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2024 FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship

2024 FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship
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The 2024 FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship is the inaugural season of the FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship (WorldWCR). It is the premier female only circuit racing series. Riders compete on identical Yamaha YZF-R7. The 6 rounds are run as support races for the European rounds of the Superbike World Championship. Each format of each round is a Superpole qualifying session of Friday, Race 1 on Saturday and Race 2 on Sunday.[1]

Entry list

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A provisional entry list for the Women's Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) was released in February, with 24 participants selected from an initial 40-plus entries.[2]

On 3 June, María Herrera was announced as an entry to the championship.[3]

2024 entry list[2][3][4]
Team No Rider Rounds
  511 Terra&Vita Racing Team 10   Ran Yochay 1–3
64   Sara Sanchez 1–3
  AD78 FIM Latinoamerica by Team GP3 99   Isis Carreno 1
  Ampito/Pata Prometeon Yamaha 36   Beatriz Neila 1–3
  Andalaft Racing 21   Nicole Van Aswegen 1–3
  Bertl K. Racing 35   Lena Kemmer 1–3
  DafitMotoracing 19   Adela Ourednickova 1–3
  Deza - Box 77 Racing Team 77   Andrea Sibaja 1–3
  Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team 22   Ana Carrasco 1–3
  ITALIKA Racing FIMLA 15   Sarah Varon 3
83   Astrid Madrigal 1–3
5   Krystal Silfa[a] 1–2
  Klint Forward Factory Team 6   María Herrera 1–3
  MPS.RT 53   Iryna Nadieieva 1, 3
  PS Racing Team 46+1 46   Pakita Ruiz 1–3
  Rusthen Racing 29   Mia Rusthen 1
  Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team 14   Mallory Dobbs 1–3
34   Alyssia Whitmore 1–2
76   Jamie Hanks-Elliott[b] 3
  TAYCO Motorsport 8   Tayla Relph 1–3
  Team GP3 AD11 BY TIRSO 94   Beatrice Barbera[7] 1
  Team Luna 44   Luna Hirano 1–3
  Team Trasimeno 52   Jessica Howden 1, 3
  TSL-Racing 16   Lucy Michel 1–3
  WT Racing Team Taiwan 33   Chun Mei Liu 1–3
  Yamaha Motoxracing WCR Team 28   Ornella Ongaro 1–3
96   Roberta Ponziani 1–3
  YART Zelos Black Knights Team 4   Emily Bondi 1–3
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider
  1. ^ Sarah Varon was injured pre-season and was replaced by Krystal Silfa[5]
  2. ^ Hanks-Elliott replaced Alyssia Whitmore who was recovering from a fractured wrist sustained during Round 2 at Donnington Park.[6]

Testing

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A two-day test was held at the Cremona racing circuit, Lombardy, Italy, on 16 & 17 May.[8] All 24 of the then confirmed riders were to participate but Emily Bondi was injured and did not take part.[9] There was inclement weather on day 1 and the fastest times were set on Day 2 which was dry. 2018 Supersport 300 World Champion Ana Carrasco set the fastest time.[10]

Cremona Test Times[9]
Order Rider Time
1   Ana Carrasco 1:41:446
2   Roberta Ponziani 1:42:121
3   Sara Sanchez 1:42:620
4   Beatriz Neila 1:42:952
5   Adela Ourednickova 1:43:261
6   Lucy Michel 1:43:446
7   Jessica Howden 1:43:497
8   Tayla Relph 1:43:571
9   Mallory Dobbs 1:43:881
10   Isis Carreno 1:43:928
11   Pakita Ruiz 1:44:147
12   Nicole Van Aswegen 1:44:213
13   Ran Yochay 1:44:379
14   Ornella Ongaro 1:44:815
15   Astrid Madrigal 1:44:986
16   Chun Mei Liu 1:45:198
17   Lena Kemmer 1:45:443
18   Luna Hirano 1:45:624
19   Iryna Nadieieva 1:45:860
20   Andrea Sibaja 1:47:192
21   Alyssia Whitmore 1:47:258
22   Mia Rusthen 1:47:337
23   Sarah Varon 1:48:067

Race calendar and results

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The initial schedule included Balaton Park Circuit, Hungary on 23–25 August,[11] but this was later dropped as track improvements would not be completed on time, with Circuito do Estoril, Portugal added on 11–13 October.[12] Scheduled rounds are:[13]

2024 calendar and results
Round Circuit Date Pole position[a] Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team
1 R1[14]   Emilia-Romagna Round Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli 15 June   María Herrera[15]   Ana Carrasco   María Herrera Klint Forward Factory Team
R2[16] 16 June   Ana Carrasco   Beatriz Neila   María Herrera Klint Forward Factory Team
2 R1[17]   UK Round Donington Park 13 July   Ana Carrasco[18]   Beatriz Neila   Ana Carrasco Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team
R2[19] 14 July   Beatriz Neila   Ana Carrasco   María Herrera Klint Forward Factory Team
3 R1[20]   Portuguese Round Algarve International Circuit 10 August   María Herrera[21]   Sara Sanchez   María Herrera Klint Forward Factory Team
R2[22] 11 August   Sara Sanchez   Sara Sanchez   Ana Carrasco Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team
4 R1   Italian Round[b] Cremona Circuit 21 September
R2 22 September
5 R1   Estoril Round[c] Circuito do Estoril 12 October
R2 13 October
6 R1   Spanish Round Circuito de Jerez 19 October
R2 20 October
  1. ^ Pole for race one set by Superpole, pole for Race 2 set by fastest lap in Race 1
  2. ^ Subject to homologation
  3. ^ The Estoril round was added to the calendar on 7 June 2024. It replaced the Hungarian round.

