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2019 W Series
The 2019 W Series was the inaugural motor racing season of the W Series, an all-female Formula 3-level racing series. Driver selection 55 drivers were initially entered in a qualifying longlist for the 2019 season, with a further six added later on. An evaluation was held at the Wachauring in Melk, Austria over 26–28 January, with series judges—including David Coulthard, Alexander Wurz and Lyn St. James— selecting a shortlist of drivers that would get to test the Tatuus–Alfa Romeo T-318. Drivers completed 10 'modules' that tested their skills in racecraft, fitness, media training and sponsorship pitches, before a final knockout series of races that would decide the 28 drivers that advanced to the next stage at the in Almería, Spain. The final stage held over 22–27 March, which saw additional fitness testing and data analysis alongside traditional testing, would decide the 18-driver line-up as well as four additional substitute drivers who would be on standby in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
W Series (championship)
W Series is an all-female Formula racing, single-seater racing championship. The series' first season was in 2019; it featured twenty drivers contesting six races. History The W Series was publicly launched on 10 October 2018. Rumours about the creation of a female-only racing series had begun to circulate in November 2017. It was created in response to the lack of female drivers progressing to the highest levels of motorsport, particularly Formula 1. The series has the backing of a number of prominent members of the motorsport community, including former F1 driver David Coulthard and engineer Adrian Newey. For the 2019 W Series, inaugural season in 2019, all cars were operated by Hitech Racing, Hitech GP. The 2019 championship consisted of six races, all of which were run in Europe in support of the 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, 2019 DTM. The calendar for the 2020 W Series was announced in early 2020. The initial drivers' list confirmed that the top twelve finishers from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caitlin Wood
Caitlin Wood (born 15 January 1997 in Maitland, New South Wales) is an Australian female racing driver who last competed in the 2021 W Series. Biography Hailing from Tenambit in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, Wood began her professional motorsport career in 2013 in a state-level Formula Ford championship. She ended her debut in car racing 5th out of 7 in the championship. She subsequently moved up to the inaugural Australian Formula Ford Championship in 2015, however she struggled to 21st in the championship with only three points finishes. The Australian Formula 4 Championship would become the new national feeder series in Australia, and Wood contested a three-event part-time schedule – eventually finishing 13th in the championship before setting her sights on Europe. Wood was accepted into Reiter Engineering's Young Stars program in early 2016, and was entered into the GT4 European Series. She finished 17th in the championship despite missing the round at Silverstone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sneha Sharma
Sneha Sharma (born 1 August 1990) is an Indian racing driver who competes in Formula 4 National Racing Championship, she is also professionally a Pilot with IndiGo Airlines (since 2012). Sneha was born in Kolkata however, since childhood she has been raised in Mumbai, she did her education from the Canossa Convent School in Andheri, Mumbai and flying training from San Francisco, Miami in USA and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Racing career She has been racing since the age of 16. At the age of 17 she raced in the MRF National karting championship while pursuing her high school and flying studies. In 2010 she graduated to cars from karts and has also competed in the JK Tyre National racing Championship. Sneha secured a second position in her 4-stroke category at the JK Tyre National Karting Championship 2009 and was also the only girl to qualify for the final round of the KCT of the MAI National Karting Championship. She was shortlisted for the 2015 Volkswagen Vento Cup and The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doreen Seidel
Doreen Seidel (born 19 September 1985 in Chemnitz) is a German racecar driver, racing instructor, Playmate and model. She made her debut as a racing driver in the 2011 ADAC Cruze Cup. In her career as a racing driver, Seidel has participated in both sprint car racing and endurance racing. She was Germany's Playmate Of The Year in 2008, and appeared in several international editions of Playboy. Early life Doreen Seidel was born in Chemnitz, Germany on September 19, 1985. She graduated from high school at the age of 18, and studied business administration in Wiesbaden, before deciding to move to Frankfurt and study marketing. Growing up near the Sachsenring race track, Seidel was interested in motorbike racing from an early age. She bought her first motorcycle, a Yamaha R6, at the age of 18. Modelling career Seidel gained national recognition as a model when she appeared as May's Playmate of the Month in the German edition of Playboy in 2008. That same year, she was voted Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya
Lyubov Daniilovna Ozeretskovskaya (née Andreyeva, born 21 November 1996) is a female racing driver and sim racer from Kazakhstan. Career Having started her career in karting in her native Kazakhstan, Andreyeva moved to Russia to contest the local Formula Masters championship in 2014. She twinned her Formula Masters campaign with several outings in the Formula BMW AsiaCup series in 2015, before cutting back to Formula Masters only from 2016. She contested one final season in 2017 before running out of funding and setting up the Russian arm of a Bulgarian sim racing company with her partner Vladimir. Married in late 2018, Ozeretskovskaya was accepted into the 2019 W Series evaluation but failed to make the grid. She competed in the first two rounds of the 2019 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, but sat out the remainder of the season recovering from foot surgery having scored a best finish of 7th in Sepang. She gave up circuit racing at the end of 2019, moving into eSp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samin Gómez
