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Thyrsa Eertmans is a 21-year-old Belgian rally driver from Ordingen who’s making serious waves in a sport that still treats women like novelty acts. She’s not here to look pretty in a fire suit—she’s here to win, and she’s got the talent and the hardware to back it up.

EARLY YEARS

Born January 31, 2004, in Sint-Truiden, Belgium, Thyrsa didn’t stumble into rally by accident. Her father, Wim Eertmans, had been car-obsessed since his own youth, building and tinkering with engines like some guys collect vinyl records. The passion was infectious. Growing up in Ordingen, she was handed her love of racing with a silver spoon—or more accurately, a wrench. While other kids were figuring out TikTok, Thyrsa was learning how to read a rally stage and adjust suspension settings with her dad.

Wim didn’t just support his daughter’s racing dreams from the sidelines; he became her closest collaborator. Together, they’d walk rally courses, study every corner, and wrench on her car late into the night. It’s the kind of father-daughter relationship that would make for a solid sports movie—except this one’s real, and she’s actually good.

OTHER INTERESTS

When she’s not behind the wheel or elbow-deep in engine grease, Eertmans is a computer science student. Yes, she’s studying code while also decoding the perfect racing line through a forest stage. It’s the kind of multi-tasking that makes the rest of us look like slackers. The combination of technical thinking and high-speed reflexes isn’t a coincidence—rally drivers need both, and Thyrsa’s got them in spades.

EARLY SUCCESS

Thyrsa started turning heads at 19, competing against “the big boys,” as the Belgian press liked to say—because apparently being young and female in motorsport still qualifies as remarkable in 2023. But she didn’t just show up; she delivered. Racing in a Renault Clio Rally5 with co-driver Justine Demeestere by her side, she quickly proved she had the speed and guts to hang with anyone.

In December 2024, at just 20 years old, she won the RACB Rally Girls shootout, beating five other female rally talents over two intense days of competition. The prize? A seat in the 2025 ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup, driving an Opel Corsa-e Rally for the RACB National Team and Opel Belgium. It was a huge opportunity, and she earned it fair and square—no participation trophies here.

Her 2025 season in the Belgian Rally Championship was equally impressive. She wrapped up the year as the Lady Cup champion and was named the best female pilot of 2025—two prestigious autosport awards that cemented her reputation as one of Belgium’s rising stars. She finished third in the Junior Belgian Rally Championship standings mid-season with 48 points, a solid performance that had people paying attention.

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2024: Won the RACB Rally Girls shootout, earning a spot in the 2025 ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup[1].
• 2025: Named Lady Cup champion and best female pilot of the year[2].
• 2025: Finished third in the Junior Belgian Rally Championship mid-season standings with 48 points[3].
• 2025: Competed in the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup as part of the RACB National Team, the only all-female team in the field[4].
• 2025: Finished 8th at the Central European Rally among 13 competing teams[5].
• 2025: Secured 10th place at Rallye Mont-Blanc Morzine[6].
• 2025: Achieved 2nd place in RC5 and 10th in Belgium Div 2 racing a Renault Clio Rally5[7].

INSPIRATIONS

Her biggest inspiration? Her dad. Wim Eertmans didn’t just teach her how to drive fast—he taught her how to think like a racer. They walk stages together, they work on the car together, and he’s been in her corner from day one. It’s the kind of support system every athlete dreams of, and it shows in her driving. She’s also been coached by Lyssia Baudet, who competed in the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup before her and knows exactly what it takes to succeed at that level.

REPUTATION

Eertmans races with style, guts, and zero interest in being anyone’s feel-good story. She’s not here to inspire little girls (though she probably does); she’s here to beat everyone on the stage. The Belgian rally community has taken notice—she’s not just the talented young woman anymore; she’s a legitimate threat. Her driving is aggressive but smart, her stage times are competitive, and she’s got the kind of confidence that makes you believe her when she says she wants to be Belgian champion.

She’s also earned respect for being the only all-female team competing in the 2025 ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup alongside co-driver Justine Demeestere. That’s not a gimmick—that’s just who they are, and they’re holding their own in a highly competitive international series.

FUTURE GOALS/PLANS

Thyrsa has made it crystal clear: she wants to be a professional rally driver, and she believes she can win the Belgian Rally Championship. Not “maybe someday”—she’s mapping out that path right now. Her ambitions don’t stop at national titles either. Competing in the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup in 2025 is just one step in a broader plan to prove herself on bigger stages. She’s 21, she’s hungry, and she’s done playing around. The goal is simple: make rally her career, not just her hobby.

REFERENCES

[1] Thyrsa Eertmans to compete in the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup – Opel Motorsport

[2] Ordingse Thyrsa Eertmans sluit 2025 af met twee prestigieuze autosportawards – Truiens Nieuws

[3] Mid-Season Report: Junior Belgian Rally Championship – Caneva Rally

[4] Second Half of 2025 ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup ‘powered by GSE’ Season to Start – Stellantis Media

[5] Thyrsa Eertmans: “We sluiten het seizoen af met een positieve noot” – Stellantis Media

[6] Final Results Rallye Mont-Blanc Morzine – Opel e-Rally Cup 2025 – eWRC-results

[7] Eertmans Thyrsa – Driver Profile – eWRC-results

[8] Thyrsa Eertmans (21) wil het maken in de rallywereld – Truineer

[9] Thyrsa Eertmans: het rallytalent uit Ordingen dat niet meer te stoppen is – Truiens Nieuws

[10] 19-jarige Thyrsa Eertmans uit Ordingen rijdt nu al mee met de grote jongens – Truiens Nieuws

[11] Thyrsa Eertmans – Belgian Rally Championship

[12] Thyrsa Eertmans – Opel Belgium