Pin will be a part of Iron Dames regulars Michelle Gatting and Sarah Bovy aboard the #85 entry after contesting the complete WEC in 2023 with the Iron Lynx-affiliated Prema LMP2 squad now working Lamborghini’s single SC63 LMDh within the Hypercar class.
She took a greatest end of third, alongside Lambo manufacturing unit drivers Mirko Bortolotti and Daniil Kvyat, at Sebring in her maiden season of prototype racing.
The French 20-year-old, who replaces Iron Dames undertaking supervisor Rahel Frey within the line-up that gained the ultimate GTE Am race in Bahrain final season, has expertise within the Huracan GT3 Evo 2 from getting into three rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship final season, in addition to the 2023 Spa 24 Hours.
Along with Gatting, Frey and Bovy –- who claimed three WEC class poles final yr because the Dames completed the season second within the GTE Am standings – Pin completed sixth within the GTD class eventually weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours.
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#83 Iron Dames Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2: Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting, Sarah Bovy, Doriane Pin
She is going to mix her WEC outings with representing Prema within the F1 Academy sequence, having been added to the Mercedes junior roster earlier this month.
Iron Lynx group principal Andrea Piccini stated: “Doriane’s progress in the previous couple of years has been distinctive and I’m thrilled to have her racing with us this yr.
“She is an unimaginable expertise and can complement each Sarah and Michelle’s strengths massively.”
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In the meantime, DTM race winner Franck Perera will make his WEC debut as a part of the #60 line-up run underneath the Iron Lynx banner.
The works Lamborghini driver, a Daytona 24 class winner in 2018, will associate group regulars Matteo Cressoni and Claudio Schiavoni, who raced collectively final season within the GTE Am class.
Perera made the latest of 4 outings for Iron Lynx in IMSA at Daytona, ending seventh after shedding time to a punctured radiator.
“Having already labored with Franck in the US, I’m very glad to have him be a part of our group on the worldwide stage,” added Piccini.
