Doriane Pin

Doriane Pin (born 6 January 2004 in Ivry-sur-Seine, France) is a French racing driver who is part of the Iron Dames programme and the Mercedes Junior Team.^[1] She currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGT3 category, as well as racing in F1 Academy with Prema Racing. Additionally, Pin will contest races in the Formula Regional European Championship.

Doriane Pin
Doriane Pin in 2023 at 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps with Prema Racing.
Nationality	French
Born	(2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 20) Ivry-sur-Seine, France
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season	2022
Current team	Iron Dames
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	85
Former teams	Prema Racing (2023)
Starts	10 (10 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	1
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	9th (LMP2) in 2023
Titles, awards and previous series Championship Titles 2022 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro) Awards 2023 FIA WEC "Revelation of the Year" 2022 FFSA "Volant d'or" Previous series 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship 2023 FIA WEC - LMP2 2022 European Le Mans Series 2022 Ferrari Challenge Europe 2021 Ferrari Challenge Europe 2021 GTWC Europe Endurance Cup 2021 Michelin Le Mans Cup – GT3 2020 Renault Clio Cup France

Her most notable accolades include the 2022 title in the Ferrari Challenge Europe, a class win at the 2022 24 Hours of Spa, and victories in multiple Formula 4 series.^[2]

Early career

Karting

Having started karting at the age of nine, Pin began competing in the national championship in 2016.^[3] She remained in the competition for the next three years, finishing 10th and 5th respectively in the junior class before winning the female category in 2019.^[4][5] The Frenchwoman also took part in the FIA Motorsport Games in the Karting Slalom Cup alongside Esteban Masson.

Renault Clio Cup

In 2020, Pin made her car racing debut, competing for GPA Racing in Renault Clio Cup France. She drove in the first three events of the campaign, finishing second in the junior category with a best finish of ninth.

Le Mans Cup

Progressing to full-time competition in 2021, the Frenchwoman moved into the GT3 class of the Le Mans Cup, racing for Iron Lynx alongside Sarah Bovy and Manuela Gostner.^[6] She scored five podiums and finished fifth in the drivers' standings.^[7]

FIA Formula 3

Pin was selected to take part in a one-day FIA Formula 3 test at Magny-Cours in November 2021, alongside fellow Iron Dames racer Maya Weug and W Series drivers Nerea Martí and Irina Sidorkova.^[8]

Ferrari Challenge & ELMS debut

2021

In 2021, Pin made her debut in the Ferrari Challenge Europe in the Pro category, finishing sixth in the season finale at Mugello.

2022

The following year, she remained with Scuderia Niki Hasler - Iron Lynx for a full season of the Ferrari Challenge. Pin would dominate, winning nine out of 14 races, scoring ten pole positions and eleven fastest laps respectively and clinching the title with one round remaining.^[9][10] She later stated that she had "really [grown] during this year", explaining that the season taught her how to better relay feedback to her team.^[11]

European Le Mans Series

After the third round of the 2022 European Le Mans Series campaign, the Frenchwoman replaced Rahel Frey in the all-female Iron Lynx lineup for the remainder of the season.^[12] Despite an early retirement at Barcelona, the squad were able to finish second in the following race at Spa-Francorchamps, where Pin set the fastest lap of the race in the GTE category. The season finale held at the Algarve International Circuit brought even more success for Pin and her teammates, with a pole position being followed up by the team's first victory in the series' history.^[13][14]

WEC & IMSA

2023: LMP2 debut

As a prize for her 2022 season, Pin was invited to take part in the FIA World Endurance Championship rookie test to be held in Bahrain on the day after the last race of the season, where she drove the LMP2 title-winning Jota car.^[15]

 

Pin racing in IMSA at the 2023 6 Hours of The Glen for the Iron Dames.

