| Maxine Wahome | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Kenyan |
| Born | 21 December 1997 Kenya |
Maxine Wahome (born 21 December 1997) is a Kenyan motocross rider and racing driver.
| Maxine Wahome | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | 21 December 1997 Kenya |
Maxine Wahome (born 21 December 1997) is a Kenyan motocross rider and racing driver.
Maxine, daughter of retired Kenyan rally driver Jimmy Wahome and sister of rally driver Jeremy Wahome, she started out as a motocross participant at an early age before scaling up to autocross and rally.
In March 2022, she won the inaugural Lioness Rally in Kasarani [1] [2]
In June 2022, she made her maiden appearance in the Safari Rally held in Naivasha and went on to win the WRC3 class. [3] [4] [5] She was navigated by co-driver Waigwa Murage.
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maxine Wahome | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | MON | SWE | CRO | POR | ITA | KEN 17 | EST | FIN | BEL | GRE | NZL | ESP | JPN | NC | 0 |
In December 2022, Wahome was charged with assault and later murder following an altercation with her boyfriend, fellow rally driver Asad Khan, left him with leg injuries that ultimately proved fatal. [6] [7] Wahome was released on bail, but was dropped from the Safari Rally's Young Rally Stars Programme as a result of the upgraded charge. [8] Wahome's defence claimed that Khan was abusive towards her, other partners and neighbours, and had injured himself in the altercation. [9] [10]
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