W Series will stage a three-day on-track test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, between 2-4 March 2022
The eight drivers who qualified automatically for the 2022 season by finishing in the top eight last year – including two-time reigning champion Jamie Chadwick – plus last season’s W Series Academy driver Irina Sidorkova, will get the chance to reacquaint themselves with W Series’ Tatuus T-318 Formula 3 race cars ahead of season three, which consists of eight rounds in support of Formula 1, beginning in Miami, USA, in May. Joining them will be 11 drivers all hopeful of earning one of the remaining spots on the 2022 grid and a fully funded season on motor racing’s greatest stage.
After five days of testing in Arizona, USA, at the start of February, W Series’ Racing Director Dave Ryan has chosen five drivers – Tereza Babickova, Léna Bühler, Bianca Bustamante, Chloe Chambers, and Emely De Heus – who impressed at the Inde Motorsports Ranch to travel to Spain and test themselves against some established W Series stars and exciting newcomers, including Japan’s Juju Noda who, aged 16, will be the youngest driver to take part in the test.
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – which will also host the second round of the 2022 W Series season in May – has staged F1’s Spanish Grand Prix since 1991. The 4.675km (2.9 miles) circuit has 16 turns and is a popular testing venue for the world’s leading motor racing series due to its all-round challenge. W Series’ test will follow hot on the heels of F1’s first pre-season test of 2022 at the same venue.
Text: wseries.com
Photo: Alessandro Sala
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