Iron Lynx
This article needs to be updated.(November 2021) |
Founded | 2017 |
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Team principal(s) | Andrea Piccini |
Founder(s) |
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Current series | IMSA SportsCar Championship GT World Challenge Europe FIA World Endurance Championship European Le Mans Series Formula Regional European Championship Michelin Le Mans Cup Lamborghini Super Trofeo Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 |
Former series | Ferrari Challenge |
Noted drivers | Sarah Bovy Matteo Cressoni Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Manuela Gostner Callum Ilott Katherine Legge Andrea Piccini Doriane Pin Claudio Schiavoni |
Teams' Championships | 2 (European Le Mans Series 2021 LMGTE, Michelin Le Mans Cup 2021 GT3) |
Drivers' Championships | 2 (Michelin Le Mans Cup 2020, Ferrari Challenge 2021) |
Website | https://www.ironlynx.it/ |
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[edit]
2019[edit]
In 2019, Iron Lynx began the "Iron Dames" project, focused on supporting and promoting women in motorsport.
2020[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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 will run the Ferrari 488 GTE Evo, with Claudio Schiavoni will returning for the #65 entry while Rahel Frey will return for the #85 Iron Dames entry.[12] On February 16, Iron Lynx announced that Giancarlo Fisichella would join the WEC squad, while also announcing additional 2022 campaigns. Iron Lynx will return to the European Le Mans Series with an LMGTE entry piloted by Davide Rigon alongside Schiavoni and Cressoni. Iron Lynx will field four full season entries in the Ferrari Challenge, piloted by Doriane Pin, Arno Dahlmeyer, Marco Pulcini and Claudio Schiavoni.[13]
2023[edit]
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 continues to enter the FIA World Endurance Championship, using two Porsche 911 RSR-19s as Lamborghini does not actively manufacture a car under GTE specifications.
2024[edit]
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 Garcia and Doriane Pin racing for them.
Current series results[edit]
24 Hours of Le Mans[edit]
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[edit]
* Season still in progress
Formula Regional European Championship[edit]
Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
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2024 | Tatuus F3 T-318 | Marta García | ||||||||
Doriane Pin |
Former series results[edit]
Italian F4 Championship[edit]
Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
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2019 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Hamda Al Qubaisi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42nd | NC[a] |
Amna Al Qubaisi | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st | |||
2020 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Leonardo Fornaroli | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 9th | 5th |
Yaroslav Shervyrtalov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th | |||
Hamda Al Qubaisi | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25th | 11th[b] | ||
2021 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Kacper Sztuka | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th† | 5th |
Leonardo Fornaroli | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 180 | 5th | |||
Pietro Armanni | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25th | |||
Maya Weug | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th | |||
2022 | Tatuus F4-T421 | Ivan Domingues | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15th | 6th |
Nicola Lacorte | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28th | |||
Maya Weug | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 14th | 5th[c] |
† Shared results with other team
ADAC Formula 4 Championship[edit]
Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
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2020 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Leonardo Fornaroli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | N/A† |
Hamda Al Qubaisi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |||
2021 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Leonardo Fornaroli | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | N/A† |
Pietro Armanni | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |||
Maya Weug | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |||
2022 | Tatuus F4-T421 | Maya Weug | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | N/A† |
† Ineligible to score points.
Timeline[edit]
Current series | |
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Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 2018–2019, 2022–present |
Italian GT Championship | 2019, 2021, 2023–present |
Le Mans Cup | 2019–present |
European Le Mans Series | 2019–present |
FIA World Endurance Championship | 2021–present |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | 2021–present |
IMSA SportsCar Championship | 2023–present |
GT2 European Series | 2023–present |
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | 2023–present |
French Rally Championship | 2024–present |
Ligier European Series | 2024–present |
Formula Regional European Championship | 2024–present |
Former Series | |
SuperCars Series Trophy | 2019 |
Italian F4 Championship | 2019–2022 |
ADAC Formula 4 | 2020–2022 |
Ferrari Challenge Europe | 2020–2022 |
Notes[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "IRON LYNX | Motorsport Lab". Iron Lynx.
- ^ "#85 - Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - FIA World Endurance Championship".
- ^ "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". Archived from the original on 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ^ "Iron Lynx and Iron Dames launch the 2021 season". www.ferrari.com.
- ^ "Prema to join WEC LMP2 ranks with Iron Lynx partnership". www.autosport.com. September 2021.
- ^ "LMGTE – Iron Lynx are Crowned 2021 Champions with Victory in Portimão - ELMS".
- ^ "Who has booked their place on the 2022 24 Hours of le Mans grid?".
- ^ "MICHELLE GATTING MAKES HISTORY BECOMING THE FIRST FEMALE CHAMPION OF FERRARI CHALLENGE TROFEO PIRELLI | Ironlynx News". Archived from the original on 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ^ "Michelle Gatting Wins Ferrari Challenge Europe Trofeo Pirelli | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com.
- ^ "Gatting becomes Ferrari Challenge's first-ever female champion". www.motorsport.com. 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Let's celebrate the 2021 champions - LMC".
- ^ "Iron Lynx returns to FIA WEC for 2022". 12 January 2022.
- ^ "IRON LYNX AND IRON DAMES ANNOUNCE 2022 CAMPAIGNS AND DRIVER LINE-UP". Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-03-04.