# List of female 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers

The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is an annual 24-hour automobile endurance race organised by the automotive group Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and held on the Circuit de la Sarthe race track close to the city of Le Mans, the capital of the French department of Sarthe. It was first staged as the Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency in 1923, after the automotive journalist Charles Faroux, the ACO general secretary Georges Durand and the industrialist Emile Coquile agreed to hold the race for car manufacturers to test vehicle durability, equipment and reliability. From the first event in 1923, the ACO advocated sexual equality by permitting women to participate at Le Mans, ranking them equally with men under its performance standards. After the fatal accident of Annie Bousquet at the 1956 12 Hours of Reims, the ACO barred women from entry. as well as spectator deaths in the 1955 Le Mans disaster and the 1957 Mille Miglia. The restriction was lifted in 1971, possibly due to the women's liberation movement reaching French motorsport.
As of the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans, there have been 66 female drivers representing 15 countries who have started the race a total of 158 times and have finished on 88 occasions. Anne-Charlotte Verney of France holds the record for the most starts in the race with ten. Belgian Vanina Ickx and Rahel Frey are second with seven starts each and Marie-Claude Beaumont of France and Michelle Gatting of Denmark are third with six starts each. The first two female drivers to compete at the event were Marguerite Mareuse and Odette Siko in 1930. France is the most represented country, having produced 23 female participants, followed by the United Kingdom with 16 female drivers and Belgium with five female racers. Colombia and the Netherlands became the latest countries to be represented when Tatiana Calderón and Beitske Visser made their debuts in 2020. The most recent woman to make her Le Mans debut was Doriane Pin in 2023.
Since the first race in 1923, there have been 30 all-female squads, consisting of either two or three drivers. There have been two all-female teams who have won their class. The first all-female crew to win their category was the "Christine" – Ecurie Seiko team of Christine Beckers, Yvette Fontaine and Marie Laurent in the 1974 edition and the second was the Société Esso trio of Christine Dacremont, Marianne Hoepfner and Michèle Mouton in the 1975 race. The race to feature the highest number of all-female squads was the 1935 event featuring four teams. The highest overall finish by an individual woman at Le Mans was achieved by Siko, who came fourth in the 1932 edition. The best performing all-female team was the seventh-placed Mme Mareuse duo of Maruese and Siko in the 1930 edition.

## Drivers
### By name

Key :
| 1 | Number in the best finish column denotes a driver's highest finish |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NC | Not classified |
24 Hours of Le Mans female drivers by name :
| No. | Country | Name | Years | Starts | Best finish | Wins | Top 10 | Class wins |
| 1 | France | Odette Siko | 1930–1933 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | France | Marguerite Mareuse | 1930–1931 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | Joan Chetwynd | 1931 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | H.H. Stisted | 1931 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | Elsie Wisdom | 1933, 1935, 1938 | 3 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | France | Marie Desprez | 1933 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | Dorothy Champney | 1934 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Canada | Kay Petre | 1934–1935, 1937 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | France | Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier | 1934–1935, 1937–1939 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | Gwenda Stewart | 1934–1935 | 2 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | Eva Gordon-Simpson | 1935 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Australia | Joan Richmond | 1935, 1937 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | Doreen Evans | 1935 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | Barbara Skinner | 1935 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | Colleen Eaton | 1935 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | Margaret Allan | 1935 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | Dorothy Stanley-Turner | 1937 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | United Kingdom | Joan Riddell | 1937 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | United Kingdom | Marjorie Eccles | 1937 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | France | Fernande Roux | 1938 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | France | Suzanne Largeot | 1937–1939 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | United Kingdom | Marjorie Fawcett | 1938 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | France | Germaine Rouault | 1938, 1950 | 2 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | France | Viviane Elder | 1949 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | France | Régine Gordine | 1950 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | France | Yvonne Simon | 1950–1951 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | United Kingdom | Betty Haig | 1951 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | France | Marie-Claude Beaumont | 1971–1976 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Belgium | Christine Beckers | 1973–1974, 1976–1977 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | France | Anne-Charlotte Verney | 1974–1983 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Belgium | Yvette Fontaine | 1974–1975 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | France | Marie Laurent | 1974 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | France | Martine Rénier | 1974, 1976 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | France | Corinne Tarnaud | 1975 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | France | Christine Dacremont | 1975–1978 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | France | Michèle Mouton | 1975 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | France | Marianne Hoepfner | 1975, 1977–1978, 1980 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Italy | Lella Lombardi | 1975–1977, 1980 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Italy | Anna Cambiaghi | 1977 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | United Kingdom | Juliette Slaughter | 1978 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | South Africa | Desiré Wilson | 1982–1983, 1991 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | United States | Margie Smith-Haas | 1984–1985 | 2 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | United States | Lyn St. James | 1989, 1991 | 2 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | France | Cathy Muller | 1991 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Japan | Tomiko Yoshikawa | 1992–1995 | 4 | 15 (NC) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Switzerland | Lilian Bryner | 1993–1995, 1997 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Germany | Claudia Hürtgen | 1997–1999, 2001 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Belgium | Vanina Ickx | 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008–2011 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Venezuela | Milka Duno | 2001–2002 | 2 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | United States | Liz Halliday | 2005–2007 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | United Kingdom | Amanda Stretton | 2008 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Switzerland | Natacha Gachnang | 2010, 2013 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Switzerland | Cyndie Allemann | 2010 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Switzerland | Rahel Frey | 2010, 2019–2024 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | United States | Andrea Robertson | 2011 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Japan | Keiko Ihara | 2012–2014 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Denmark | Christina Nielsen | 2016–2018 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | France | Inès Taittinger | 2016 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Denmark | Michelle Gatting | 2019–2024 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Italy | Manuela Gostner | 2019–2020 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Colombia | Tatiana Calderón | 2020–2021 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Germany | Sophia Flörsch | 2020–2022 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Netherlands | Beitske Visser | 2020–2021 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Belgium | Sarah Bovy | 2021–2024 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | France | Lilou Wadoux | 2022–2023 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | France | Doriane Pin | 2023 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### By country

24 Hours of Le Mans female drivers by country :
| Country | First | Drivers | Starts | Top 10 | Class Win |
| France | 1930 | 23 | 55 | 4 | 10 |
