W Series

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Jamie Chadwick in a W-Series car

The W Series is an international racing series that uses Formula 3 racing cars.

The racing series has been taking place since 2019, is organized by the British Racing and Sports Car Club and markets itself through the private company W Series Limited . Only women can take part as drivers.

history

A racing series with a similar concept already existed between 2004 and 2007 with the Formula Woman , but which was held with sports cars instead of monoposto racing cars.

In November 2017, plans for an all-female racing series at top level, which was to be called the “SHE Championship”, became public for the first time. The company changed its name shortly thereafter and officially launched the series in October 2018. For the first season, prize money of $ 1.5 million and free participation if the application process has been successfully completed has been announced. While David Coulthard and Adrian Newey were introduced as supporters of the series, the announcement was particularly criticized by Pippa Mann ; and Sophia Flörsch reacted critically. The main point of criticism is the separation of female and male drivers, which is less of a promotion and more of a separation from male-dominated motorsport. Ex-Formula E driver Simona de Silvestro said the prize money would be better off in the form of a junior support program. Director Catherine Bond Muir is considered to be the creator and driving force of the series.

The first season began on May 4, 2019 in Hockenheim as part of the DTM supporting program. 18 drivers were selected from a pool of 61 candidates in the application process and took part in the season. This season's champion was Jamie Chadwick .

The twelve best-placed drivers of the 2019 season automatically qualified for the second season of the series. In September 2019, another selection round with 14 candidates took place in Almería . On March 25, 2020, the DTM announced that it would postpone several race weekends to the second half of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The W Series then decided to cancel all races for 2020 and not return to the racetrack until 2021. The drivers come in 2020 in an e-sports to -Liga, which was created in addition to life.

Technical regulations

2019

Tatuus T-318

The W Series is a unit series. All drivers use identically constructed chassis and engines, as well as tires from one manufacturer. The Tatuus T-318 is used, which is recognized by the FIA ​​as conforming to the Formula 3 specifications. The car is powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 1.8 liters; at 6000 rpm it achieves 200 kW (270 hp). The engine is manufactured by Alfa Romeo and adapted by Autotecnica Motori. The carbon monocoque is equipped with a halo system .

Sporting regulations

2019

Only female drivers can take part in the W Series; the racing series is gender-exclusive. There are no teams, all classic tasks of a racing team are taken over directly by the W Series management or the Hitech GP, which is mandatory for the 2019 season, which provides race engineers, pit crews and transport. The starting places will be allocated in an application process that consisted of ten modules in 2019 - in addition to racing skills, fitness, dealing with the media and sponsor pitches were tested. The sporting regulations of the W Series state that the size of the grid depends on the maximum number of starters allowed in the license of the respective venue. The individual cars are swapped between the drivers, no driver is assigned the same vehicle twice in a season. This is to ensure identical conditions.

Two free practice sessions with a maximum duration of 45 minutes and a maximum of 30 minutes qualifying take place on each race weekend . The starting grid for the race is drawn up on the basis of the qualifying.

Scoring

In the 2019 season, points will be awarded for the first ten places according to the current FIA point system:

position  1.   2.   3.   4th   5.   6th   7th   8th.   9.   10. 
Points 25th 18th 15th 12 10 8th 6th 4th 2 1

Racetracks

In the 2019 season, all races took place as part of the DTM and the following racetracks were driven: Hockenheimring , Zolder , Misano , Norisring , Assen and Brands Hatch . In the 2020 season, the first six races as part of the DTM, the last two as part of Formula 1, should take place on the following race tracks: Saint Petersburg , Anderstorp , Monza , Norisring, Brands Hatch, Assen, Austin and Mexico City . A pre-season test will take place in Valencia before the start of the season .

Championships

year master Points 2nd place Points 3rd place Points
2019 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jamie Chadwick 110 NetherlandsNetherlands Beitske Visser 100 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Alice Powell 076
2020 Cancellation of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Will Formula 1 for women come in 2019? In: sport1.de. November 30, 2017, accessed May 5, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Segregation or opportunity? Female racing drivers react to the W Series. In: espn.in. October 11, 2018, accessed May 5, 2019 .
  4. ^ De Silvestro: Red Bull-style programs preferable to W Series. October 31, 2018, accessed May 5, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Legge, Eaton, Agren among 2020 W Series applicants. Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
  6. ↑ DTM announce postponed first half of 2020 calendar following coronavirus pandemic. March 25, 2020, accessed July 13, 2020 (American English).
  7. ↑ W Series: Women's formula series will not take place in 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
  8. ^ All-new Esports League launched. In: W Series. May 7, 2020, accessed July 13, 2020 (American English).
  9. ↑ New Tatuus F3 T-318 unveiled | Press Racing. In: www.pressracing.com. Retrieved May 5, 2019 .
  10. ↑ The 2019 W Series race car. W Series, accessed May 5, 2019 .
  11. ↑ W Series Appoints Hitech GP to Operate Full 2019 Racing Program. December 11, 2018, accessed May 7, 2019 .
  12. ^ W Series a day away from historic announcement. January 27, 2019, accessed May 5, 2019 .
  13. ↑ a b c 2019 W Series Sporting & Technical Regulations. May 1, 2019, accessed May 5, 2019 .
  14. ↑ W-Series as part of the DTM: Berger first had to be convinced. Retrieved February 22, 2020 .
  15. ↑ W Series Calendar 2019 - Races, Start Time, Tracks. Retrieved February 22, 2020 .
  16. ↑ a b c Formula 1: W Series women's formula series in the 2020 supporting program. Accessed on February 22, 2020 .
  17. ^ Elliot Wood: W Series reveals pre-season test dates and venue. In: Formula Scout. March 10, 2020, accessed March 11, 2020 (American English).