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2020 W Series
The 2020 W Series was a planned motor racing championship that was scheduled to be the second W Series season. The championship was to be exclusively open to female racing drivers as a Formula Regional-level racing series. The planned championship season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a 10-event eSports league for female racing drivers only was held on the ''iRacing'' platform in its place. The league was ultimately won by Beitske Visser. Driver selection The top twelve finishers from the 2019 championship were automatically eligible to compete in the 2020 season, leaving eight vacancies in the driver line up. Forty new drivers applied to take part in the season; however, only fourteen of those took part in the first test which took place between 16 and 18 September 2019 at the Circuito de Almería, Spain. Applications The following eight drivers competed in the 2019 W Series but did not automatically qualify for 2020: * Sarah Bovy * Megan Gilkes * Es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
W Series (championship)
W Series was an all-female single-seater racing championship. It was held over a total of three seasons in 2019, 2021 and 2022 before the championship fell into administration and later liquidated, with a planned season in 2020 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All three editions were won by Jamie Chadwick. History Background and formation The W Series was publicly launched on 10 October 2018, following the circulation of rumours about the creation of a female-only racing series beginning in November 2017. It was created in response to the lack of female drivers progressing to the highest levels of motorsport, particularly Formula One. Scottish businessman Sean Wadsworth was confirmed as the series main financier, with Catherine Bond Muir – a solicitor who helped facilitate the sale of Chelsea F.C. to Roman Abramovich – named as CEO. Other shareholders included a number of prominent members of the motorsport community, including former F1 driver David Coulthard and en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gosia Rdest
Małgorzata Agnieszka Rdest (born 14 January 1993 in Żyrardów) is a Polish people, Polish List of female racing drivers, racing driver and businesswoman. She currently competes in the Alpine Elf Europa Cup. Racing career Rdest entered car racing in 2012 when she, as reigning Polish Junior Karting Champion, was scouted by BMW Motorsport. They would enter her in the final round of the Formula BMW Talent Cup for rookie drivers at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben, where she would finish all three races in the top 10 and finish 10th in the standings despite only entering the one event. She would move up to the BRDC Formula 4 Championship the following year, joining Douglas Motorsport alongside Sennan Fielding. Competing alongside more experienced drivers in open-wheelers, she would struggle to 18th in the standings having completed the full season and scoring a best finish of 11th at Snetterton Circuit, Snetterton – however, despite the lack of results, she would claim t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jessica Hawkins
Jessica Mary Hawkins (born 16 February 1995) is a British people, British Auto racing#Racing driver, racing driver and stunt driver from East Hampshire, England. She currently competes in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Comtoyou Racing. Hawkins previously competed in the 2024 British GT Championship driving for Beechdean Motorsport. Career Hawkins made her professional motorsport debut in 2014 British Formula Ford Championship, British Formula Ford at Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, in a one-off event where she twice finished inside the top ten. Her strong rookie performance saw her being picked up by Falcon Motorsport to contest the 2015 MSA Formula Championship. She had to wait until the fourth round of the championship at Oulton Park to make her debut, and only completed half of the ten-round championship – finishing 11th twice and placing 23rd in the championship. She entered the Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain round of the 2015–16 MRF Challe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marta García (racing Driver)
Marta García López (born 9 August 2000) is a Spanish racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 Le Mans Cup with Iron Dames in GT3. She most recently competed in F1 Academy for the team in 2023, becoming the inaugural champion of the series with two races to spare. She is a race winner in the W Series and won titles including the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy and the Trofeo delle Industrie in 2015, the oldest kart race in the world. Personal life Marta García López was born in Dénia, Spain on 9 August 2000. Career Marta García started her motorsports career in kart racing, where she won titles including the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy in 2015 and the Trofeo delle Industrie of 2015, the oldest kart race in the world, which has previously been won by many Formula 1 champions, such as Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. F4 Spanish Championship In 2016, García made her single-seater debut as a guest driver for Drivex in the second half of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ayla Ågren
Ayla Ågren (born 23 July 1993) is a Norwegian- Swedish racing driver. Representing Norway, she formerly competed in the W Series. Biography Following a decade in karting across Europe and Scandinavia, Ågren moved to the United States to forge a professional career – first testing with the Skip Barber Racing School and then competing in their Summer Series, scoring four podiums and finishing eighth overall. In 2013, she moved into F1600, immediately proving competitive and winning the championship at her second attempt with a last-lap pass for victory in the final round at Watkins Glen. The success saw her move onto the Road to Indy schedule, promoted within Team Pelfrey. Whilst initially competitive, her first season in U.S. F2000 proved to be her only full campaign as the funding began to dry up. She managed a fourth place at Road America in 2016 having moved to John Cummiskey Racing, but a move back to Team Pelfrey in 2017 led to a half-season campaign with her final ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vicky Piria
