Célia Martin (born 4 October 1991) is a

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from

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. She currently competes for the

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in the Le Mans Cup.

Racing career

A late starter to motorsport at 27, Martin began her career on the Nürburgring in 2018 having moved to

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in Germany the year prior in order to pursue racing professionally. After qualifying for a Level A Nürburgring permit, she joined WS Racing's "Girls Only" project in 2019. Remaining a regular member of the team until the end of 2023, Martin's Nürburgring highlight was a class win in the 2021 edition of the 24 Hours. Having conducted testing for

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on the Nordschleife in 2018, she was entered in the first season of the electric Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy. Contesting the Pro-Am class, Martin finished fourth and last of the full-time drivers with five podium finishes. In 2023, Martin entered

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with her Girls Only co-driver

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in a PROsport Racing-run

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. The pairing scored only one points finish in 12 races whilst their team-mates

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and Hugo Sasse won the championship, and Martin was downgraded to a Bronze FIA rating at the end of the year. In 2024, Martin joined the

to drive in the Le Mans Cup, alongside

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driver Karen Gaillard. She took part in the

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and

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end of season tests as a precursor to her being promoted to the Iron Dames' primary driver line-up, brought about after Sarah Bovy was promoted from Bronze to Silver rating.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Nürburgring 24 Hours results

* – Races were shortened due to inclement weather conditions.

Complete Le Mans Cup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

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