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María Herrera

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María Herrera
Herrera At Donington Park, 2024
NationalitySpanish
Born (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 28)
Oropesa, Spain
Current teamOpenBank Aspar Team
Bike number6
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto3 World Championship
Active years20132017, 2022
ManufacturersKTM, Honda, Husqvarna, Mahindra
Championships0
2022 championship position43rd (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
54 0 0 0 0 17
MotoE World Championship
Active years2019
ManufacturersEnergica, Ducati
Championships0
2043 championship position16th (43 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
64 0 0 0 0 168
Supersport World Championship
Active years2019
ManufacturersYamaha, Honda
Championships0
2021 championship position34th (7 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
29 0 0 0 0 14
Women's Circuit Racing World Championship
Active years2024
ManufacturersYamaha
2024 championship position2nd
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
12 6 9 3 1 215

María Herrera Muñoz (born 26 August 1996)[1] is a Spanish motorcycle racer.

Career

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Early career

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Born in Oropesa, Toledo, Herrera was the first female competitor to win a race in the FIM CEV Repsol series, winning the Moto3 race at Motorland Aragón for the Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 squad in 2013.[2] She added a second victory later in the season at Circuito de Navarra, and led the championship into the final round at Jerez. Ultimately, Herrera retired from the final race, and finished fourth in the championship, thirteen points behind champion Fabio Quartararo. Herrera was joined by Quartararo at the Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 squad for the 2014 season. Despite recording a victory in the opening round at Jerez, she only finished on the podium twice, and finished eighth in the championship.

Moto3 World Championship

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While competing in the Spanish championship, Herrera made four guest appearances in the Moto3 World Championship as a wildcard at the Spanish rounds with the Junior Estrella Galicia 0,0 team. In 2015 she embarked on a full season Grand Prix campaign, riding alongside compatriot Isaac Viñales in the Husqvarna Factory Laglisse team.[3] Herrera's best result was 11th-place at Phillip Island.

She was included in the provisional entry list for the 2016 Moto3 season, partnering Lorenzo Dalla Porta at Team Laglisse on KTM bikes. However, the team initially withdrew from the championship due to financial issues. However, on 1 March, Herrera announced her intention to compete in 2016, with Herrera riding a sole KTM entry; which includes her taking over operations of Team Laglisse and becoming an owner-rider for 2016.[4]

Maria Herrera was the only female rider in the MotoGP paddock for 2017 with Team AGR, who was running a single bike in both Moto3 and Moto2 series. She took part in the Moto3 category in 2017. She raced in the same Moto3 class the previous year as Owner-Rider on a KTM with team MH6 and in 2015 with Husqvarna Factory Laglisse.[5]

Supersport 300 World Championship

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In 2018 Maria Herrera was riding for BCD Yamaha MS Racing on a Yamaha YZF-R3 in the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship.[6] She finished 13th in the 2018 World Supersport 300 standings with 45 points[7] taking one fastest lap along the way and several top ten finishes to her name.

MotoE

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Herrera returned to the Grand Prix paddock in 2019, with the Ángel Nieto Team have announcing her as their second rider for the inaugural FIM Enel 2019 MotoE World Cup. The Spanish rider lined up alongside 2011 125cc World Champion and former World SBK and World SSP rider Nico Terol for the Ángel Nieto Team in the first global racing series MotoE World Cup for electric motorcycles.[8] Herrera continued with the Ángel Nieto Team in MotoE until 2024 when she switched to the Klint Forward Factory Team.[9]

WorldWCR

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Maria Herrera, World WCR, Donington 2024

In 2024 Herrera participated in the inaugural FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) with the Klint Forward Factory Team,[10] finishing second overall in the championship.[11]

Career statistics

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Herrera practicing at the 2014 Spanish Grand Prix

FIM CEV Moto3 Championship

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Races by year

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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 Pos Pts
2012 Honda JER
23
NAV
WD
ARA
Ret
CAT
29
ALB1
19
ALB2
15
VAL
16
30th 1
2013 KTM CAT1
11
CAT2
13
ARA
1
ALB1
6
ALB2
13
NAV
1
VAL1
5
VAL1
2
JER
Ret
4th 102

FIM CEV Moto3 International Championship

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Races by year

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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 Pos Pts
2014 Honda JER1
2
JER2
1
LMS
Ret
ARA
6
CAT1
Ret
CAT2
8
ALB
9
NAV
7
ALG
Ret
VAL1
5
VAL2
Ret
8th 90

