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2024 FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship
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The 2024 FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship is the inaugural season of the FIM Women's Circuit Racing 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
Italy 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team 10 Israel Ran Yochay 1–3
64 Spain Sara Sanchez 1–3
Italy AD78 FIM Latinoamerica by Team GP3 99 Chile Isis Carreno 1
United Kingdom Ampito/Pata Prometeon Yamaha 36 Spain Beatriz Neila 1–3
South Africa Andalaft Racing 21 South Africa Nicole Van Aswegen 1–3
Austria Bertl K. Racing 35 Austria Lena Kemmer 1–3
Czech Republic DafitMotoracing 19 Czech Republic Adela Ourednickova 1–3
Spain Deza - Box 77 Racing Team 77 Spain Andrea Sibaja 1–3
Italy Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team 22 Spain Ana Carrasco 1–3
Mexico ITALIKA Racing FIMLA 15 Colombia Sarah Varon 3
83 Mexico Astrid Madrigal 1–3
5 Dominican Republic Krystal Silfa[a] 1–2
Switzerland Klint Forward Factory Team 6 Spain María Herrera 1–3
Ukraine MPS.RT 53 Ukraine Iryna Nadieieva 1, 3
Spain PS Racing Team 46+1 46 Spain Pakita Ruiz 1–3
Norway Rusthen Racing 29 Norway Mia Rusthen 1
United Kingdom Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team 14 United States Mallory Dobbs 1–3
34 United Kingdom Alyssia Whitmore 1–2
76 United Kingdom Jamie Hanks-Elliott[b] 3
Australia TAYCO Motorsport 8 Australia Tayla Relph 1–3
Italy Team GP3 AD11 BY TIRSO 94 Italy Beatrice Barbera[7] 1
Japan Team Luna 44 Japan Luna Hirano 1–3
Italy Team Trasimeno 52 South Africa Jessica Howden 1, 3
Germany TSL-Racing 16 Germany Lucy Michel 1–3
Taiwan WT Racing Team Taiwan 33 Chinese Taipei Chun Mei Liu 1–3
Italy Yamaha Motoxracing WCR Team 28 France Ornella Ongaro 1–3
96 Italy Roberta Ponziani 1–3
Belgium YART Zelos Black Knights Team 4 France 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 Spain Ana Carrasco 1:41:446
2 Italy Roberta Ponziani 1:42:121
3 Spain Sara Sanchez 1:42:620
4 Spain Beatriz Neila 1:42:952
5 Czech Republic Adela Ourednickova 1:43:261
6 Germany Lucy Michel 1:43:446
7 South Africa Jessica Howden 1:43:497
8 Australia Tayla Relph 1:43:571
9 United States Mallory Dobbs 1:43:881
10 Chile Isis Carreno 1:43:928
11 Spain Pakita Ruiz 1:44:147
12 South Africa Nicole Van Aswegen 1:44:213
13 Israel Ran Yochay 1:44:379
14 France Ornella Ongaro 1:44:815
15 Mexico Astrid Madrigal 1:44:986
16 Chinese Taipei Chun Mei Liu 1:45:198
17 Austria Lena Kemmer 1:45:443
18 Japan Luna Hirano 1:45:624
19 Ukraine Iryna Nadieieva 1:45:860
20 Spain Andrea Sibaja 1:47:192
21 United Kingdom Alyssia Whitmore 1:47:258
22 Norway Mia Rusthen 1:47:337
23 Colombia 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 Emilia-Romagna Round Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli 15 June Spain María Herrera[15] Spain Ana Carrasco Spain María Herrera Klint Forward Factory Team
R2[16] 16 June Spain Ana Carrasco Spain Beatriz Neila Spain María Herrera Klint Forward Factory Team
2 R1[17] United Kingdom UK Round Donington Park 13 July Spain Ana Carrasco[18] Spain Beatriz Neila Spain Ana Carrasco Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team
R2[19] 14 July Spain Beatriz Neila Spain Ana Carrasco Spain María Herrera Klint Forward Factory Team
3 R1[20] Portugal Portuguese Round Algarve International Circuit 10 August Spain María Herrera[21] Spain Sara Sanchez Spain María Herrera Klint Forward Factory Team
R2[22] 11 August Spain Sara Sanchez Spain Sara Sanchez Spain Ana Carrasco Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team
4 R1 Italy Italian Round[b] Cremona Circuit 21 September
R2 22 September
5 R1 Portugal Estoril Round[c] Circuito do Estoril 12 October
R2 13 October
6 R1 Spain 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
Emilia-Romagna 		DON
United Kingdom 		ALG
Portugal 		CRE
Italy 		EST
Portugal 		JER
Spain 		Pts.
1 Spain María Herrera 1 1 4 1 1 3 129
2 Spain Ana Carrasco 2 3 1 2 3 1 122
3 Spain Sara Sanchez 3 2 3 3 2 2 108
4 Spain Beatriz Neila 5 4 2 4 4 4 83
5 Italy Roberta Ponziani 4 5 5 Ret 6 5 56
6 Spain Pakita Ruiz 10 9 8 8 5 6 50
7 Israel Ran Yochay 8 8 6 5 15 12 42
8 Australia Tayla Relph Ret 12 9 6 8 Ret 29
9 France Ornella Ongaro Ret 7 7 Ret 13 8 29
10 Mexico Astrid Madrigal 12 Ret 13 13 10 7 25
11 Germany Lucy Michel 9 10 15 7 16 15 24
12 Chinese Taipei Chun Mei Liu 7 Ret 10 Ret 12 11 24
13 Czech Republic Adela Ourednickova 13 14 11 10 14 13 21
14 Chile Isis Carreno 6 6 20
15 South Africa Nicole Van Aswegen 11 13 16 14 9 Ret 17
16 Austria Lena Kemmer Ret 11 12 12 Ret 14 15
17 France Emily Bondi 15 Ret 20 11 Ret 10 12
18 Japan Luna Hirano 14 16 14 9 17 18 11
19 South Africa Jessica Howden Ret DNS 7 Ret 9
20 United States Mallory Dobbs Ret 15 17 Ret Ret 9 8
21 Spain Andrea Sibaja 16 19 19 16 11 16 5
22 Dominican Republic Krystal Silfa 17 20 18 15 1
23 Italy Beatrice Barbera Ret 17 0
24 United Kingdom Jamie Hanks-Elliott Ret 17 0
25 United Kingdom Alyssia Whitmore 18 DNS Ret DNS 0
26 Ukraine Iryna Nadieieva Ret 18 Ret 19 0
27 Colombia Sarah Varon 20 20 0
– Norway Mia Rusthen Ret DNS 0
Pos. Rider MIS
Emilia-Romagna 		DON
United Kingdom 		ALG
Portugal 		CRE
Italy 		EST
Portugal 		JER
Spain 		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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