'Women driven by dreams': All-female racing driver line-up team Iron Dames wins their class at 24 Hours of Spa

• History was made on Sunday 31 July at 16:45 as Sarah Bovy, Michelle Gatting, Rahel Frey, and Doriane Pin won the Gold Cup class at the 24 Hours of Spa
• The foursome became the first all-female victory in the history of the race's GT era as the #71 Ferrari machine won the endurance race
• The Iron Dames gained 32 positions on the way to victory in the biggest GT race in the world, with 235 drivers and 66 cars

Women's Month started in the best way yet in motorsport as the Iron Dames team drove to victory as the first all-female lineup to take victory in the GT era of the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa.

According to Newspress, the quarter of Sarah Bovy, Michelle Gatting, Rahel Frey, and Doriane Pin drove their Ferrari to win the Gold Cup category after 24 hours of racing at the iconic racing circuit.

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The pink Ferrari forced its way into contention in the last 12 hours as the ladies pushed towards occupying one of the top three places and then pushing for the win, reports SportsCar365.com.

18-year-old Doriane helped build an impressive lead during the first-ever night stint of her racing career.

South African racing driver Kelvin Van Der Linde wins the Nurburgring 24 Hours race in the Audi R8 LMS

Briefly News reports another driver who won a 24 Hour race is South Africa Kelvin Van Der Linde.

Audi has won the 50th edition of the 24- hour classic at the Nürburgring: After a spectacular race with numerous overtaking manoeuvres, lead changes, and a dramatic finale with rain showers, Robin Frijns, Kelvin van der Linde, Dries Vanthoor and Frédéric Vervisch celebrated the victory with the Audi R8 LMS from Audi Sport Team Phoenix.

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Predominantly beautiful weather, a thrilling rain-induced drama in the final hours, 230,000 spectators back at the track and a triumph for the four rings with the overall victory and three more Audi R8 LMS cars in the top 10 – the 50th edition of the 24-hour race was a festival for all motorsport fans.

Source: Briefly News