GIANNA PASCOAL Demands Equal Treatment as Africa Plans New Championship

August 25, 2026

• GIANNA PASCOAL, 16, challenges African motorsport federations planning a six-race continental championship to eliminate separate gender classifications, arguing helmet-on competition proves motorsport’s gender neutrality makes post-race separation illogical and perception-distorting.
• The Investchem MSA Formula 4 competitor criticizes how second-place overall finishers can claim first in female rankings, creating false narratives that undermine actual race winners regardless of gender identity.
• PASCOAL supports female development initiatives like More Than Equal Programme that helped her career, but insists they must serve as bridges to main grids, not permanent separate categories for women competitors.
• Heading to Angola karting event in October, she’s leveraging the continental federation gathering to advocate that Africa’s new racing pathway include women from inception, not as afterthoughts to established frameworks.

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