Iron Lynx Explained

Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab is an Italian auto racing team founded by Andrea Piccini, Deborah Mayer, Claudio Schiavoni and Sergio Pianezzola.[1] The team is based in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. They operate Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 sports cars in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, GT World Challenge Europe, and FIA World Endurance Championship.

History

2019

In 2019, Iron Lynx began the "Iron Dames" project, focused on supporting and promoting women in motorsport.

2020

At the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans, Iron Lynx entered two cars, including an all-female line-up in the #85 Ferrari, driven by Rahel Frey, Manuela Gostner and Michelle Gatting.[2] In October 2020, Rino Mastronardi won the GT3 Drivers Championship for Iron Lynx in the Michelin Le Mans Cup[3] to earn an automatic invitation to the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans.

2021

In 2021, Iron Lynx entered the FIA World Endurance Championship for the first time.[4] In September 2021, it was confirmed that Iron Lynx will be collaborating with Prema Powerteam to enter an Oreca 07 in the World Endurance Championship LMP2 class for 2022.[5] On October 24, 2021, Iron Lynx clinched the LMGTE teams championship in European Le Mans, earning them an automatic invitation to the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans.[6] [7] On November 20, 2021, Michelle Gatting became the first female champion of the Ferrari Challenge.[8] [9] [10] Iron Lynx also won the Michelin Le Mans Cup teams championship for the second year running to earn a second automatic invitation to the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans.[11]

2022

On January 12, 2022, Iron Lynx announced that they would enter 2 cars in the GTE Am class of the World Endurance Championship for 2022. Both entries ran the Ferrari 488 GTE Evo, with Claudio Schiavoni returning for the #65 entry while Rahel Frey returned for the #85 Iron Dames entry.[12] On February 16, Iron Lynx announced that Giancarlo Fisichella and Matteo Cressoni would join the WEC campaign, while Davide Rigon joined the ELMS campaign, and Doriane Pin, Arno Dahlmeyer, Marco Pulcini, and Claudio Schiavoni all joined the Ferrari Challenge. The Iron Dames began racing under their own license, fielding a team of Frey, Gatting, and Sarah Bovy in WEC, ELMS, and GTWC Europe Gold Cup.[13] The team continued to support drivers in F4 and karting, with Matteo Pianezzola representing the team in karting, while Maya Weug entering select ADAC F4 rounds, as well as a full season in Italian F4 alongside Ivan Domingues and Nicola Lacorte.[14]

Iron Lynx entered 4 cars in the LMGTE category of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with a best finish of 7th in class for the #85 Iron Dames car.[15] Sarah Bovy became the first woman to claim a pole position in WEC history, qualifying first at both Monza and Bahrain.[16] [17] Three podiums in the series helped the Iron Dames clinch third place in the GTE Am category.[18] The Iron Dames finished the GTWS Europe season in second in the Gold Cup, with a class victory at the 24 Hours of Spa and a pole position at the final race in Barcelona.[19] The #71 Iron Lynx entry finished second in the Pro class, with one win, four podiums, and two pole positions, while the #51 finished seventh with one podium.[20] In the European Le Mans Series, both entries took a class victory, with the #85 finishing third and the #60 finishing fourth in the LMGTE teams championship.[21] Doriane Pin took a dominant victory in the Ferrari Challenge, winning nine of fourteen races, with thirteen podiums, ten pole positions, and eleven fastest laps.[22]

2023

On November 6, 2022, Iron Lynx announced they became the Lamborghini factory team from 2023. They entered the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO 2 of the IMSA Sportscar Championship and GT World Challenge for 2023. Iron Lynx also entered the FIA World Endurance Championship, using two Porsche 911 RSR-19s as Lamborghini does not actively manufacture a car under GTE specifications.

