2026 FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship
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The 2026 FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship is the third season of the FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR), the premier female only circuit racing series. Riders compete on identical Yamaha YZF-R7 motorcycles. The rounds are run as support races for 6 of 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 defending champion is Maria Herrera.[1]
| 2026 FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship | |||
| Previous: | 2025 | Next: | 2027 |
| Support series: Superbike World Championship Supersport World Championship Sportbike World Championship Yamaha R3 bLU cRU FIM World Cup | |||
Entry list
The FIM published the provisional entry list on 15 December 2025.[2]
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Team and rider changes
- Defending champion María Herrera left Forward Racing to join Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team.[6]
- Sara Sanchez left the Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team[7] and joined Hadden Racing Team.[8]
- Chloe Jones, who rode with GR Motosport in 2025,[9] joins Monster Energy Crescent Yamaha.[3]
- Mallory Dobbs changed from MKD Racing Team[10] to YVS Sabadell Diva Racing.[2]
- Emily Bondi changed from Zelos Trasimeno[11] to FT Racing Academy[2]
- Denise Dal Zotto who rode as a wildcard for Affinity Sports Academy Rokit Rookies team at Cremona[12] and Donington[13] in 2025, becomes a full time rider for Pata AG Motorsport Italia.[5]
- Paola Ramos, who claimed victory at Jerez in 2025 as a wildcard,[14] joined Klint Racing Team as a full time rider,[8]
- Line Vieillard, who competed for FT Racing Academy as a wildcard at Magny-Cours in 2025,[15] has been entered by the team for a full time ride,[8]
- Katie Hand, who competed at Magny-Cours in 2025 for Carl Cox Motorsports,[15] joined Team Trasimeno as a full time rider.[8]
- Yvonne Cerpa (MotoCerpa), Martina Guarino (Prata Motor Sport), Arianna Barale (Hadden Racing Team), Patrycja Sowa (Team Trasimeno) and Karolina Danak (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA) joined the grid.[2][8][16]
- Billee Fuller, Madalena Simões, Jamie Hanks-Elliott, Ornella Ongaro, Beatrice Barbera, Sonya Lloyd, Jessica Howden and Chun Mei Liu, who all raced in 2025,[11] will not compete as full time riders in 2026.[2]
- Affinity Sports Academy ROKiT Rookies, FB Racing Team, GR Motosport, Hanks Racing, MKD Racing Team, Ongaro Racing Team, WT Team Taiwan and Zelos Trasimeno teams are not entering full time riders.[2]
- Hadden Racing Team, MotoCerpa, Pata AG Motorsport Italia and Prata Motor Sport are entering riders for the first time in 2025.[2][16] Yamaha AD78 FIMLA who entered a rider in 2024[17] return in 2026.[2]
Wildcards
Race calendar
On 18 September 2025 the provisional 2026 WorldWCR calendar was published. The scheduled rounds were:[19]
| Circuit | Date |
|---|---|
 Algarve International Circuit |
27–29 March |
 TT Circuit Assen |
17–19 April |
 Balaton Park Circuit |
1-3 May |
 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli |
12–14 June |
 Donington Park Circuit |
10–11 July |
 Circuito de Jerez |
16–18 October[a] |
- Subject to contract
An official test day was held for 23 March 2026 at the Algarve International Circuit,[19] in which defending champion Herrera was fastest.[16]
Results and standings
| Round | Circuit | Pole position[a] | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | ||
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| 1 | R1 | Portuguese Round |
Algarve International Circuit |
María Herrera |
María Herrera |
María Herrera |
Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team |
| R2 | Beatriz Neila |
Paola Ramos |
Klint Racing Team | ||||
| 2 | R1 | Dutch Round |
TT Circuit Assen |
María Herrera |
Beatriz Neila |
María Herrera |
Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team |
| R2 | Beatriz Neila |
Beatriz Neila |
Ampito Crescent Yamaha | ||||
| 3 | R1 | Hungarian Round |
Balaton Park Circuit |
María Herrera |
Paola Ramos |
María Herrera |
Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team |
| R2 | Paola Ramos |
Paola Ramos |
Klint Racing Team | ||||
| 4 | R1 | Italian Round |
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli |
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| R2 | |||||||
| 5 | R1 | UK Round |
Donington Park Circuit |
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| R2 | |||||||
| 6 | R1 | Spanish Round |
Circuito de Jerez |
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- Pole for race one set by Superpole, pole for Race 2 set by fastest lap in Race 1
Points
| 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 |
Riders' championship
| Pos. | Rider | POR
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ASS
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BAL
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MIS
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DON
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JER
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| 1 | María Herrera |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 131 | ||||||
| 2 | Beatriz Neila |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 117 | ||||||
| 3 | Paola Ramos |
2 | 1 | Ret | DNS | 3 | 1 | 86 | ||||||
| 4 | Roberta Ponziani |
6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 76 | ||||||
| 5 |  Muklada Sarapuech |
11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 57 | ||||||
| 6 | Natalia Rivera |
8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 49 | ||||||
| 7 |  Lucie Boudesseul |
4 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 9 | 7 | 45 | ||||||
| 8 | Chloe Jones |
13 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 45 | ||||||
| 9 | Pakita Ruiz |
7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 10 | 41 | ||||||
| 10 |  Astrid Madrigal |
18 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 34 | ||||||
| 11 | Yvonne Cerpa |
9 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 32 | ||||||
| 12 |  Tayla Relph |
10 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | ||||||
| 13 | Sara Sánchez |
5 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 21 | ||||||||
| 14 |  Karolina Danak |
14 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 12 | Ret | 18 | ||||||
| 15 |  Isis Carreno |
19 | Ret | 10 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | ||||||
| 16 | Denise Dal Zotto |
16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 9 | ||||||
| 17 | Line Vieillard |
12 | 13 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 15 | 8 | ||||||
| 18 | Arianna Barale |
20 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 7 | ||||||
| 19 |  Mallory Dobbs |
23 | 17 | Ret | 10 | 17 | 21 | 6 | ||||||
| 20 | Patrycja Sowa |
22 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 4 | ||||||
| 21 |  Lucy Michel |
21 | 19 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 3 | ||||||
| 22 | Emily Bondi |
Ret | 16 | 19 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 3 | ||||||
| 23 | Katie Hand |
Ret | 18 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 2 | ||||||
| 24 |  Adéla Ouředníčková |
15 | Ret | 15 | 20 | Ret | 16 | 2 | ||||||
| 25 | Martina Guarino |
17 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 19 | Ret | 0 | ||||||
| 26 | Birgit Scheffer |
18 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Pos. | Rider | POR
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ASS
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BAL
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DON
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