The 2019 W Series was the inaugural motor racing season of the W Series, an all-female Formula Regional-level racing series.^[1]

Driver selection

55 drivers were initially entered in a qualifying longlist for the 2019 season, with a further six added later on.^[2][3][4] 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—^[5] 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 Circuito de Almería [es] in Almería, Spain.^[6] 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 the event of a regular driver's absence.

The evaluation format drew mixed opinions from the competitors. Eliminated driver Charlotte Poynting labelled the process "confusing" and that the judges "obviously weren't looking for the fastest drivers", whereas compatriot Caitlin Wood claimed the evaluation was "as fair as they could make it".^[7][8]

Eliminated drivers

Withdrew before evaluation

Eliminated after evaluation

Eliminated after testing

Qualified drivers

All drivers competed with the Tatuus–Alfa Romeo F3 T-318 operated by Hitech GP and fitted with Hankook tires.^[9]

No. Drivers Class Rounds 2 Esmee Hawkey All 3 Gosia Rdest All 5 Fabienne Wohlwend All 7 Emma Kimiläinen 1, 4–6 11 Vicky Piria All 19 Marta García All 20 Caitlin Wood All 21 Jessica Hawkins All 26 Sarah Moore All 27 Alice Powell All 31 Tasmin Pepper All 37 Sabré Cook All 49 Megan Gilkes R1 1–3, 5–6 55 Jamie Chadwick All 58 Sarah Bovy R 2–3, 6 67 Shea Holbrook All 77 Vivien Keszthelyi R1 2–4, 6 85 Miki Koyama All 95 Beitske Visser All 99 Naomi Schiff[a] All Source:[10][11]

Icon Class R Reserve driver

^1 – Megan Gilkes, normally a regular driver, was demoted to reserve driver duties at Round 4. Vivien Keszthelyi, normally a reserve driver, was promoted to regular driver duties at Round 4.^[12]

Calendar and results

A single championship race was held at six rounds of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters,^[13] with an additional non-championship race at TT Circuit Assen to test different event formats.^[14]

Round	Circuit	Dates	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Race Winner	Report
1	Hockenheimring	4 May	Jamie Chadwick	Miki Koyama	Jamie Chadwick	Report
2	Circuit Zolder	18 May	Jamie Chadwick	Beitske Visser	Beitske Visser	Report
3	Misano World Circuit	8 June	Fabienne Wohlwend	Beitske Visser	Jamie Chadwick	Report
4	Norisring	6 July	Marta García	Emma Kimiläinen	Marta García	Report
5	TT Circuit Assen	20 July	Emma Kimiläinen	Emma Kimiläinen	Emma Kimiläinen	Report
NC		21 July		Sabré Cook	Megan Gilkes
6	Brands Hatch	11 August	Jamie Chadwick	Emma Kimiläinen	Alice Powell	Report
Sources:[15][16]

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:^[17]

Drivers' Championship

Pos. Driver HOC ZOL MIS NOR ASS BRH Points 1 Jamie Chadwick 1 2 1 3 3 4 110 2 Beitske Visser 4 1 2 2 4 3 100 3 Alice Powell 2 3 Ret Ret 2 1 76 4 Marta García 3 4 6 1 9 8 66 5 Emma Kimiläinen Ret WD 5 1 2 53 6 Fabienne Wohlwend 6 7 3 4 15 5 51 7 Miki Koyama 7 8 4 6 Ret 20 30 8 Sarah Moore 5 5 9 Ret 10 10 24 9 Vicky Piria 15 9 5 12 8 6 24 10 Tasmin Pepper 8 6 7 8 Ret 12 22 11 Sabré Cook 13 15 8 7 13 9 12 12 Jessica Hawkins 11 13 15 Ret 7 7 12 13 Caitlin Wood 10 11 14 11 5 11 11 14 Gosia Rdest 9 Ret 13 14 6 13 10 15 Esmee Hawkey 12 Ret 11 9 11 16 2 16 Naomi Schiff 14 10 18 10 12 15 2 17 Vivien Keszthelyi Ret 10 13 14 1 18 Shea Holbrook 16 12 16 15 16 17 0 19 Megan Gilkes Ret 14 17 14 18 0 20 Sarah Bovy DNS 12 19 0 Pos. Driver HOC ZOL MIS NOR ASS BRH Points Source:[17]

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap