2025 Safari Rally Kenya – FIA Officers – Girls in Motorsport
The Safari Rally Kenya is making historical past this yr with an all-female panel of stewards officiating at spherical three of the 2025 FIA World Rally Championship. Moreover, in step with the FIA’s dedication to inclusivity and variety, 31% of senior positions within the occasion organising staff are held by girls, a major enhance from 6% in 2024.
This achievement echoes the precedent set on the 2016 RallyRACC Rally de España, where an all-female stewarding panel was in duty at a WRC occasion for the primary time – and the second time within the FIA World Championships. Now, practically a decade later, the Safari Rally Kenya continues to champion gender range with a staff of skilled feminine officers.
Meet the Stewards
Tanja Geilhausen from Germany chairs the panel of stewards. A talented motorsport official, Geilhausen started her motorsport profession as a rally co-driver from 1996 to 2019, primarily competing within the German Rally Championship. Transitioning to officiating roles, Tanja grew to become a challenge supervisor at ADAC, one in all Germany’s main vehicle associations, and served as Occasion Secretary for each the WRC Rallye Deutschland and the WRC Central European Rally. She additionally acted as an Assistant to the Clerk of the Course in the course of the 24h Nürburgring Race and has been an FIA Steward since 2022 in varied championships, most not too long ago serving because the chair of the Panel of the Stewards on the 2025 Rallye Monte-Carlo and Worldwide Steward on the 2025 Australian Method 1 Grand Prix.
Alice Scutellà from Italy serves because the FIA Steward. With robust expertise in rally officiating, she has beforehand labored because the ASN steward at a number of WRC Rally Italia Sardegna occasions, bringing her deep data of the game to the Safari Rally. She started her profession as a marshal earlier than changing into a steward in 2020 and has since constructed a formidable officiating portfolio. Alice has served as an FIA Steward on the WRC Central European Rally in 2024 and within the ERC in each 2024 and this yr. She has additionally labored as an ASN steward in FIA Method 3 and Method E, additional increasing her experience throughout completely different disciplines. Presently, she is the everlasting steward for the Lamborghini Championship in circuit racing and has additionally officiated within the Italian Rally Championship, solidifying her status as an skilled and versatile motorsport official.
Tuta Mionki from Kenya takes on the position of ASN Steward. A trailblazer in Kenyan motorsport, she was the nation’s first feminine rally co-driver within the Kenya Motorsport Premier Class and has competed in nationwide and worldwide occasions since 2012. She gained prominence navigating for Eric Bengi within the Kenya Nationwide Rally Championship and later co-drove for a number of different rally drivers. Tuta has earned a number of accolades, together with the Kenya Motor Sports activities Federation Awards for Finest Co-Driver of the Season in 2015 (Division 3), 2016 (2WD) and 2018 (Group N and Division 1), and was named Kenya Motor Sports activities Character of the Yr in 2018. She is also an FIA High Performance Programme graduate, additional cementing her experience in stewarding and motorsport governance.
Yvonne Gilli from Italy continues her long-standing position as Secretary to the Stewards, marking an unbelievable milestone – her 368th WRC occasion attendance. With a long time of expertise, she stays a key determine in making certain the graceful operation of world rally occasions worldwide.
Supporting the stewards at this week’s Safari Rally Kenya are Maureen Wahu (left) and Ida Tallam (proper), each from Kenya, serving as Assistant Secretaries to the Stewards. Their contributions additional spotlight the rising involvement of Kenyan girls in motorsport officiating, making certain the environment friendly coordination and administration of probably the most difficult rallies on the WRC calendar. Following in Tuta’s footsteps from 2023, Ida is one of 12 new students welcomed to the second cycle of the FIA High Performance Programme, a tailor-made coaching initiative designed to develop the subsequent technology of top-level motorsport officers.
The Safari Rally Kenya’s all-female stewarding panel serves as a strong testomony to the progress being made towards better gender range in motorsport, aligning with the FIA’s ongoing dedication to inclusivity.
