2025 F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin has secured a contract with the Duqueine Group within the 2026 European Le Mans Sequence.
The 22-year-old will race within the LMP2 Professional/Am class, driving the No. 30 ORECA, alongside her duties as a improvement driver for the Mercedes Formulation 1 staff.
“Pocket Rocket lands at Duqueine Group,” her new squad posted on social media. “We’re happy to announce that Doriane Pin, 2025 F1 Academy Champion, might be our third driver for the 2026 European Le Mans Sequence season within the LMP2 PRO/AM class. Welcome, Doriane. We’re thrilled to have you ever with us this 12 months.”
Pin has earlier expertise racing within the Renault Clio Cup, Le Mans Cup, the Ferrari Problem Europe, European Le Mans Sequence, the World Endurance Championship, Formulation 4 and the F1 Academy. She additionally took half in a Formulation 3 check in 2021.
She beforehand raced within the endurance collection and Formulation Regional with Iron Dames, who wished her all one of the best in her new contract. “After her Formulation 1 Academy title, Iron Dame Doriane Pin is about to return to the European Le Mans Sequence stepping as much as LMP2,” the Iron Dames wrote on social media.
“Endurance racing, the place she has already left her mark in pink. Carving her personal path to the very high, pushed by ardour, dedication, and desires. We want her an excellent season and we have now little doubt she’ll ship.”
Doriane Pin
Photograph by: Tristan Fewings / LAT Photographs through Getty Photographs
The announcement comes after Pin signed with the Mercedes F1 staff as a improvement driver. As a part of the position, she is going to work throughout simulator improvement and actions each on the monitor and within the manufacturing unit.
The 2026 European Le Mans Sequence begins with the 4 Hours of Barcelona on 12 April and includes six rounds, which go to Le Castellet, Imola, Spa-Francorchamps, Silverstone and Portimao.
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