Championship standings

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Points system[23]
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos. Rider MIS
  		DON
  		ALG
  		CRE
  		EST
  		JER
  		Pts.
1   María Herrera 1 1 4 1 1 3 129
2   Ana Carrasco 2 3 1 2 3 1 122
3   Sara Sanchez 3 2 3 3 2 2 108
4   Beatriz Neila 5 4 2 4 4 4 83
5   Roberta Ponziani 4 5 5 Ret 6 5 56
6   Pakita Ruiz 10 9 8 8 5 6 50
7   Ran Yochay 8 8 6 5 15 12 42
8   Tayla Relph Ret 12 9 6 8 Ret 29
9   Ornella Ongaro Ret 7 7 Ret 13 8 29
10   Astrid Madrigal 12 Ret 13 13 10 7 25
11   Lucy Michel 9 10 15 7 16 15 24
12   Chun Mei Liu 7 Ret 10 Ret 12 11 24
13   Adela Ourednickova 13 14 11 10 14 13 21
14   Isis Carreno 6 6 20
15   Nicole Van Aswegen 11 13 16 14 9 Ret 17
16   Lena Kemmer Ret 11 12 12 Ret 14 15
17   Emily Bondi 15 Ret 20 11 Ret 10 12
18   Luna Hirano 14 16 14 9 17 18 11
19   Jessica Howden Ret DNS 7 Ret 9
20   Mallory Dobbs Ret 15 17 Ret Ret 9 8
21   Andrea Sibaja 16 19 19 16 11 16 5
22   Krystal Silfa 17 20 18 15 1
23   Beatrice Barbera Ret 17 0
24   Jamie Hanks-Elliott Ret 17 0
25   Alyssia Whitmore 18 DNS Ret DNS 0
26   Iryna Nadieieva Ret 18 Ret 19 0
27   Sarah Varon 20 20 0
–   Mia Rusthen Ret DNS 0
Pos. Rider MIS
  		DON
  		ALG
  		CRE
  		EST
  		JER
  		Pts.
Source[24]
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

References

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  1. ^ "Inaugural FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship set to kick off in 2024". 28 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Inaugural FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship entry list revealed". www.fim-moto.com. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Herrera readies for inaugural WorldWCR campaign: "We'll make history together!"". www.worldsbk.com. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  4. ^ "WorldSBK - Riders". www.worldsbk.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Arranca el Mundial Femenino de motociclismo: pilotos, previa y cómo ver" [The Women's World Championship Kicks Off: Riders, Preview And How To Watch]. es.motorsport.com (in Spanish). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Jamie Hanks-Elliott steps in for recovering Lissy Whitmore". us17.campaign-archive.com. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  7. ^ "María Herrera es la primera ganadora de la historia de WorldWCR" [Maria Herrera is the first winner in the history of WorldWCR]. www.worldsbk.com. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Test WorldWCR 2024 Cremona: arranca la pretemporada del prima Mundial Femenino" [WorldWCR 2024 Cremona Test: Pre-season for the first Women's World Championship kicks off]. Motociclismo (in Spanish). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Ana Carrasco arrasa en test WorldWCR ante Ponziani y Sánchez" [Ana Carrasco wins WorldWCR test over Roberta Ponziani and Sara Sánchez]. Motociclismo (in Spanish). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  10. ^ Scaysbrook, Rennie (17 May 2024). "WorldWCR Debuts with Cremona Test". Cycle News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  11. ^ "FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship 2024 calendar" (PDF). FIM. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Estoril to host penultimate round in 2024, Hungarian Round cancelled". WorldSBK.com. Dorna. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Inaugural FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship entry list revealed". www.worldsbk.com. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round, 14-16 June 2024 Results Race 1" (PDF). WorldSBK.com. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  15. ^ Swarts, David (14 June 2024). "WorldWCR: Herrera Takes Series' First Pole, At Misano". Roadracing World Magazine. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  16. ^ "A FIGHT TO THE LINE: Herrera's last-corner move gives her a Misano double, Sanchez misses out with P2". www.worldsbk.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  17. ^ "THRILLER: Carrasco holds onto victory as Neila charges to second, Herrera fourth". www.worldsbk.com. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  18. ^ "SBK, WorldWCR: Super pole of Ana Carrasco at Donington, 4th Roberta Ponziani". GPone.com. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  19. ^ "DONINGTON DUEL: Herrera takes Race 2 glory from Carrasco, Sanchez third". www.worldsbk.com. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Pirelli Portuguese Round, 9-11 August 2024 Results Race 1" (PDF). WorldSBK. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Herrera storms to pole ahead of Carrasco and Sanchez after an intense Superpole at Portimao". www.worldsbk.com. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  22. ^ "REDUCED RACE: Carrasco responds to Sanchez and Herrera in a sensational Race 2". www.worldsbk.com. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  23. ^ Swarts, David (15 June 2024). "WorldWCR: Race One Results From Misano". Roadracing World Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Results". www.worldsbk.com.
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