Doriane Pin has joined Mercedes junior programme for the 2024 season, and will race for PREMA in F1 Academy.
Pin has spent the last two seasons racing in FIA World Endurance in GTE AM and LMP2 classes for Iron Dames and PREMA respectively, and has stuck with the latter team for the 2024 Formula 4 UAE which runs over winter.
The 20 year-old will then race for PREMA in this year’s F1 Academy season, which is a dedicated series for female racers looking to reach F1.
Last year saw Pin finish second in the South-East Asia Championship with one win and three further podium finishes.
“I am incredibly happy to join the Mercedes Junior Programme and to represent the team in F1 Academy this year with Prema Racing,” commented Pin.
“A new chapter begins, and I am proud to make this next step in such a prestigious team and with the Iron Dames project.
“I am grateful for their trust and honoured to race for their colours.
“Moving into single-seaters was a clear objective for my career, and to be in this environment is a great approach. I am working very hard to reach the top level of this sport and I cannot wait to go racing.”
Mercedes CEO and Team Principal, Toto Wolff added that Pin “is an exciting talent” who will represent the team in F1 Academy.
Wolff proceeded to explain that the team had scouted Pin in recent years as he continued: “We have kept a close eye on her development in recent years as she has consistently impressed.
“The fantastic support of Deborah Mayer and the Iron Dames organisation has enabled her to display her abilities to this point; she has taken full advantage of that opportunity with determination and skill.
“We now look forward to working in conjunction with Iron Dames, Prema Racing, and F1 Academy, to support Doriane as she takes the next step in her career.”
Iron Dames Project Founder, Mayer said that Pin’s move into Mercedes’ junior programme is “extraordinary” for a 20 year-old woman, as she praised the young driver for her “… demonstration of talent, determination, and exceptional maturity.”
Mayer also described F1 Academy as “an interesting challenge” for Pin whilst highlighting the “… wonderful and very positive symbol of the resonance and impact that the Iron Dames project can have in nurturing and blossoming talent.
“We are proud and delighted to be able to continue to support Doriane as she takes her dream as far as possible.”
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