Sarah Bovy

Sarah Bovy (born 15 May 1989 in Liège ) is a racing driver from Belgium. She recently competed with the Iron Dames team in multiple series, including the FIA World Endurance Championship and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Biography Following two years in karting, Bovy began her racing career as a Formula Renault Academy driver in Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium. Former Formula One driver Thierry Boutsen took her under his wing as part of his team, and began an association with the Boutsen-Ginion squad that saw her race in GT, touring car and silhouette racing disciplines before taking a year's break in 2014 due to a lack of funding and undertook a Bachelor of Marketing course.

Bovy returned to the sport in 2015, gaining the funding to complete a full season in the Renault Sport Trophy. She yielded a podium in her home race at Spa-Francorchamps before falling back into a part-time endurance campaign in 2016. The next two seasons would see her align with Lamborghini, contesting the 2017 Super Trofeo Europe Championship – finishing 14th in the Pro-Am class – and various endurance races in 2018, finishing second in class at the 2018 24 Hours of Spa.

In 2019, Bovy applied for entry into the women's only Formula Regional championship W Series. She was accepted as one of the series' reserve drivers, and would be called upon on three occasions – the first time in her home race at Zolder where she failed to start with technical issues; again in Misano following injury for regular driver Emma Kimiläinen, finishing 12th; and also in the final round of the championship at Brands Hatch, ending the race 19th after sustaining front-wing damage in the early laps. She scored no points and was the penultimate driver in the standings.

On , the ACO named Bovy Grand Marshal of the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Iron Dames In 2021, Bovy joined the Iron Dames to compete in the opening rounds of the Michelin Le Mans Cup alongside Doriane Pin. The same year, she would also drive in two rounds of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, before being introduced into the team's WEC roster for the final four rounds of the campaign, replacing Manuela Gostner.

The following year saw Bovy team up with Rahel Frey and Michelle Gatting to contest a full season in the LMGTE Am class of the World Endurance Championship, as well as racing in the European Le Mans Series and GTWC Europe Endurance Cup. During the WEC campaign, Bovy became the first woman to claim a pole position in the series' history, qualifying first at both Monza and Bahrain. Additionally, podiums in the final three races of the season helped the No. 85 Dames crew to finish third in the teams' championship. Adding to Bovy's successful year, the Dames would win the Gold Cup at the 24 Hours of Spa as well as finishing third overall in the ELMS, as a Bovy pole position was converted to victory at the Algarve.

Bovy returned to the Iron Dames roster for another WEC season in 2023, this time switching from the Ferrari 488 GTE Evo to a Porsche 911 RSR-19. The season opener at Sebring began strongly, with Bovy taking pole position, though an off by Frey which damaged the car's diffuser and floor would curtail any hopes of a maiden victory. Despite not scoring pole in Portugal, a clean race enabled the No. 85 team to take their first podium of the year, finishing third. Further top five finishes followed at Spa and Le Mans, where Bovy and her teammates narrowly missed out on a podium due to a slow final stop. Bovy scored her second pole of the year in Monza and led the race during the opening stint, before the team fell back to fifth by the checkered flag.

Racing record

Racing career summary

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete W Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC Points 2019 Hitech GP HOC ZOL MIS NRM ASN BRH 19th 0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2021 Iron Lynx Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTEAm 332 36th 9th 2022 Iron Dames Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTEAm 339 40th 7th 2023 Iron Dames Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTEAm 312 30th 4th 2024 Iron Dames Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 LMGT3 279 32nd 5th 2025 Iron Dames Rahel Frey Célia Martin Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) LMGT3 334 48th 16th

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points 2023 Iron Dames GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 45th 368 2024 Iron Dames GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 39th 918 2025 Iron Dames GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 46th 471

Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results