After a weekend of activities and tests, the all-new women-only W Series has announced the definitive list of names that will progress to the final round of the selection process.
The 54 hopefuls from around the globe have been demonstrating their skills on and off the track in Melk, Austria over the weekend. Now, 28 women have been chosen to test the W Series challenger in Spain in March. This will be the final part of the process before the series kicks off in May, supporting the DTM calendar.
Four judges had the task of whittling down the talented bunch of racers. David Coulthard, Alex Wurz, Lyn St James and Dave Ryan have now reached a decision.
The skills that they were assessed on included fitness challenges, media tasks and their own Race of Champions on-track shootout.
The qualifiers
Sarah Bovy
Sarah Bovy, Belgium
Jamie Chadwick, UK
Sabre Cook, USA
Natalie Decker, USA
Marta Garcia, Spain
Megan Gilkes, Canada
Grace Gui, China
Esmee Hawkey, UK
Jessica Hawkins, UK
Shea Holbrook, USA
Francesca Linossi, Italy
Vivien Keszthelyi, Hungary
Emma Kimilainen, Finland
Natalia Kowalska, Poland
Stephane Kox, The Netherlands
Miki Koyama, Japan
Milou Mets, The Netherlands
Sarah Moore, UK
Tasmin Pepper, South Africa
Vicky Piria, Italy
Alice Powell, UK
Gosia Rdest, Poland
Naomi Schiff, Belgium
Shirley Van Der Lof, The Netherlands
Beitske Visser, The Netherlands
Alexandra Whitley, Australia
Fabienne Wohlwend, Liechtenstein
Caitlin Wood, Australian
Be sure to keep an eye out for an in-depth look at the successful women over the next few weeks.
Helena Hicks 