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The FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship (officially the FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship, shortened as WorldWCR) is a race series created by the FIM as a women-only racing class run alongside the Superbike World Championship. The inaugural season in 2024 will be held over six rounds at selected European circuits.[1]

The format will be a qualifying session with Superpole lap and two races per venue.[2]

The 25,000€ entry fee covers use of a GYTR race-kitted 2023 Model Year Yamaha YZF R7 and basic essentials, such as Pirelli tyres, fuel and racing service.[3][4]

Race weekend

The format of the race weekend is:[2]

  • Friday
    • Free practice (25 minutes)
    • Superpole (25 minutes)
      • Sets the starting positions for Race 1
  • Saturday
    • Warm-up (10 minutes)
    • Race 1
  • Sunday
    • Warm-up (10 minutes)
    • Race 2
      • Starting positions for the first 9 riders determined by their fastest laps in Race 1[5]

Scoring system

Points system[6]
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

2024 season

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.[7]

A two-day test was held at the Cremona racing circuit, Lombardy, Italy, in May with Ana Carrasco topping the timesheets.[8]

On 3 June, María Herrera was announced as an entry to the championship.[9] On 4 June, it was announced that all races would be streamed live and free-of-charge via the championship's YouTube channel.[10]

Number Rider Team
4 France Emily Bondi YART Zelos Black Knights Team
6 Spain María Herrera Klint Forward Factory Team
7 Spain Andrea Sibaja Moreno Deza - Box 77 Racing Team
8 Australia Tayla Relph TAYCO Motorsport
10 Israel Ran Yochay 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team
14 United States Mallory Dobbs Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team
15 Colombia Sarah Varon ITALIKA Racing FIMLA
16 Germany Lucy Michel TSL-Racing
19 Czech Republic Adela Ourednickova DafitMotoracing
21 South Africa Nicole Van Aswegen Andalaft Racing
22 Spain Ana Carrasco Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team
28 France Ornella Ongaro Team Flembbo PL Performances
29 Norway Mia Stenseth Rusthen Rusthen Racing
33 Chinese Taipei Chun Mei Liu WT Racing Team Taiwan
34 United Kingdom Alyssia Whitmore Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team
35 Austria Lena Kemmer Bertl K. Racing Team
36 Spain Beatriz Neila Santos Pata Prometeon Yamaha
44 Japan Luna Hirano Team Luna
46 Spain Francisca Ruiz Vidal PS Racing Team 46+1
52 South Africa Jessica Howden Team Trasimeno
53 Ukraine Iryna Nadieieva MPS.RT
64 Spain Sara Sanchez Tamayo 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team
83 Mexico Astrid Madrigal ITALIKA Racing FIMLA
96 Italy Roberta Ponziani Yamaha Motoxracing WCR Team
99 Chile Isis Carreno Avila AD78 FIM Latinoamerica by Team GP3

Race calendar and results

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 United Kingdom UK Round Donington Park 13 July
R2 14 July
3 R1 Portugal Portuguese Round Algarve International Circuit 10 August
R2 11 August
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

Pos. Rider MIS
Emilia-Romagna 		DON
United Kingdom 		ALG
Portugal 		CRE
Italy 		EST
Portugal 		JER
Spain 		Pts.
1 Spain María Herrera 1 1 50
2 Spain Sara Sanchez 3 2 36
3 Spain Ana Carrasco 2 3 36
4 Spain Beatriz Neila 5 4 24
5 Italy Roberta Ponziani 4 5 24
6 Chile Isis Carreno 6 6 20
7 Israel Ran Yochay 8 8 16
8 Spain Pakita Ruiz 10 9 13
9 Germany Lucy Michel 9 10 13
10 France Ornella Ongaro Ret 7 9
11 Chinese Taipei Chun Mei Liu 7 Ret 9
12 South Africa Nicole Van Aswegen 11 13 8
13 Austria Lena Kemmer Ret 11 5
14 Czech Republic Adela Ourednickova 13 14 5
15 Australia Tayla Relph Ret 12 4
16 Mexico Astrid Madrigal 12 Ret 4
17 Japan Luna Hirano 14 16 2
18 United States Mallory Dobbs Ret 15 1
19 France Emily Bondi 15 Ret 1
20 Spain Andrea Sibaja 16 19 0
21 Dominican Republic Krystal Silfa 17 20 0
22 United Kingdom Alyssia Whitmore 18 DNS 0
23 Ukraine Iryna Nadieieva Ret 18 0
24 Italy Beatrice Barbera Ret 17 0
Norway Mia Rusthen Ret DNS 0
South Africa Jessica Howden Ret DNS 0
Pos. Rider MIS
Emilia-Romagna 		DON
United Kingdom 		ALG
Portugal 		CRE
Italy 		EST
Portugal 		JER
Spain 		Pts.
Source[17]
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

  1. ^ "Inaugural FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship set to kick off in 2024". 28 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Everything about the FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship". NG Brakes. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ^ Inaugural FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship set to kick off in 2024 www.worldsbk.com, 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023
  4. ^ First details of 2024 FIM Women’s Motorcycle World Championship are confirmed crash.net, 28 October 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024
  5. ^ Matias, Bernardo (16 January 2024). "WSSP, WSSP300, and WorldWCR debut unprecedented format to determine the starting grid for Race 2". Motorcycle Sports. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. ^ Swarts, David (15 June 2024). "WorldWCR: Race One Results From Misano". Roadracing World Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  7. ^ Inaugural FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship entry list revealed fim-moto.com, 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024
  8. ^ FIM Women’s World Championship: Carrasco Tops Cremona Test roadracingworld.com, 17 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024
  9. ^ Herrera readies for inaugural WorldWCR campaign: "We'll make history together!" worldsbk.com, 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024
  10. ^ Neue Frauen-Motorrad-WM wird live auf Youtube übertragen nau.ch, 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 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. ^ "Results". www.worldsbk.com.
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