Rahel Frey
Rahel Frey (born 23 February 1986 in Niederbipp, Canton of Bern) is a Swiss Audi factory racing driver. She has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, International Formula Master and the German Formula Three Championship.
| Rahel Frey | |
|---|---|
 Frey in 2008. | |
| Nationality |  Swiss |
| Born | 23 February 1986 Niederbipp (Switzerland) |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 19th in 2012 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008–09 2007 2006 2006 2005 2004–05 | ATS Formel 3 Cup International Formula Master Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 Italy Formula Renault 2.0 Germany Formula Renault Switzerland |
Frey competed in the LMGT1 category of 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans. She shared #61 Matech Competition Ford GT with fellow Swiss female drivers Natacha Gachnang and Cyndie Allemann. All three participating Fords were forced to retire from the race.
Frey then joined the Audi DTM squad and replaced Katherine Legge in 2011. Then decided she did not wish to carry on with her DTM career and left at the start of the 2013 season.
In 2019 she joined the all female Kessell team with Manuela Gostner and Michelle Gatting for the European Le Mans Series.[1] They were the first all-woman team to finish since 1977 and they were 39th and ninth in their class.[2]
Racing record
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Team Phoenix | Audi A4 DTM 2008 | HOC 15 |
ZAN 17 |
SPL 17 |
LAU 15 |
NOR 17 |
NÜR 16 |
BRH 17 |
OSC 12 |
VAL 14 |
HOC 16 |
NC | 0 |
| 2012 | Audi Sport Team Abt | Audi A5 DTM | HOC 16 |
LAU 20 |
BRH 18 |
SPL 15 |
NOR 17 |
NÜR 14 |
ZAN Ret |
OSC Ret |
VAL 7 |
HOC 16 |
19th | 6 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Matech Competition |
Natacha Gachnang Cyndie Allemann |
Ford GT1 | GT1 | 59 | DNF | DNF |
| 2019 | Kessel Racing |
 Michelle Gatting Manuela Gostner |
Ferrari 488 GTE | GTE Am |
330 | 39th | 9th |
| 2020 | Iron Lynx |
Michelle Gatting Manuela Gostner |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am |
332 | 34th | 9th |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kessel Racing | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC 2 |
MNZ 6 |
4th | 68 | ||||
| Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | CAT 4 |
SIL 2 |
SPA 4 |
ALG Ret | ||||||||
| 2020 | Iron Lynx | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC 3 |
SPA 5 |
LEC 3 |
MNZ 3 |
ALG 6 |
5th | 61 |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | GEAR Racing powered by GRT Grasser | GTD | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | DAY 16 |
DAY | SEB | ELK | VIR | ATL | MDO | CLT | PET | LGA | SEB | 57th | 15 |
References
- "Frey-Gostner-Gatting form team for 2019". formularapida.net. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- "Rahel Frey (Kessel Racing): "We're going to be even better"". lemans.org (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
External links
- Official website
- Rahel Frey career summary at DriverDB.com