HERRERA TAKES 2025 TITLE: #6 wraps up Championship with P6, wildcard Ramos claims Race 2 victory
The second WorldWCR season is officially in the books as Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) completes her 2024 redemption as 2025 Champion!
The FIM Women’s World Circuit Racing World Championship came all the way down to the wire as the deciding Race 2 at the Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto, Andalucia crowned Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) as your 2025 World Champion! 18-year-old wildcard Paola Ramos (YVS Sabadell) capped off her debut weekend by winning the final race of the season. Joining her on the final podium of the Pirelli Spanish Round was Beatriz Nelia (Ampito Crescent Yamaha), who takes her 12th podium of the season, placing both second in the race and the Championship. Claiming her second podium of the season, Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) finished in third place to see off the 2025 WorldWCR campaign.
WILDCARD WINNER: Paola Ramos won Race 2 by the largest-ever margin of a WorldWCR race of +9.578s
Race 2 was a fitting end to what has been some of the paddock’s best racing all season, and Maria Herrera got the contest started early, protecting her pole position to start the race in P1. Paola Ramos overtook Herrera for the race lead in the first lap, running away with the race lead as she put the hammer down early to extend to a three-second gap by the end of Lap 4. Herrera held P2 early on behind the streaking Ramos before Neila got herself around her for P2. It was too little too late for the #36 as Ramos went on to finish more than 9 seconds ahead of the pack. Neila went on to finish in P2, ahead of Lucie Boudesseul, who claimed her best result since her home round in P3. Herrera went on to finish in P6; however, that would be enough for the #6 to crown herself World Champion after her 2024 runner-up effort.
BRONZE FOR THE BRIT: Jones does enough from P5 to earn third in the Riders’ Championship
Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) finished her season strong at home with her best result of the season to finish in P4. Chloe Jones (GR Motorsport) finished in P5, breaking her P2 streak; however, she won’t care as the British rider did enough to clinch third place in the Riders’ Championship ahead of Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team). Herrera finished down in P6, managing her race well to hold up the pack behind her, and staying out of trouble wisely to cruise to the 2025 title.
PONZIANI P7: The Italian will take home fourth place in the title standings
The #96 finished in P7 to finish out 2025 with seven top-eights in a row. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) saw her season end on a sour note as she fell to P8. Tayla Relph (Full Throttle Racing) finished ahead of rookie rider Natalia Rivera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) as the pair closed out the season in P9 and P10, respectively.
The top six from the WorldWCR Race 2: Full results here!
1. Paola Ramos (YVS Sabadell)
2. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) +9.578s
3. Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) +9.678s
4. Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) +9.803s
5. Chloe Jones (GR Motosport) +10.032s
6. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) +10.394s
Fastest lap: Paola Ramos, 1’51.849s – new lap record
Championship standings
1. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) 245 points
2. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) 240
3. Chloe Jones (GR Motosport) 164
4. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) 156
5. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) 126
6. Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) 113
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