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Ana Carrasco

2018 World Supersport Championship 300 champion, Ana Carrasco has officially returns to Moto3 World Championship, where she competed between 2013 and 2015.

After becoming the first woman to become a world champion in two-wheel racing, Carrasco decided to part ways with Kawasaki and the WorldSSP300.

“Racing is tough, not just on track where people see but also at times like this when you have to make tough decisions.

“My ambition is always to grow as a rider, to set myself new goals that other’s see as impossible and to achieve them.  When my parents bought me my first minibike and then I started racing of course my dream was like any rider “one day I want to be a World Champion”.

” This I achieved in 2018 and even today that feeling is magical; but anyone that understands racing will know that every racer needs to push, to be ambitious and to test themselves again and again.

“This opportunity to ride in Moto3™ is a logical step in my mind even if the emotional step is hard,” said Carrasco in a statement.

Carrasco recently participated in the official Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) test at Jerez as preparation to keep fit before the first pre-season test.

  • Ana Carrasco telah menjuarai kejohanan World Supersport 300 (WorldSSP300) 2018.
  • Dia menempah sejarah sebagai juara wanita pertama dalam sukan perlumbaan motosikal.
  • Dia telah menggondoli kejohanan ini dengan beza hanya sebanyak satu mata dengan pencabar terdekatnya, Mika Perez.

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  • Ana Carrasco has won the 2018 World Supersport 300 (WorldSSP300) championship title.

  • It was a motorcycle racing history as she is the first female champion in motorcycle racing.

  • She won the title by just 1-point from her nearest rival Mika Perez.

Besides Jonathan Rea’s historic fourth consecutive Superbike World Championship title at Magny-Cours, France, another history was made in the World Supersport 300 (WorldSSP300) class when Ana Carrasco was crowned champion.

In doing so, Carrasco is the very first female champion in any class of motorcycle racing on the world stage.

The Spanish lass had won the championship at the final WSSP 300 by pipping her closest rival Mika Perez by a one-point margin. Perez was leading the race into the final lap until he lost the lead with just two corners remaining.

It was the 21-year-old Carrasco and her DS Junior Team’s consistency with paid off in the end. They had won two races (Imola and Donington Park) and finished in the Top 10 on six occasions, while the other contenders either finished inconsistently or knocked themselves out of the running.

Going into the final round, she had led by 10 points over Scott Deroue and instead of pushing for a win, Ana rode to a 13th-place finish to win by the single point on her Kawasaki Ninja 400.

Carrasco dedicated her championship title to the late Moto2 rider Luis Salom. Luis is her personal friend and cousin of her team manager, David Salom.

“I want to dedicate this title to Luis Salom. The day we lost him, I promised to dedicate my first title to him. At the moment, I am happy because we have achieved our goals, but I do not realize all of the things about being the first woman in history. I think after a few days I will be more conscious of this,” said the new champion.

  • Perlumbaan WorldSSP300 pada hujung minggu lalu di Portugal menyaksikan Ana Carrasco (ETG Racing) mencipta sejarah sebagai penunggang wanita pertama memenangi perlumbaan motosikal Kejohanan Dunia.
  • Penunggang berusia 20 tahun dari Sepanyol itu bertarung dengan hebat di sepanjang perlumbaan dan berjaya merangkul kemenangannya itu di selekoh terakhir dan melintasi garisan penamat di tempat pertama.
  • Ketika ini, penunggang dari Itali, Alfonso Coppola (SK Racing) masih kekal di kedudukan teratas dengan perbezaan satu mata antaranya dan pencabar terdekatnya, Marc Garcia (Halcourier Racing).

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Yesterday’s WorldSSP300 race in Portugal saw Ana Carrasco (ETG Racing) became the first ever female rider to win a World Championship motorcycle race.

The 20 year old Spaniard was locked in battle throughout the race but was able to pull off a stunning win at the very last corner and finish straight where she crossed the chequered flag first.

Currently, Italian Alfonso Coppola (SK Racing) still sits on top with only a single point separating him and the runner up, Marc Garcia (Halcourier Racing).

The WorldSBK round last weekend held at the iconic Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal saw quite a few historic moments. One of the most memorable events has to be the photo finish at the end of the WorldSSP300 race where 20 year old Spaniard Ana Carrasco crossed the chequered flag in first place. Carrasco became the first woman ever to win a World Championship motorcycle race in history. (more…)

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