Doriane Pin joins Mercedes' junior programme as she enters F1 Academy

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 mission, the pioneering platform dedicated to selling and supporting girls in motorsport.

“I’m extremely completely satisfied to affix the Mercedes Junior Programme and to characterize the crew in F1 Academy this 12 months with Prema Racing,” she stated.

“A brand new chapter begins, and I’m proud to make this subsequent step in such a prestigious crew and with the Iron Dames mission. I’m grateful for his or her belief and honoured to race for his or her colors.

“Transferring into single-seaters was a transparent goal for my profession, and to be on this surroundings is a superb method. I’m working very onerous to achieve the highest degree of this sport and I can’t 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 out to be Ferrari Problem 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 Collection 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 out to be the primary lady to win the coveted ‘Revelation of the Yr’ Award.

She ended the 12 months by getting her first racing experiencing in single-seaters, ending second total and claiming a race win within the System 4 South East Asia Championship.

Toto Wolff, Crew Principal and CEO of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Crew 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 now have stored an in depth eye on her growth in recent times as she has persistently impressed. The improbable assist of Deborah Mayer and the Iron Dames organisation has enabled her to show her talents so far; she has taken full benefit of that chance with dedication and talent. We now stay up for working along with Iron Dames, Prema Racing, and F1 Academy, to assist Doriane as she takes the subsequent step in her profession.”

Gwen Lagrue, Driver Growth Advisor for Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Crew, added: “We’re delighted to have Doriane be a part of our junior programme.

“She is an extremely thrilling expertise; her ends in endurance racing spotlight the promise she has and her first few races in single-seaters have been extraordinarily encouraging.

“We’re wanting ahead to working together with her this 12 months and never solely serving to her progress as a driver however competing on the sharp finish in F1 Academy. We totally imagine she is able to combating for the title this 12 months and happening to additional success within the single-seater pyramid.”

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