The all-female racing championship W Series will be aired on Channel 4's UK television station this year.
The series' inaugural season begins at German's Hockenheim circuit on May 3-4. The championship grid consists of 18 female drivers who were selected from a pool of 28 after evaluation tests in Almeria, Spain earlier this year.
W Series hopes to give its competitors the exposure they currently lack in motor racing. While being set up for one gender, it is also unique as it does not ask for its drivers to bring sponsorship money to secure a race seat -- all 18 drivers earned their spot on the grid on the basis of the on-track evaluation process.