# 2024 FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship

The 2024 FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship was the inaugural season of the FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR). It is the premier female only circuit racing series. Riders competed on identical Yamaha YZF-R7 motorcycles. The 6 rounds were run as support races for the European rounds of the Superbike World Championship. Format of each round was a Superpole qualifying session on Friday, Race 1 on Saturday and Race 2 on Sunday. The championship was won by Ana Carrasco.

## 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.
On 3 June, María Herrera was announced as an entry to the championship.
2024 entry list :
| Team | No | Rider | Rounds |
| 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team | 10 | Ran Yochay | All |
| 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team | 64 | Sara Sánchez | All |
| AD78 FIM Latinoamerica by Team GP3 | 99 | Isis Carreno | 1, 5-6 |
| Ampito/Pata Prometeon Yamaha | 36 | Beatriz Neila | All |
| Andalaft Racing | 21 | Nicole Van Aswegen | 1–3 |
| Bertl K. Racing | 35 | Lena Kemmer | All |
| Carl Cox Motor Sports | 50 | Avalon Lewis | 4 |
| DafitMotoracing | 19 | Adela Ourednickova | All |
| Deza - Box 77 Racing Team | 77 | Andrea Sibaja | All |
| Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team | 22 | Ana Carrasco | All |
| GR Motosport | 51 | Chloe Jones | 6 |
| ITALIKA Racing FIMLA | 15 | Sarah Varon | 3-6 |
| ITALIKA Racing FIMLA | 83 | Astrid Madrigal | All |
| ITALIKA Racing FIMLA | 5 | Krystal Silfa | 1–2 |
| Klint Forward Factory Team | 6 | María Herrera | All |
| Lloyd Motorsports | 32 | Sonya Lloyd | 6 |
| MPS.RT | 53 | Iryna Nadieieva | 1, 3-4 |
| PS Racing Team 46+1 | 46 | Pakita Ruiz | All |
| RP27 | 27 | Rafaela Peixoto | 5 |
| Rusthen Racing | 29 | Mia Rusthen | 1 |
| Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team | 14 | Mallory Dobbs | All |
| Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team | 34 | Alyssia Whitmore | 1–2, 4 |
| Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team | 76 | Jamie Hanks-Elliott | 3, 5–6 |
| TAYCO Motorsport | 8 | Tayla Relph | All |
| Team GP3 AD11 BY TIRSO | 94 | Beatrice Barbera | 1 |
| Team Luna | 44 | Luna Hirano | All |
| Team Roc'n'dea - De Angelis Team | 25 | Irene Bramato | 4 |
| Team Trasimeno | 52 | Jessica Howden | 1, 3-6 |
| TSL-Racing | 16 | Lucy Michel | All |
| WT Racing Team Taiwan | 33 | Chun Mei Liu | 1–5 |
| Yamaha Motoxracing WCR Team | 28 | Ornella Ongaro | All |
| Yamaha Motoxracing WCR Team | 96 | Roberta Ponziani | All |
| YART Zelos Black Knights Team | 4 | Emily Bondi [fr] | All |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider
* ↑ Sarah Varon was injured pre-season and was replaced by Krystal Silfa
* ↑ Hanks-Elliott replaced Alyssia Whitmore who was recovering from a fractured wrist sustained during Round 2 at Donington Park.

