2019 Misano Race

The 2019 Misano Race, otherwise known as the 2019 W Series Championship Misano Race or the #WRace3, was the third round of the 2019 BRSCC W Series Championship, staged at the Misano World Circuit in Misano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on 8 June 2019. The race, held in support of the DTM Misano 2019 Round, would see Jamie Chadwick secure her second win of the season to extend her Championship lead.

Qualifying for the W Series race would see Fabienne Wohlwend narrowly secure her maiden pole position, beating Chadwick by just 0.044s to become the first Liechtensteiner to claim pole in an FIA sanctioned event since 1971. Beitske Visser was next up ahead of Alice Powell, while Caitlin Wood smashed her suspension while trying to take too much kerb.

The start of the race saw Wohlwend fail to convert pole to an early lead, instead making a mess of her start and slipping to third. That meant that she came under attack from Powell into the first corner, whose lunge resulted in the Brit getting flicked onto two wheels, before crashing down right-side-up but in the gravel and with smashed suspension.

Powell was left to climb out of her car as the Safety Car was scrambled onto the circuit, while Wohlwend would manage to escape without damage in third. Out front, meanwhile, Chadwick had grabbed the lead ahead of Visser at the start, and would hence lead the restart when the SC pitted on lap four.

Chadwick, Visser and Wohlwend aced the restart, easing clear of fourth placed Vicky Piria, resulting in a three way fight for the lead, before Chadwick established a small lead. Wohlwend duly went on the offensive to find a way past Visser for second only to slide onto the grass and slip wide, allowing Visser to escape and harass Chadwick for the lead.

Elsewhere, Sarah Moore was proving to be a rolling roadblock in eighth, with the majority of the field finding themselves stuck behind the Brit for most of the race. Esmee Hawkey made a mistake in the midst of the queue and slipped behind Naomi Schiff, only for Schiff herself to spin to the back of the field on the following lap.

Back with the leaders and Visser was putting tremendous pressure on Chadwick for the lead as the race entered its final throes, as Wohlwend opted to save her tyres and hold third. That duel would last through to the final lap, with Chadwick placing her car beautifully to keep the Dutch racer at bay to the chequered flag.

With that the race was run, with Chadwick securing victory by a little over half a second from Visser to enhance her Championship lead, while Wohlwend was a lonely third to complete the podium. Miki Koyama was next ahead of Vicky Piria, Marta García and Tasmin Pepper, while Sabré Cook finally elbowed her way past Moore on the penultimate lap to claim eighth. Moore herself was able to hold ninth, with Vivien Keszthelyi the final scorer in tenth.

Background
Jamie Chadwick had maintained her lead in the Championship after the second round of the season, although her advantage had been reduced by a single point. Beitske Visser had moved into second after her maiden win, while Alice Powell sat in third, ten off the lead. Marta García was next up in fourth ahead of Sarah Moore, while Vicky Piria and Naomi Schiff were the only new scorers after the second round.

Entry List
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Results
The final qualifying result for the are outlined below:
 * * Hawkey served a five place grid penalty for causing a collision in the 2019 Zolder Race.

Results
The final classification of the is displayed below:
 * Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
 * Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.

Milestones

 * Sarah Bovy made her W Series Championship debut.
 * Maiden pole position for Fabienne Wohlwend.
 * Jamie Chadwick secured her second W Series victory.
 * Wohlwend claimed her maiden podium finish.
 * First points finish for Sabré Cook and Vivien Keszthelyi.

Standings
Jamie Chadwick had enhanced her lead in the Championship after her second win of the campaign, leaving Misano with a thirteen point lead over Beitske Visser. Marta García was next up but with less than half the points of Chadwick, two ahead of Alice Powell in fourth. Fabienne Wohlwend was next up in fifth, having moved up ahead of Miki Koyama, as Sabré Cook and Vivien Keszthelyi added their names to the scorers list. Only point scoring drivers are shown.