A new Top 5 for the Iron Ladies at Fuji

They had started the weekend timidly. The free practice sessions were not very convincing. But like in Austin, Sarah Bovy excelled in qualifying to achieve the fourth best time.

During the race, the Belgian continued to demonstrate her strength and talent behind the wheel. She quickly moved up to third place before climbing to second. She maintained a gap of a few seconds with the leading TF Sport Corvette #81 until a virtual safety car forced a strategy change.

So, in the battle for the podium, a new virtual safety car ruined the Iron Ladies’ race. Michelle Gatting couldn’t take advantage of a free pit stop like all her competitors. This relegated the Lamborghini #85 to sixth place.

Just 13 seconds away from victory

Then came a crazy battle for nearly an hour and a half with all the leading cars. The Iron Dames gained one more position, but couldn’t do better. The pack was very tight. The pink car completed the 6 Hours of Fuji just 13 seconds behind the Ferrari from the Vista AF Corse #54 team.

« We had a lot of action today. We saw a lot of overtakes, a lot of incidents, it was super interesting to drive and I hope also to watch. For us, the race was consistent, we finished in the Top 5, which is important for us to score points and I am very happy. We all delivered a very good performance, Sarah, Michelle, myself, and the team. The pit stops were all very reliable. Overall, we can be satisfied with our performance,” says Rahel Frey.

In Japan, the female trio made a good move. With the 8th place at D’station, the Lamborghini #85 regained the 7th place in the constructors’ standings. It remains in ambush and can hope to climb a little higher in the hierarchy. To do so, they will have to have a solid race and relegate the Vista AF Corse #55 and the WRT #46 far enough to reach the 5th position.