W Series confirms 18-strong line-up

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13:21, 28 Mar 2019

The W Series has announced its 18-strong line-up for the first ever season of the all-female racing series.

The reward for winning the competition is $500,000 from a $1.5 million pot for the winner, with the series hoping to offer more exposure to female drivers.

Tatiana Calderon will become the first woman to race in Formula 2 this year, but its predecessor, GP2, has never had a female driver in over 10 years of the series existing.

The W Series has received mass interest from drivers from all over the globe and the numbers have now been crunched down to reveal an 18-woman line-up for the debut campaign of the competition.

Included in that line-up is British driver Jamie Chadwick, who in 2018, made history - becoming the first ever female driver to win a race in British Formula 3.

Beitske Visser and Alice Powell have both driven in GP3 in the past and also have titles in Formula Renault, with Vicky Piria also having some GP3 experience to rely on.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

W Series confirms 18-strong line-up

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