Léna Bühler (; born 9 July 1997) is a Swiss racing driver who currently competes in the Le Mans Cup for R-ace GP in LMP3. She previously drove for 23Events Racing and won the 2025 Road to Le Mans. In single-seaters, Bühler was a Sauber junior and the 2023 F1 Academy runner-up.
Junior career
Karting Having competed in BMX at European level in her childhood, Bühler took up racing at the relatively late age of 17. She made her karting debut in the Swiss Karting Championship in 2017, where she finished 14th. She raced karts for the next two years, finishing fourth and third in the Swiss Championship in 2018 and 2019 respectively.
Lower formulae Bühler made her car racing debut in the 2020 F4 Spanish Championship with Drivex School. She starred in qualifying on occasion, most notably making the front row at the Circuito del Jarama, but could only manage a best race finish of fifth. She scored 23 points and finished the season 15th in the standings, as the tenth-highest rookie.
Formula Regional 2021
In February 2021 it was announced that Bühler would partner Hadrien David, Isack Hadjar and Zane Maloney at R-ace GP in the Formula Regional European Championship, as the first female entrant of the rebranded series. However, she injured her hand in a pre-season test and could not attend the opening round. After making her debut at the second round in Barcelona, Bühler endured a very difficult season, achieving a best finish of 20th and coming 38th in the standings, last of all the full-time drivers. She later admitted that she had struggled a lot physically as a result of the injury, stating that she "lacked a little strength, resistance over the duration of the races".
2022 Bühler remained with the team for the 2022 season, where she was entered into the first six races but was only classified in race one at Monaco. She also raced part-time in the Formula Regional Asian Championship during the winter, with a best result of 12th at the final round in Abu Dhabi.
F1 Academy
On 2 February 2023, Bühler was confirmed to be the first driver to compete in the newly launched all-female F1 Academy series, racing for ART Grand Prix in 2023. She also joined the Sauber Academy. She finished the season as the vice-champion, with two wins and 13 podiums.
Return to Formula Regional
Bühler returned to the Formula Regional European Championship for 2024 with ART Grand Prix. She scored her best finish of 22nd in race 2 at Paul Ricard. On September 4, Bühler announced she would not be competing in the final four rounds of the season.
Formula E In November 2024, Bühler drove for Mahindra Racing in the 2024–25 Formula E pre-season women's test at Jarama. She placed fifth in the test.
Sportscar racing career
Le Mans Cup 2025
Bühler decided to switch to prototypes for 2025, and signed with AF Corse–backed 23Events Racing to compete in the LMP3 class of Michelin Le Mans Cup. Joining her as a teammate was Matteo Quintarelli. The duo took pole on debut at Barcelona, before leading a recovery drive to fifth after Bühler was spun by R-ace GP's Hugo Schwarze on lap one. A defensive display against Schwarze then yielded the team its first win in race two of Road to Le Mans, which saw Bühler make history as the first woman to win overall in Le Mans Cup. The pair went on to score points in all races and finished seventh in the LMP3 standings. At the post-season ELMS rookie test at Portimão, Bühler was invited by AF Corse to sample a Ferrari 296 GT3.
2026 In 2026, Bühler reunited with R-ace GP to share one of its title-defending Duqueine D09 LMP3s with Zack Scoular. At the season opener in Barcelona, the duo rounded off the podium behind the No. 85 sister car and the No. 50 23Events Ligier.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2017Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — X30 ChallengeGS Karting14th2018IAME International Final — X30 SuperSpirit Racing22ndSchweizer Kart Meisterschaft — X30 Challenge4th2019IAME Series Benelux — X30 Senior107thSchweizer Kart Meisterschaft — X30 ChallengeSpirit-Racing.ch3rdIAME Euro Series — X30 SeniorDNFIAME Winter Cup — X30 SeniorDNFSouth Garda Winter Cup — OKDNF
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2020 F4 Spanish Championship Drivex School 20 0 0 0 0 23 15th 2021 Formula Regional European Championship R-ace GP 17 0 0 0 0 0 38th 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship 3Y Technology by R-ace GP60000029th Formula Regional European Championship R-ace GP 3 0 0 0 0 0 39th 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship R2Race Cavicel150000033rd F1 Academy ART Grand Prix21221132222nd2024 Formula Regional European Championship ART Grand Prix110000038th2025 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 23Events Racing71101557th2025-26Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3R-ace GP20000021st 2026 Le Mans Cup - LMP3R-ace GP 3 0 0 0 1 15* 8th* * Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2020 Drivex School NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 JAR1 JAR2 JAR3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 15th 23
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2021 R-ace GP IMO1 IMO2 CAT1 CAT2 MCO1 MCO2 LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 VAL1 VAL2 MUG1 MUG2 MNZ1 MNZ2 38th 0 2022 R-ace GPMNZ1MNZ2IMO1IMO2MCO1MCO2LEC1LEC2ZAN1ZAN2HUN1HUN2SPA1SPA2RBR1RBR2CAT1CAT2MUG1MUG2 39th 0 2024 ART Grand Prix HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 MUG1 MUG2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 38th 0
Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2022 3Y Technology by R-ace GP ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 29th 0
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415PosPoints 2023 R2RaceDUB11 DUB12 DUB13 KMT11 KMT12 KMT13 KMT21 KMT22 KMT23 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 YMC1 YMC2 YMC3 33rd0
Complete F1 Academy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2023 ART Grand Prix RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 COA1 COA2 COA3 2nd 222
Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2025 23Events Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P325 CAT LEC LMS1 LMS2 SPA SIL ALG 7th 55 2026 R-ace GP LMP3 Duqueine D09 BAR LEC LMS SPA SIL POR 8th* 15* * Season still in progress.
References
External links