For the first time in motorcycle racing history, a women's competition at circuit racing level will be a world championship, as announced by the FIM.
The FIM has announced an all-new Women’s World Championship, the first all-female circuit-racing series at world championship level in motorcycle racing history.In a special press conference on Saturday at the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix, Dorna Sports and the FIM unveiled this new championship.
Unlike the FIM Women’s European Championship, which races at Supersport 300 level, the Women’s World Championship is being billed as a “final destination” for female racers rather than a talent cup to help progress young riders up the ladder. “Our aim is to have six rounds in Europe. We are planning to do a single-brand competition and we will try to have women from all over the world racing in this new championship. This competition will be organised in the frame of the World Superbike Championship.
Explaining this decision, Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta said: “We personally think the best way to start racing is when everybody has the same conditions.
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