Manuela Gostner

Manuela Gostner
Manuela Gostner
	Gostner (left)
Nationality	Italian
Born	19 May 1984 (age 40); Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy
Related to	Corinna Gostner (sister); David Gostner (brother); Thomas Gostner (father)
European Le Mans Series – GTE
Racing licence	FIA Bronze
Years active	2019–2020
Teams	Kessel Racing
Starts	9
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	4th in 2019
Previous series
2014–2018; 2017	Ferrari Challenge Europe – Coppa Shell; GT4 European Series Northern Cup

Manuela Gostner (born 19 May 1984 in Bolzano) is a racing driver from Italy.^[1]

Biography

A member of the Gostner family synonymous with Ferrari Challenge competition, Manuela entered the European championship with encouragement from her brother David at the end of the 2014 season. She became a regular name in the amateur Coppa Shell class over the coming years, winning two races in 2018.^[2] Having entered the 2017 GT4 European Series Northern Cup to earn an FIA Bronze Licence, she was picked up by Kessel Racing to make up an all-female entry into the European Le Mans Series, with plans to make the grid for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.^[3] The team, consisting of Rahel Frey and Michelle Gatting, finished fourth in the GTE championship with two second places and scored entry into the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 9th in class and 39th overall.^[4]

Prior to her motorsport career, Gostner was a professional volleyball player.^[5] Manuela Gostner is also a mother.^{[citation needed]}

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2014	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell	Ineco – MP Racing	2	0	0	0	0	2	20th
2014	Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Coppa Shell	Ineco – MP Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	20th
2015	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell	Ineco – MP Racing	14	0	0	0	0	24	12th
2015	Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Coppa Shell	Ineco – MP Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	15th
2016	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell	Ineco – MP Racing	11	0	0	0	0	9	21st
	Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Coppa Shell	Ineco – MP Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	Italian GT Championship - GT Cup	MP Racing	2	0	0	0	0	7	15th
2017	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell	Ineco – MP Racing	12	0	0	0	0	47	11th
	Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Coppa Shell	Ineco – MP Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	6th
	GT4 European Series Northern Cup - Am	Scuderia Villorba Corse	12	2	0	0	3	145	3rd
2018	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell Pro-Am	Ineco – MP Racing	14	2	4	0	6	140	3rd
	Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Coppa Shell Pro-Am	Ineco – MP Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	3rd
	Le Mans Cup - GT3	Kessel Racing	1	0	0	0	0	12	9th
2019	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am	Ineco – MP Racing	2	0	1	0	0	11	16th
	European Le Mans Series - GTE	Kessel Racing	6	0	0	0	2	68	4th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Am	Kessel Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	9th
2020	European Le Mans Series - GTE	Iron Lynx	5	0	0	0	3	61	5th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Am	Iron Lynx	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	9th
	24H GT Series - GT3	MP Racing	1	0	0	0	1	14	8th
2021	FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am	Iron Lynx	2	0	0	0	0	16	18th
	European Le Mans Series - GTE		4	0	0	0	0	20	15th
	Le Mans Cup - GT3		4	0	0	0	3	31	11th
	24H GT Series - GT3	MP Racing	1	0	0	0	0
2022	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell	MP Racing	6	0	0	2	2	55	4th
2022	Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Coppa Shell Pro-Am	MP Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2023	24H GT Series - GT3	MP Racing	3	0	0	0	0	30	9th
2023	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell	CDP	13	3	2	1	6	103	2nd
2024	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell (Silver)	Ineco - Reparto Corse RAM	4	0	1	0	1	66*	3rd*
2024	24H Series - GT3	MP Racing	2	0	0	0	0	18*	11th*

Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali results

Year	Class	Team	Car	Circuit	Pos.
2016	Coppa Shell Am	Ineco – MP Racing	Ferrari 458 Challenge Evo	Daytona International Speedway	DNF
2017	Coppa Shell Am	Ineco – MP Racing	Ferrari 488 Challenge	Mugello Circuit	6th
2018	Coppa Shell Pro-Am	Ineco – MP Racing	Ferrari 488 Challenge	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	3rd
2022	Coppa Shell Pro-Am	MP Racing	Ferrari 488 Challenge EVO	Autodromo di Imola	DNF

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2019	Kessel Racing	Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting	Ferrari 488 GTE	GTE Am	330	39th	9th
2020	Iron Lynx	Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Am	332	34th	9th

References

^ "Le Mans: The Iron Dames". Racers – Behind the Helmet. 15 June 2019.
^ "Manuela Gostner – Speedqueens". Speedqueens. 30 November 2017.
^ "Kessel's All-Female Trio Starts Their European Le Mans Series Season Very Strongly". Daily Sportscar. 18 April 2019.
^ "24 Ore di Le Mans, le "Dames" di ferro fanno meglio degli uomini (in Italian)". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 16 June 2019.
^ "Manuela Gostner: "Dalla pallavolo alle corse, ora batto gli uomini com la Ferrari; che soddisfazione" (in Italian)". Sport Mediaset. 10 May 2019.

External links

Profile at Driver Database
Official website

[1] "Le Mans: The Iron Dames". Racers – Behind the Helmet. 15 June 2019.

[2] "Manuela Gostner – Speedqueens". Speedqueens. 30 November 2017.

[3] "Kessel's All-Female Trio Starts Their European Le Mans Series Season Very Strongly". Daily Sportscar. 18 April 2019.

[4] "24 Ore di Le Mans, le "Dames" di ferro fanno meglio degli uomini (in Italian)". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 16 June 2019.

[5] "Manuela Gostner: "Dalla pallavolo alle corse, ora batto gli uomini com la Ferrari; che soddisfazione" (in Italian)". Sport Mediaset. 10 May 2019.

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