Sarah Bovy

Sarah Bovy
Sarah Bovy
Born	May 15, 1989 (age 37); Liège, Belgium
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2005–present
Known for	Competing with Iron Dames in FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans

Sarah Bovy (born 15 May 1989 in Liège) is a Belgian professional racing driver actively competing with the Iron Dames squad in championships such as the FIA World Endurance Championship and the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Biography

Bovy's motorsport journey began with two years in karting before advancing to Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium. She received mentorship and support from former Formula One competitor Thierry Boutsen through his Boutsen-Ginion outfit, where she participated across GT, touring car, and silhouette racing disciplines. In 2014, financial constraints led her to temporarily step away from racing to focus on earning a Bachelor's degree in Marketing.

Making a comeback in 2015, Bovy secured sponsorship to contest a full season in the Renault Sport Trophy, highlighted by a podium finish at Spa-Francorchamps. The following year, she transitioned into part-time endurance events. In 2017, she aligned with Lamborghini, competing in the Super Trofeo Europe Championship where she placed 14th in the Pro-Am category, and continued participating in endurance races throughout 2018, including achieving second place in class at the 2018 24 Hours of Spa.

In 2019, Bovy served as a reserve driver for the all-female W Series. She took part in three rounds: retiring due to technical difficulties at Zolder, finishing 12th at Misano, and placing 19th at Brands Hatch after early damage. Despite her efforts, she concluded the season near the lower end of the rankings without scoring points.

Iron Dames

Bovy joined the Iron Dames roster in 2021, competing alongside Doriane Pin in the initial rounds of the Michelin Le Mans Cup. She also raced in two events within the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup before stepping into the team's lineup for the final four rounds of the WEC, taking over from Manuela Gostner.

The following year, Bovy partnered with Rahel Frey and Michelle Gatting for a full campaign in the LMGTE Am division of the World Endurance Championship. Additionally, she competed in both the European Le Mans Series and the GTWC Europe Endurance Cup. During the WEC season, Bovy made history as the first female driver to secure pole position in the series, achieving this feat at both Monza and Bahrain. Strong podium results across the final trio of races propelled car #85 to third place in the teams' standings. The squad also captured the Gold Cup title at the 24 Hours of Spa and earned third overall in ELMS, with Bovy converting her pole position at Algarve into a race victory.

Continuing with Iron Dames into the 2023 WEC season, Bovy switched from piloting a Ferrari 488 GTE Evo to driving a Porsche 911 RSR-19. The season commenced strongly at Sebring, where she secured pole position; however, an incident involving Frey caused damage that ended their chances for a win. Although they did not claim pole at Portugal, a clean performance resulted in their first podium of the year with a third-place finish. Subsequent races included top-five results at both Spa and Le Mans, narrowly missing out on a podium at Le Mans due to a slow final pit stop. Bovy earned her second pole position of 2023 during qualifying at Monza, leading early before concluding the race fifth.

Summary of racing career

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Year	Competition	Team	Events	Victories	Pole positions	Fastest laps	Podium finishes	Points scored	Final standing
2005	Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium	Thierry Boutsen Racing	?	?	?	?	?	0	NC
2010	Belgian Touring Car Series - T3 category	DTC Team	2	0	0	0	1	28	18th place
2012	Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am	Boutsen Ginion Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2013	Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am	GPR AMR	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2015	Renault Sport Trophy - Prestige	Monlau Competición	2	0	0	1	1	19	11th place
2015	2015 24H Series - A3T class
2016	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am	Leipert Motorsport	10	0	0	0	0	16	14th place
	Altran
	Altran	2017	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Attempto Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge	1	2017	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2018-19	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 category	N24	1	0	0	0	0	6	12th place
2019	W Series	Hitech Grand Prix	2	0	0	0	0	0	19th place
rowspan="4" 2021	align=left Le Mans Cup - GT3 class	align=left rowspan="4" Iron Lynx	2	0	0	0	2	36	10th place
align=left European Le Mans Series - LMGTE category	2	0	0	0	2	30	14th place
align=left FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am category	4	0	0	0	0	30	14th place
align=left GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	2	0	0	0	0	17	23rd place
rowspan="5" 2022	align=left FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am class	rowspan="4" align="left" Iron Dames	5	0	2	0	3	92	5th place
align=left GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
align=left Intercontinental GT Challenge	1	0	0	0	0	0 /! */
align=left 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am class	1	0	0	0	0 /!N/A/	7th place
align=left European Le Mans Series - LMGTE class	align=left Iron Lynx	6	1	1	1	2 /!70/ style="background:#FFDF9F;" 3rd place
rowspan="5" 2023	align=left FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am category	rowspan="5" align="left" Iron Dames	7	1 /!3/ /!0/ /!2/ /!118/ style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd place

^* Current season ongoing.