| United Kingdom | 1931 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Belgium | 1954 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1993 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| United States | 1984 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 1975 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 1992 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | 2016 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 1997 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | 1934 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 1982 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Australia | 1935 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Colombia | 2020 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 2020 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Venezuela | 2001 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

## All-women teams

Key :
| 1 | Number denotes team's class and overall finishing position |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
Class abbreviations :
| 1.1 | 1.1-litre |
| 1.5 | 1.5-litre |
| 3.0 | 3.0-litre |
| 750 | 750 cc |
| S 1.1 | Sports 1100 |
| S 2.0 | Sports 2000 |
| GT | Grand touring |
| GTP | Grand Touring Prototype |
| Gr.6 3.0 | Group 6 S Sports 3-litre |
| C1 | Group C1 |
| LMGT1 | Le Mans Group GT1 |
| LMP2 | Le Mans Prototype 2 |
| LMGT3 | Le Mans Grand Touring Car |
| LMGTE Am | Le Mans Grand Touring Amateur |
24 Hours of Le Mans all-female teams :
| Year | Team | Nat | Drivers | Category | Car | Finish | Class |
| 1930 | Mme Mareuse | France | Marguerite Mareuse | 1.5 | Bugatti T 40 | 7 | 2 |
| 1930 | Mme Mareuse | France | Odette Siko | 1.5 | Bugatti T 40 | 7 | 2 |
| 1931 | Mme Mareuse | France | Marguerite Mareuse | 1.5 | Bugatti T 40 | DSQ | DSQ |
| 1931 | Mme Mareuse | France | Odette Siko | 1.5 | Bugatti T 40 | DSQ | DSQ |
| 1931 | Hon. Mrs. Chetwynd | United Kingdom | Joan Chetwynd | 750 | MG C-Type Midget | DNF | DNF |
| 1931 | Hon. Mrs. Chetwynd | United Kingdom | H.H. Stistend | 750 | MG C-Type Midget | DNF | DNF |
| 1934 | Miss D. Champney | United Kingdom | Dorothy Champney | 1.1 | Riley Ulster IMP | 13 | 5 |
| 1934 | Miss D. Champney | Canada | Kay Petre | 1.1 | Riley Ulster IMP | 13 | 5 |
| 1935 | Captain G. E. T. Eyston | United Kingdom | Eva Gordon-Simpson | 1.1 | MG PA Midget | 24 | 9 |
| 1935 | Captain G. E. T. Eyston | Australia | Joan Richmond | 1.1 | MG PA Midget | 24 | 9 |
| 1935 | Captain G. E. T. Eyston | United Kingdom | Doreen Evans | 1.1 | MG PA Midget | 25 | 10 |
| 1935 | Captain G. E. T. Eyston | United Kingdom | Barbara Skinner | 1.1 | MG PA Midget | 25 | 10 |
| 1935 | Captain G. E. T. Eyston | United Kingdom | Margaret Allan | 1.1 | MG PA Midget | 26 | 11 |
| 1935 | Captain G. E. T. Eyston | United Kingdom | Corinne Eaton | 1.1 | MG PA Midget | 26 | 11 |
| 1935 | Riley Motor Company | Canada | Kay Petre | 1.5 | Riley Nine MPH Six Racing | DNF | DNF |
| 1935 | Riley Motor Company | United Kingdom | Elsie Wisdom | 1.5 | Riley Nine MPH Six Racing | DNF | DNF |
| 1937 | G. E. T. Eyston | Australia | Joan Riddell | 1.1 | MG PB Midget | 16 | 4 |
| 1937 | G. E. T. Eyston | United Kingdom | Dorothy Stanley-Turner | 1.1 | MG PB Midget | 16 | 4 |
| 1938 | Mmes Roux et Rouault | France | Germaine Rouault | 3.0 | Amilcar "Pegase Special" G36 | DNF | DNF |
| 1938 | Mmes Roux et Rouault | France | Fernande Roux | 3.0 | Amilcar "Pegase Special" G36 | DNF | DNF |
| 1939 | Mme. A. Itier | France | Suzanne Largeot | 1.1 | Simca Huit | DNF | DNF |
| 1939 | Mme. A. Itier | France | Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier | 1.1 | Simca Huit | DNF | DNF |
| 1950 | Rouault et Gordine | France | Régine Gordine | S 1.1 | Simca-Gordini TMM | DNF | DNF |
| 1950 | Rouault et Gordine | France | Germaine Rouault | S 1.1 | Simca-Gordini TMM | DNF | DNF |
| 1951 | Luigi Chinetti | United Kingdom | Betty Haig | S 2.0 | Ferrari 166 MM Coupé | 15 | 3 |
| 1951 | Luigi Chinetti | France | Yvonne Simon | S 2.0 | Ferrari 166 MM Coupé | 15 | 3 |
| 1974 | Écurie Seiko-Scato | Belgium | Christine Beckers | S 2.0Tooltip Sports 2000 | Chevron B 23 | 17 | 1 |
| 1974 | Écurie Seiko-Scato | Belgium | Yvette Fontaine | S 2.0Tooltip Sports 2000 | Chevron B 23 | 17 | 1 |
| 1974 | Écurie Seiko-Scato | France | Marie Laurent | S 2.0Tooltip Sports 2000 | Chevron B 23 | 17 | 1 |
| 1975 | Anne-Charlotte Verney | France | Corrine Tarnaud | GTTooltip Group 5 (racing) | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | 11 | 6 |
| 1975 | Anne-Charlotte Verney | Belgium | Yvette Fontaine | GTTooltip Group 5 (racing) | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | 11 | 6 |
| 1975 | Anne-Charlotte Verney | France | Anne-Charlotte Verney | GTTooltip Group 5 (racing) | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | 11 | 6 |
| 1975 | Société Esso | France | Christine Dacremont | S 2.0Tooltip Sports 2000 | Moynet LM75 | 21 | 1 |
| 1975 | Société Esso | France | Marianne Hoepfner | S 2.0Tooltip Sports 2000 | Moynet LM75 | 21 | 1 |
| 1975 | Société Esso | France | Michèle Mouton | S 2.0Tooltip Sports 2000 | Moynet LM75 | 21 | 1 |
