2022 W Series Le Castellet round

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]

2022 W Series Le Castellet round
Event 4 of 6 of the 2022 W Series
Race details
Date	23 July 2022 (2022-07-23)
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	Beitske Visser[a]	Sirin Racing
Time	2:02.246
Fastest lap
Driver	Jamie Chadwick	Jenner Racing
Time	2:02.893
Podium
First	Jamie Chadwick	Jenner Racing
Second	Belén García	Quantfury W Series Team
Third	Nerea Martí	Quantfury W Series Team

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

• 2022 French Grand Prix
• 2022 Formula 2 Le Castellet round

Notes

1. 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

1. "Jamie Chadwick too good for W Series field in France despite grid penalty". The Guardian. 24 July 2022.
2. "W Series to support eight F1 rounds in 2022 including Miami". RaceFans. 27 January 2022.
3. "W Series 2022 Le Castellet Classification – Practice". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
4. "W Series 2022 Le Castellet Classification – Qualifying". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
5. "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

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