First step for a new Iron Dames era at Sepang

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Dec 6

📷 © Luc Warnotte at 24 Hours of Le Mans 2023. Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting and Sarah Bovy with Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT3 R.

As we already announced November 21st the Iron Dames will be back with a Porsche 911 LMGT3 R in the World Endurance Championship. The Iron Dames and Porsche extend their cooperation to ALMS, ELMS and IMSA with renewed teams starting this weekend at Sepang.

ALMS - ELMS start at Sepang

As they did this 2024 season, the Iron Dames will compete next season at the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 R fielded by Proton Competition in European Le Mans Series (ELMS). With Sarah Bovy being promoted as silver driver by FIA, the lineup had to be changed with Celia Martin as new bronze driver. Michelle Gatting, promoted as Porsche contracted driver, remains in the seat of the #85 Porsche as well as Bovy. The trio will also compete in the Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) starting this weekend at Sepang.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at 4 Hours of Mugello 2024. Frey-Gatting-Bovy with Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT3 R.

Sarah Bovy (Porsche 911 GT3 #85): “This races in Sepang will be the last of 2024 and first of 2025. That makes this first round of ALMS extra special for us. I can’t wait to see our trio working together for the first time and I’m looking forward to meet with our Proton crew on the track.”

Michelle Gatting (Porsche 911 GT3 #85): “Super excited to be racing in the Asian Le Mans Series. It’s a championship I’ve always followed closely from home and now we get the chance to race in it ourselves. I can’t wait to share the cockpit with Sarah and Celia. I feel very confident that we can do well all together and prepare for 2025.”

Celia Martin (Porsche 911 GT3 #85): “Looking forward to the ALMS with Sarah and Michi with Proton Competition. It was looking promising at the ELMS Rookie Test and I am sure I am gonna be in good hands with all them to prepare the 2025 season.” Source: Proton Competition.

No lineup change in IMSA with Porsche

Michelle Gatting, Rahel Frey and Sarah Bovy will participate to the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup with a Porsche 911 GT3 R fielded by Proton Competition.

New lineup in WEC LMGT3.

The first only 100% female team (the Iron Dames) to clinch victory in a WEC LMGTE race (Bahrain 2023), will participate to the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with a Manthey Racing Porsche 911 LMGT3 R and a new lineup: Michelle Gatting, Rahel Frey and Celia Martin.

📷 © Luc Warnotte during FIA WEC season 2023 at 4 Le Mans, Monza, Portimao, Spa-Francorchamps and Sebring. Frey-Gatting-Bovy with Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT3 R.