Jamie Chadwick secures her second W Series championship with a solid performance as the season comes to an end in Austin.
The rising British star secured back-to-back championship wins with a solid drive in the season finale double header at the COTA’s in Austin, Texas. The 23-year-old racer secured a $500,000 prize for winning the series and collects 15 points towards a Formula One super-licence, a first for the W Series.
Drivers need 40 points to race in Formula One, Chadwick now has 25 points, including 10 from finishing fourth in last years Asian F3 championship which will allow her to take part in Friday practice.
Chadwick and fellow Brit Alice Powell arrived in Texas level on 109 points in the Championship, and both drivers were very confident they’d be taking home the crown.
Chadwick, who is currently the Williams F1 development driver, won Saturday’s first race to go 10 points clear and come the Sunday race, led every lap from pole position, with Powell finishing sixth. It was an average weekend for Powell who will no doubt feel things just didn’t go her way when it counted.
Series CEO Catherine Bond Muir had this to say after a showcase season supporting the Formula One Calendar; “First and foremost, huge congratulations to Jamie [Chadwick] on becoming the 2021 W Series champion. Jamie has displayed remarkable consistency this year and been rewarded for her resilience having been pushed all the way by Alice [Powell].
Alice will be disappointed having come so close to winning her maiden title, but that is because she too is a champion who has been a credit to herself and W Series this year. Their enthralling title battle has captivated huge audiences around the world and the only way is up for them both. I will watch their progress with great pride.
“I am sad that the season is over because it has been such a successful one. Our landmark partnership with Formula 1, the world’s premier motor racing series, has given our immensely talented group of drivers the chance to showcase their skills on the sport’s biggest stage, and they have seized the opportunity with both hands. Roll on 2022!”
Final Season Standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |  |
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| 1 | Jamie Chadwick |
159 | 8/6 | 25/1 | 15/3 | 25/1 | 18/2 | 18/2 | 50 |
| 2 | Alice Powell |
132 | 25/1 | 4/8 | 25/1 | 18/2 | 12/4 | 25/1 | 23 |
| 3 |  Emma Kimilainen |
108 | – | 15/3 | 12/4 | 8/6 | 25/1 | 15/3 | 33 |
| 4 |  Nerea Martí |
61 | 6/7 | 6/7 | 10/5 | 15/3 | 4/8 | 12/4 | 8 |
| 5 | Sarah Moore |
56 | 18/2 | 12/4 | 6/7 | – | – | 2/9 | 18 |
| 6 |  Fabienne Wohlwend |
42 | 15/3 | 1/10 | 18/2 | – | 6/7 | – | 2 |
| 7 | Abbi Pulling |
40 | – | – | 4/8 | – | – | 6/7 | 30 |
| 8 | Beitske Visser |
38 | – | – | 8/6 | 10/5 | – | – | 20 |
| 9 | Irina Sidorkova | 34 | 4/8 | 18/2 | – | 12/4 | – | – | – |
| 10 | Belén García |
28 | 12/4 | 2/9 | – | 4/8 | – | 4/8 | 6 |
| 11 | Jessica Hawkins |
27 | – | – | – | 1/10 | 8/6 | 10/5 | 8 |
| 12 | Marta Garcia |
21 | – | – | – | 6/7 | 15/3 | – | – |
| 13 | Abbie Eaton |
19 | – | 8/6 | 2/9 | – | 1/10 | 8/6 | – |
| 14 |  Miki Koyama |
14 | 10/5 | – | – | – | 2/9 | 1/10 | 1 |
| 15 |  Bruna Tomaselli |
12 | – | 10/5 | – | 2/9 | – | – | – |
| 16 |  Caitlin Wood |
11 | – | – | – | – | 10/5 | – | 1 |
| 17 |  Ayla Agren |
3 | 1/10 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 18 |  Gosia Rdest |
2 | 2/9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 |  Vicky Piria |
1 | – | – | 1/10 | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | Sabre Cook |
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