Sharing the #85 Porsche 911 RSR-19 in the GTE Am division, Gatting, Bovy and Frey survived late pressure from the D’station Aston Martin Vantage GT3 of Tomonobu Fujii, Casper Stevenson and Liam Talbot to take the chequered flag with a winning margin of 5.548s.
The result made them the first all-female crew to score a victory in any class of the WEC since the inception of the series in 2012.
The win also came in the final race for GTE cars, with the current GTE Am class getting phased out in favour of a new category for GT3 machinery in 2024.
Speaking in the post-race press conference, an ecstatic Gatting said the result of Saturday’s race proved that she and her team-mates are an equal match to their male counterparts in the pinnacle of GT racing.
“I just enjoyed the last ride in this car,” quipped the 29-year-old. “It's been an absolute pleasure having the opportunity to drive the Porsche this year and finally getting this win.
“It's been something we wanted to achieve for a long time and finally to get it for the last race, it's something that is quite emotional for all of us.
“I'm very proud of the whole team of this project. This is exactly what we want to achieve and we want to prove that we can compete on exactly the same level as everybody else and we are here to win races.”
Source: Autosport