FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship

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 is being held over six rounds at selected European circuits.[1]

FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship
CategoryMotorcycle racing
RegionInternational
Inaugural season2024
ConstructorsYamaha
Tyre suppliersPirelli

The format consists on 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 Emily Bondi YART Zelos Black Knights Team
6 María Herrera Klint Forward Factory Team
7 Andrea Sibaja Moreno Deza - Box 77 Racing Team
8 Tayla Relph TAYCO Motorsport
10 Ran Yochay 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team
14 Mallory Dobbs Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team
15 Sarah Varon ITALIKA Racing FIMLA
16 Lucy Michel TSL-Racing
19 Adela Ourednickova DafitMotoracing
21 Nicole Van Aswegen Andalaft Racing
22 Ana Carrasco Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team
28 Ornella Ongaro Team Flembbo PL Performances
29 Mia Stenseth Rusthen Rusthen Racing
33 Chun Mei Liu WT Racing Team Taiwan
34 Alyssia Whitmore Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team
35 Lena Kemmer Bertl K. Racing Team
36 Beatriz Neila Santos Pata Prometeon Yamaha
44 Luna Hirano Team Luna
46 Francisca Ruiz Vidal PS Racing Team 46+1
52 Jessica Howden Team Trasimeno
53 Iryna Nadieieva MPS.RT
64 Sara Sanchez Tamayo 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team
83 Astrid Madrigal ITALIKA Racing FIMLA
96 Roberta Ponziani Yamaha Motoxracing WCR Team
99 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[lower-alpha 1] 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 UK Round Donington Park 13 July
R2 14 July
3 R1 Portuguese Round Algarve International Circuit 10 August
R2 11 August
4 R1 Italian Round[lower-alpha 2] Cremona Circuit 21 September
R2 22 September
5 R1 Estoril Round[lower-alpha 3] 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
Pos. Rider MIS
 DON
 ALG
 CRE
 EST
 JER
 Pts.
1 María Herrera 1 1 50
2 Sara Sanchez 3 2 36
3 Ana Carrasco 2 3 36
4 Beatriz Neila 5 4 24
5 Roberta Ponziani 4 5 24
6 Isis Carreno 6 6 20
7 Ran Yochay 8 8 16
8 Pakita Ruiz 10 9 13
9 Lucy Michel 9 10 13
10 Ornella Ongaro Ret 7 9
11 Chun Mei Liu 7 Ret 9
12 Nicole Van Aswegen 11 13 8
13 Lena Kemmer Ret 11 5
14 Adela Ourednickova 13 14 5
15 Tayla Relph Ret 12 4
16 Astrid Madrigal 12 Ret 4
17 Luna Hirano 14 16 2
18 Mallory Dobbs Ret 15 1
19 Emily Bondi 15 Ret 1
20 Andrea Sibaja 16 19 0
21 Krystal Silfa 17 20 0
22 Alyssia Whitmore 18 DNS 0
23 Iryna Nadieieva Ret 18 0
24 Beatrice Barbera Ret 17 0
Mia Rusthen Ret DNS 0
Jessica Howden Ret DNS 0
Pos. Rider MIS
 DON
 ALG
 CRE
 EST
 JER
 Pts.
Source[17]
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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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  2. "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.
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