2021 W Series

The 2021 W Series is a planned motor racing championship that is scheduled to be the second W Series season, after the 2020 season was abandoned because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The championship will be exclusively open to female racing drivers as a Formula 3-level racing series.[2]

2021 W Series
Previous: 2019 Next: 2022
Parent series:
Formula One
Jamie Chadwick is the reigning drivers' champion.

Driver selection

After an application and qualifying program ran in September 2019, 18 drivers were supposed to take part in the 2020 season.[3] All of these drivers will also be racing in the 2021 season, with the possibility of more being announced at a later date.[4]

No. Drivers
5 Fabienne Wohlwend
7 Emma Kimiläinen
11 Vicky Piria
17 Ayla Ågren
19 Marta García
21 Jessica Hawkins
22 Belén García
26 Sarah Moore
27 Alice Powell
31 Tasmin Pepper
32 Nerea Martí
37 Sabré Cook
44 Abbie Eaton
51 Irina Sidorkova
55 Jamie Chadwick
85 Miki Koyama
95 Beitske Visser
97 Bruna Tomaselli

Calendar

The series management announced on 12 November 2020 that the season would consist of eight rounds all held in support of the 2021 Formula One World Championship.[5] A provisional calendar was then revealed on 8 December 2020.[6]

Round Circuit Date
1 Circuit Paul Ricard 26 June
2 Red Bull Ring 3 July
3 Silverstone Circuit 17 July
4 Hungaroring 31 July
5 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 28 August
6 Circuit Zandvoort 4 September
7 Circuit of the Americas 23 October
8 Autodrómo Hermanos Rodriguez 30 October

References
  1. "W Series cancels 2020 season but reveals plans for F1 support races in 2021 | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  2. "All-female motor racing series offers potential F1 pathway". CNN. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  3. "W Series: As 18 escolhidas para a segunda época". AutoSport (in Portuguese). 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  4. "2021 Driver Line-Up Announced". W Series. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. "W Series to support F1 in 2021 and beyond". ESPN.com. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  6. "2021 race calendar announced". W Series. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
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