Natacha Gachnang (born 27 October 1987 in Vevey, Switzerland) is a Swiss race driver and the cousin of former Formula One driver Sébastien Buemi. In 2010 she was a member of the first all-female crew to race at Le Mans 24 hours since 1991, and she competed at Le Mans again in 2013.
| Natacha Gachnang | |
|---|---|
 Gachnang in 2008 | |
| Nationality |  Swiss |
| Born | 27 October 1987 Vevey, Switzerland |
| Related to | Sébastien Buemi (cousin) |
| FIA Formula Two Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | MotorSport Vision |
| Car number | 18 |
| Starts | 16 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 23rd in 2009 |
Career
edit- 2001 Swiss junior karting champion.
- 2002 Formula BMW ADAC Meisterschaft test – fourth of 64 drivers.
- 2003 Formula BMW ADAC Meisterschaft – one fourth-place finish.
- 2004 Formula BMW ADAC Meisterschaft – two fourth-place finishes.
- 2005 Formula BMW ADAC Meisterschaft – sixth, three podiums.
- 2006 Formula 3 Cup – one podium, nine top-10 finishes.
- 2007 Star Mazda 3- two podiums.
- 2007/2008 A1 Grand Prix - Rookie driver for Switzerland (Brno)[1]
On 17 December 2008, it was announced she would be the first female to drive in the new Formula One feeder series FIA Formula Two Championship.[2] She finished 23rd in the campaign, scoring two points.
- 2008 Spanish Formula 3 - four podiums.
- 2009 Formula 2 - one top-10 finish.
For the 2010 season she teamed up with Cyndie Allemann and raced for the Swiss Matech team in a GT1 class Ford GT in the FIA GT1 World Championship.[3] During qualifying for the first round of the championship in Abu Dhabi, she crashed heavily, breaking her right tibia.[4]
She returned to racing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Gachnang and Allemann being joined by fellow Swiss Rahel Frey. This marked the first time since 1991, with Lyn St. James, Desire Wilson and Cathy Muller, that an all-female team competed at Le Mans.[5]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Formula BMW ADAC | Privateer | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19th |
| 2004 | Formula BMW ADAC | AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12th |
| 2005 | Formula BMW ADAC | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 6th |
| 2006 | German Formula 3 Championship - Cup | Bordoli Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13th |
| German Formula 3 Championship - Trophy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11th | ||
| Österreichische Rennwagen Meisterschaft | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 4th[6] | ||
| Formula 3 Euro Series | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th | ||
| Jo Zeller Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | Star Mazda Championship | AIM Autosport | 7 | 0 | 0 | ? | 2 | 217 | 15th |
| Atlantic Championship | Paladin Motorsports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th | |
| 2008 | Spanish Formula Three | Campos F3 Racing (Class A) | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 76 | 3rd |
| Campos F3 Racing (Copa F300) | 17 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 110 | 1st | ||
| 2009 | FIA Formula Two Championship | MotorSport Vision | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23rd |
| Formula Le Mans Cup | Hope Pole Vision Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 10th | |
| Radical European Masters | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 133 | 5th | ||
| 2010 | Auto GP | Charouz-Gravity Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21st |
| FIA GT1 World Championship | Matech Competition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60th | |
| Le Mans 24 Hours | Matech Competition (LMGT1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Bordoli Motorsport | Dallara F305/026 | Opel | HOC1 1 |
HOC1 2 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
NOR 1 15 |
NOR 2 DNS |
NÜR 1 23 |
NÜR 2 15 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
24th | 0 | ||||
| Jo Zeller Racing | Dallara F306/014 | Opel | LMS 1 12 |
LMS 2 Ret |
HOC2 1 13 |
HOC2 2 10 |
Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | VAL 1 11 |
VAL 2 Ret |
BRN 1 14 |
BRN 2 Ret |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 13 |
BRH 1 14 |
BRH 2 15 |
DON 1 13 |
DON 2 Ret |
OSC 1 11 |
OSC 2 12 |
IMO 1 15 |
IMO 2 Ret |
CAT 1 7 |
CAT 2 13 |
23rd | 2 |
Complete Auto GP Results
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Charouz-Gravity Racing | BRN 1 |
BRN 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
SPA 1 12 |
SPA 2 11 |
MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
NAV 1 8 |
NAV 2 7 |
MNZ 1 15 |
MNZ 2 10 |
21st | 1 |
Complete GT1 World Championship results
edit| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Matech Competition | Ford | ABU QR DNS |
ABU CR DNS |
SIL QR |
SIL CR |
BRN QR |
BRN CR |
PRI QR 18 |
PRI CR Ret |
SPA QR |
SPA CR |
NÜR QR |
NÜR CR |
ALG QR |
ALG CR |
NAV QR |
NAV CR |
INT QR |
INT CR |
SAN QR |
SAN CR |
60th | 0 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Matech Competition | Cyndie Allemann Rahel Frey |
Ford GT1 | GT1 | 59 | DNF | DNF |
| 2013 | Morand Racing | Franck Mailleux Olivier Lombard |
Morgan LMP2-Judd | LMP2 | 320 | 11th | 5th |
References
edit- ^ http://www.motorsport.com/#!/a1gp/news/brno-practice-1-times-2007-10-13/?v=2&s=1&q=Natacha+Gachnang&i=5 Brno Practice 1 times - Motorsport.com. Retrieved 3 February 2012
- ^ "Formula 1 News, Live Grand Prix Updates, Videos, Drivers and Results - ESPN".
- ^ "Bernoldi eyes GT1 title with Ford". Autosport. 2010-03-04.
- ^ Watkins, Gary (2010-04-16). "No surgery required for Gachnang". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ "All Female Team Hoped to Make History at Le Mans". Vintage Motorsport. 2010-06-12. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ https://formel3guide.com/images/punkte/2006-punkte-orm.pdf [bare URL PDF]
External links
edit- Official website
- Campos Grandprix website
- Official Spanish Formula 3 website
- Photos by driver: Natacha Gachnang Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine at Motorsport.com
- Natacha Gachnang career summary at DriverDB.com
- Formula 2 Series' Natacha Gachnang at Jalopnik