Lynxe Racing

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Lynxe Racing
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Owner Lynxe Racing workers
Series Competed In TM Master Cup Series
Manufacturer(s) Gessler
Race Wins 3+
Championships 0
Current Drivers #11- Liv Eklund
#14- TBA
#19- Ingrid Haddeland
#39- Jess Yeung
Clair Auxier (reserve)
Notable Former Drivers Mélanie Clévenot
Divina Henton
Yuliya Nosova
Ashley Tucker
Team

Lynxe Racing is a TM Master Cup team that has competed in the TM Master Cup Series since 2013. It was formed after the fashion company Lynxe bought Majestic Motorsports, with Lynxe CEO Juliette Lauvais and their motorsport director Laura Fahrenbacher being named as the team owners. The team races with a French license, despite being based in Indianapolis, with the team's European base being leased from Simonet Sport. Lynxe's TM Lights team is a separate but closely connected operation.

The team originally developed an in-house chassis modified from the Gasnier fielded by Majestic Motorsports, with Gessler engines. As of 2019, the team fields wholesale Gessler chassis.

Lynxe Racing made it clear that they preferred an all-female driving lineup late in 2012 to go with their 'strong-but-stylish' image, signing Englshwoman Divina Henton, whom Lynxe sponsored during her tenure at Volpi Racing Team. In late November, the team announced that the 2012 Rookie of the Year, Mélanie Clévenot, would partner with Henton. Henton went on to win two races, including the Karjala Grand Prix, and finished 5th in the standings, while Clévenot went winless but still ended the year in 10th.

Clévenot departed the team to join Hodges-Walter Racing for 2014, and was replaced with the returning Yuliya Nosova. The team's performance slid backwards this season, with Henton and Nosova respectively finishing 11th and 14th and both going winless. In the meantime, the team used promoter's options to give opportunities to their development drivers, Ingrid Haddeland, Clair Auxier, and Ashley Tucker.

Before the 2019 season, Henton was injured in a highway crash that will sideline her indefinitely. With Nosova on maternity leave and Clévenot focusing on sports cars, the team turned to an unproven driver lineup. Haddeland finally received a full time ride with the team, after spending the previous year with Hastert Racing and winning rookie of the year honors. She was partnered with TM Lights regular Liv Eklund, a controversial decision as she was less experienced and successful than other Lynxe developmental drivers.

Lynxe Racing announced that it would officially become a worker co-operative upon the conclusion of the European tour, with the first internal elections held after the 2019 Round of Minnesota, with two exceptions. Fahrenbacher's role as team principal, and Auxier's position as head of driver development were both voted on before the start of the season.