We have made a lot of progress with drivers,” said Mouton. opportunities to get involved at all levels and in all areas.” “We are active in nearly all disciplines. I always explain the The Commission’s first seminar was staged in Paris in 2012 difficulties we have: if you look at the base of the pyramid and according to Mouton the progress made since in advancing and how many men are on the top level, we can say 20 or 30. women’s participation in motor sport at every level and across The base for girls is so narrow that of course it makes it more a wide variety of roles has been extraordinary. difficult. We need more volume. We cannot have success on She first pointed to success at grassroots level, where the top if you don’t start at the national and regional level; all France’s Lucile Cypriano and Spaniard Marta Garcia both our ASNs need to support and encourage young girls.” competed in the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy, with Garcia In this regard, she said it is encouraging that there are now taking the title last year. Cypriano has since become a race 74 national Women in Motorsport representatives working on winner in touring cars and in the SEAT Leon Eurocup, while behalf of their Federations (ASNs) and with the Commission. Garcia recently progressed to Spanish Formula 4 where she “When I see all these people here supporting our actions made an immediate impact with three top-six finishes. and being motivated to make progress, this is a very big She also highlighted the positive outcome of the Women’s achievement,” she said. Cross Country Rally Selection, held in conjunction with the Delegates also heard of the progress made by the Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. Commission’s Steering Committees in the areas of engineering The initiative provided three all-female crews with the and in increasing the number of female officials working in chance to compete in a round of the FIA World Cup for Cross motor sport, with Commission Ambassador and Formula One 4 AUTO+WOMEN IN MOTOR SPORT Steward Silvia Bellot pointing to the fact that this year the Frédérique Trouvé, Director of the ASN Development FIA World Rallycross Championship round in Norway was Programmes and Manager of the FIA Women in Motorsport officiated over by an all-female panel of stewards for the first Commission, took time to explain the strong concrete support time in FIA World Championship history. the FIA can now give to the ASNs in the form of three major “But that is not enough; we want to help ASNs to attract, pillars; the Women in Motorsport Commission’s support at retain and develop female officials, we want to know what international level, the new ASN Development Programme tools they need to do this,” she said. “I invite everyone to go Department, and the grant programme, which is in place to to a race track or a rally stage and see the amazing number help fund projects at national level. of female marshals. But when we look at senior positions, the Former race and cross country drivers Cathy Muller numbers are very low. We need to keep working to have more and Jutta Kleinschmidt also joined the panel to discuss the female Race Directors, Technical Delegates and Stewards.” Commission’s ‘Detection Cell’, designed to identify young Three-time Le Mans-winning race engineer Leena female driving talent. Gade, meanwhile, pointed to a key role national motor “We have had successful drivers in lots of racing disciplines,” sport organisations can play in highlighting the presence said Kleinschmidt. “We need the ASNs to come back to us with of female technicians in motor sport and in championing the names of potential drivers in their countries so that we can their engineering proficiency. “It is important for ASNs to help detect and monitor this talent. acknowledge that there are female engineers out there making “We can be proud of what we have achieved, but we always a difference and working at high technical levels,” she said. want more, and I think the most important thing is to find “We must use these women as role models.” people in all positions who support women in motor sport,” The session also heard from Nita Korhonen, Women’s she added. Commission Director at the Fédération Internationale In relation to this, President Mouton concluded the session de Motocyclisme, who explained how FIM’s decade-old by confirming the Commission’s plans for an ambitious programme had achieved success. “The perception in bikes has European selection for young drivers in 2018, working along changed every year,” she said. “We can see a huge difference the lines of a karting slalom. “It will be like a pilot programme already in a short time, so for sure women feel welcome and it and we hope to be able to develop this in different countries has become more natural.” and regions,” she confirmed.
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