Sarah Bovy

Sarah Bovy (born 15 May 1989 in Brussels) is a female racing driver from Belgium. She currently competes in the W Series.[1]

Sarah Bovy
Sarah Bovy Spa 2018
Nationality Belgian
Born (1989-05-15) 15 May 1989
Brussels, Belgium
W Series
Years active2019
Starts3
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishNC in 2019

Biography

Following two years in karting, Bovy began her racing career as a Formula Renault Academy driver in Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium. Former Formula One driver Thierry Boutsen took her under his wing as part of his team, and began an association with the Boutsen-Ginion squad that saw her race in GT, touring car and silhouette racing disciplines before taking a years' break in 2014 due to a lack of funding and undertook a Bachelor of Marketing course.[2]

Bovy returned to the sport in 2015, gaining the funding to complete a full season in the Renault Sport Trophy. She yielded a podium in her home race at Spa-Francorchamps before falling back into a part-time endurance campaign in 2016.[3] The next two seasons would see her align with Lamborghini, contesting the 2017 Super Trofeo Europe Championship – finishing 14th in the Pro-Am class – and various endurance races in 2018, finishing second in class at the 2018 24 Hours of Spa.[4][5]

In 2019, Bovy applied for entry into the women's only Formula 3 championship W Series. She was accepted as one of the series' reserve drivers, and would be called upon on three occasions – the first time in her home race at Zolder where she failed to start with technical issues; again in Misano following injury for regular driver Emma Kimiläinen, finishing 12th; and also in the final round of the championship at Brands Hatch, ending the race 19th after sustaining front-wing damage in the early laps. She scored no points and was the penultimate driver in the standings.[6]

Career results
Bovy competing in the 2019 W Series Brands Hatch round
Season Series Position Car Team
2005 Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium ? Tatuus–Renault F1600 Thierry Boutsen Racing
2010 Belgian Touring Car Series 18th Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII DTC Team
2012 Blancpain Endurance Series - GT3 Pro-Am Cup NC McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Boutsen Ginion Racing
2013 Blancpain Endurance Series - GT3 Pro-Am Cup NC Aston Martin Vantage GT3 GPR AMR
2015 Renault Sport Trophy 11th Renault RS01 Monleau Competicion
2016 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am 14th Lamborghini Huracán LP620-2 ST Leipert Motorsport
2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Am 17th Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Attempto Racing
2019 W Series NC Tatuus–Alfa Romeo F3 T-318 Hitech Grand Prix

Complete W Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC Points
2019 HOC
 ZOL
DNS		 MIS
12		 NRM
 ASS
 BRH
19		 19th 0

References
  1. "Sarah Bovy – W Series". W Series. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. "A Winning Attitude by Sarah Bovy". SThree Careers. 20 February 2018.
  3. "Speedqueens – Sarah Bovy". Speedqueens.com. 29 November 2015.
  4. "Sarah Bovy : "All I need was a Lambo"". Endurance-Info.com. 2 August 2017.
  5. "Lamborghini Racing Driver Sarah Bovy Does Delicious Huracan Performante Donuts". Auto Evolution. 29 June 2018.
  6. "W Series adds reserve driver Bovy to expanded Zolder grid". Motorsport.com. 18 May 2019.
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