Aliyyah Koloc makes racing in both endurance sports cars and off-road rallies look easy

Koloc makes racing in both endurance sports cars and off-road rallies look easy

Aliyyah Koloc has had quite a whirlwind life in her 18 years of living. Until three years ago, she was on a straight path to becoming a professional tennis player. But then injury struck. And Aliyyah had to look for an alternative to her beloved tennis. That’s when she discovered race cars.

Today, she is a professional race driver. And if that wasn’t unusual enough, she isn’t just concentrating on one series. Aliyyah is driving in sports cars endurance racing as well as off-road rallies. You couldn’t find two motorsport series more opposed than that. So how does she do it – and why?

“My father was a two-times European truck champion in the 90s, so I have grown up with motorsport. But since I started racing three years ago, I have tried a lot of different cars and series, like trucks, Can- Ams, short GT sprint races, endurance GT and rally raids.

The 18-year-old’s first time in a GT car was at a private test in Most in 2020 in a Mercedes GT3. At the time, she drove in the French Truck Championship. “All I remember is spinning. I was very stressed.

I like the contrast between the two. Endurance racing is team work and long-term strategy but it is also quite chaotic as positions change constantly. Off-road rallying is challenging as you are alone with your co-driver for long periods of time in the middle of nowhere where anything can happen.

Aliyyah knows that long-term she has to make a decision as it will become increasingly difficult to run in two series as different as endurance GT and offroad-rallying. “At the moment, I enjoy being able to race in both categories. But I know I have to make a decision at some point. However, I can’t’ make that choice just yet. I like both.”

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