- Fan favourite Bovy to spearhead Belgian assault for Comtoyou Racing at CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
- Nicolas Baert, Xavier Knauf and Grégory Servais complete #700 crew
- Additional Aston Martin to compete in Pro-Am class
A car run by a Belgian team and featuring four Belgian drivers: clearly, this won’t go unnoticed at the upcoming CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa! And with the crew including Sarah Bovy – whose profile and popularity continue to grow – it’s fair to assume that the #700 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO will be a real crowd favourite.
Voted ‘Driver of the Year’ by the RACB (Royal Automobile Club of Belgium) in 2023, Bovy is a huge fan of the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa. The Brussels native made her debut as a teenager in 2007, driving a Gillet Vertigo, while her greatest achievement to date came in 2022 when she won the Gold Cup class at the wheel of a Ferrari 488 GT3 EVO. She has also driven a McLaren (2012), an Aston Martin (2013), and a Lamborghini (2017, 2018, and 2023).
For her eighth participation in her favourite event, she will be reunited with a Belgian team. This time it’s Comtoyou Racing, which made history in the world's greatest GT race by winning the centenary edition in 2024.
“I wasn't on the grid in 2024 or 2025, so I'm all the more delighted to have reached an agreement with Comtoyou Racing," she says. "I've known the team for many years, especially Jean-Michel Baert and François Verbist, and I'm really happy to be part of it. I was able to do a short test with the Aston Martin Vantage and I think I should feel quite comfortable behind the wheel.
“The project is fantastic since we'll be an all-Belgian quartet. As I get along so well with my three teammates, I know we're going to have a great time. What's more, I think we'll be a force to be reckoned with in our class.”
Indeed, the #700 Aston Martin promises to be a contender for victory in the Pro-Am class. Bovy will share the role of pro driver with Nicolas Baert, the young Waterloo native already making his fifth participation in the twice-around-the-clock race.
The two amateur Bronze drivers are also familiar with the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa. Xavier Knauf and Grégory Servais both contested the 2025 edition with Haas RT, sharing an Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II and ultimately finishing fifth in the Pro-Am classification.
This time, the two friends will rely on the Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage. They have already competed in a preparatory race and will also undertake the Prologue (19/20 May) to gain as much experience as possible driving the British car.
Unlike some of their Pro-Am rivals, the car will not include an official factory driver from the manufacturer. Nevertheless, the four Belgians have all the tools required to secure at least a class podium at the 25–28 June event. And if they achieve their goal, one can easily imagine the fans' enthusiasm when the chequered flag is shown at 16:30 on Sunday afternoon…