Mercedes have confirmed that Doriane Pin has joined their Junior Programme for the 2024 season and can characterize them in F1 Academy, with the assist of Prema Racing.
Doriane has made her mark in endurance racing in recent times.The Parisian is a member of the ground-breaking Iron Dames challenge, the pioneering platform dedicated to selling and supporting ladies in motorsport.
“I am incredibly happy to join the Mercedes Junior Programme and to represent the team in F1 Academy this year with Prema Racing,” she stated.
“A brand new chapter begins, and I’m proud to make this subsequent step in such a prestigious workforce and with the Iron Dames challenge. I’m grateful for his or her belief and honoured to race for his or her colors.
“Moving into single-seaters was a clear objective for my career, and to be in this environment is a great approach. I am working very hard to reach the top level of this sport and I cannot wait to go racing.”
After profitable the 2019 French Championship, Doriane graduated from karting and gained the assist of the Iron Dames. She scored 5 podiums within the 2021 Le Mans Cup earlier than a breakthrough 12 months in 2022 noticed the then teenager turn into Ferrari Challenge Europe champion, profitable 9 out of 14 races.
She additionally claimed victory on the prestigious 24 Hours of Spa and took a historic win on the European Le Mans Series season-finale within the GTE-AM class.
This success led to a transfer into the FIA World Endurance Championship for 2023, competing within the LMP2 class alongside Mirko Bortolotti, and former F1 driver Daniil Kvyat. The crew claimed a podium on the season-opening race and Doriane went on to turn into the primary lady to win the coveted ‘Revelation of the Year’ Award.
She ended the 12 months by getting her first racing experiencing in single-seaters, ending second general and claiming a race win within the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship.
We’re excited to announce Iron Dame @DorianePin has joined our Junior Programme and will probably be representing us in @f1academy this 12 months 👏
The French driver will probably be racing with the assist of the ground-breaking @IronDames_ challenge at @PREMA_Team
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— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) January 16, 2024
Toto Wolff, Team Principal and CEO of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team stated: “Doriane is an thrilling expertise and we’re happy to start our participation in F1 Academy together with her as our chosen driver.
“We have saved an in depth eye on her improvement in recent times as she has persistently impressed. The incredible assist of Deborah Mayer and the Iron Dames organisation has enabled her to show her skills so far; she has taken full benefit of that chance with willpower and ability. We now sit up for working at the side of Iron Dames, Prema Racing, and F1 Academy, to assist Doriane as she takes the subsequent step in her profession.”
Gwen Lagrue, Driver Development Advisor for Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, added: “We’re delighted to have Doriane be a part of our junior programme.
“She is an extremely thrilling expertise; her leads to endurance racing spotlight the promise she has and her first few races in single-seaters have been extraordinarily encouraging.
“We are looking forward to working with her this year and not only helping her growth as a driver but competing at the sharp end in F1 Academy. We fully believe she is capable of fighting for the title this year and going on to further success in the single-seater pyramid.”
