Paola Ramos (Klint Racing Team) took the top step of the podium as she drew the curtain on what has been a stellar Motul Hungarian Round for the FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship. The victory comes as her second win this year, joined on the rostrum by Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) with her 20th straight podium and Maria Herrera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR) with her 25th career WorldWCR podium.

SUPERPAO SNAGS P1: activates late in the race to go from P4 to P1 in quick succession

Ramos led Herrera and Neila into Turn 1 for the holeshot, but in the early running, it was the #6 leading the #36 half a second above the rest of the field. Muklada Sarapuech (EEST NJT Racing Team) pulled her way up to the lead pair by Lap 3, towing Ramos up with her. The latter two got themselves into the thick of the fight from there, Sarapuech even climbing up to P2 on Turn 9 of Lap 5. Neila led for most of the race, with Herrera close behind, until, with three laps to go, Ramos began her assault. The 19-year-old took P3 in the last sector of Lap 8, and by the end of the first sector of Lap 9, she made quick work of the lead trio to sit P1. A stunning final lap saw her and Neila go toe to toe, and Ramos came out on top after a thrilling final chicane move. Her second win of the season is a critical dose of points for the #58, particularly as Herrera was limited to the 16 points of P3.

SARAPUECH FALTERS LATE: Having ridden a tremendous Race 2, the Thai wild card slips to P4

Sarapuech’s pace fell off in the final laps, meaning her wait for her first podium continues; however, her trajectory remains positive as she finishes P4 for her best-ever WorldWCR result. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Racing Team) couldn’t quite climb the grid as her teammate did; however, her P5 is a very strong result, as her top-ten streak continues, dating back to a Donington Park Race 2 DNF in 2024. Astrid Madrigal (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) sailed to a clean P6 effort as she finished with two seconds of a gap in front and three seconds behind her. The result comes as her best finish since Cremona Race 2 last season.

JONES STILL SEARCHES FOR PACE: The British Rider closes her weekend in P9

Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94 Yamaha) couldn’t match her Assen podium pace in Hungary, but her P7 comes as a marginal improvement from her Race 1 P9 finish. Natalia Rivera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) continues to look for the step that will take her up into the podium fight, finishing the weekend in P8. Chloe Jones (Monster Energy Crescent Yamaha) nearly overcame Rivera for P8, but, finishing less than a hundredth behind the Spaniard, the #15 will go back to work in search of her 2025 six-time podium pace. Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) took P10 to round off the fastest ten from Balaton Park’s last WorldWCR race this season.

The top six from the WorldWCR Race 2: Full results here!

1. Paola Ramos (Klint Racing Team)

2. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) +0.227s

3. Maria Herrera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR) +0.241s

4. Muklada Sarapuech (EEST NJT Racing Team) +2.715s

5. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Racing Team) +10.429s

6. Astrid Madrigal (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) +12.573s

New Fastest Lap: Paola Ramos 1’51.935s

1. María Herrera (Terra&Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR) 131 puntos
2. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) 117
3. Paola Ramos (Klint Racing Team) 86
4. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Racing Team) 76
5. Muklada Sarapuech (EEST NJT Racing Team) 58
6. Natalia Rivera (Terra&Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR) 49

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