, the 2019 drivers' champion. Championship favourite
Jamie Chadwick dominated proceedings at the series' first event at the
Hockenheimring, topping both practice sessions, qualifying on pole position and winning the single race – however she did briefly lose the lead to
Alice Powell during a safety car period. Said safety car was deployed for an incident between
Emma Kimiläinen and
Megan Gilkes; Kimiläinen stalled from fourth on the grid and was then crashed into by Gilkes at the hairpin later in the lap. Powell and
Marta García completed the podium, with García and
Miki Koyama (who drove from 17th to 7th) receiving industry praise for their performances. Kimiläinen was withdrawn from the second round at Zolder due to a neck injury, and was replaced with both reserve drivers –
Sarah Bovy and
Vivien Keszthelyi. Neither driver finished the race; local driver Bovy suffered an engine failure on the grid, whilst Keszthelyi was spun into the wall by
Sabré Cook whilst trying to avoid an incident between
Gosia Rdest and
Esmee Hawkey.
Beitske Visser jumped Chadwick at the start and won the race despite two safety car periods and having briefly removed her steering wheel on the grid, with Chadwick holding off a fast-finishing Powell for third.
Fabienne Wohlwend qualified on pole position at the third round in Misano, but a slow start resulted in a first-corner collision with Alice Powell that sent the Briton airborne and out of the race. Aside from a half-spin for
Naomi Schiff, the rest of the race was uneventful and Wohlwend trailed home Visser and race-winner Chadwick. Powell's championship hopes took another nosedive at the fourth round in Nuremberg, starting at the back due to a broken gearbox in qualifying and failing to finish with a fuel-pump issues. García claimed a lights-to-flag win ahead of Visser and Chadwick, with Wohlwend holding off the returning Kimiläinen for fourth. Gosia Rdest showed promise having topped a practice session and qualified fourth, but finished a lap down after breaking her front wing on the opening lap. Kimiläinen claimed the series first 'grand slam' with pole position, the fastest lap and race win at the fifth round in Assen. Powell jumped the Finn off the line and was aided by a safety car for an incident between Koyama and
Tasmin Pepper, but Kimiläinen retook the lead with ten minutes remaining. Wohlwend's slim title hopes were dashed when she hit the back of Rdest and broke her front wing;
Caitlin Wood, Rdest and
Jessica Hawkins claiming their best results of the season in fifth, sixth and seventh respectively. A non-championship race was held the following day, with the grid based on reversed championship standings –
Megan Gilkes beat Powell by 0.003secs in an incident-filled heat. Chadwick and Visser entered the finale at Brands Hatch as the only championship contenders, with Chadwick only needing a podium to seal the title. Having led the early running from pole, Chadwick was bullied out of the lead by Powell and Kimiläinen. A spin for Koyama resulted in a late-race safety car, and on the restart Visser made a bold pass on Chadwick for third at Dingle Dell – but with Visser unable to make further progress and Chadwick holding off Wohlwend for fourth, the Brit won the first W Series championship by 10 points. ==Results and standings==