2024 FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship explained

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

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^[4] Team Rider class=unsortable 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 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 1–3 ITALIKA Racing FIMLA 15 Sarah Varon 3 83 Astrid Madrigal 1–3 5 Krystal Silfa 1–2 6 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 3 TAYCO Motorsport 8 Tayla Relph 1–3 Team GP3 AD11 BY TIRSO 94 Beatrice Barbera^[5] 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 1–3 96 Roberta Ponziani 1–3 YART Zelos Black Knights Team 4 Emily Bondi 1–3

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider nowrap Replacement rider

Testing

A two-day test was held at the Cremona racing circuit, Lombardy, Italy, on 16 & 17 May.^[6] All 24 of the then confirmed riders were to participate but Emily Bondi was injured and did not take part.^[7] 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.^[8]

Cremona Test Times

Order	Rider	Time
1		1:41:446
2	Roberta Ponziani	1:42:121
3	Sara Sanchez	1:42:620
4		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		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

The initial schedule included Balaton Park Circuit, Hungary on 23–25 August,^[9] but this was later dropped as track improvements would not be completed on time, with Circuito do Estoril, Portugal added on 11–13 October.^[10] Scheduled rounds are:^[11]

2024 calendar and results

Round			Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	R1^[12]	Emilia-Romagna Round	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	15 June	María Herrera^[13]	Ana Carrasco	María Herrera	Klint Forward Factory Team
	R2^[14]			16 June	Ana Carrasco	Beatriz Neila	María Herrera	Klint Forward Factory Team
2	R1^[15]	UK Round	Donington Park	13 July	Ana Carrasco^[16]	Beatriz Neila	Ana Carrasco	Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team
	R2^[17]			14 July	Beatriz Neila	Ana Carrasco	María Herrera	Klint Forward Factory Team
3	R1^[18]	Portuguese Round	Algarve International Circuit	10 August	María Herrera^[19]	Sara Sanchez	María Herrera	Klint Forward Factory Team
	R2^[20]			11 August	Sara Sanchez	Sara Sanchez	Ana Carrasco	Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team
4	R1	Italian Round	Cremona Circuit	21 September
	R2			22 September
5	R1	Estoril Round	Circuito do Estoril	12 October
	R2			13 October
6	R1	Spanish Round	Circuito de Jerez	19 October
	R2			20 October

Championship standings

Points system^[21] ! 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

Rider MIS DON ALG CRE EST JER 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 Rider MIS DON ALG CRE EST JER Source^[22]

Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

Notes and References

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