2024 FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship
2024 FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship | |||
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Support series: Superbike World Championship Supersport World Championship Supersport 300 World Championship Yamaha R3 bLU cRU FIM World Cup |
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
[edit]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]
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Testing
[edit]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]
Order | Rider | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
1:41:446 |
2 | ![]() |
1:42:121 |
3 | ![]() |
1:42:620 |
4 | ![]() |
1:42:952 |
5 | ![]() |
1:43:261 |
6 | ![]() |
1:43:446 |
7 | ![]() |
1:43:497 |
8 | ![]() |
1:43:571 |
9 | ![]() |
1:43:881 |
10 | ![]() |
1:43:928 |
11 | ![]() |
1:44:147 |
12 | ![]() |
1:44:213 |
13 | ![]() |
1:44:379 |
14 | ![]() |
1:44:815 |
15 | ![]() |
1:44:986 |
16 | ![]() |
1:45:198 |
17 | ![]() |
1:45:443 |
18 | ![]() |
1:45:624 |
19 | ![]() |
1:45:860 |
20 | ![]() |
1:47:192 |
21 | ![]() |
1:47:258 |
22 | ![]() |
1:47:337 |
23 | ![]() |
1:48:067 |
Race calendar and results
[edit]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]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position[a] | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | ||
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1 | R1[14] | ![]() |
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | 15 June | ![]() |
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Klint Forward Factory Team |
R2[16] | 16 June | ![]() |
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Klint Forward Factory Team | |||
2 | R1[17] | ![]() |
Donington Park | 13 July | ![]() |
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Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team |
R2[19] | 14 July | ![]() |
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Klint Forward Factory Team | |||
3 | R1[20] | ![]() |
Algarve International Circuit | 10 August | ![]() |
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Klint Forward Factory Team |
R2[22] | 11 August | ![]() |
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Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team | |||
4 | R1 | ![]() |
Cremona Circuit | 21 September | ||||
R2 | 22 September | |||||||
5 | R1 | ![]() |
Circuito do Estoril | 12 October | ||||
R2 | 13 October | |||||||
6 | R1 | ![]() |
Circuito de Jerez | 19 October | ||||
R2 | 20 October |
Championship standings
[edit]Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole position |
References
[edit]- ^ "Inaugural FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship set to kick off in 2024". 28 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Inaugural FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship entry list revealed". www.fim-moto.com. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Herrera readies for inaugural WorldWCR campaign: "We'll make history together!"". www.worldsbk.com. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "WorldSBK - Riders". www.worldsbk.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jamie Hanks-Elliott steps in for recovering Lissy Whitmore". us17.campaign-archive.com. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Scaysbrook, Rennie (17 May 2024). "WorldWCR Debuts with Cremona Test". Cycle News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship 2024 calendar" (PDF). FIM. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Estoril to host penultimate round in 2024, Hungarian Round cancelled". WorldSBK.com. Dorna. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Inaugural FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship entry list revealed". www.worldsbk.com. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round, 14-16 June 2024 Results Race 1" (PDF). WorldSBK.com. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Swarts, David (14 June 2024). "WorldWCR: Herrera Takes Series' First Pole, At Misano". Roadracing World Magazine. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "THRILLER: Carrasco holds onto victory as Neila charges to second, Herrera fourth". www.worldsbk.com. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "SBK, WorldWCR: Super pole of Ana Carrasco at Donington, 4th Roberta Ponziani". GPone.com. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "DONINGTON DUEL: Herrera takes Race 2 glory from Carrasco, Sanchez third". www.worldsbk.com. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Pirelli Portuguese Round, 9-11 August 2024 Results Race 1" (PDF). WorldSBK. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "REDUCED RACE: Carrasco responds to Sanchez and Herrera in a sensational Race 2". www.worldsbk.com. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Swarts, David (15 June 2024). "WorldWCR: Race One Results From Misano". Roadracing World Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Results". www.worldsbk.com.