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DEUXIÈME POLE DE SUITE : Neila remporte la Superpole devant Herrera, Jones en première ligne

Friday, 25 July 2025 13:06 GMT

    • The starting grid is set for Saturday's first WorldWCR race, with a front row consisting of Neila, Herrera and Jones.

    The FIM Women's World Championship field gathered at the Balaton Park circuit for the first Tissot Superpole session across all categories this weekend! Beatriz Nelia (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) took the first pole position at Balaton Park, followed by her title rival, Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) and Britain's Chloe Jones (GR Motorsport).
     
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    Beatriz Nelia secured her third pole position of the season at Balaton Park, edging Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) into second place by 0.340 seconds with a time of 1:53.526. Maria Herrera will start Race 1 from second place, secured with a time of 1:53.866. Behind the two Spaniards, Chloe Jones secured her first front row start in third place with a time of 1:54.120.
     
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    Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) is back in the game after a slower-than-usual British round. She finished with a best lap of 1:54.537. Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) set her best WorldWCR Superpole result in 5th place, with a time of 1:54.595. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) finished the opening session at Balaton Park in 6th place, with her time of 1:54.700 earning her a second row. Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) continued her strong performance from Donington. Boudesseul hovered around 5th place until the end of the session, before dropping back to 7th thanks to her time of 1:54.763.
     
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    Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motorsports) finished in 8th place and occupies the third row of the grid, propelled by her best time of 1:55.330. Rookie Natalia Rivera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) posted her best Superpole finish of the season, qualifying in 9th position thanks to her lap of 1:55.631. Rounding out the top 10, South African Jessica Howden (Team Trasimeno) set a time of 1:55.889 to lead the fourth row.

    The top six of the WorldWCR Superpole,  full results here!

    1. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) 1'52.526s
    2. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) +0.340s
    3. Chloe Jones (GR Motosport) +0.594s
    4. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) +1.011s
    5. Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) +1.069s
    6. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +1.174s

    Join us tomorrow for the first WorldWCR race, Saturday at 12:20 local time (UTC +2). Follow Lewis and the other drivers competing for the WorldWCR title by following WorldWCR on  X (formerly Twitter) ,  Instagram  and  Facebook , and the races for FREE on  YouTube  !