Daniela Guillén

Junior career

Guillén began racing motorcycles at the age of 3.^[1] As she progressed through the junior ranks in both Spain and abroad, Guillén competed regularly against male counterparts. Amongst her achievements, Guillén finished runner-up in the southwest zone of the 65cc European Motocross Championship in 2016, taking the Minivert 65 championship in France.^[2] In 2017, Guillén competed in the Mini O's event in the United States, where she won the Girls (9-11) class.^[3] After moving onto an 85cc motorcycle, Guillén was able to repeat her success in the French Minivert series, winning the 85 championship against male opposition in 2018.^[4]

During the 2020 season, Guillén made history in the 85cc class of the Spanish Motocross Championship, winning the final round of the series by taking both race wins.^[5]

Pro career

The Spanish federation created an official team to compete in the FIM Women's Motocross World Championship for the 2021 season, with Guillén forming part of the team.^[6] After moving from an 85cc motorcycle to a 250cc motorcycle for this move, Guillén finished ninth in her rookie season on the world stage. She only competed at two rounds of the 2022 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship, but was able to podium at both Grand Prix and win her first individual race at her home round in Spain.^[7] In addition to this, Guillén won the Spanish Women's Championship title and won both races at the Women's Motocross of European Nations event, where the Spanish team won overall.^[8][9]

The 2023 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship began with Guillén picking up her first overall win at the opening round in Sardinia.^[10] Over the six round series, Guillén finished on the overall podium five times, ultimately finishing runner-up in the championship to Courtney Duncan.^[11] In addition, she successfully defended her national title in Spain.^[12] Guillén further improved in the 2024 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship, winning the opening round in her native Spain.^[13] Over the remaining six rounds, she would finish on the podium five more times, which included a second overall win at the final round in Turkey. These results led to Guillén finishing runner-up in the series again, this time behind Lotte van Drunen by just four points. She spearheaded the Spanish team that won the 2024 Women's Motocross of European Nations and won her third Spanish women's championship in a row.^[14]

Guillén won two grand prix and four individual race wins during the 2025 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship, eventually finishing third in the standings, one point behind Kiara Fontanesi in second. Opting to compete against male competition domestically, Guillén raced in the MX2 class of the 2025 Spanish Motocross Championship, recording four top-ten race finishes across the five rounds she competed in.

FIM Women's Motocross World Championship