Wikipedia / Rahel Frey
Wikipedia / Rahel Frey
Rahel Frey (born 23 February 1986 in Niederbipp, Canton of Bern) is a Swiss racing driver and manager. She currently serves as a sporting director at Team WRT, in charge of their GT racing programmes.
Frey began her career in junior formulae before graduating to sports car racing in 2010. She later became an Audi factory driver and competed in numerous series for the German marque, including two seasons in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and a top five at the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour. Frey has participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans eight times and is the second most experienced female driver in the event. She is part of the first all-female crew to win an FIA World Endurance Championship race in class, winning the 2023 8 Hours of Bahrain in GTE Am for Iron Dames alongside Sarah Bovy and Michelle Gatting.
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
2004 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 4th | ||
2005 | N/A | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 153 | 3rd | |
Equipe Bernoise | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23rd | ||
2006 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21st | ||
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18th | |||
2007 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17th | ||
2008 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14th | ||
2009 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 7th | ||
2010 | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7th | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59th | |||
2011 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th | ||
2012 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19th | ||
2013 | Prosperia C. Abt Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19th | |
Castrol Racing Team | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 4th | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31st | |||
1 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | ? | ? | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 14th | |||
2014 | Yaco Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39th | |
Castrol Racing Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 148 | 3rd | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | |||
2015 | Yaco Racing | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 92 | 10th | |
Castrol Racing Team | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 110 | 5th | ||
N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
2016 | Yaco Racing | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 9th | |
Castrol Racing Team | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 157 | 4th | ||
2017 | Yaco Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36th | |
Car Collection Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 25th | ||
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | |||
N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
2018 | Yaco Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
N/A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 10th | ||
RaceIng - powered by HFG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.86 | 413th | ||
GT Asia - GT3 | B-Quik Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | |||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | N/A | 2nd | |||
2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 4th | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | |||
Audi Sport Asia Team TSRT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 13th | ||
N/A | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 164 | 6th | ||
Giti Tire Motorsport by RaceIng | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | 19th | ||
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | |||
2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 5th | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | |||
Aust Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
GEAR Racing powered by GRT Grasser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 57th | ||
RaceIng - powered by HFG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18th | ||
RaceIng - powered by HFG / Racing Engineers GmbH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
Heide-Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10th | ||
2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 10th | ||
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 9th | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | |||
2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 4th | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th | |||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18th | |||
2023 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 2nd | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 770 | 35th | |||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24th | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | |||
2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 918 | 39th | ||
6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 4th | |||
6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 12th | |||
2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18th | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 471 | 46th |
† As Frey was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points | Ref |
21st | 8 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | |
GT1 | 59 | DNF | DNF | |||
GTEAm | 330 | 39th | 9th | |||
GTEAm | 332 | 34th | 9th | |||
GTEAm | 332 | 36th | 9th | |||
GTEAm | 339 | 40th | 7th | |||
GTEAm | 312 | 30th | 4th | |||
LMGT3 | 279 | 32nd | 5th | |||
LMGT3 | 334 | 48th | 16th |
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 | Pts | |
19th | 0 | |||||||||||||
19th | 6 |
Complete ADAC GT 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 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos. | Points |
19th | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Yaco Racing | 39th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Yaco Racing | 10th | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Yaco Racing | 9th | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Yaco Racing | 36th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Yaco Racing | NC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Aust Motorsport | NC | 0 |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
Pro | 31st | 4 | ||||||||||
Pro | NC | 0 | ||||||||||
Gold | 2nd | 77 | ||||||||||
Bronze | 24th | 10 |
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 |
LMGTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 4th | 68 | |||||||||
LMGTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 5th | 61 | |||||||||
LMGTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 9th | 50 | |||||||||
LMGTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 18th | 26 | |||||||||
LMGT3 | 4th | 65 |
Complete IMSA 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 | Ref |
GTD | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 57th | 15 | |||||||||||||||
GTD | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 35th | 770 | |||||||||||||||
GTD | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 39th | 918 | |||||||||||||||
GTD | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | 46th | 471 |
Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | ||
GTD | 471 | 35th | 16th | ||||
GTD | 659 | 46th | 18th | ||||
Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Michelle Gatting Doriane Pin | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 | GTD | 730 | 25th | 6th | |
Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Michelle Gatting | GTD | 719 | 33rd | 8th |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
LMGTE Am | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 10th | 46 | |||||||||||
LMGTE Am | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 4th | 93 | |||||||||||
LMGTE Am | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | 2nd | 118 | |||||||||||
LMGT3 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | 12th | 48 | |||||||||||
LMGT3 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | 18th | 19 |
References
External links