17 full-time drivers have been named, including eight who qualified automatically for this season by finishing in the top eight in the 2021 championship standings.
Juju Noda, Tereza Babickova, Bianca Bustamante, Chloe Chambers and Emely De Heus will make their debuts, having been selected during pre-season tests at the Inde Motorsports Ranch in Arizona and at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Noda, the daughter of 1990s Formula 1 driver Hideki Noda, is the youngest driver to take part, aged just 16.
Two-time champion Jamie Chadwick previously announced her return to the series, along with 2021 runner-up Alice Powell.
Other returnees include Fabienne Wohlwend, Beitske Visser, Bruna Tomaselli and Sarah Moore.
Abbi Pulling, who was as a reserve driver last season and went on to achieve her first podium at the Austin season finale, will also have a full-time seat.
Russian driver Irina Sidorkova, who was due to return for a second season as a W Series Academy member, will not…
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