W Series Esports League: Record-Breaking Beitske Visser Blitzes Brazil

July 2nd, 2020 by W Series

Beitske Visser produced a record-breaking performance at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, Brazil, to extend her lead at the top of the W Series Esports League.

The Dutch driver won the first and third races from pole position, came from last on the grid to second in the reverse-grid race, and set the fastest lap in all three races to score 60 points out of a possible 63 – a record total for a single W Series Esports League round.

Beitske, 25, is now 52 points clear of Irina Sidorkova in the W Series Esports League table, after outscoring the 17-year-old by 25 points at Interlagos. A spin at the start of race one put the Russian on the backfoot, but she recovered well to win the reverse-grid race and finish third in the final race.

Marta Garcia moved from fifth to third in the W Series Esports League table after continuing her run of scoring more points in every round so far. The Spaniard, 19, finished second in the first and third races, and fifth in the reverse-grid race for a total of 45 points.

Marta is now 32 points behind Irina and six clear of Caitlin Wood in fourth. The Australian scored 35 points at Interlagos, a tally that was matched by Tasmin Pepper. The South African claimed her first W Series Esports League podium in the reverse-grid race to move up one place to fifth in the League table.

The W Series Esports League table after round four is as follows:
Position No Driver Points
1 95 Beitske Visser 213
2 51 Irina Sidorkova 161
3 31 Marta Garcia 129
4 20 Caitlin Wood 123
5 19 Tasmin Pepper 114
6 32 Nerea Marti 104
7 27 Alice Powell 101
8 21 Jessica Hawkins 78
9 7 Emma Kimilainen 68
10 3 Gosia Rdest 68
11 5 Fabienne Wohlwend 67
12 17 Ayla Agren 63
13 26 Sarah Moore 61
14 44 Abbie Eaton 50
15 99 Naomi Schiff 47
16 22 Belen Garcia 45
17 37 Sabre Cook 35
18 55 Jamie Chadwick 18
19 97 Bruna Tomaselli 15
20 11 Vicky Piria 10
21 85 Miki Koyama 10
Race 1: Beitske beat Marta to pole position by two tenths of a second, but the Spaniard made the better start and took the lead at Turn One. As the pack snaked their way downhill to Turn Two, a spin relegated Irina from sixth to 18th. The top two were jostling for position, allowing Caitlin in third and Nerea Marti in fourth to take closer order, but just as they did Nerea spun. With 10 of the 15 minutes remaining, Beitske finally made a move on Marta stick through an opportunistic lunge at Turn Three. From there, Beitske eased clear and the top three retained their starting positions at the chequered flag. Ayla Agren scored her best W Series Esports League finish in fourth, while Gosia Rdest and Jessica Hawkins followed her home having made up five and seven places respectively.
RACE 1
Pos No Driver Time/Retired Grid Points FL
1 95 Beitske Visser 15:37.102 1 20 1
2 19 Marta Garcia -3.381 2 17
3 20 Caitlin Wood -6.408 3 15
4 17 Ayla Agren -10.859 7 13
5 3 Gosia Rdest -12.485 10 11
6 21 Jessica Hawkins -13.652 13 10
7 22 Belen Garcia -15.978 9 9
8 5 Fabienne Wohlwend -17.382 12 8
9 31 Tasmin Pepper -17.607 8 7
10 7 Emma Kimilainen -25.485 14 6
11 27 Alice Powell -36.139 5 5
12 26 Sarah Moore -42.126 16 4
13 32 Nerea Marti -42.341 4 3
14 97 Bruna Tomaselli -51.660 17 2
15 37 Sabre Cook -52.607 11 1
16 85 Miki Koyama -1:20.079 18 0
17 51 Irina Sidorkova -1:24.110 6 0
18 44 Abbie Eaton DNF 15 0
19 11 Vicky Piria DNF 19 0
20 99 Naomi Schiff DNF 10 0
