

A trailblazing British driver who dominated the all-female W Series, proving her speed while pushing for more opportunities for women in top-tier motorsport.
Jamie Chadwick's racing story began in karts at a young age, but it accelerated when she switched to cars, immediately displaying a preternatural talent for finding the limit. Her breakthrough was seismic: winning the inaugural W Series championship in 2019, a victory she would repeat in 2021 and 2022, establishing her as the dominant force in the category designed to promote women in racing. Yet her ambitions always stretched beyond a single series. She became a development driver for the Williams Formula 1 team, a role that gave her crucial insight into the pinnacle of the sport. Seeking more track time, she tackled diverse challenges like the hyper-competitive Indy NXT series in America and the rugged, electric off-road arena of Extreme E. Chadwick's career is a persistent campaign, using every race to demonstrate that the gap to F1 is one of opportunity, not aptitude.
1997–2012
Born into smartphones, social media, and school shootings. The most diverse generation in history. Pragmatic about money, fluid about identity, anxious about the climate. They do not remember a world before the internet.
Jamie was born in 1998, placing them squarely in the Generation Z. The events that shaped this generation — social media, climate anxiety, and a pandemic — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
The biggest hits of 1998
#1 Movie
Saving Private Ryan
Best Picture
Shakespeare in Love
#1 TV Show
Seinfeld
The world at every milestone
Google founded; Clinton impeachment
US invades Iraq; Human Genome Project completed
Osama bin Laden killed; Arab Spring sweeps the Middle East
Russia annexes Crimea; Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Donald Trump elected president; Brexit vote
First image of a black hole; Hong Kong protests
She is an ambassador for the UK government's 'She Races' initiative to get more girls into karting.
She studied at the prestigious Millfield School, known for its sports programs.
She competed in the Race of Champions, teaming with David Coulthard for Team GB.
Before full-time racing, she considered a university degree in engineering.
“I want to be in Formula 1 on merit, not just because I'm a woman.”