2024

In 2024, Iron Lynx made the move to competing with the new Lamborghini SC63 Hypercar in the IMSA Sports Car Championship in the GTP class, appearing at the 72nd annual 12 Hours of Sebring where they scored a 7th place finish. Additionally, with the demise of LMGTE regulations at the end of 2023, the team also ran a pair of Huracán GT3 EVO 2s in the World Endurance Championship under the new LMGT3 class. Iron Dames also entered the Formula Regional European Championship for the first time, with Marta García and Doriane Pin racing for them.[23]

Current Iron Dames drivers

! Driver! Began! Current series! Titles as Iron Dames driver
Rahel Frey[24] 2020FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD
European Le Mans Series - LMGT3
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
None as Iron Dames driver
Michelle Gatting2020FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD
European Le Mans Series - LMGT3
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro)
Sarah Bovy2021FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD
European Le Mans Series - LMGT3
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
None as Iron Dames driver
Doriane Pin[25] 2021IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3
Formula Regional European Championship
F1 Academy
Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro)
Natàlia Granada[26] 2023IAME Euro Series
Spanish Championship (CEK)
None as Iron Dames driver
Sarah Rumeau[27] 2024French Rally Championship
French Gravel Rally Championship
None as Iron Dames driver
Julie Amblard2024French Rally Championship
French Gravel Rally Championship
None as Iron Dames driver
Célia Martin[28] 2024Michelin Le Mans CupNone as Iron Dames driver
Karen Gaillard2024Michelin Le Mans CupNone as Iron Dames driver
Mia Oger[29] 2024Karting (OKJ)None as Iron Dames driver
Victoria Farfus2024Karting (OKJ)
Champions of the Future Academy
None as Iron Dames driver
Marta García[30] 2024Formula Regional European ChampionshipNone as Iron Dames driver

Current series results

24 Hours of Le Mans

YearEntrantNo.CarDriversClassLaps
2019 Kessel Racing60Ferrari 488 GTE Claudio Schiavoni
Sergio Pianezzola
Andrea Piccini
LMGTE Am32446th13th
83 Manuela Gostner
Rahel Frey
Michelle Gatting
33039th9th
2020 Iron Lynx60Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Sergio Pianezzola
Paolo Ruberti
Claudio Schiavoni
LMGTE Am33137th11th
75 Matteo Cressoni
Rino Mastronardi
Andrea Piccini
211DNFDNF
85 Rahel Frey
Michelle Gatting
Manuela Gostner
33234th9th
2021 Iron Lynx60Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Raffaele Giammaria
Paolo Ruberti
Claudio Schiavoni
LMGTE Am33530th4th
80 Matteo Cressoni
Callum Ilott
Rino Mastronardi
33827th3rd
85 Sarah Bovy
Rahel Frey
Michelle Gatting
33236th9th
2022 Iron Lynx60Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Alessandro Balzan
Raffaele Giammaria
Claudio Schiavoni
LMGTE Am289NCNC
75 Pierre Ehret
Christian Hook
Nicolás Varrone
32453rd17th
80 Matteo Cressoni
Giancarlo Fisichella
Richard Heistand
33646th13th
Iron Dames85 Sarah Bovy
Rahel Frey
Michelle Gatting
33940th7th
2023 Iron Lynx60Porsche 911 RSR-19 Matteo Cressoni
Alessio Picariello
Claudio Schiavoni
LMGTE Am28DNFDNF
Iron Dames85 Sarah Bovy
Rahel Frey
Michelle Gatting
31230th4th
2024 Lamborghini Iron Lynx19Lamborghini SC63 Matteo Cairoli
Andrea Caldarelli
Romain Grosjean
Hypercar30913th13th
63 Mirko Bortolotti
Daniil Kvyat
Edoardo Mortara
30910th10th
Proton Competition9Oreca 07-Gibson Macéo Capietto
Jonas Ried
Bent Viscaal
LMP286DNFDNF
Iron Lynx60Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Matteo Cressoni
Franck Perera
Claudio Schiavoni
LMGT325844th16th
Iron Dames85 Sarah Bovy
Rahel Frey
Michelle Gatting
27932nd5th

