Caitlyn Jenner to enter own team in W Series for 2022 with women-only championship supporting eight F1 races this season

W SERIES drivers will star in their own version of Keeping Up with the Kardashians as Caitlyn Jenner has entered her team into the championship.

The women-only racing championship has grown in popularity since its first season in 2019 and is now a support series for eight Formula One Grands Prix races.

It’s been reported that: “It [W Series] has attracted considerable attention in the States and has caught the interest of Jenner,” who starred in the reality TV show featuring the Kardashian and Jenner families.

Jenner said: “As a believer in fair competition, a lover of motor racing, and a supporter of all women in sport from the grassroots to elite level, W Series ticks every box for me and is a fusion of the different aspects of my career.

“A championship dedicated to inspiring young girls and giving women the chance to succeed in roles throughout what has traditionally been a male-dominated industry, W Series is changing the face of motorsport.

“As the series continues its rapid expansion with a truly international cast of drivers and races, this was the perfect time to come on board.

“I watched on with great excitement last year when W Series made its American debut in Austin, where its drivers entertained 400,000 fans over the weekend.

“In May, I will be beaming with pride when my Jenner Racing team starts its bid for W Series glory on motor racing’s greatest stage at the first race of season in Miami.

“As has always been the case, I’m in it to win it.”

Jenner, who won gold in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympic Games and later underwent gender transition and came out as a transgender woman, is no stranger to motorsport.

Jenner first won a celebrity race at the Long Beach Grand Prix in 1979 and then raced at the iconic 24 Hours of Daytona.

Jenner went on to compete professionally in the IMSA Camel GT Championship as a factory driver for Ford for the next six years, making a total of 57 starts and competed in the 12 Hours of Sebring.

Catherine Bond Muir, Chief Executive Officer of the W Series, added: “W Series exists to promote women in motorsport, believing that they can compete equally with men if given the same opportunities.

“We are determined to give females a platform and a pathway to succeed in our sport, and when I first met Caitlyn Jenner, it was clear that she is as committed to that mission as all of us at W Series are.

“She has performed at the highest level in sport, is a proven winner and a complete petrol-head, and I know that her passion for sport and motorsport will inspire everybody at W Series.

“We continue to rethink racing and I am excited to see how the Jenner Racing team performs this season.

“With one of the world’s greatest athletes supporting them, the sky is the limit.”