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Zach Koons

Doriane Pin’s Rapid Rise Through Racing’s Ranks Is Just Getting Started

In her debut F1 Academy season, Doriane Pin has proven she belongs. | James Sutton/Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images

Doriane Pin, like many who excel in motorsports, has been in a race car since her grade school days. She began karting at the age of nine, going to events alongside her father, and quickly made her mark in the sport by claiming the French Championship in 2019 at age 15.

Pin’s early career success isn’t a first in racing. A number of Formula One drivers carved their way through the days of karting and early levels of driving to put themselves in position to reach the pinnacle of motorsports. However, the now 20-year-old Frenchwoman has come onto the scene in a manner that befits her “Pocket Rocket” nickname: suddenly.

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