# Natacha Gachnang

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.

## Career

* 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)
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. 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. During qualifying for the first round of the championship in Abu Dhabi, she crashed heavily, breaking her right tibia.
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.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| 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 |
| 2006 | German Formula 3 Championship - Trophy | Bordoli Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11th |
| 2006 | Österreichische Rennwagen Meisterschaft | Bordoli Motorsport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 4th |
| 2006 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Bordoli Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th |
| 2006 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Jo Zeller Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th |
| 2007 | Star Mazda Championship | AIM Autosport | 7 | 0 | 0 | ? | 2 | 217 | 15th |
| 2007 | Atlantic Championship | Paladin Motorsports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th |
| 2008 | Spanish Formula 3 Championship - Class A | Campos F3 Racing | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 76 | 3rd |
| 2008 | Spanish Formula 3 Championship - Copa F300 | Campos F3 Racing | 17 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 110 | 1st |
| 2009 | FIA Formula Two Championship | MotorSport Vision | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23rd |
| 2009 | Formula Le Mans Cup | Hope Polevision Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 10th |
| 2009 | Radical European Masters | Hope Polevision Racing | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 133 | 5th |
| 2010 | Auto GP | Charouz-Gravity Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21st |
| 2010 | FIA GT1 World Championship | Matech Competition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60th |
| 2010 | Le Mans 24 Hours - LMGT1 | Matech Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2011 | V de V Challenge Endurance Proto | Équipe Palmyr | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 44th |
| 2012 | VLN Series | Toyota Swiss Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 10 | 507th |
| 2012 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - V3 | Toyota Swiss Racing Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
| 2013 | European Le Mans Series | Morand Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 7th |
| 2013 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Morand Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th |
| 2015 | V de V Challenge Endurance Proto | Équipe Palmyr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83.5 | 11th |

### Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)
| 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 |
| 2006 | Jo Zeller Racing | Dallara F306/014 | Opel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LMS 1 12 | LMS 2 Ret | HOC2 1 13 | HOC2 2 10 | 24th | 0 |

### Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

(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

(key)
| 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

| 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

| 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 |

### 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 | Rank | Points |
| 2013 | Morand Racing | LMP2 | Morgan LMP2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | SIL Ret | IMO 3 | RBR 3 | HUN 5 | LEC 2 | 7th | 58 |