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W Series to host prospective driver test in Arizona for 2022 season

W Series to host prospective driver test in Arizona for 2022 season

Ahead of the series’ third season, it will stage a test at the Inde Motorsports Ranch between 31 January and 4 February using US specification F4 cars.

The all-female championship staged its first-ever round outside of Europe last October at the Circuit of the Americas in support of the US Grand Prix, holding a double-header season finale.

Drivers attending the test include 2020 Britcar Endurance Champion Jem Hepworth, Formula Regional European driver Lena Buhler, and FIA Girls on Track finalist Julia Ayoub.

The top eight drivers from the 2021 season have all been given the opportunity to race again next season, including double champion Jamie Chadwick and runner-up Alice Powell.

Chadwick said it was unlikely she would return to the series, while both drivers took part in a WEC test in Bahrain in December.

W Series Academy members Nerea Marti and Irina Sidorkova are also guaranteed seats as part of the academy package.

The 14 drivers attending the test are as follows:

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