It’s W Series race week! 🎉
A group of 18 talented women will make up the grid along with five reserve drivers. The championship didn’t happen in 2020 so we’re excited to see what happens with some new faces on the grid too!
Here they are… ⬇️
#WomenInMotorsport
First up is the reigning champion @JamieChadwick 👑
The British driver races in @ExtremeELive, is part of the @WilliamsRacing family and won two races in 2019. Chadwick was also the first female to win a @BritishGT Championship, so has shown a lot of talent!
The next driver is @AbbieEaton44 who is one of the new faces on the grid for 2021 🏳️🌈
She has been the test driver for @thegrandtour, and is an ambassador for @RacingPrideHQ.
Eaton has raced in the British GT Championship and the Mazda MX-5 SuperCup in 2013 & 2014
British racer @alicepowell is continuing her @WSeriesRacing career this year 🏆
In 2019 she finished third in the championship and was the first woman to score points in GP3 in 2012. You also see Alice trackside as a driver coach and commentating 😎
Another new face is @AylaAgren 👋
The 27-year-old won the F1600 Championship Series (USA) in 2014. Her dream is to race in the #Indy500, and came one step closer when she was a spotter for @ParettaSport this year!
Dutch driver @beitskevisser returns to W Series to fight for more podiums after finishing runner up in 2019.
She is a Richard Mille driver in @FIAWEC, making history in an all-female team competing in the LMP2 category at the @24heuresdumans 💪
21-year-old @belengarciaes is another newcomer to the championship.
In 2019 she raced in the Spanish F4 Championship, and was the first female to win an F4 race in Europe at the second round. If Garcia isn’t at a race track then you will find her pole vaulting! 🙌
.@WSeriesRacing Brazilian driver @brunatomaselli is a new addition too 🇧🇷
She raced in the F2000 National Championship and finished 16th in 2017. In 2019, she moved to Pabst Racing services and finished 8th overall!
Another returning driver is @EmmaKimilainen. The Finn had two podiums in @WSeriesRacing last year and won Assen in 2019 🏆
The 31-year-old has raced in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championships and hosts TV and radio shows in her home country 🇫🇮
Next up is @FWohlwend5!
In 2017 she raced in the Audi Sport TT Cup and has competed in @FerrariRaces - including becoming the first woman to win a race outright for the Coppa Shell class.
She also raced in the 2021 @24hNBR alongside nine other women 🔥
28-year-old @GosiaRdest is another one of the talented drivers.
She was karting professionally by the age of 16 & has competed in many races like @BritishF4, Audi Sport TT Cup and ADAC TCR Germany.
She will be racing in the first two rounds at Austria. 👏
The next new driver is @IraSidorkova 💃
She’s the youngest on the grid and finished third place in the W Series iRacing championship last year. She also competes with @SMP_Racing, and has achieved two podiums in Russian F4 🇷🇺
Making up one of five Brit’s on the grid, @1JessicaHawkins is returning for another year.
Jess was recently made an ambassador for @AstonMartinF1 & has been a stunt driver for the next James Bond film! 🏎️
She’s also currently competing in @BTCC 💪
Spanish driver @martaracing is coming back to fight for more podiums after getting two in the 2019 season. 🌟
In 2016 she finished fourth in the CIK-FIA European Championship, and also fourth in the 2019 @WSeriesRacing championship!
Another returning driver is @mkhouse001 🇯🇵
Previously, she competed in the FIA F4 Japanese Championship. She’s shown some great pace in the 2019 championship and her top finish was fourth so we imagine she wants to get on that podium! 👀
New Spanish driver @nereamarti32 will be making her @WSeriesRacing debut this year and we’re excited!🤩
She made her stride into cars in 2019 and competed in the Spanish F4 Championship. The young driver will be looking to making her mark in the series!
27-year-old @Sabre_Cook is back on the grid after impressing in 2019.
After starting racing at the age of eight, she’s since been the winner of the Infiniti Engineering Academy in 2018 & holds a degree in engineering 🎓
Our final British driver is @smgirlracer26.
She is a proud ambassador for @RacingPrideHQ and became the Junior Ginetta champion in 2009. She’s also been awarded the @BRDCSilverstone Rising Star status ⭐️
To finish off our thread, @VickyPiria is completing the grid 🇮🇹
The Italian was the first female to compete in GP3 in 2012, and has raced in Euro Formula 3. She finished ninth in 2019 and on the side of racing she is a driving instructor 😎
Last one… promise! We can’t forget the reserve drivers which are @AbbiPulling, @TJP31, @NaomiSchiff, @GosiaRdest and Caitlin Wood!
Good luck everyone! 💜
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