Vittoria "Vicky" Piria (born 11 November 1993) is an Italian-British List of female racing drivers, racing driver who races in Italian GT Championship, Italian GT, and previously competed in the 2012 GP3 Series, GP3 Series and W Series (championship), W Series. Career Karting Born in Milan, Lombardia, Piria grew up in Perugia, in the Umbria region. She began karting in 2003 and raced primarily in her native Italy for the majority of this part of her career, working her way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF3 category by 2008. Formula Renault and Formula Lista Junior In 2009 Formula Renault seasons, 2009, Piria graduated to single-seaters but had only part-time entries. She contested in Italian Formula 2000 Light and Italian Formula Renault Championship, Formula Renault 2.0 championships for Tomcat Racing, having participate just six and two races, respectively. She also competed in Formula Lista Junior opening round at Dijon-Prenois, Dijon. Formula Abarth In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Emma Kimiläinen
Emma Elina Kimiläinen (born 8 July 1989) is a Finnish racing driver. She currently competes in the E1 Series and formerly competed in the W Series. Biography Motorsport Kimiläinen entered professional motor racing in 2005, competing in the Northern European Formula Ford Championship. She was fifth in her first season, scoring a string of rookie awards along the way, and was tied on points with series champion Sami Isohella in 2006 however finished second on count-back (4 wins to Isohella's 5). She remained in Northern Europe in 2007, racing Radicals in Sweden. Audi then picked up the young Finn in 2008, and placed her in their Formula Masters series. Team-mate to future Formula One driver Kevin Magnussen, she finished 10th in the standings with a highlight of 2nd at Assen; however Audi cut back her funding after the 2008 financial crisis and she ended up funding her own way into Formula Palmer Audi in 2009. She ended the season fifth in the standings with four podium finish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fabienne Wohlwend
Fabienne Wohlwend (born 7 November 1997) is a List of female racing drivers, racing driver from Liechtenstein who competed in the W Series (championship), W Series. Biography Formula 4 Wohlwend entered car racing in 2016, having been successful in junior karting in Liechtenstein and Switzerland. She debuted in the Italian F4 Championship with Aragón Racing, before a mid-season switch to Target Racing, DR Formula. She failed to qualify for the final at the first round in Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano (the series ran a unique format for said round after 41 cars entered a circuit with a capacity of 36) and, after the qualifying race system was abandoned, did not score any points during the course of the season - her best finish being an 11th place in the final race of the season at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza. Being the only woman competing in that championship, she won the Women's Trophy class uncontested. Audi Sport TT Cup She moved into touring cars for 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Katherine Legge
Katherine Anne Legge ( ; born 12 July 1980) is a British professional auto racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, IndyCar Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship. She holds the record for the fastest qualifying effort for a woman in Indianapolis 500 history, set in 2023, and was the first woman to win a major open-wheel race in North America in 2005. She is represented by BRANDed Management, and long-time talent manager Klint Briney, who also oversaw the career of nine-time Indy 500 starter Sarah Fisher. Racing career Early racing and Atlantics Prior to joining the Toyota Atlantic series, Guildford-born Legge raced in several developmental open-wheel series in Britain, including Formula Three, Formula Renault and Formula Ford. In 2000, she was the first woman to achieve a pole in a Ford Zetec engine, Zetec race. In 2001, she beat Kimi Räikkönen's lap record and achieved a pole, and she was the first woman to receive the BRDC's "Rising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gabriela Jílková
Gabriela Jílková (born 2 April 1995) is a Czech racing driver who currently competes in the GT4 European Series for TGR Team Matmut Évolution. Nicknamed 'Quick Gabi', she is a GT Winter Series champion, LMP3 race winner, and a development driver for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team. Career Jílková began her career in karting at the age of eight and progressed to car racing by 2012, participating in her local Formula Renault 2.0 NEC round at Autodrom Most. She continued to ply her trade in subsequent years, picking up podiums in FR2.0 cameos before a serious accident at the Red Bull Ring in 2014 halted her career. Upon recovering from her vertebral injury, she raced sporadically in Renault Clio Cup, tackled the 2019 12 Hours of Brno in a KTM X-Bow GT4 and took part in the 2020 W Series selection test. She was briefly a test driver for the RG Nathalie, an electric sports car that planned to enter the ill-fated, FIA-approved Electric Production Car Series. 2021 reigni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anna Inotsume
is a Japanese racing driver who is currently competing in the 2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship. Career Formula Regional Inotsume involved in her first formula racing in 2023, as he competed in Formula Regional Japanese Championship with Bionic Jack Racing for Fuji Speedway round. Inotsume would make her first full season debut in the series for 2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ... as she race with HELM Motorsports. She clinched her first podium in Fuji as she finished second. She would continue again to her second full season for 2025. Super Taikyu Inotsume would racing in Super Taikyu in 2018 as she race in ST-5 class with Love Drive Racing. Then she returns in 2020, but with Nihon Automobile College as she race to 2021. She then race in ST-2 clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michelle Gatting
Michelle Sophie Gatting (born 31 December 1993 in Århus) is a racing driver from Denmark. An Iron Dame since the project's inception, she is a Porsche contracted driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the European Le Mans Series The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the fo .... Racing record Career summary † As Gatting was a guest driver she was ineligible for a championship position. Complete European Le Mans Series results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Complete TCR Denmark Touring Car Series results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) † Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