Pin would make her prototype debut in 2023, partnering Mirko Bortolotti and Daniil Kvyat as the silver-ranked driver of Prema Racing in the WEC.^[16] Having been praised by Bortolotti after the series prologue, the official pre-season test, the Frenchwoman took her first podium of her LMP2 tenure, finishing third after Bortolotti had pitted for fuel from the lead with mere minutes to go.^[17][18][19] The following event at Portimão saw Pin starting from pole position owing to a strong qualifying performance by Bortolotti, though she would lose the lead to Sean Gelael at the start. Following a double stint, the French driver relinquished the car to Kvyat who, along with Bortolotti, ended up taking fourth. During the opening portion of the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Pin took the race lead in mixed weather conditions before dropping to second after an overtake from Tom Blomqvist. She lost second to the #31 WRT car in the pit stop phase, but would soon take back the position she held until the end of her run. Despite strong drives by her two teammates, a three-minute stop-and-go-penalty for a Safety car infringement meant that the #63 ended up tenth by the chequered flag.^[20] At the end of the season, she won the FIA WEC Revelation of the Year Award, becoming the first woman to do so.^[21]

During the same year, Pin partook in three out of four Endurance Cup races in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, racing in the GTD class for the Iron Dames.^[22] She stood out at the season-ending Petit Le Mans race, posting the best laptime averages across the GTD category, though the team would finish three laps down thanks to mechanical troubles.^[23]

2024: LMGT3

With the removal of the LMP2 category from WEC and Prema discontinuing their LMP2 program entirely, Pin would join the Iron Dames for the 2024 FIA WEC season, teaming up with fellow Dames Michelle Gatting and Sarah Bovy in the LMGT3 category.^[24][25] Her season was cut short after Imola by her Formula Regional European Championship campaign, and she was replaced by Rahel Frey for all rounds except Le Mans.^[26]

Single-seater career

Formula 4

South East Asia

Pin made her single-seater debut in 2023, competing in the final two rounds of the Formula 4 SEA Championship with Prema alongside rookies Kean Nakamura-Berta and Tomass Štolcermanis. She took three podiums and a victory in Sepang, finishing second in the championship.^[27]

United Arab Emirates

In 2024, Pin raced for four rounds in the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Prema, finishing tenth in the championship, as well as taking one pole position and a victory in preparation for her F1 Academy campaign that year.^[28]

F1 Academy

Pin entered the 2024 F1 Academy season with Prema Racing, representing Mercedes under the series' Formula One constructor affiliation system. Simultaneously, Pin signed with the Mercedes Junior Team.^[1]

At the first round in Jeddah, she took pole position for both races and led every single lap to claim victory in Races 1 and 2, only missing out on the fastest lap in Race 1 for a grand slam weekend.^[29] Pin was later demoted to ninth in Race 2 having passed the chequered flag twice at racing speed due to a combination of team and driver errors.^[30]

Formula Regional European Championship

2024

Pin will race for Iron Dames once more in the Formula Regional European Championship as part of the series' first all-female lineup alongside Marta García.^[31]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2016	Championnat de France — Minime		20th
	Coupe de France — Minime		14th
	Challenge Rotax Max France — Minime		5th
2017	Championnat de France — Junior	Rosny 93	10th
	Coupe de France — Junior		8th
	IAME International Final — X30 Junior		NC
2018	Championnat de France — Junior		5th
	IAME Finale Nationale — X30 Junior		12th
2019	Championnat de France — Féminin		1st
	FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup	Team France	18th
Sources:^[32]^[33]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2020	Renault Clio Cup France	GPA Racing	6	0	0	0	0	198	14th
2021	Le Mans Cup - GT3	Iron Lynx	6	0	0	0	5	67	5th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am		2	0	0	0	0	17	23rd
	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro)	Scuderia Niki Hasler - Iron Lynx	2	0	0	0	0	9	9th
2022	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro)	Scuderia Niki Hasler - Iron Lynx	14	9	10	11	13	213	1st
	Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro)		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
	FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am	Iron Dames	1	0	0	0	0	1	27th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe		2	0	1	0	1	0	NC†
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo - Grand Finals		2	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	European Le Mans Series - GTE	Iron Lynx	3	1	0	1	2	44	9th
2023	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Iron Dames	3	0	0	0	0	550	42nd
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	Prema Racing	7	0	0	0	1	63	9th
	Formula 4 South East Asia Championship		6	1	0	1	4	82	2nd
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2024	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Prema Racing	12	1	1	1	1	66	10th
	F1 Academy		4	1	2	1	4	65*	2nd*
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Iron Dames	1	0	0	0	0	268*	6th*
	FIA World Endurance Championship - GT3		2	0	0	0	0	6*	11th*
	Formula Regional European Championship

