Formula Woman, which was known as the Privilege Insurance Formula Woman Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a female-only one make racing series started in the UK. It was inspired by the lack of female drivers in other series and was created, amongst other reasons, to boost the female audience of the sport.^[1][2]

It began in 2004 and ran until 2006. Formula Woman returned in 2021.^[3]

In 2004, all 16 drivers raced Mazda RX-8s over seven rounds around four British racing circuits. For 2005, support was dropped by Mazda and instead drivers competed in Caterham 7s.

The inaugural season of Formula Woman was based around a television series on ITV. Thousands of women applied to join, with ultimately 17 drivers being chosen to compete. Experienced motoring journalist Vicki Butler-Henderson hosted the ITV show,^[4] while racing drivers Katherine Legge and Tim Harvey were both part of the judging panel. Legge left for unknown reasons early into the selection process.^[1]

Round	Circuit	Date	Race Winner
1	Oulton Park	12 June	Natasha Firman
2		12 June	Natasha Firman
3	Knockhill Racing Circuit	27 June	Margo Gardner
4		27 June	Margo Gardner
5	Cadwell Park	4 July	Lorraine Pinner
6	Brands Hatch	25 July	Lorraine Pinner
7		25 July	Lorraine Pinner

The 2004 championship was won by Natasha Firman.^[5]

Formula Woman returned in 2005 using Caterham 7's after Mazda withdrew support. The series was run as a Nations Cup. Natalie Butler from England won the 2005 Championship.^[1]

Nation	Driver
	Emma Hayles
	Annie Templeton
	Natalie Butler
	Margo Gardner
	Rachel Owen
	Jennifer Daniel
	Jennifer Murray
	Nettan Lindgren
	Anna Walewska
	Lauren Gray
	Amanda Hennessy
	Theresia Balk

Following the end of the season in November, a novices race weekend was held at Pembrey, South Wales, using exclusive Caterham 7 race cars, with a record 62 women competing.^[6] The four race winners were automatically given entry to the 2006 Formula Woman championship.

Nation	Driver
	Amanda Elliott
	Michelle Nixon
	Lucy Redding
	Amanda Black

The series continued in 2006, again using the Caterham 7 car but without any television coverage. Ultimately, Nikki Welsby won the championship.^[7]

The series was not renewed for 2007.

In November 2020, it was announced that Formula Woman would be making a come-back.^[3] The series opened for applicants in March 2021 with a view to the series starting in the autumn of the same year with an accompanying television package.^[8] The new competition prize offered winners the opportunity to race a McLaren 570S GT4 in the British GT Cup Championship that 16 drivers will compete for.^[9]

The series secured major sponsorship including McLaren, Trade Centre, and Vauxhall.^[10]

Test days took place at circuits including Knockhill and Anglesey Circuit.^[11] The assessments for the final driver decisions took place in December 2021, following a test day at Bedford Autodrome using Vauxhall Corsa-e cars.^[12]

In March 2022, the competition progressed to select 15 finalists from 70, with more selections involving a track kart test at Croft to achieve 10, followed by a future final race for four contestants.^[13][14][15]

Nation	Driver	Notes
	Erika Hoffman	Winner
	Jodie Sloss	Winner
	Sara Misir	Winner
	Anushriya Gulati	Winner
	Amy Riley	Reserve
	Steph Sore	Reserve
	Eliza Seville
	Alicia Barrett
	Vikki Campbell
	Rebecca Mellor
	Abbie Carruthers

Nation	Driver	Notes
	Alana Carter	Winner
	Eliza Seville	Winner
	Emma Vennard
	Evy Longepe
	Grace Webb
	Esme Vines
	Claudia Lance Jones
	Nicole Sharples
	Oi Man Leung
	Amanda Henir

• W Series, an all-female F3-class racing series founded in 2018
• F1 Academy, an all-female F4-class racing series founded in 2022

• "Circuit training". The Scotsman. August 11, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

• Official website