WSERIES WILL STAGE TWO NEW RACES IN USA AND MEXICO

W Series will stage all-new races in USA and Mexico this coming autumn, alongside Formula 1. W Series’ USA race will take place at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Saturday October 24th, and W Series’ Mexico race will take place at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in the capital, Mexico City, on Saturday October 31st.

The two all-new W Series races will form an exciting championship-deciding ‘double header’, held on consecutive weekends, and will be rounds seven and eight of the eight-race 2020 W Series championship.

Catherine Bond Muir, Chief Executive Officer, W Series: "We at W Series are absolutely delighted that, in only our second season, our championship has been welcomed by Formula 1, and we’re utterly thrilled that the final two races of the 2020 W Series season will therefore take place as part of the Formula 1 platform."

"Our two all-new races will follow six races on the DTM platform, making a very varied, extremely exciting and truly international eight-race championship, in eight countries across the globe. I’m particularly pleased that W Series will now stage races outside Europe, and the USA and Mexico are of course both very important new territories for us."

David Coulthard, Advisory Board Chairman, W Series, said: "Despite having raced in 246 Grands Prix, between 1994 and 2008, I’ve never driven in a Grand Prix at either Circuit of the Americas or Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, because neither racetrack was part of the Formula 1 calendar during my time as a driver."

"But I’ve commentated on a number of fantastic Grands Prix at both of them, and I can say with confidence that they’re both great racetracks."

"For W Series, the announcement of two all-new Formula 1 support races is a truly impressive development, and it demonstrates very clearly the extent to which W Series has quickly been widely accepted as part of the international motorsport calendar."

Ross Brawn, Managing Director, Motorsport at Formula 1, said: "We are delighted to welcome W Series to two such spectacular events of the 2020 Formula 1 Championship such as those in Austin and Mexico City."

"In just one year, W Series has contributed significantly to increasing interest in the topic of diversity and inclusion in motorsport. We are convinced that our sport must offer equal opportunities for men and women to compete together."

"It is no coincidence that improving the diversity of the F1 grid by supporting and promoting driver talent from under-represented backgrounds is one of our strategic objectives."

"The ability for the great crowds who traditionally attend the Austin and Mexico City Grands Prix to see these talented female drivers up close will definitely further raise the awareness of the importance of inclusion and diversity in motorsport." 

The full 2020 W Series championship calendar
Race 1	St Petersburg	Russia	May 30
Race 2	Anderstorp	Sweden	June 13
Race 3	Monza	Italy	June 27
Race 4	Norisring	Germany	July 11
Race 5	Brands Hatch	UK	August 23
Race 6	Assen	Netherlands	September 5
Race 7	Austin	USA	October 24
Race 8	Mexico City	Mexico	October 31
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