2019 W Series Misano round

The 2019 W Series Misano round (also commercially referred to as #WRace3) was the third round of the 2019 W Series, and took place at the Misano World Circuit in Italy on 8 June 2019.[1] The event was an undercard to the 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters round at the same circuit.[2]

2019 Misano W Series Round
Race 3 of 6 of the 2019 W Series
Race details
Date 8 June 2019 (2019-06-08)
Official name 2019 W Series Misano round
Location Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course Permanent circuit
Course length 4.226 km (2.626 mi)
Weather Sunny, 26°C (79°F)
Pole position
Driver
Time 1:33.283
Fastest lap
Driver Beitske Visser
Time 1:34.613
Podium
First
Second
Third

Report

Background

Following a first and a second placing in the opening two races, Jamie Chadwick leads the series on 43 points – six points ahead of Zolder race winner Beitske Visser. Having scored podiums in both of the races so far, Alice Powell sits third in the standings some 10 points behind fellow Briton Chadwick.

Finnish driver Emma Kimiläinen will once again be ruled out of racing following her injury sustained in a crash at Hockenheim. Both reserve drivers Sarah Bovy and Vivien Keszthelyi will replace her.[3]

Practice

Both practice sessions were held in hot, dry conditions. Free Practice One would be led by Beitske Visser, with Alice Powell just over a tenth behind her. Jessica Hawkins would be a surprise third with championship leader Chadwick down in 4th. The top 12 cars would be covered by less than a second, including reserve driver Vivien Keszthelyi.

Practice Two would be delayed by 50 minutes due to track maintenance. Japanese driver Miki Koyama would set the fastest time of the day with a 1:34.663, roughly 0.15sec ahead of Chadwick. Hawkins would continue the strong showing again in third, with local driver Vittoria Piria in fourth but only three-hundredths quicker than Visser – the top five covered by less than four-tenths of a second.[4]

Qualifying

Qualifying began with Jamie Chadwick setting the pace, before quickly being deposed by Beitske Visser. Halfway through the session, Fabienne Wohlwend – one of the few drivers with circuit experience having won races at Misano in the Ferrari Challenge – skipped half a second clear. Caitlin Wood took too many liberties with the track limits soon after, breaking her suspension on a kerb. Sarah Bovy also had her fastest time deleted for not respecting track limits. Chadwick got within four-hundredths of the pole position, however Wohlwend had done enough to become only the second Liechtensteiner to sit on the pole position of an FIA-sanctioned open-wheel race, and first since Rikky von Opel at the Castle Combe round of the 1971 British Formula 3 Championship.[5][6]

Race

Wohlwend made a terrible start from pole position, allowing Chadwick to move past on the run to turn one. Visser and Powell pulled alongside Wohlwend, however in Powell's attempts to push Wohlwend into giving up the place she ran out of road and made wheel-to-wheel contact with the Liechtensteiner, launching onto two wheels and coming to a rest in the gravel trap with broken front-left suspension, necessitating the deployment of the Safety Car.

At the restart, Chadwick led Visser and Wohlwend. The top three started to pull away from the battle for fourth between Vittoria Piria and Miki Koyama. Wohlwend began to search for a way past Visser, however ran wide at the final corner and lost a second on the Dutchwoman, allowing the #95 to pressure Chadwick. Around half-way through the race, Koyama passed Piria at the exit of Turn 8 as the local driver mis-shifted.

Further back, Sarah Moore formed a midfield train from eighth place back. Esmee Hawkey went wide exiting Turn 14 and dropped outside of the top ten, with Naomi Schiff the beneficiary. The joy would be short-lived for the German/Rwandan driver, who spun the car exiting Turn 5 and dropped down to last place. Sabré Cook managed to pass Moore for 8th on the penultimate lap.

