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Le Mans 24 Hours event debutant and Iron Dames driver Celia Martin opened up about her first-hand experience in this year’s 93rd edition.
Celia Martin, a debutant at the Le Mans 24 Hours event and an Iron Dames driver, shared her firsthand experience from the 93rd edition of the race.
Last year, Martin drove for the Iron Dames in the Le Mans Cup’s ‘Road to Le Mans’ support series using a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 alongside Karen Gaillard.
In this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship, she participated in the main event driving the #85 Porsche 911 LMGT3.R for Manthey team alongside Sarah Bovy and Rahel Frey.
During a pit stop practice on the Le Mans test day, the #85 Porsche had an incident as it dropped on Michelle Gatting’s right foot, leading to a fractured foot for Gatting and Bovy stepping in as her replacement.
Although facing gearbox issues in the 15th hour, the Iron Dames showed potential in the race, finishing seven laps behind the winning Manthey Porsche but still beating out the other LMGT3 entrants.
