Jamie claims first W Series win on home soil

2 July 2022

Jamie Chadwick claims first W Series win on home soil at Silverstone to continue her perfect start to the season

Reigning double champion Jamie Chadwick continued her perfect start to the 2022 W Series season by taking a sixth consecutive win in a dramatic race at Silverstone.

The Briton secured a commanding lights-to-flag victory to extend her 100 per cent record to four wins from four races this term and, in the process, take her points tally for the year to 100. Jamie stood on the top step of a W Series podium at her home race in Britain for the first time to extend her lead at the top of the championship standings to 47 points over compatriot Abbi Pulling who finished third. Emma Kimiläinen regained second place from Abbi on the final lap after the pair made contact in the closing stages.

Emma’s first podium finish of the season moved her up to fourth in the championship standings, one point and one place behind Beitske Visser and one place ahead of Alice Powell. Alice – the winner of last year’s W Series race at Silverstone – started third but finished out of the points in 14th after receiving a stop-go penalty for an infringement on the formation lap.

Fabienne Wohlwend – who was runner-up to Alice 12 months ago – continued her strong record at Silverstone by finishing fourth, just ahead of Beitske. Jessica Hawkins and Abbie Eaton finished sixth and seventh respectively to score points at their home race, while Belén García, Nerea Martí, and Sarah Moore completed the top 10.

Despite spots of rain falling as the drivers made their way to the grid, a sell-out crowd was in attendance on the Saturday of the Formula 1® Lenovo British Grand Prix 2022 weekend. The drama began before the lights had gone out when, at the start of the formation lap, Alice – who was promoted from fifth to third on the grid after qualifying when her deleted lap time for exceeding track limits was reinstated – stalled but made it off the line before the last car had passed her, allowing her to retake her starting place of third. However, she had been out of position in fourth at the first safety car line on the formation lap, resulting in a 10-second stop-go penalty from the stewards.

Jamie made a strong start from pole position and Emma and Alice slotted in behind her. Abbi was slow away from fourth, allowing Fabienne to take that place having started sixth. With four minutes gone, Alice passed Emma on the inside at Brooklands for second…