| Sarah Bovy | |||||||||||
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 Bovy in 2023 | |||||||||||
| Nationality |  Belgian | ||||||||||
| Born | (1989-05-15)15 May 1989 (age 36) | ||||||||||
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |||||||||||
| Debut season | 2021 | ||||||||||
| Current team | Iron Dames | ||||||||||
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver(2015–2020, 2025–)[1] FIA Bronze(2021–2024) | ||||||||||
| Car number | 85 | ||||||||||
| Starts | 25 | ||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | ||||||||||
| Poles | 7 | ||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 1 | ||||||||||
| Best finish | 2nd in2023 | ||||||||||
| Previous series | |||||||||||
| 2005 2012-2013,2017 2015 2019 | Formula Renault Belgium Blancpain Endurance Cup Renault Sport Trophy W Series | ||||||||||
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Sarah Bovy (born 15 May 1989 inLiège[2]) is a racing driver fromBelgium. She recently competed with theIron Dames team in multiple series, including theFIA World Endurance Championship and at the24 Hours of Le Mans.
Following two years in karting, Bovy began her racing career as a Formula Renault Academy driver inFormula Renault 1.6 Belgium. FormerFormula One driverThierry 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.[3]
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 atSpa-Francorchamps before falling back into a part-time endurance campaign in 2016.[4] The next two seasons would see her align withLamborghini, 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 the2018 24 Hours of Spa.[5][6]
In 2019, Bovy applied for entry into the women's onlyFormula Regional championshipW 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 atZolder where she failed to start with technical issues; again inMisano following injury for regular driverEmma Kimiläinen, finishing 12th; and also in the final round of the championship atBrands 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.[7]
In 2021, Bovy joined theIron Dames to compete in the opening rounds of theMichelin Le Mans Cup alongsideDoriane Pin.[8] The same year, she would also drive in two rounds of theGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, before being introduced into the team'sWEC roster for the final four rounds of the campaign, replacingManuela Gostner.[9][10]
The following year saw the Belgian team up withRahel Frey andMichelle Gatting to contest a full season in the LMGTE Am class of theWorld Endurance Championship, as well as racing in theEuropean Le Mans Series andGTWC Europe Endurance Cup.[11][12] During the WEC campaign, Bovy became the first woman to claim a pole position in the series' history, qualifying first at bothMonza andBahrain.[13][14] Additionally, podiums in the final three races of the season helped the #85 Dames crew to finish third in the teams' championship. Adding to Bovy's successful year, the Dames would win the Gold Cup at the24 Hours of Spa as well as finishing third overall in the ELMS, as a Bovy pole position was converted to victory at theAlgarve.[15][16]
Bovy returned to the Iron Dames roster for anotherWEC season in 2023, this time switching from theFerrari 488 GTE Evo to aPorsche 911 RSR-19.[17] The season opener atSebring 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.[18] Despite not scoring pole inPortugal, a clean race enabled the #85 team to take their first podium of the year, finishing third.[19] Further top five finishes followed atSpa andLe Mans, where Bovy and her teammates narrowly missed out on a podium due to a slow final stop.[20] Bovy scored her second pole of the year inMonza and led the race during the opening stint, before the team fell back to fifth by the checkered flag.[21]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hitech GP | HOC PO | ZOL DNS | MIS 12 | NRM PO | ASN PO | BRH 19 | 19th | 0 |
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| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Iron Lynx |  Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am | 332 | 36th | 9th |
| 2022 | Iron Dames | Rahel FreyMichelle Gatting | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am | 339 | 40th | 7th |
| 2023 | Iron Dames | Rahel FreyMichelle Gatting | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am | 312 | 30th | 4th |
| 2024 | Iron Dames | Rahel FreyMichelle 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Iron Lynx | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | CAT | RBR | LEC | MNZ | SPA 3 | ALG 3 | 14th | 30 |
| 2022 | Iron Lynx | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC 4 | IMO 8 | MNZ 5 | CAT Ret | SPA 2 | ALG 1 | 3rd | 70 |
| 2024 | Iron Dames | LMGT3 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | PorscheM97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | CAT Ret | LEC 4 | IMO 1 | SPA Ret | MUG 7 | ALG 2 | 4th | 65 |
| 2025 | Iron Dames | LMGT3 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | PorscheM97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | CAT 1 | LEC 7 | IMO 9 | SPA 4 | SIL 10 | ALG 3 | 4th | 62 |
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(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Iron Lynx | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SPA | ALG | MNZ 8 | LMS 6 | FUJ 8 | BHR 8 | 14th | 30 | ||
| 2022 | Iron Dames | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SEB 5 | SPA | LMS 6 | MNZ 2 | FUJ 2 | BHR 3 | 5th | 92 | ||
| 2023 | Iron Dames | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SEB 8 | ALG 3 | SPA 5 | LMS 4 | MNZ 5 | FUJ 4 | BHR 1 | 2nd | 118 | |
| 2024 | Iron Dames | LMGT3 | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | LamborghiniDGF 5.2 L V10 | QAT 8 | IMO NC | SPA 5 | LMS 4 | SÃO Ret | COA 13 | FUJ 5 | BHR 10 | 8th | 54 |
| 2025 | Iron Dames | LMGT3 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | QAT | IMO | SPA | LMS 10 | SÃO | COA | FUJ | BHR | 24th | 2 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 18 | SEB 11 | 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 6 | SEB 20 | LBH | LGA | WGL 15 | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS 18 | PET 13 | 39th | 918 | |
| 2025 | Iron Dames | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY 8 | SEB 11 | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 46th | 471 |
