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.

The format consists of a qualifying session with Superpole lap and two races per venue.

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.

Race weekend

The format of the race weekend is:

• 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

Scoring system

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.

A two-day test was held at the Cremona racing circuit, Lombardy, Italy, in May with Ana Carrasco topping the timesheets.

On 3 June, María Herrera was announced as an entry to the championship. On 4 June, it was announced that all races would be streamed live and free-of-charge via the championship's YouTube channel.

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:

Championship standings

References