## Testing

A two-day test was held at the Cremona racing circuit, Lombardy, Italy, on 16 & 17 May. All 24 of the then confirmed riders were to participate but Emily Bondi was injured and did not take part. 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.
Cremona Test Times :
| Order | Rider | Time |
| 1 | Ana Carrasco | 1:41:446 |
| 2 | Roberta Ponziani | 1:42:121 |
| 3 | Sara Sánchez | 1:42:620 |
| 4 | Beatriz Neila | 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 | Ornella Ongaro | 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, but this was later dropped as track improvements would not be completed on time, with Circuito do Estoril, Portugal added on 11–13 October. Scheduled rounds are:
2024 calendar and results :
| Round | Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Emilia-Romagna Round | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | 15 June | María Herrera | Ana Carrasco | María Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team |
| 1 | R2 | Emilia-Romagna Round | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | 16 June | | Beatriz Neila | María Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team |
| 2 | R1 | UK Round | Donington Park | 13 July | Ana Carrasco | Beatriz Neila | Ana Carrasco | Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team |
| 2 | R2 | UK Round | Donington Park | 14 July | | Ana Carrasco | María Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team |
| 3 | R1 | Portuguese Round | Algarve International Circuit | 10 August | María Herrera | Sara Sánchez | María Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team |
| 3 | R2 | Portuguese Round | Algarve International Circuit | 11 August | | Sara Sánchez | Ana Carrasco | Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team |
| 4 | R1 | Italian Round | Cremona Circuit | 21 September | María Herrera | Roberta Ponziani | María Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team |
| 4 | R2 | Italian Round | Cremona Circuit | 22 September | | Ana Carrasco | Ana Carrasco | Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team |
| 5 | R1 | Estoril Round | Circuito do Estoril | 12 October | Ana Carrasco | Sara Sánchez | Ana Carrasco | Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team |
| 5 | R2 | Estoril Round | Circuito do Estoril | 13 October | | Ana Carrasco | Sara Sánchez | 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team |
| 6 | R1 | Spanish Round | Circuito de Jerez | 19 October | Sara Sánchez | Sara Sánchez | María Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team |
| 6 | R2 | Spanish Round | Circuito de Jerez | 20 October | | María Herrera | Sara Sánchez | 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team |
* ↑ Pole for race one set by Superpole, pole for Race 2 set by fastest lap in Race 1
* ↑ Subject to homologation
* ↑ The Estoril round was added to the calendar on 7 June 2024. It replaced the Hungarian round.

## Championship standings

Points system :
| 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 |
| Pos. | Rider | MIS | MIS | DON | DON | ALG | ALG | CRE | CRE | EST | EST | JER | JER | Pts. |
| 1 | Ana Carrasco | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 244 |
| 2 | María Herrera | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 1 | NC | 215 |
| 3 | Sara Sánchez | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 191 |
| 4 | Beatriz Neila | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 172 |
| 5 | Roberta Ponziani | 4 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 135 |
| 6 | Pakita Ruiz | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 112 |
| 7 | Tayla Relph | Ret | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 83 |
| 8 | Astrid Madrigal | 12 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 60 |
| 9 | Ran Yochay | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 56 |
| 10 | Ornella Ongaro | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 55 |
| 11 | Mallory Dobbs | Ret | 15 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 45 |
| 12 | Isis Carreno | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
| 13 | Adela Ourednickova | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 16 | 39 |
| 14 | Chun Mei Liu | 7 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | NC | DNS | | | 31 |
| 15 | Emily Bondi | 15 | Ret | 20 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 31 |
| 16 | Lucy Michel | 9 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 30 |
| 17 | Jessica Howden | Ret | DNS | | | 7 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 18 | Chloe Jones | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 19 | Andrea Sibaja | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 20 |
| 20 | Avalon Lewis | | | | | | | 8 | 5 | | | | | 19 |
| 21 | Nicole Van Aswegen | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | 17 |
| 22 | Lena Kemmer | Ret | 11 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 17 |
| 23 | Luna Hirano | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 14 | Ret | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 13 |
| 24 | Jamie Hanks-Elliott | | | | | Ret | 17 | | | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 |
| 25 | Krystal Silfa | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 26 | Sarah Varon | | | | | 20 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 0 |
| 27 | Irene Bramato | | | | | | | 18 | 16 | | | | | 0 |
| 28 | Beatrice Barbera | Ret | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Iryna Nadieieva | Ret | 18 | | | Ret | 19 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 30 | Alyssia Whitmore | 18 | DNS | Ret | DNS | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| 31 | Rafaela Peixoto | | | | | | | | | 22 | 20 | | | 0 |
| 32 | Sonya Lloyd | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 21 | 0 |
| – | Mia Rusthen | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | MIS | MIS | DON | DON | ALG | ALG | CRE | CRE | EST | EST | JER | JER | Pts. |
| Source |||||||||||||||
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |