Though still a relative newcomer to the 24H SERIES – and, indeed, motor sport in general – our regular fans may well be familiar with Karen Gaillard already. This young Swiss star has, after all, finished three of the four rounds she has started on the class podium, and is still very much in contention for this year’s 24H SERIES Junior Cup with ST Racing’s Samantha Tan and Reiter Engineering’s Eike Angermayr.
But then, competing on-track is her dream. After some notable performances in go-karts in 2018, Karen entered, and summarily won, Young Driver Challenge powered by CUPRA in 2019, an accolade that led to her ADAC TCR Germany debut at the Nürburgring later that year. In 2020, still with CUPRA, she made her first 24H SERIES outings with Swiss outfit TOPCAR Sport at Monza and Hockenheim before signing off the year with a successful ascension into the Filière Endurance driver training scheme under the tutelage of former Le Mans class podium finisher, Jean-Bernard Bouvet. Having switched to GT competition with Vortex for 2021, Karen has since added to her 24H SERIES tally with two more class podiums and her maiden entry in the Hankook 24H DUBAI.
Turns out she’s pretty cool when her car is on fire too…
