Natacha Gachnang

Natacha Gachnang (born 27 October 1987 in Vevey, Switzerland) is a Swiss race driver and the cousin of former Formula One driver Sébastien Buemi. In 2010, she was a member of the first all-female crew to race at Le Mans 24 hours since 1991, and she competed at Le Mans again in 2013.

Career 2001 Swiss junior karting champion. 2002 Formula BMW ADAC Meisterschaft test – fourth of 64 drivers. 2003 Formula BMW ADAC Meisterschaft – one fourth-place finish. 2004 Formula BMW ADAC Meisterschaft – two fourth-place finishes. 2005 Formula BMW ADAC Meisterschaft – sixth, three podiums. 2006 Formula 3 Cup – one podium, nine top-ten finishes. 2007 Star Mazda 3- two podiums. 2007/2008 A1 Grand Prix - Rookie driver for Switzerland (Brno)

On 17 December 2008, it was announced Gachnang would be the first female to drive in the new Formula One feeder series FIA Formula Two Championship. She finished 23rd in the campaign, scoring two points.

2008 Spanish Formula 3 - four podiums. 2009 Formula 2 - one top-ten finish.

For the 2010 season, Gachnang teamed up with Cyndie Allemann and raced for the Swiss Matech team in a GT1 class Ford GT in the FIA GT1 World Championship. During qualifying for the first round of the championship in Abu Dhabi, she crashed heavily, breaking her right tibia.

Gachnang returned to racing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Gachnang and Allemann being joined by fellow Swiss Rahel Frey. This marked the first time since 1991, with Lyn St. James, Desire Wilson and Cathy Muller, that an all-female team competed at Le Mans.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2003 Formula BMW ADAC Privateer 20 0 0 0 0 13 19th 2004 Formula BMW ADAC AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH 19 0 0 0 0 37 12th 2005 Formula BMW ADAC Josef Kaufmann Racing 20 0 0 0 3 90 6th 2006 German Formula 3 Championship - Cup Bordoli Motorsport 14 0 0 0 1 11 13th German Formula 3 Championship - Trophy 4 0 0 0 2 17 11th Österreichische Rennwagen Meisterschaft 2 1 0 0 2 35 4th Formula 3 Euro Series 3 0 0 0 0 0 24th Jo Zeller Racing 4 0 0 0 0 2007 Star Mazda Championship AIM Autosport 7 0 0 ? 2 217 15th Atlantic Championship Paladin Motorsports 0 0 0 0 0 0 34th 2008 Spanish Formula 3 Championship - Class A Campos F3 Racing 17 0 1 2 4 76 3rd Spanish Formula 3 Championship - Copa F300 17 5 3 6 12 110 1st 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 16 0 0 0 0 2 23rd Formula Le Mans Cup Hope Polevision Racing 7 0 1 0 2 52 10th Radical European Masters 8 1 1 4 8 133 5th 2010 Auto GP Charouz-Gravity Racing 6 0 0 0 0 1 21st FIA GT1 World Championship Matech Competition 2 0 0 0 0 0 60th Le Mans 24 Hours - LMGT1 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2011 V de V Challenge Endurance Proto Équipe Palmyr 1 0 ? ? 0 5 44th 2012 VLN Series Toyota Swiss Racing Team 3 0 0 ? ? 10 507th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - V3 1 1 1 1 1 N/A 1st 2013 European Le Mans Series Morand Racing 5 0 0 0 3 58 7th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th 2015 V de V Challenge Endurance Proto Équipe Palmyr 4 0 0 0 2 83.5 11th

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2006 Bordoli Motorsport Dallara F305/026 Opel HOC11 HOC12 LAU1 LAU2 OSC1 OSC2 BRH1 BRH2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 24th 0 Jo Zeller Racing Dallara F306/014 Opel LMS1 LMS2 HOC21 HOC22

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2009 VAL1 VAL2 BRN1 BRN2 SPA1 SPA2 BRH1 BRH2 DON1 DON2 OSC1 OSC2 IMO1 IMO2 CAT1 CAT2 23rd 2

Complete Auto GP Results (key) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points 2010 Charouz-Gravity Racing BRN1 BRN2 IMO1 IMO2 SPA1 SPA2 MAG1 MAG2 NAV1 NAV2 MNZ1 MNZ2 21st 1

Complete GT1 World Championship results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points 2010 Matech Competition FordABUQRDNSABUCRDNS SILQR SILCR BRNQR BRNCR PRIQR18 PRICRRet SPAQR SPACR NÜRQR NÜRCR ALGQR ALGCR NAVQR NAVCR INTQR INTCR SANQR SANCR 60th 0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2010 Matech Competition Cyndie Allemann Rahel Frey Ford GT1 GT1 59 DNF DNF 2013 Morand Racing Franck Mailleux Olivier Lombard Morgan LMP2-Judd LMP2 320 11th 5th

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points 2013 Morand Racing LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 SIL IMO RBR HUN LEC 7th 58