Race 2: Naomi Schiff made a great start from pole position in the reverse-grid race, but it counted for nothing as she spun at Turn Two. That put Irina into the lead and she was three seconds ahead of Abbie Eaton and Bruna Tomaselli at the end of the first lap after they struggled to pass Vicky Piria. They managed it as they crossed the line to begin lap two, by which time Beitske and Marta had safely negotiated their way from the back row of the grid to the top 10. With 11 minutes left, Bruna collided with Abbie approaching Turn Two, sending the Brazilian down the order and Abbie to third behind Nerea. But, with her car damaged, the Briton couldn’t hold the position and was passed by Tasmin and Beitske a minute later. Beitske breezed past Tasmin on the start-finish straight to take third and then, with half of the race remaining, she overtook Nerea for second. As Irina was nine seconds up the road Beitske had to settle for second, and Tasmin completed the podium after forcing a mistake from Nerea who ran wide at Turn Four.
RACE 2
Pos No Driver Time/Retired Grid Points FL
1 51 Irina Sidorkova 15:36.763 4 20
2 95 Beitske Visser -6.986 20 17 1
3 11 Tasmin Pepper -14.939 12 15
4 19 Nerea Marti -16.303 8 13
5 31 Marta Garcia -18.211 19 11
6 44 Abbie Eaton -30.591 3 10
7 20 Caitlin Wood -40.477 18 9
8 17 Ayla Agren -42.575 17 8
9 26 Sarah Moore -48.091 9 7
10 3 Gosia Rdest -1:15.547 16 6
11 37 Sabre Cook -1:18.191 6 5
12 22 Belen Garcia -1:18.333 14 4
13 85 Miki Koyama -1:34.200 5 3
14 27 Alice Powell -1:37.050 10 2
15 99 Naomi Schiff -1:38.853 1 1
16 7 Emma Kimilainen -1:41.522 11 0
17 5 Fabienne Wohlwend -1 LAP 13 0
18 32 Bruna Tomaselli -1 LAP 7 0
19 97 Vicky Piria -1 LAP 2 0
20 21 Jessica Hawkins -3 LAPS 15 0
Race 3: Just as in qualifying for race one, Beitske edged out Marta for pole position. But Beitske made the better getaway on this occasion, easily leading into Turn One where Marta and Irina bumped wheels. The Spaniard came out on top to retain second place at Turn Two, but that battle allowed Beitske to build a one-second lead at the end of lap one. That was the end of the wheel-to-wheel action at the front as Beitske managed her pace and the top three held their positions until the end of the 20-minute race. The packed midfield provided the drama, and several drivers were involved in collisions as they fought to make it into the top 10. Belen Garcia emerged as the biggest winner from those battles, going from 18th on the grid to eighth.
RACE 3
Pos No Driver Time/Retired Grid Points FL
1 95 Beitske Visser 20:09.156 1 20 1
2 19 Marta Garcia -3.685 2 17
3 51 Irina Sidorkova -5.876 3 15
4 31 Tasmin Pepper -11.562 5 13
5 20 Caitlin Wood -12.980 4 11
6 32 Nerea Marti -16.960 10 10
7 17 Ayla Agren -18.698 7 9
8 22 Belen Garcia -34.136 18 8
9 27 Alice Powell -36.176 6 7
10 99 Naomi Schiff -42.437 15 6
11 44 Abbie Eaton -43.584 13 5
12 5 Fabienne Wohlwend -44.446 14 4
13 26 Sarah Moore -51.535 20 3
14 11 Vicky Piria -1:07.871 19 2
15 21 Jessica Hawkins -1:45.531 8 1
16 3 Gosia Rdest -1:48.684 12 0
17 97 Bruna Tomaselli -1 LAP 16 0
18 7 Emma Kimilainen -1 LAP 11 0
19 37 Sabre Cook -1 LAP 9 0
20 85 Miki Koyama DNF 17 0
Round five is at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, next Thursday, 9 July at 19:00 BST. Watch all three races on BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, BBC Sport website and W Series’ Twitch, YouTube and Facebook channels.
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