Seven female drivers have been confirmed for Formula E's post-Ad Diriyah E-Prix in Saudi Arabia next month.
The test, which is to be held after the season opening event, came at the request of the local organiser. Keen to promote Saudi Arabia's move to allow women to drive in the country, it was agreed that any team entering a female racer would be permitted to run a second car.
Nine of the 11 teams have confirmed they intend to run a female driver, with only Audi and Jaguar choosing not to.
The HWA and Dragon outfits have yet to confirm their test line-up, though both have confirmed their intention to run two cars and therefore at least one female driver apiece.
Amna Al Qubaisi will drive for the Envision Virgin Racing team. The UAE-born driver currently races in Formula 4 with Prema Theodore Racing.
Sauber F1 test driver Tatiana Calderon has been confirmed at Techeetah and Jamie Chadwick at NIO. Simona de Silvestro will get behind the wheel for Venturi and Carmen Jorda for Nissan e.dams.
Elsewhere, BMW junior driver Beitske Visser will link-up with BMW i Andretti Motorsport team and Katherine Legge will test in the M5Electro for Mahindra Racing.
The Ad Diriyah test is the first of three in-season tests for the 2018/19 FE season, with Marrakesh and Mexico City also set to host a day each.
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| Envision Virgin Racing | Robin Frijns | Sam Bird |
| Envision Virgin Racing | Amna Al Qubaisi | Amna Al Qubaisi |
| HWA Racelab | TBC | Stoffel Vandoorne |
| HWA Racelab | Gary Paffett | TBC |
| GEOX Dragon | TBC | TBC |
| GEOX Dragon | Jose Maria Lopez | Max Gunther |
| NIO Formula E Team | Jamie Chadwick | Jamie Chadwick |
| NIO Formula E Team | Oliver Turvey | Oliver Turvey |
| Venturi Formula E Team | Simona de Silvestro | Simona de Silvestro |
| Venturi Formula E Team | Felipe Massa | Edoardo Mortara |
| Nissan e.dams | Sebastien Buemi | Sebastien Buemi |
| Nissan e.dams | Carmen Jorda | Carmen Jorda |
| DS Techeetah | Tatiana Calderon | Tatiana Calderon |
| DS Techeetah | Andre Lotterer | Andre Lotterer |
| BMW i Andretti Motorsport | Alexander Sims | Alexander Sims |
| BMW i Andretti Motorsport | Beitske Visser | Beitske Visser |
| Mahindra Racing | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Jerome d'Ambrosio |
| Mahindra Racing | Katherine Legge | Katherine Legge |
| Jaguar Racing | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans |
| Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | Nico Muller | Nico Muller |
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