| 1975 | Elf Switzerland | France | Marie-Claude Beaumont | S 2.0Tooltip Sports 2000 | Renault Alpine A441 | DNF | DNF |
| 1975 | Elf Switzerland | Italy | Lella Lombardi | S 2.0Tooltip Sports 2000 | Renault Alpine A441 | DNF | DNF |
| 1976 | Aseptogyl | France | Christine Dacremont | GTPTooltip IMSA GT Championship | Lancia Stratos Turbo | 20 | 2 |
| 1976 | Aseptogyl | Italy | Lella Lombardi | GTPTooltip IMSA GT Championship | Lancia Stratos Turbo | 20 | 2 |
| 1977 | Inaltera | Belgium | Christine Beckers | Gr.6 S 3.0Tooltip Group 6 (racing) | Inaltera LM77 | 11 | 4 |
| 1977 | Inaltera | Italy | Lella Lombardi | Gr.6 S 3.0Tooltip Group 6 (racing) | Inaltera LM77 | 11 | 4 |
| 1977 | Team Esso Aseptogyl | France | Christine Dacremont | GTPTooltip IMSA GT Championship | Lancia Stratos Turbo | DNF | DNF |
| 1977 | Team Esso Aseptogyl | France | Marianne Hoepfner | GTPTooltip IMSA GT Championship | Lancia Stratos Turbo | DNF | DNF |
| 1978 | WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl | France | Christine Dacremont | GTPTooltip IMSA GT Championship | WM P76-Peugeot | DNF | DNF |
| 1978 | WM A.E.R.E.M. / Team Esso Aseptogyl | France | Marianne Hoepfner | GTPTooltip IMSA GT Championship | WM P76-Peugeot | DNF | DNF |
| 1991 | Euro Racing/A.O. Racing | France | Cathy Muller | C1Tooltip Group C | Spice SE90C-Ford | DNF | DNF |
| 1991 | Euro Racing/A.O. Racing | United States | Lyn St. James | C1Tooltip Group C | Spice SE90C-Ford | DNF | DNF |
| 1991 | Euro Racing/A.O. Racing | South Africa | Desiré Wilson | C1Tooltip Group C | Spice SE90C-Ford | DNF | DNF |
| 2010 | Matech Competition | Switzerland | Cyndie Allemann | LMGT1Tooltip Group GT1 | Ford GT | DNF | DNF |
| 2010 | Matech Competition | Switzerland | Rahel Frey | LMGT1Tooltip Group GT1 | Ford GT | DNF | DNF |
| 2010 | Matech Competition | Switzerland | Natacha Gachnang | LMGT1Tooltip Group GT1 | Ford GT | DNF | DNF |
| 2019 | Kessel Racing | Switzerland | Rahel Frey | LMGTE AmTooltip LM GTE | Ferrari 488 GTE | 39 | 9 |
| 2019 | Kessel Racing | Denmark | Michelle Gatting | LMGTE AmTooltip LM GTE | Ferrari 488 GTE | 39 | 9 |
| 2019 | Kessel Racing | Italy | Manuela Gostner | LMGTE AmTooltip LM GTE | Ferrari 488 GTE | 39 | 9 |
| 2020 | Iron Lynx | Switzerland | Rahel Frey | LMGTE AmTooltip LM GTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 34 | 9 |
| 2020 | Iron Lynx | Denmark | Michelle Gatting | LMGTE AmTooltip LM GTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 34 | 9 |
| 2020 | Iron Lynx | Italy | Manuela Gostner | LMGTE AmTooltip LM GTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 34 | 9 |
| 2020 | Richard Mille Racing Team | Colombia | Tatiana Calderón | LMP2Tooltip Le Mans Prototype | Oreca 07 | 13 | 9 |
| 2020 | Richard Mille Racing Team | Germany | Sophia Flörsch | LMP2Tooltip Le Mans Prototype | Oreca 07 | 13 | 9 |
| 2020 | Richard Mille Racing Team | Netherlands | Beitske Visser | LMP2Tooltip Le Mans Prototype | Oreca 07 | 13 | 9 |
| 2021 | Iron Lynx | Belgium | Sarah Bovy | LMGTE AmTooltip LM GTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 36 | 9 |
| 2021 | Iron Lynx | Switzerland | Rahel Frey | LMGTE AmTooltip LM GTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 36 | 9 |
| 2021 | Iron Lynx | Denmark | Michelle Gatting | LMGTE AmTooltip LM GTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 36 | 9 |
| 2021 | Richard Mille Racing Team | Colombia | Tatiana Calderón | LMP2Tooltip Le Mans Prototype | Oreca 07 | DNF | DNF |
| 2021 | Richard Mille Racing Team | Germany | Sophia Flörsch | LMP2Tooltip Le Mans Prototype | Oreca 07 | DNF | DNF |
| 2021 | Richard Mille Racing Team | Netherlands | Beitske Visser | LMP2Tooltip Le Mans Prototype | Oreca 07 | DNF | DNF |
| 2022 | Iron Dames | Belgium | Sarah Bovy | LMGTE AmTooltip LM GTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 40 | 7 |
| 2022 | Iron Dames | Denmark | Michelle Gatting | LMGTE AmTooltip LM GTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 40 | 7 |
| 2022 | Iron Dames | Switzerland | Rahel Frey | LMGTE AmTooltip LM GTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 40 | 7 |
| 2023 | Iron Dames | Belgium | Sarah Bovy | LMGTE AmTooltip LM GTE | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | 30 | 4 |
| 2023 | Iron Dames | Denmark | Michelle Gatting | LMGTE AmTooltip LM GTE | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | 30 | 4 |
| 2023 | Iron Dames | Switzerland | Rahel Frey | LMGTE AmTooltip LM GTE | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | 30 | 4 |
| 2024 | Iron Dames | Belgium | Sarah Bovy | Group GT3Tooltip LMGT3 | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | 32 | 5 |
| 2024 | Iron Dames | Denmark | Michelle Gatting | Group GT3Tooltip LMGT3 | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | 32 | 5 |
| 2024 | Iron Dames | Switzerland | Rahel Frey | Group GT3Tooltip LMGT3 | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | 32 | 5 |