2022 W Series Le Castellet round
| 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 | ||
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]
Classification
Practice
| Session | No. | Driver | Commercial entrant | Time | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | 95 |  Beitske Visser | Sirin Racing | 2:03.744 | [3] | 
Qualifying
| 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
| 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
| 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
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "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
- Official website Archived 2022-04-14 at the Wayback Machine