25 drivers of 18 nationalities will compete in 12 races to win the first FIM female world champion in history, an all-female competition that will start at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli this weekend, within the Pirelli Round of Emilia- Superbike Romagna.
The most notable name on the grid is the only woman who managed to win a world title as a member of the SSP300 grid in 2018, the Murcian Ana Carrasco (Evan Bros. Racing Yamaha Team). He was already fastest in the only preseason test held in Cremona, but the Italian has a hot temper. Roberta Ponziani (Yamaha Motoxracing WCR Team), who used to race with Marco Bezzecchi on minibikes.
The third fastest in the test was the Catalan Sara Sánchez (511 Terra&Vita Racing Team), who had a Top 10 in the WorldSSP300 and in her youth raced with Fabio Quartararo and Jorge Martín whom she congratulated a lot during the GP weekend of Catalonia where he served as a commentator on the joint broadcast of TV3, Catràdio and the 3Cat platform.
Four-time European champion Beatriz Neila (Ampito / Pata Prometeon Yamaha), who tested Valentino Rossi’s Rachn in his traditional event in December, is another of the favourites, while Czech Adela Ourednickova (DafitMotoracing ) is fast in testing. German Lucy Michel (TSL-Racing) entered the Top 3 on the first day of testing and hopes to use her national championship experience to fight for the top. Although the expert herself María Herrera (Klint Forward Factory Team) was not in the test, she is another reference of this first women’s world championship. The Spanish representation is completed by the Mallorcan representation Look Ruiz (PS Racing Team 46+1) and Andrea Sibaja (Deza – Box 77 Racing Team), who, in addition to racing in the WorldSSP, is the Team Manager of his own team in the WorldSSP, where the Spaniards Pepe Osuna and Iván Bolaño are racing.
The championship will consist of six rounds starting in a month (June 14-16) in Emilia-Romagna (Misano) and will be completed by Donington Park (July 12-14), Portimao (August 9-11), Cremona (September 20) . -22), Estoril (October 11-13) and Jerez (October 18-20)
The race weekend of the Women’s World Motorcycle Championship will be the same as the previous categories of the World Superbike Championship, Supersport 600 and Supersport 300. A free practice session of 25 minutes will take place on Friday morning (from 9 am to 9:25). am ) and in the afternoon the Superpole will take place (1:25 pm – 1:50 pm), lasting 25 minutes, which will decide the starting grid for the weekend races, which will be two: one on Saturday and one on Sunday , both at (11:50 am).
It will be a one-make competition, all Yamaha YZF-R7 – the latest in the R series, with a high torque 689cc engine and compact chassis -, whose maintenance will be managed by a technical team led by Luca Montiron (JiR ) and the unit assigned to them in the Cremona test.
The female grid
4- Emily Bondi (FRA), YART Zelos Black Knights Team
6- María Herrera (ESP) Klint Forward Factory Team
7- Andrea Sibaja (ESP), Deza – Box 77 Racing Team
8- Tayla Relph (AUS), TAYCO Motorsport
10- Ran Yochay (ISR), 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team
14- Mallory Dobbs (USA), Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team
15- Sarah Varon (COL), ITALIKA Racing FIMLA
16- Lucy Michel (GER), TSL-Racing
19- Adela Ourednickova (CHE), DafitMotorracing
21- Nicole Van Aswegen (RSA), Andalaft Racing
22- Ana Carrasco (ESP), Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team
28- Ornella Ongaro (FRA), Team Flemmbo PL Performances
29- Mia Stenseth Rusthen (NOR), Rusthen Racing
33- Chun Mei Liu (TPE), WT Racing Team Taiwan
34- Alyssia Whitmore (GBR), Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team
35- Lena Kemmer (AUT), Bertl K. Racing Team
36- Beatriz Neila (ESP), Pata Prometeon Yamaha
44- Luna Hirano (JPN), Team Luna
46- Paquita Ruiz (ESP), PS Racing Team 46+1
52- Jessica Howden (RSA), Team Trasimeno
53- Iryna Nadieieva (UKR), MPS.RT
64- Sara Sánchez (ESP), 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team
83- Astrid Madrigal (MEX), ITALIKA Racing FIMLA
96- Roberta Ponziani (ITA), Yamaha Motoxracing WCR Team
99- Isis Carreño (CHI), AD78 FIM Latinoamerica of Team GP3
Source: La Verdad
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