W SERIES HAS ANNOUNCED A CHANGE TO THE THE CALENDER, THE SERIES WILL RACE NOW AT THE SINGAPORE GP FOR THE FIRST TIME.
The Series will support the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Grand Prix 2022 on the 30 September to 2 October. This is due to a change in the calendar, after the cancellation of the Japanese round of the W-Series that was due to take place on the weekend of the 7-8th October.
Reigning double champion Jamie Chadwick has won the first five races of W Series’ record 10-race 2022 campaign. The season-opening double-header in Miami, USA, was followed by races in Barcelona, Spain, Silverstone, UK – which attracted a peak UK TV audience of more than one million viewers and the highest-ever race audience in W Series history – and Le Castellet, France.
The W-Series will complete its Eurpoean part of the calender at the Hungarian GP this coming weekend before heading into the summer break, after which the series heads Singapore and Austin Texas, before heading to Mexico for the season ending Double Header.
“Since we announced our 2022 race calendar in January, the global landscape has changed considerably. It’s with regret that we will not be racing in Japan this year, where we have strong support, but the challenges involved in doing so have increased significantly in the past six months, meaning that for a young business like ours it is sadly no longer possible to hold a race there.
“Given the giant strides we have made, it is easy to forget that W Series launched less than four years ago. Every step we have taken has been with the long-term interests of the series in mind as we aim to grow in the most sustainable way possible. Our 2022 season promised to be a landmark one as we staged more races (10) in a single season than ever before, including a first-ever race in Asia, which is a key market for us. I’d like to thank both Formula 1 and the team at Singapore GP for helping us to deliver that.
“The Marina Bay Street Circuit has built a fantastic reputation for great racing and we’re sure the atmosphere will be incredible as racing returns there after a break. We staged our first-ever race on a street circuit in Miami in May to great acclaim, and I’m sure our drivers will put on another exciting show at Marina Bay and continue to inspire new fans of W Series in Asia.”
Catherine Bond Muir (Chief Executive Officer, W Series)
“We are thrilled that Singapore will be the first in Asia to host W Series, as we get back on track after a two-year hiatus. W Series is leading the way in promoting diversity and gender equality in motorsports. We are proud to partner them by offering a platform for an all-female line-up of elite racers to compete at the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2022.”
Colin Syn (Deputy Chairman, Singapore GP Pte Ltd)