Doriane Pin with the Iron Dames at Daytona

New championship, new car, but the same crew for the Iron Dames. The Italian team, entered in Michelin Endurance Cup ofIMSA this season, his American adventure will begin with the 24 2023 Hours of Daytona (January 28-29). For its first event in a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2, the team from Cesena (Italy) will field its victorious quartet in the Gold category of the 24 2022 Hours of Spa. Dorian Pin will thus be accompanied across the Atlantic by Sarah Bovy, Rahel Frey and Michelle Gatting. The women's crew will compete in the GTD category.

Two other cars will be entered by Iron Lynx in Florida. In addition to the No. 83 of the Iron Dames, another Lamborghini will represent the feline in the GTD category. She will wear number 19 and will be led by team regular Claudio Schiavoni. The Italian will be supported by Raffaele Giammaria, Rolf Ineichen and the Frenchman Franck Perera.

Romain Grosjean in the #63 Iron Lynx

The third Lamborghini Iron Lynx will race in the GTD Pro category. A large part of the crew was already known since we will find the official drivers of the Sant'Agata Bolognese firm scheduled for the LMDh: Andrea Caldarelli, Mirko Bortolotti and the Frenchman Romain Grosjean. The fourth member of the crew will be South African Jordan Pepper. 

« We are delighted to announce our fantastic driver line-up and three cars for the prestigious 24 Hours of Daytona later this month, which will mark our first participation in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup, says Andrea Piccini, team principal of Iron Lynx. It's also a pleasure to bring the Iron Dames back to America, allowing us to grow our fan base in this country and building on the incredible support they received last year at the 1000 Miles of Sebring. As we embark on this season, we will use the learnings from our previous intense seasons to approach 2023 with the same spirit and attitude, combining new and existing drivers with a rich knowledge of winning in motorsport. »

The Iron Dames will also compete in the other rounds of the Endurance Cup, as will the No. 63 Iron Lynx of Romain Grosjean. The Frenchman will also take part in the development of the Italian prototype in addition to his season in IndyCar with Andretti Autosport.

The three Lamborghini Iron Lynxes at Daytona (Photo: Iron Lynx)

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