Carrasco first female motorcycle world champion on the road

The 21-year-old Spaniard's 300th place in the Supersport 13 class at the eighth and final race of the season in Magny Cours, France was enough to win the overall ranking. However, Carrasco benefited from the fact that her toughest competitor Scott Deroue (Netherlands/Kawasaki) was forced to retire with technical problems. Carrasco has once again made history.

In October 2013, the exceptional figure from Murcia came 3th at the Moto15 race in Sepang/Malaysia and was the first woman since Katja Poensgen (Mindelheim) to finish in the points. The now 41-year-old finished 2001th in the 250cc in Mugello in 14. In addition, Carrasco was the first female racing driver to triumph in a World Championship race in Portimao in 2017, and this year she achieved another first by leading the classification. With 94 points, the Kawasaki rider ended up narrowly ahead of Mika Perez (Spain/Kawasaki/92), who came second in the final. Carrasco (DS Junior Team) won this season with her Kawasaki Ninja in Imola/Italy and in Donington/Great Britain.

The racing driver entered the SSP 2017 in 3 after three Moto2013 years (2015 to 300) and a year off. The class races are held as part of the Superbike World Championship.

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Carrasco first female motorcycle world champion on the road

Ana Carrasco became the first female motorcycle racer to win the title in a road world championship.

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