Samin Gómez Briceno (born February 4, 1992 in Maracay) is a racing driver from Venezuela. She has raced in karting and several formulae. Career Karting Samin Gómez started racing at the age of seven, racing in the Panamerican Championship, a series supported by the Commission Internationale de Karting (CIK) and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). She moved to Europe for the 2007 season, taking part in the Formula Kart France series. Asian Formula Renault Starting in 2008, Gómez moved to single-seat open-wheel cars, making several guest appearances in the Asian Formula Renault Challenge throughout 2008 before moving onto a larger programme for the 2009 season. She contested the full 2010 season with Top Speed Racing, finishing third overall and taking three podium finishes at the Zhuhai International Circuit. Formula Pilota China In 2011, Gómez competed part-time in the Formula Pilota China series, replacing Robert Visoiu at Jenzer Motorsport. Góme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassie Gannis
Cassie Gannis (born April 7, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver. Racing career Gannis started racing in quarter midgets in 1999; from 1999–2003, she recorded 15 top fives in 18 races. In 2005, she started Legends car racing, and two years later, began racing super late models. At Tucson Raceway Park, she was the youngest female driver to race at the track. From 2009–2011, Gannis was named a member of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program. In 2010, she ran a USAR Pro Cup Series race at Langley Speedway, suffering mechanical problems and failing to complete a lap. A year later, she started racing in the K&N Pro Series West for Greg Rayl, recording a best finish of 16th at Colorado National Speedway and Spokane County Raceway. The following year, she raced for Rayl, Nancy Cano and John Gomez, with her best finish being 15th at Havasu 95 Speedway. She eventually won the series' Most Popular Driver Award. In 2013, Gannis auditioned for a spot in the PE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlotta Fedeli
Carlotta Fedeli (born 3 February 1992) is an Italian racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series & SEAT León Cup Italy. Having previously competed in the TCR Italian Series The Italian Superturismo Championship (Campionato Italiano Superturismo) is Italy's national motorsport series for touring cars. It was established in 1987 and its drivers' title has been held by such notable drivers as Le Mans winner Emanuele P ..., SEAT Ibiza Cup Italy & MINI Challenge Italy amongst others. Racing career Fedeli began her career in 2007 in Karting, she raced there for many seasons up until 2010. In 2011, she switched to the Italian Production Championship, she raced there up until 2012. She switched to the Italian MINI Challenge for 2012, finishing 12th in the championship standings that year. She continued in the series for 2013, however, only making 4 starts before switching to the Italian SEAT Ibiza Cup. For 2014 & 2015 she stayed in the championship, finishin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Breidinger
Toni Breidinger (born July 14, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver & Victoria's Secret Model who competes full-time for Venturini Motorsports in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 25 Toyota Camry. She was the female driver with the most wins in United States Auto Club (USAC) history with 19. Racing career Early career Breidinger began racing go-karts at the age of nine with her twin sister Annie in 2009 at Sonoma Raceway. Her father bought the sisters a go-kart after they started going to a local go-karting facility and had fun racing there. He bought one go-kart and eventually a second so each of them had their own. ARCA and NASCAR She was called by Venturini Motorsports to run a part-time schedule for them in the ARCA Series in 2018. Breidinger returned to ARCA in 2021 on a part-time schedule for Young's Motorsports beginning at Daytona International Speedway. The team also announced that Breidinger would run a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea Angelo
Chelsea Angelo (born 2 June 1996, in Melbourne) is a racing driver from Australia. She currently competes in TCR Australia having previously contested the V8 Supercars Development Series. She attempted to qualify for the 2019 W Series The 2019 W Series was the inaugural motor racing season of the W Series, an all-female Formula 3-level racing series. Driver selection 55 drivers were initially entered in a qualifying longlist for the 2019 season, with a further six added l ..., however was rejected following the evaluation tests. Racing record Career summary References External links * Profile aDriver Database 1996 births Living people Australian Formula 3 Championship drivers Australian female racing drivers Racing drivers from Melbourne {{Australia-autoracing-bio-stub Garry Rogers Motorsport drivers Kelly Racing drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayla Ågren
Ayla Ågren (born 23 July 1993 in Bærum) is a Norwegian-Swedish female racing driver. Representing Norway, she currently competes 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Jordá
Carmen Jordá Buades (born 28 May 1988) is a Spanish motor racing driver. From 2015 to 2017, she was a development driver for the Lotus and Renault Sport Formula One teams. Her appointment by Lotus saw her become just the eleventh woman in history to be part of a Formula 1 team's driver line-up. She has competed in other motor racing series such as GP3, Indy Lights and the Le Mans Series. She was born in Alcoy, Spain and currently resides in Valencia, Spain. Early life and career Carmen is the daughter of former motor racing driver Jose Miguel Jordá, who introduced her to the sport at an early age. She began her career in karting, before progressing to Master Junior Formula as a teenager, and then onto Spanish Formula 3. In the 2007 Spanish Formula 3 season, Jordá finished fourth in the Copa F300 standings – recording three podium finishes during the season. She continued to race in F3 in 2008 and 2009 – competing in the very first season of the new European F3 Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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