Women at Le Mans: 1980 - present day

Rahel Frey, Cyndie Allemann, and Natacha Gachnang in 2010

1980 was the last year that female drivers entered the Le Mans 24 Hours in any number, until the 2010 race. That year, representation was increased by the presence of the all-female Matech Ford team. After another fallow period, the Iron Dames and Richard Mille all-female teams have come to the fore.

1980
Marianne Hoepfner/Jean-Marie Almeyras/Patrick Perrier (Porsche 934) - DNF
Anny-Charlotte Verney/Xavier Lapeyre/Jean-Louis Trintignant (Porsche 935 K3/80) - DNF
Lella Lombardi/Mark Thatcher/Don Whittington (Osella PA8 BMW) - DNF

1981
Anny-Charlotte Verney/Ralph Kent-Cooke/Bob Garretson (Porsche 935 K3) - 6th

1982
Anny-Charlotte Verney/Ray Ratcliff/Bob Garretson (Porsche 935 K3) - 11th
Desiré Wilson/Emilio de Villota/Alain de Cadenet (Grid Plaza S1 Ford) - DNF

1983
Desiré Wilson/Axel Plankenhorn/Jürgen Lassig (Porsche 956) - 7th
Anny-Charlotte Verney/Vic Elford/Joel Gouhier (Rondeau M379C Ford) - DNF

1984
Margie Smith-Haas/David Ovey/Paul Smith (Porsche 930) - DNF

1985
Margie Smith-Haas/David Mercer/Jens Winther (URD C83 BMW) - DNF

1989
Lyn St. James/Ray Bellm/Gordon Spice (Spice SE89C Ford) - DNF

1991
Lyn St. James/Cathy Muller/Desiré Wilson (Spice SE90C Ford) - DNF

1992
Tomiko Yoshikawa/Jun Harada/Kenta Shimamura (Spice SE89C Ford) - 15th (not classified)

1993
Tomiko Yoshikawa/Alessandro Gini/Yojiro Temada (Courage C30LM Porsche) - DNF
Lilian Bryner/Enzo Calderari/Luigino Pagotto (Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup) - DNF

1994
Lilian Bryner/Enzo Calderari/Renato Mastropietro (Porsche 911 Carrera RSR) - 9th
Tomiko Yoshikawa/Jun Harada/Masahiko Kondou (Porsche 962C GTi) - 22nd (not classified)

1995
Lilian Bryner/Enzo Calderari/Andreas Fuchs (Porsche 911 GT2) - DNF

1997
Claudia Hürtgen/John Robinson/Hugh Price (Porsche 911 GT2) - 13th
Lilian Bryner/Enzo Calderari/Angelo Zadra (Porsche 911 GT2) - DNF

1998
Claudia Hürtgen/Robert Nearn/Michel Ligonnet (Porsche 911 GT2) - 17th

1999
Claudia Hürtgen/Vincent Vosse/André Ahrle (Porsche 993 GT2) - 20th

2001
Claudia Hurtgen/Chris Gleason/Rick Fairbanks (Lola B2K/40 Nissan) - DNF
Vanina Ickx/Vincent Vosse/Carl Rosenblad (Chrysler Viper GTS-R) - DNF
Milka Duno/John Graham/David Murry (Reynard 01Q Judd) - DNF

2002
Milka Duno/Didier de Radrigues/John Graham (Panoz LMP07 Mugen) - DNF

2003
Vanina Ickx/Patrick Bourdais/Roland Bervillé (Porsche 996 GT3-RS) - 27th

2005
Vanina Ickx/Joao Barbosa/ Martin Short (Dallara LMP Judd) - 16th
Liz Halliday/Gregor Fisken/Sam Hancock (Lola B05/40 AER) - DNF

2006
Liz Halliday/Clint Field/Duncan Dayton (Lola B05/40 AER) - 19th

2007
Liz Halliday/Vitaly Petrov/Romain Iannetta (Courage LC75 AER) - DNF

2008
Vanina Ickx/Joao Barbosa/Stephane Gregoire (Pescarolo 01 Judd) - 11th
Amanda Stretton/Bob Berridge/Gareth Evans (Lola B06/10 AER) - DNF

2009
Vanina Ickx/Jamie Campbell-Walter/Romain Iannetta (Creation CA07 Judd) - 20th

2010
Vanina Ickx/Pierre Ragues/Franck Mailleux (Lola Aston Martin DBR1-2) - DNF
Natacha Gachnang/Cyndie Allemann/Rahel Frey (Ford GT) - DNF

2011
Vanina Ickx/Bas Leinders/Maxime Martin (Lola Aston Martin B09/60) - 7th
Andrea Robertson/David Robertson/David Murry (Ford GT-R Mk.VII) - 26th

2012
Keiko Ihara/Jean-Denis Deletraz/Marc Rostan - (Lola-Nissan B12/80 Coupe) - not classified

2013
Natacha Gachnang/Franck Mailleux/Olivier Lombard - (Morgan LMP2) - 11th
Keiko Ihara/Fabien Giroix/Philippe Haezebrouck - (Lola B12/80 Nissan) - DNF

2014
Keiko Ihara/Pierre Ragues/Ricky Taylor - (Morgan-Judd LMP2) - 14th

2016
Christina Nielsen/Johnny Laursen/Mikkel Mac (Ferrari 458 Italia) - 35th
Ines Taittinger/Remy Striebig/Leo Roussel (Morgan-Nissan) - DNF

2017
Christina Nielsen/Alessandro Balzan/Bret Curtis (Ferrari 488 GTE) - 45th

2018
Christina Nielsen/Fabio Babini/Erik Maris (Porsche 911 RSR) - 34th

2019
Rahel Frey/Manuela Gostner/Michelle Gatting (Ferrari 488) - 39th

2020

Tatiana Calderon/Sophia Florsch/Beitske Visser (Oreca-Gibson GK428) - 13th

Rahel Frey/Manuela Gostner/Michelle Gatting (Ferrari 488) - 34th

2021

Rahel Frey/Michelle Gatting/Sarah Bovy (Ferrari 488) - 36th

Tatiana Calderon/Sophia Florsch/Beitske Visser (Oreca-Gibson GK428) - DNF

2022

Lilou Wadoux/Sebastien Ogier/Charles Milesi (Oreca-07 Gibson GK428) - 13th

Sophia Florsch/Jack Aitken/John Falb (Oreca-07 Gibson GK428) - 25th

Rahel Frey/Michelle Gatting/Sarah Bovy (Ferrari 488 GTE) - 40th

2023

Rahel Frey/Michelle Gatting/Sarah Bovy (Porsche 911 RSR-19) - 30th

Lilou Wadoux/Alessio Rivera/Luis Perez Companc (Ferrari 488) - DNF

Doriane Pin/Daniil Kvyat/Mirko Bortolotti (Oreca-07-Gibson GK428) - DNF

2024

Rahel Frey/Michelle Gatting/Sarah Bovy (Lamborghini Huracan GT3) - 32nd

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