At the front, Wohlwend in third dropped back in an effort to conserve the tyres on the hot Misano circuit, before settling for the final spot on the podium. The championship leaders Visser and Chadwick pushed each other to the flag, and it would be the Briton who came out on top and with her second W Series victory. Visser claimed second with the fastest lap and Wohlwend scored a maiden podium in third. Koyama led home Piria in fourth, with Marta García sixth and Tasmin Pepper seventh in a quiet race for the pair. Cook finished ahead of the midfield battle in eighth, with Moore ninth and reserve driver Vivien Keszthelyi scoring the final point in tenth.[7]

Classification

Practice
Session No. Driver Time Condts
Practice 1 95 Beitske Visser 1:35.193 Dry
Practice 2 85 Miki Koyama 1:34.663 Dry

Qualifying
Pos. No. Driver Time/Gap Grid
1 5 Fabienne Wohlwend 1:33.283 1
2 55 Jamie Chadwick +0.044 2
3 95 Beitske Visser +0.200 3
4 27 Alice Powell +0.577 4
5 11 Vittoria Piria +0.698 5
6 85 Miki Koyama +0.761 6
7 19 Marta García +0.795 7
8 2 Esmee Hawkey +0.985 131
9 26 Sarah Moore +1.191 8
10 31 Tasmin Pepper +1.236 9
11 77 Vivien Keszthelyi +1.242 10
12 3 Gosia Rdest +1.406 11
13 58 Sarah Bovy +1.561 12
14 99 Naomi Schiff +1.602 14
15 37 Sabré Cook +1.692 15
16 49 Megan Gilkes +1.986 16
17 21 Jessica Hawkins +2.001 17
18 67 Shea Holbrook +2.394 18
19 20 Caitlin Wood +2.912 19
Source:[8]

^1 Hawkey was given a 5-place grid penalty for causing a collision in the previous race.

Race
Pos. No. Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 55 Jamie Chadwick 20 32:45.929 2 25
2 95 Beitske Visser 20 +0.587 3 18
3 5 Fabienne Wohlwend 20 +2.285 1 15
4 85 Miki Koyama 20 +10.434 6 12
5 11 Vittoria Piria 20 +14.200 5 10
6 19 Marta García 20 +16.118 7 8
7 31 Tasmin Pepper 20 +19.009 10 6
8 37 Sabré Cook 20 +28.518 15 4
9 26 Sarah Moore 20 +28.994 8 2
10 77 Vivien Keszthelyi 20 +29.460 10 1
11 2 Esmee Hawkey 20 +31.265 13
12 58 Sarah Bovy 20 +32.222 12
13 3 Gosia Rdest 20 +33.671 11
14 20 Caitlin Wood 20 +34.043 19
15 21 Jessica Hawkins 20 +36.0021 17
16 67 Shea Holbrook 20 +39.107 18
17 49 Megan Gilkes 20 +39.334 16
18 99 Naomi Schiff 20 +40.795 14
Ret 27 Alice Powell 0 Crash 4
Fastest lap set by Beitske Visser: 1:34.613
Source:[9]

^1 Hawkins was given a 5-second time penalty for not adhering to track limits.

Championship standings
+/- Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1 Jamie Chadwick 68
2 Beitske Visser 55 -13
1 3 Marta García 35 -33
1 4 Alice Powell 33 -35
1 5 Fabienne Wohlwend 29 -39
Source:[10]

See also

References
  1. "Misano, Italy". W Series. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. "DTM announces 2019 calendar and W Series on support bill". Autosport. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. "Emma Kimilainen to miss W Series' Misano race this weekend". W Series. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. "Misano W Series: Koyama quickest in practice". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. "Misano W Series: Wohlwend edges Chadwick for pole". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  6. "Frederick von Opel". Driver Database. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. "Misano W Series: Chadwick resists Visser to extend points lead". Autosport. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  8. "Misano W Series: Wohlwend beats points leader Chadwick to pole". Autosport. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. "Misano W Series: Chadwick fends off Visser to win". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  10. "Misano Race Report". W Series. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

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