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The 2024 FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship was the inaugural season of the FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR). It is the premier female only circuit racing series. Riders competed on identical Yamaha YZF-R7 motorcycles. The 6 rounds were run as support races for the European rounds of the Superbike World Championship. Format of each round was a Superpole qualifying session on Friday, Race 1 on Saturday and Race 2 on Sunday. [1] The championship was won by Ana Carrasco.
A provisional entry list for the Women's Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) was released in February, with 24 participants selected from an initial 40-plus entries. [2]
On 3 June, María Herrera was announced as an entry to the championship. [3]
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A two-day test was held at the Cremona racing circuit, Lombardy, Italy, on 16 & 17 May. [12] All 24 of the then confirmed riders were to participate but Emily Bondi was injured and did not take part. [13] There was inclement weather on day 1 and the fastest times were set on Day 2 which was dry. 2018 Supersport 300 World Champion Ana Carrasco set the fastest time. [14]
| Order | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ana Carrasco | 1:41:446 |
| 2 |  Roberta Ponziani | 1:42:121 |
| 3 | Sara Sánchez | 1:42:620 |
| 4 | Beatriz Neila | 1:42:952 |
| 5 |  Adela Ourednickova | 1:43:261 |
| 6 |  Lucy Michel | 1:43:446 |
| 7 |  Jessica Howden | 1:43:497 |
| 8 |  Tayla Relph | 1:43:571 |
| 9 |  Mallory Dobbs | 1:43:881 |
| 10 |  Isis Carreno | 1:43:928 |
| 11 | Pakita Ruiz | 1:44:147 |
| 12 | Nicole Van Aswegen | 1:44:213 |
| 13 |  Ran Yochay | 1:44:379 |
| 14 |  Ornella Ongaro | 1:44:815 |
| 15 |  Astrid Madrigal | 1:44:986 |
| 16 |  Chun Mei Liu | 1:45:198 |
| 17 |  Lena Kemmer | 1:45:443 |
| 18 |  Luna Hirano | 1:45:624 |
| 19 |  Iryna Nadieieva | 1:45:860 |
| 20 | Andrea Sibaja | 1:47:192 |
| 21 |  Alyssia Whitmore | 1:47:258 |
| 22 |  Mia Rusthen | 1:47:337 |
| 23 |  Sarah Varon | 1:48:067 |
The initial schedule included Balaton Park Circuit, Hungary on 23–25 August, [15] but this was later dropped as track improvements would not be completed on time, with Circuito do Estoril, Portugal added on 11–13 October. [16] Scheduled rounds are: [17]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position [a] | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | ||
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| 1 | R1 [18] |  Emilia-Romagna Round | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | 15 June | María Herrera [19] | Ana Carrasco | María Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team |
| R2 [20] | 16 June | Beatriz Neila | María Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team | ||||
| 2 | R1 [21] | UK Round | Donington Park | 13 July | Ana Carrasco [22] | Beatriz Neila | Ana Carrasco | Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team |
| R2 [23] | 14 July | Ana Carrasco | María Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team | ||||
| 3 | R1 [24] |  Portuguese Round | Algarve International Circuit | 10 August | María Herrera [25] | Sara Sánchez | María Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team |
| R2 [26] | 11 August | Sara Sánchez | Ana Carrasco | Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team | ||||
| 4 | R1 [27] | Italian Round [b] | Cremona Circuit | 21 September | María Herrera [28] | Roberta Ponziani | María Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team |
| R2 [29] | 22 September | Ana Carrasco | Ana Carrasco | Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team | ||||
| 5 | R1 [30] | Estoril Round [c] | Circuito do Estoril | 12 October | Ana Carrasco [31] | Sara Sánchez | Ana Carrasco | Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team |
| R2 [32] | 13 October | Ana Carrasco | Sara Sánchez | 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team | ||||
| 6 | R1 [33] | Spanish Round | Circuito de Jerez | 19 October | Sara Sánchez [34] | Sara Sánchez | María Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team |
| R2 | 20 October | María Herrera | Sara Sánchez | 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team | ||||
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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