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Sara Sánchez

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Sara Sánchez
Born (1997-11-19) November 19, 1997 (age 26)
Barcelona, Spain
Current team511 Terra&Vita Racing Team
Bike number64
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Supersport 300 World Championship
Active years2020-2021
2021 championship positionNC
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
4 0 0 0 0 0
Women's Circuit Racing World Championship
Active years2024
2024 championship position3rd
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
12 1 9 1 4 191

Sara Sánchez Tamayo (born 19 November 1997) is a Spanish motorcycle racer currently competing in the WorldWCR championship. She is also a MotoGP commentator for Catalunya Ràdio.[1]

Career

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Sánchez’s involvement with motorcycles started when she was 7 and was given a Honda 50cc motocross bike. She rode it on a track on the outskirts of Barcelona. At age 9 she began competing in the Copa Promo Velocidad RACC 50cc Road race series. She moved on to competing in regional and national series until at age 15 she crashed at Estoril and hit her head. Whilst not seriously injured it concerned her father who sold her motorcycles temporarily ending her career.[1]

Once Sánchez turned 18 she decided to return to motorcycle racing and in 2016 she won the Spanish RFME Women’s Open Yamaha 3R Cup.[1] In 2019 she won the Copa Benelli 302R.[2] The following year she competed in the Women's European Cup and finished 2nd and in 2021 she also finished 2nd in the series.[1]

Sánchez competed in the first two round of the 2020 Supersport 300 World Championship at Jerez and Estoril for ProGP Racing as replacement for Adrián Huertas who had been injured in training. She failed to qualify at Jerez[3] and finished 26th[4] and 20th[5] in the 2 races at Estoril. At the season finale at Estoril she substituted for Alessandro Zanca but failed to qualify.[6] The following year she substituted for Vicente Pérez at Barcelona in the 2021 Supersport 300 World Championship.[7]

In 2023 Sánchez competed in the Italian Supersport 300 series, finishing the season in 10th position.[8]

Sánchez competed in the inaugural FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship in 2024, finishing 3rd overall. She won 2 of the races, was on pole once and set the fastest lap 4 times.[9] For achieving the highest number of fastest laps in the championship she was given a Pirelli Best Lap award.[10]

Career statistics

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Supersport 300 World Championship

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(key)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Pts Refs
2020 Yamaha YZF-R3 JER1
DNQ
JER2
DNQ
POR1
26
POR2
20
ARA1 ARA2 ARA1 ARA2 CAT1 CAT1 MAG1 MAG2 NC 0 [3][4][5][6]
Kawasaki Ninja 400 EST1
DNQ
EST2
DNQ
2021 Yamaha YZF-R3 ARA1 ARA2 MIS1 MIS2 ASS1 ASS2 MOS1 MOS2 MAG1 MAG2 BAR1
21
BAR2
30
JER1 JER2 POR1 POR2 NC 0 [11][12]

Women's Circuit Racing World Championship

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts Refs
2024 Yamaha YZF-R7 MIS1
3
MIS2
2
DON1
3
DON2
3
ARG1
2
ARG2
2
CRE1
2
CRE2
Ret
EST1
4
EST1
1
JER1
Ret
JER2
1
3rd 191 [13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "WorldWCR Meet Sara Sanchez". World Racing News. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ Blas, Lisa Di (24 January 2024). "Sara Sanchez: "Motorcycling is not just a sport for boys!"". MissBiker. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Sara Sanchez con il ProGP Racing nel primo weekend di gara del WorldSBK a Jerez" [Sara Sanchez With Progp Racing in the First Worldsbk Race Weekend in Jerez]. ProGP Racing Team (in Italian). 1 August 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Motul Portuguese Round, 7 - 9 August 2020 Results Race 1" (PDF). WorldSBK. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Motul Portuguese Round, 7 - 9 August 2020 Results Race 2" (PDF). WorldSBK. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Pirelli Estoril Round, 16 - 18 October 2020 Results Last Chance Race" (PDF). WorldSBK. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Razgatlioglu y Rea se reparten los primeros libres de Montmeló" [Razgatlioglu and Rea share the first free practice sessions at Montmeló]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Sara Sánchez- "El objetivo es el título del Mundial femenino"" [Sara Sánchez- "The goal is the women's World Cup title"]. super7moto (in European Spanish). 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Sara Sanchez". WorldSBK. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  10. ^ Gougis, Michael (21 October 2024). "WorldSBK Honors 2024 Champions At Prize Giving Ceremony". Roadracing World Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Hyundai N Catalunya Round, 17-19 September 2021 Results Race 1" (PDF). WorldSBK. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Hyundai N Catalunya Round, 17-19 September 2021 Results Race 2" (PDF). WorldSBK. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  13. ^ Gougis, Michael (20 October 2024). "WorldWCR: Results From Race Two In Jerez". Roadracing World Magazine. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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