^† As Pin was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

Year	Team	Category	Team-mate/s	Result
2019	Team France	Karting slalom	Esteban Masson	18th

Complete Renault Clio Cup France results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2020	GPA Racing	NOG 1 10	NOG 2 22	MAG 1 10	MAG 2 10	LEC1 1 9	LEC1 2 13	LÉD 1	LÉD 2	BAR 1	BAR 2	LEC2 1	LEC2 2	14th	198

Complete Le Mans Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Rank	Points
2021	Iron Lynx	GT3	BAR DNS	LEC 2	MNZ 2	LMS 2	LMS 3	SPA 3	POR Ret	5th	67

Complete Ferrari Challenge Europe results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2021	Scuderia Niki Hasler - Iron Lynx	Pro	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	BRN 1	BRN 2	VAL 1	VAL 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	MUG 1 6	MUG 2 6	9th	9
2022	Scuderia Niki Hasler - Iron Lynx	Pro	ALG 1 1	ALG 2 1	LEC 1 4	LEC 2 3	HUN 1 1	HUN 2 1	HOC 1 1	HOC 2 1	SIL 1 1	SIL 2 1	MUG 1 3	MUG 2 3	IMO 1 1	IMO 2 2	1st	213

Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali results

Year	Class	Team	Car	Circuit	Pos.
2022	Trofeo Pirelli Pro	Scuderia Niki Hasler - Iron Lynx	Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo	Imola Circuit	3rd

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2022	Iron Dames	LMGTE Am	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	SEB	SPA 10	LMS	MNZ	FUJ	BHR			27th	1
2023	Prema Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEB 2	PRT 4	SPA 10	LMS Ret	MNZ 7	FUJ 10	BHR 5		9th	63
2024	Iron Dames	LMGT3	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10	QAT 8	IMO NC	SPA	LMS	SÃO	COA	FUJ	BHR	11th*	6*

^* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2023	Prema Racing	Mirko Bortolotti   Daniil Kvyat	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	113	DNF	DNF

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2022	Iron Dames	Sarah Bovy   Rahel Frey   Michelle Gatting	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Gold Cup	531	18th	1st
2023	Iron Dames	Sarah Bovy   Rahel Frey   Michelle Gatting	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2	Bronze Cup	151	DNF	DNF

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2022	Iron Lynx	LMGTE	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	LEC	IMO	MNZ	BCN Ret	SPA 2	ALG 1	9th	44

^* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points
2023	Iron Dames	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 18	SEB	LBH	MON	WGL 16	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET 12	42nd	550
2024	Iron Dames	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 6	SEB	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	ELK	IMS	ATL			6th*	268*

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos	Points
2023	Prema Racing	ZZIC1 1	ZZIC1 2	ZZIC1 3	MAC 1	MAC 2	SEP1 1 10	SEP1 2 3	SEP1 3 6	SEP2 1 3	SEP2 2 2	SEP2 3 1	2nd	82

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2024	Prema Racing	YMC1 1 8	YMC1 2 20	YMC1 3 6	YMC2 1 5	YMC2 2 24	YMC2 3 6	DUB1 1 7	DUB1 2 13	DUB1 3 16	YMC3 1 1	YMC3 2 10	YMC3 3 8	DUB2 1	DUB2 2	DUB2 3	10th	66

Complete F1 Academy results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	DC	Points
2024	Prema Racing	JED 1 1	JED 2 9	MIA 1 2	MIA 2 3	CAT 1	CAT 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	SIN 1	SIN 2	LSL 1	LSL 2	ABU 1	ABU 2	2nd*	65*

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2024	Iron Dames	HOC 1	HOC 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	MUG 1	MUG 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	IMO 1	IMO 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	TBD	TBD

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External links

• Profile at Driver Database
• Official website