SPIELBERG, Austria — Alice Powell received an eventful season-opening race of the W Collection on Saturday.

The British driver, who was additionally quickest in Friday’s follow and qualifying, led from begin to end within the race stuffed with collisions and spins on the monitor of Components One’s Styrian Grand Prix.

Sarah Moore of Britain and Fabienne Wohlwend of Liechtenstein completed second and third respectively.

Powell received the final race of the inaugural W Collection two years in the past at Manufacturers Hatch to complete third within the drivers’ standings.

Defending champion Jamie Chadwick completed seventh, having began eighth after a technical concern in qualifying. Chadwick needed to chase from the again of the pack after she was hit from behind on lap two by Jess Hawkins, an incident that was below investigation by stewards.

The second race is scheduled on the identical monitor within the Austrian Alps subsequent Saturday, a day earlier than F1’s Austrian GP.

The W Collection is an all-female championship, geared toward selling ladies in motorsports as drivers and engineers. It began in 2019 however was canceled final 12 months amid the pandemic.