Full W Series results

(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	Final Position	Points Scored
2019	Hitech GP	HOC PO	ZOL DNS	MIS 12	NRM PO	ASN PO	BRH 19	19th	0

Full 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2021	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Iron Lynx	Template:Country data CHE Template:Namespace detect showall Rahel Frey Template:Country data DNK Template:Namespace detect showall Michelle Gatting	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Amateur	332	36th overall	9th in class
2022	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall (Iron Dames)	Template:Country data CHE Template:Namespace detect showall Rahel Frey Template:Country data DNK Template:Namespace detect showall Michelle Gatting	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Amateur	339	40th overall	7th in class
2023	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall (Iron Dames)	Template:Country data CHE Template:Namespace detect showall Rahel Frey Template:Country data DNK Template:Namespace detect showall Michelle Gatting	Porsche 911 RSR-19	GTE Amateur	312	30th overall	4th in class
2024	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall (Iron Dames)	Template:Country data CHE Template:Namespace detect showall Rahel Frey Template:Country data DNK Template:Namespace detect showall Michelle Gatting	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	LMGT3	279	32nd overall	5th in class

Full European Le Mans Series results

((key)) (Events in bold signify pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Category	Chassis Model	Engine Type	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Overall Rank	Points Total

|- | 2021 European Le Mans Series || Iron Lynx || LMGTE || Ferrari 488 GTE Evo || Ferrari F154CB Turbo V8 || CAT || RBR || LEC || MNZ || style="background:#FFDF9F;" | SPA
3rd || style="background:#FFDF9F;" | ALG
3rd ||14th||30 |- |2022 European Le Mans Series||Iron Lynx||LMGTE||Ferrari 488 GTE Evo||Ferrari F154CB Turbo V8|| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | LEC
4th || style="background:#DFFFDF;" | IMO
8th || style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MNZ
5th || style="background:#EFCFFF;" | CAT
Retired || style="background:#DFDFDF;" | SPA
2nd || style="background:#FFFFBF;" | ALG
Winner || style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3rd overall||style="background:#FFDF9F;" |70 |- |2024 European Le Mans Series||(Iron Dames)||LMGT3||Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)||Porsche M97/80 Flat-6|| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | CAT
Retired || style="background:#DFFFDF;" | LEC
4th || style="background:#FFFFBF;" | IMO
Winner || style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SPA
Retired || style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MUG
7th || style="background:#DFDFDF;" | ALG
2nd ||4th place||65 |- |2025 European Le Mans Series||(Iron Dames)||LMGT3||Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)||Porsche M97/80 Flat-6|| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | CAT
Winner || style="background:#DFFFDF;" | LEC
7th || style="background:#DFFFDF;" | IMO
9th || SPA || SIL || ALG ||style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3rd*||style="background:#FFDF9F;" |33*|} ^* Current season underway.

Full FIA World Endurance Championship Results

(Legend) (Entries bolded represent pole positions) (Entries in italics denote fastest laps)

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Powertrain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Standing	Points
2021	Iron Lynx	LMGTE Am	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbocharged V8	SPA	ALG	MNZ 8th	LMS 6th	FUJ 8th	BHR 8th		14th	30
2022	Iron Dames	LMGTE Am	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbocharged V8	SEB 5th	SPA	LMS 6th	MNZ 2nd	FUJ 2nd	BHR 3rd		5th	92
2023	Iron Dames	LMGTE Am	Porsche 911 RSR-19	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 engine	SEB 8th	ALG 3rd	SPA 5th	LMS 4th	MNZ 5th	FUJ 4th	BHR 1st	2nd	118

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Powertrain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Standing	Points
2024	Iron Dames	LMGT3	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini DGF V10, 5.2 L	QAT 8th	IMO NC	SPA 5th	LMS 4th	SÃO Retired	COA 13th	FUJ 5th	BHR 10th	8th	54
2025	Iron Dames	LMGT3	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche Flat-6, 4.2 L	2025 Qatar 1812 km	2025 6 Hours of Imola	2025 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps	2025 24 Hours of Le Mans 10th	2025 6 Hours of São Paulo	2025 Lone Star Le Mans	2025 6 Hours of Fuji	2025 8 Hours of Bahrain	26th*	2*

^* Current season underway.

Full IMSA SportsCar Championship Results

(Legend) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; those in italics represent fastest lap)

Season	Team	Category	Vehicle	Powertrain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final Standing	Total Points
2023	Iron Dames	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 engine	DAY 18	SEB 11	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET	45th place	368 points
2024	Iron Dames	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 engine	DAY 6	SEB 20	LBH	LGA	WGL 15	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS 18	PET 13		39th position	918 points
2025	Iron Dames	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 engine	DAY 8	SEB 11	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET		8th place*	471 points*

^* Current season underway.

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