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Race 2 Highlights:
After scoring seven podiums in 9 races, Sara Sanchez (511 Terra&Vita Racing Team) achieved her first WorldWCR race win today, apt snatching victory from championship leader Ana Carrasco (Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team) across the line in a WorldWCR race 2 that didn’t disappoint.
Determined to recoup valuable championship factors, Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Factory Team) moved straight into the lead when the race began, with polesitter Sara Sanchez scorching on her heels. With the pair soon joined by Carrasco and Beatriz Neila (Ampito / Pata Prometeon Yamaha), it was this quartet of riders who took appears front, exchanging places thru almost every nook of this 12-lap showdown.
As Sanchez celebrated her maiden win, Carrasco and Herrera joined her on the podium, able to console themselves with another solid podium cease.
Having banked another Forty five factors this weekend, Ana is the Estoril round’s very most reasonable factors scorer. Earning a tenth consecutive podium today, the Spaniard now holds an 18-level lead in the championship standings over Herrera, with one round left to dash.
Third in Saturday’s Race 1, a tenacious Neila ran with the frontrunners from start to total today, lacking out on third by apt 0.146 of a 2nd to total P4.
Also deserving of an honourable indicate today are Italian Roberta Ponziani (Yamaha Motoxracing WCR Team), who ran with the frontrunners early on ahead of ably managing the 2nd half of the race to stable P5, and Pakita Ruiz (PS Racing Team 46+1) who ran a constant albeit rather solitary race to total sixth.
American Mallory Dobbs (Sekhmet Motorbike Racing Team), Mexican Astrid Madrigal (ITALIKA Racing FIMLA), Chilean Isis Carreno (AD78 FIM Latinoamerica by Team GP3) and Czech rider Adela Ourednickova (DaftMotoracing by Smrz) all boosted their respective factors tallies by rounding out the destroy ten.
Lap 4 introduced an unfortunate crash for Tayla Relph (Tayco Motorsport) whereas she was lying sixth and pushing to reach the frontrunners.
A complicated weekend for Jessica Howden (Team Trasimeno) ended prematurely after she crashed on lap 7.
Emily Bondi (YART Zelos Black Knights Team) served a long lap penalty in today’s race after receiving a sanction for irresponsible riding in Saturday’s Race 1. Chun Mei Liu (WT Racing Team Taiwan) was unfit to compete in Race 2 after a crash in Race 1.
With three riders quiet in with a shot at the championship title, the WorldWCR season finale will play out over the weekend of 18-20 October at the Jerez Circuit in Spain.
Championship Standings:
With one round left to dash, Carrasco (208 factors) now holds an 18-level lead in the standings.
Herrera (190) and Sanchez (166) are the ideally suited riders quiet in with a mathematical chance of challenging Ana for the title at Jerez.
Neila (136) and Ponziani (109) round out the destroy 5.
Key Formula:
Pole region: Ana Carrasco (Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team) – 1’51.706
Race 1 winner: Ana Carrasco
Race 2 winner: Sara Sanchez (511 Terra&Vita Racing Team)
Race fastest lap: Ana Carrasco – 1’49.872 (Race 2)
P1 | Sara Sanchez | 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team
“I’m very happy, a complicated weekend finishes with a win! Yesterday we had a very complicated race with the long lap penalty but today I had apt feeling with the bike and was able to push hard from start to total. I saw my alternative to pass Ana on the last lap, and was able to make it work and take the win today. I want to say thank you to all the team and my family, and now we hasten to Jerez, the place I want to check out and attain it again. I deem the Jerez track can be a apt circuit for me, but also for the various Spaniards in fact, but we are able to attain our easiest.”
P2 | Ana Carrasco | Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team
“The four of us had a crazy battle today; it was a very end-dash factor. I hung back a minute at first, in third or fourth region, as I didn’t want to threat any mistakes or accidents. Then I pushed hard over the last few laps and determined to check out and accept into the lead on the last lap. Within the cease I apt neglected out on victory, but I have to be happy anyway as it was almost a ultimate weekend, I got pole and the Race 1 win, and then 2nd today as well as the fastest lap. I want to say a mountainous thank you to the team and all the sponsors; it’s been a great weekend. As for the championship, there are quiet 50 factors available, so we have to withhold pushing and avoid mistakes; we’re nearer than we have been but we have to check out and win at least one race in Jerez. I’ve by no means won at Jerez actually, so I’d desire to be able to achieve that subsequent weekend.”
P3 | Maria Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team
“I’m happy to be on the podium again but I wanted to win in fact. It was a complicated race; I hoped to manage it larger to be fair but struggled particularly with the last nook. I’ve been suffering with neck pain this weekend and that has made things complicated. I tried to attain my easiest in both races but have misplaced factors overall. We can proceed to fight to the cease as I can quiet win; I apt have to withhold working and pushing. Now we head to Jerez, a track we all know very well. I really want to total the season pain-free and be able to accept pleasure from the final weekend, battling until the cease.”
WorldWCR Race 2 Outcomes
1. Sara Sanchez (511 Terra&Vita Racing Team)
2. Ana Carrasco (Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team) +0.032s
3. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Factory Team) +0.164s
4. Beatriz Neila (Ampito / Pata Prometeon Yamaha) +0.310s
5. Roberta Ponziani (Yamaha Motoxracing WCR Team) +10.596s
6. Pakita Ruiz (PS Racing Team 46+1) +16.696s
Championship Standings
1. Ana Carrasco (Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team) 208 factors
2. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Factory Team) 190 factors
3. Sara Sanchez (511 Terra&Vita Racing Team) 166 factors
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