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers12345678Pts
2021 Iron LynxLMGTE Am60Ferrari 488 GTE EvoFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 Claudio Schiavoni
Matteo Cressoni
Andrea Piccini
Raffaele Giammaria
Paolo Ruberti
Rino Mastronardi
SPA
POR
MON
LMN
BHR
BHR
7th63.5
85 Rahel Frey
Manuela Gostner
Katherine Legge
Michelle Gatting
Sarah Bovy
SPA
POR
MON
LMN
BHR
BHR
10th46
2022 Iron LynxLMGTE Am60Ferrari 488 GTE EvoFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 Claudio Schiavoni
Matteo Cressoni
Giancarlo Fisichella
Alessandro Balzan
Raffaele Giammaria
SEB
SPA
LMN
MON
FUJ
BHR
12th25
Iron Dames85 Rahel Frey
Sarah Bovy
Michelle Gatting
Christina Nielsen
Doriane Pin
SEB
SPA
LMN
MON
FUJ
BHR
3rd93
2023 Iron LynxLMGTE Am60Porsche 911 RSR-19Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 Claudio Schiavoni
Matteo Cressoni
Alessio Picariello
SEB
POR
SPA
LMN
MON
FUJ
BHR
13th30
Iron Dames85 Sarah Bovy
Michelle Gatting
Rahel Frey
SEB
POR
SPA
LMN
MON
FUJ
BHR
2nd118
2024 Lamborghini Iron LynxHypercar63Lamborghini SC63Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8 Mirko Bortolotti
Daniil Kvyat
Edoardo Mortara
Andrea Caldarelli
QAT
IMO
SPA
LMN
SAPCOTAFUJBHR8th11
Iron LynxLMGT360Lamborghini Hurácan GT3 Evo 2Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 Matteo Cressoni
Franck Perera
Claudio Schiavoni
QAT
IMO
SPA
LMN
SAPCOTAFUJBHR12th15*
Iron Dames85 Sarah Bovy
Michelle Gatting
Doriane Pin
Rahel Frey
QAT
IMO
SPA
LMN
SAP
COTAFUJBHR6th41*

* Season still in progress

European Le Mans Series

YearEntrantClassNoChassisDrivers123456Pts
2019 Kessel RacingLMGTE60Ferrari 488 GTE
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo
Claudio Schiavoni
Giacomo Piccini
Sergio Pianezzola
Nicola Cadei
Andrea Piccini
David Perel
LEC
MNZ
BAR
SIL
SPA
POR
6th50
83 Manuela Gostner
Michelle Gatting
Rahel Frey
LEC
MNZ
BAR
SIL
SPA
POR
4th68
2020 Iron LynxLMGTE60Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Claudio Schiavoni
Rino Mastronardi
Sergio Pianezzola
Nicklas Nielsen
Andrea Piccini
RIC
SPA
LEC
MNZ
POR
7th35
83 Manuela Gostner
Michelle Gatting
Rahel Frey
RIC
SPA
LEC
MNZ
POR
4th61
2021 Iron LynxLMGTE60Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Paolo Ruberti
Claudio Schiavoni
Giorgio Sernagiotto
CAT
RBR
LEC
MNZ
SPA
POR
8th50
80 Matteo Cressoni
Rino Mastronardi
Miguel Molina
CAT
RBR
LEC
MNZ
SPA
POR
1st126
83 Manuela Gostner
Michelle Gatting
Rahel Frey
Sarah Bovy
CAT
RBR
LEC
MNZ
SPA
POR
7th50
2022 Iron LynxLMGTE60Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Matteo Cressoni
Davide Rigon
Claudio Schiavoni
LEC
IMO
MNZ
CAT
SPA
POR
4th63
83 Doriane Pin
Michelle Gatting
Rahel Frey
Sarah Bovy
LEC
IMO
MNZ
CAT
SPA
POR
3rd70
2023 Iron LynxLMGTE60Porsche 911 RSR-19 Matteo Cairoli
Matteo Cressoni
Claudio Schiavoni
CAT
LEC
ARA
SPA
ALG
POR
3rd80
2024 Iron Lynx – ProtonLMP29Oreca 07 Matteo Cairoli
Macéo Capietto
Jonas Ried
BAR
LEC
IMO
SPAMUGPOR16th*2*
Proton CompetitionLMGT360Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Julien Andlauer
Matteo Cressoni
Claudio Schiavoni
BAR
LEC
IMO
SPAMUGPOR9th*17*
Iron Dames85 Michelle Gatting
Rahel Frey
Sarah Bovy
BAR
LEC
IMO
SPAMUGPOR3th*40*
Iron Lynx63Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Andrea Caldarelli
Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Axcil Jefferies
BAR
LEC
IMO
SPAMUGPOR1st*48*

* Season still in progress

Le Mans Cup

YearEntrantClassNoChassisDrivers1234567Pts
2020 Iron LynxGT38Ferrari 488 GT3 Nicklas Nielsen
Giacomo Piccini
Rino Mastronardi
RIC
SPA
LEC
LMS
LMS
MNZ
POR
1st132
9 Deborah Mayer
Emanuele Maria Tabacchi
Paolo Ruberti
Michelle Gatting
Niccolò Schirò
Murad Sultanov
RIC
SPA
LEC
LMS
LMS
MNZ
POR
7th33
77 Claudio Schiavoni
Andrea Piccini
Matt Griffin
RIC
SPA
LEC
LMS
LMS
MNZ
POR
6th48
2021 Iron LynxGT38Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Rino Mastronardi
Paolo Ruberti
Gabriele Lancieri
Logan Sargeant
Rory Penttinen
BAR
LEC
MNZ
LMS
LMS
SPA
POR
1st148
9 Manuela Gostner
Sarah Bovy
Doriane Pin
BAR
LEC
MNZ
LMS
LMS
SPA
POR
3rd67
2023 Iron LynxGT360Lamborghini Hurácan GT3 Evo 2 Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Vincent Abril
BAR
LMS
LMS
LEC
ARASPA
POR
6th48
2024 Iron DamesGT385Lamborghini Hurácan GT3 Evo 2 Célia Martin
Karen Gaillard
BAR
LEC
LMS
LMS
SPAMUGPOR6th*27*

* Season still in progress

Formula Regional European Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2024Tatuus F3 T-318 Marta García80000025th*10th*
Doriane Pin40000033rd*

Former series results

Italian F4 Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2019Tatuus F4-T014 Hamda Al Qubaisi60000042ndNC
Amna Al Qubaisi210000031st
2020Tatuus F4-T014 Leonardo Fornaroli2000111089th5th
Yaroslav Shervyrtalov50000036th
Hamda Al Qubaisi190000325th11th
2021Tatuus F4-T014 Kacper Sztuka210000036th†5th
Leonardo Fornaroli2112371805th
Pietro Armanni210000825th
Maya Weug210000035th
2022Tatuus F4-T421 Ivan Domingues1901002115th6th
Nicola Lacorte80000128th
Maya Weug2000003614th5th
† Shared results with other team

ADAC Formula 4 Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2020Tatuus F4-T014 Leonardo Fornaroli300000NC†N/A†
Hamda Al Qubaisi300000NC†
2021Tatuus F4-T014 Leonardo Fornaroli600010NC†N/A†
Pietro Armanni300000NC†
Maya Weug300000NC†
2022Tatuus F4-T421 Maya Weug600000NC†N/A†
† Ineligible to score points.

Timeline

Current series
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe2018–2019, 2022–present
Le Mans Cup2020–2021, 2023–present
European Le Mans Series2019–present
FIA World Endurance Championship2021–present
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup2021–present
IMSA SportsCar Championship2023–present
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia2023–present
French Rally Championship2024–present
Ligier European Series2024–present
Formula Regional European Championship2024–present
Former Series
SuperCars Series Trophy2019
Italian F4 Championship2019–2022
ADAC Formula 42020–2022
Ferrari Challenge Europe2020–2022
Italian GT Championship2019, 2021, 2023
GT2 European Series2023

