The 2022 W Series Le Castellet round was the fourth round of a planned eight in the 2022 W Series, and took place at Circuit Paul Ricard in France on the 23rd of July 2022.[1] The event was an undercard to the 2022 Formula One World Championship round at the same circuit.[2]
| 2022 W Series Le Castellet round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event 4 of 6 of the 2022 W Series | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 23 July 2022 | ||
| Official name | 2022 W Series Le Castellet round | ||
| Location | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | ||
| Course | Permanent circuit | ||
| Course length | 5.842 km (3.63 miles) | ||
| Distance | 14 laps, 81.788 km (50.820 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, 33°C | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Sirin Racing | ||
| Time | 2:02.246 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jamie Chadwick | Jenner Racing | |
| Time | 2:02.893 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Jenner Racing | ||
| Second | Quantfury W Series Team | ||
| Third | Quantfury W Series Team | ||
Classification edit
Practice edit
| Session | No. | Driver | Commercial entrant | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | 95 |  Beitske Visser
|
Sirin Racing | 2:03.744 | [3] |
Qualifying edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Commercial entrant | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | Jamie Chadwick
|
Jenner Racing | 2:02.2351 |
| 2 | 95 | Beitske Visser
|
Sirin Racing | +0.011 |
| 3 | 32 |  Nerea Martí
|
Quantfury W Series Team | +0.104 |
| 4 | 19 | Marta García
|
CortDAO W Series Team | +0.124 |
| 5 | 22 | Belén García
|
Quantfury W Series Team | +0.337 |
| 6 | 44 | Abbie Eaton
|
Scuderia W | +0.683 |
| 7 | 5 |  Fabienne Wohlwend
|
CortDAO W Series Team | +0.687 |
| 8 | 21 | Jessica Hawkins
|
Bristol Street Motors Racing | +0.751 |
| 9 | 26 | Sarah Moore
|
Scuderia W | +0.774 |
| 10 | 7 |  Emma Kimiläinen
|
Puma W Series Team | +0.783 |
| 11 | 27 | Alice Powell
|
Bristol Street Motors Racing | +0.904 |
| 12 | 49 | Abbi Pulling
|
Racing X | +1.110 |
| 13 | 97 |  Bruna Tomaselli
|
Racing X | +1.240 |
| 14 | 10 |  Juju Noda
|
W Series Academy | +1.436 |
| 15 | 63 |  Tereza Bábíčková
|
Puma W Series Team | +1.593 |
| 16 | 4 | Emely de Heus
|
Sirin Racing | +1.781 |
| 17 | 8 |  Chloe Chambers
|
Jenner Racing | +1.792 |
| 18 | 9 |  Bianca Bustamante
|
W Series Academy | +3.424 |
| Source:[4] | ||||
- ^1 – Chadwick was given a two-place grid penalty for crossing the pit exit line.
Race edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Commercial entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | Jamie Chadwick
|
Jenner Racing | 14 | 33:14.804 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 22 | Belén García
|
Quantfury W Series Team | 14 | +2.400 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 32 | Nerea Martí
|
Quantfury W Series Team | 14 | +3.233 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 95 | Beitske Visser
|
Sirin Racing | 14 | +5.581 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | 27 | Alice Powell
|
Bristol Street Motors Racing | 14 | +6.972 | 11 | 10 |
| 6 | 19 | Marta García
|
CortDAO W Series Team | 14 | +10.506 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | Fabienne Wohlwend
|
CortDAO W Series Team | 14 | +12.126 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 26 | Sarah Moore
|
Scuderia W | 14 | +13.061 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 49 | Abbi Pulling
|
Racing X | 14 | +13.307 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Jessica Hawkins
|
Bristol Street Motors Racing | 14 | +13.792 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | 97 | Bruna Tomaselli
|
Racing X | 14 | +15.199 | 13 | |
| 12 | 7 | Emma Kimiläinen
|
Puma W Series Team | 14 | +16.731 | 10 | |
| 13 | 10 | Juju Noda
|
W Series Academy | 14 | +17.493 | 14 | |
| 14 | 63 | Tereza Bábíčková
|
Puma W Series Team | 14 | +23.715 | 15 | |
| 15 | 9 | Bianca Bustamante
|
W Series Academy | 14 | +28.667 | 18 | |
| 16 | 4 | Emely de Heus
|
Sirin Racing | 14 | +1:02.536 | 16 | |
| DNF | 8 | Chloe Chambers
|
Jenner Racing | 3 | Crash | 17 | |
| DNF | 44 | Abbie Eaton
|
Scuderia W | 0 | Crash | 6 | |
| Fastest lap set by Jamie Chadwick: 2:02.893 | |||||||
| Source:[5] | |||||||
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Chadwick
|
125 | |
| 2 | Abbi Pulling
|
55 | -70 |
| 3 | Beitske Visser
|
53 | -72 |
| 4 | Belén García
|
46 | -79 |
| 5 | Nerea Martí
|
44 | -81 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Jamie Chadwick set the fastest time in qualifying but received a grid penalty for crossing the pit exit line – Beitske Visser started from pole position.
References edit
- ^ "Jamie Chadwick too good for W Series field in France despite grid penalty". The Guardian. 24 July 2022.
- ^ "W Series to support eight F1 rounds in 2022 including Miami". RaceFans. 27 January 2022.
- ^ "W Series 2022 Le Castellet Classification – Practice". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "W Series 2022 Le Castellet Classification – Qualifying". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "W Series 2022 Le Castellet Classification – Race". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
External links edit
- Official website Archived 2022-04-14 at the Wayback Machine