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IRON LYNX | Motorsport Lab. Iron Lynx.
  2. Web site:
    1. 85 - Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - FIA World Endurance Championship
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  3. Web site: IRON LYNX ARE MICHELIN LE MANS CUP 2020 CHAMPIONS WITH PICCINI AND MASTRONARDI. ANDREA PICCINI TAKES SUPER POLE IN THE EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES. | Ironlynx News. 2021-11-25. 2021-11-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20211125200650/https://www.ironlynx.it/news/iron-lynx-are-michelin-le-mans-cup-2020-champions-with-piccini-and-mastronardi-andrea-piccini-takes-super-pole-in-the-european-le-mans-series/. dead.
  4. Web site: Iron Lynx and Iron Dames launch the 2021 season. www.ferrari.com.
  5. Web site: Prema to join WEC LMP2 ranks with Iron Lynx partnership. www.autosport.com. September 2021 .
  6. Web site: LMGTE – Iron Lynx are Crowned 2021 Champions with Victory in Portimão - ELMS.
  7. Web site: Who has booked their place on the 2022 24 Hours of le Mans grid?.
  8. Web site: MICHELLE GATTING MAKES HISTORY BECOMING THE FIRST FEMALE CHAMPION OF FERRARI CHALLENGE TROFEO PIRELLI | Ironlynx News. 2021-11-25. 2021-11-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20211125012921/https://www.ironlynx.it/news/michelle-gatting-makes-history-becoming-the-first-female-champion-of-ferrari-challenge-trofeo-pirelli/. dead.
  9. Web site: Michelle Gatting Wins Ferrari Challenge Europe Trofeo Pirelli | dailysportscar.com. www.dailysportscar.com.
  10. Web site: Gatting becomes Ferrari Challenge's first-ever female champion. www.motorsport.com. 20 November 2021 .
  11. Web site: Let's celebrate the 2021 champions - LMC.
  12. Web site: Iron Lynx returns to FIA WEC for 2022. 12 January 2022 .
  13. Web site: 2022-02-16 . IRON LYNX AND IRON DAMES ANNOUNCE 2022 CAMPAIGNS AND DRIVER LINE-UP . 2024-06-14 . Iron Lynx . en.
  14. Web site: 2022-03-31 . Iron Lynx announces Formula 4 and karting program for 2022 . 2024-06-14 . Iron Lynx . en.
  15. Web site: 2022-04-29 . Iron Lynx and Iron Dames announce biggest 24 Hours of Le Mans entry to date . 2024-06-14 . Iron Lynx . en.
  16. Web site: Dumas Claims Pole At Monza For Glickenhaus . 2024-06-14 . www.dailysportscar.com.
  17. Web site: Euwema . Davey . 2022-11-11 . Hartley Puts No. 8 Toyota into Points Lead With Bahrain Pole – Sportscar365 . 2024-06-14 . sportscar365.com . en-US.
  18. Web site: CECCHI . ALICE . 2022-11-15 . WEC: 2022 season ends with podium for Iron Dames, top-10 for Wadoux . 2024-06-14 . Racers . en.
  19. Web site: RACERS . 2022-08-01 . Iron Dames take first historic win at Spa 24 Hours . 2024-06-14 . Racers . en.
  20. Web site: 2022-10-05 . The Weekend Roundup: Barcelona . 2024-06-14 . Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS . en-GB.
  21. Web site: Historic maiden win for the Iron Dames . 2024-06-14 . 24h-lemans.com . en.
  22. Web site: 2022-10-09 . Doriane Pin becomes second female Ferrari Challenge Europe Trofeo Pirelli champion with Iron Dames . 2024-06-14 . Iron Lynx . en.
  23. Web site: 2024-04-18 . IRON DAMES IRON DAMES PROJECT STEPS INTO FRECA WITH A STELLAR FEMALE LINE-UP . 2024-06-14 . IRON DAMES . en.
  24. Web site: 2024-02-13 . IRON DAMES THE IRON DAMES ANNOUNCE FULL 2024 LINE-UP, SHOWCASING UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH AND DETERMINATION . 2024-06-10 . IRON DAMES . en.
  25. Web site: 2021-03-31 . Dorianne Pin to race with the Iron Dames for the 2021 season .
  26. Web site: 2023-02-01 . Iron Dames opens a new chapter supporting young female racers in karting . 2024-06-10 . Iron Lynx . en.
  27. Web site: Wood . Izzy . 2024-01-15 . Iron Lynx enters French Rally Championship . 2024-06-10 . Professional Motorsport World . en-US.
  28. Web site: 2024-01-30 . Iron Dames welcome Gaillard and Martin for Le Mans Cup campaign . 2024-06-10 . Motorsport Week . en-GB.
  29. Web site: 2024-04-04 . IRON DAMES IRON DAMES WELCOMES TWO YOUNG TALENTS, VICKY FARFUS AND MIA OGER, TO ITS RACING FAMILY . 2024-06-10 . IRON DAMES . en.
  30. Web site: 2024-04-16 . IRON DAMES IRON DAMES WELCOMES MARTA GARCIA AS THE NEWEST ADDITION TO ITS WIDE RANGE OF TALENT . 2024-06-10 . IRON DAMES . en.