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2013 Moto3 KTM Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2014 Moto3 Honda Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2015 Moto3 Husqvarna Husqvarna Factory Laglisse 18 0 0 0 0 9 29th
2016 Moto3 KTM MH6 Laglisse
MH6 Team
16 0 0 0 0 7 31st
2017 Moto3 KTM AGR Team 15 0 0 0 0 1 35th
Mahindra Aspar Mahindra Moto3
KTM MH6 Team
2019 MotoE Energica Openbank Ángel Nieto Team 6 0 0 0 0 27 14th
2020 MotoE Energica Openbank Aspar Team 7 0 0 0 0 33 17th
2021 MotoE Energica OpenBank Aspar Team 7 0 0 0 0 27 15th
2022 MotoE Energica OpenBank Aspar Team 12 0 0 0 0 21 17th
Moto3 KTM Angeluss MTA Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 43rd
2023 MotoE Ducati V21L Openbank Aspar Team 16 0 0 0 0 17 18th
2024 MotoE Ducati V21L Klint Forward Factory Team 16 0 0 0 0 43 16th
Total 118 0 0 0 0 185

By class

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Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2013–2017, 2022 2013 Aragon 54 0 0 0 0 17 0
MotoE 2019–present 2019 Germany 64 0 0 0 0 168 0
Total 2013–2017, 2019–present 118 0 0 0 0 185 0

Races by year

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

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Pts
2013 Moto3 KTM QAT AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA
29
MAL AUS JPN VAL NC 0
2014 Moto3 Honda QAT AME ARG SPA
17
FRA ITA CAT
Ret
NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
27
NC 0
2015 Moto3 Husqvarna QAT
22
AME
17
ARG
Ret
SPA
Ret
FRA
19
ITA
21
CAT
15
NED
Ret
GER
Ret
INP
24
CZE
23
GBR
Ret
RSM
24
ARA
13
JPN
26
AUS
11
MAL
18
VAL
21
29th 9
2016 Moto3 KTM QAT
16
ARG
14
AME
23
SPA
19
FRA
21
ITA
21
CAT
Ret
NED
14
GER
DNS
AUT
14
CZE
19
GBR
26
RSM
Ret
ARA
28
JPN
23
AUS
15
MAL
NC
VAL 31st 7
2017 Moto3 KTM QAT
21
ARG
15
AME
22
SPA
24
FRA
20
ITA
26
CAT
26
NED
20
GER
26
CZE
Ret
AUT
22
GBR
26
RSM
DNS
ARA
DNS
JPN VAL
26
35th 1
Mahindra AUS
19
MAL
24
2019 MotoE Energica GER
16
AUT
16
RSM1
6
RSM2
5
VAL1
14
VAL2
12
14th 27
2020 MotoE Energica SPA
15
ANC
11
RSM
15
EMI1
11
EMI2
11
FRA1
7
FRA2
9
17th 33
2021 MotoE Energica SPA
9
FRA
10
CAT
11
NED
15
AUT
17
RSM1
13
RSM2
11
15th 27
2022 MotoE Energica SPA1
15
SPA2
14
FRA1
14
FRA2
15
ITA1
16
ITA2
15
NED1
15
NED2
8
AUT1
11
AUT2
14
RSM1
14
RSM2
Ret
17th 21
Moto3 KTM QAT
INA
ARG
AME
POR
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
GER
NED
GBR
AUT
RSM
ARA
27
JPN
THA
AUS
MAL
VAL
43rd 0
2023 MotoE Ducati FRA1
12
FRA2
15
ITA1
17
ITA2
14
GER1
15
GER2
18
NED1
18
NED2
15
GBR1
15
GBR2
13
AUT1
15
AUT2
18
CAT1
16
CAT2
16
RSM1
13
RSM2
16
18th 17
2024 MotoE Ducati POR1
11
POR2
17
FRA1
14
FRA2
14
CAT1
13
CAT2
13
ITA1
15
ITA2
17
NED1
11
NED2
13
GER1
12
GER2
17
AUT1
10
AUT2
12
RSM1
14
RSM2
13
16th 43

Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.

Supersport 300 World Championship

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Races by year

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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 Pos Pts Ref
2018 Yamaha SPA
17
NED
10
ITA
7
GBR
18
CZE
9
ITA
6
POR
Ret
FRA
4
13th 45 [12]

Supersport World Championship

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Races by year

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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 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Pts
2019 Yamaha AUS
16
THA
15
SPA
15
NED
19
ITA
15
SPA
14
ITA
DSQ
GBR POR
Ret
FRA ARG QAT 29th 5
2020 Honda AUS SPA SPA POR
19
POR
18
27th 2
Yamaha SPA
14
SPA
20
SPA
17
SPA
17
SPA SPA FRA FRA POR POR
2021 Yamaha SPA
12
SPA
13
POR
19
POR
20
ITA
Ret
ITA
Ret
NED
Ret
NED
20
CZE CZE SPA
19
SPA
22
FRA
21
FRA
19
SPA SPA SPA
C
SPA
18
POR
18
POR
23
ARG ARG INA INA 34th 7

Women's Motorcycling World Championship

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Races by year

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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
2024 Yamaha YZF-R7 MIS1
1
MIS2
1
DON1
4
DON2
1
ARG1
1
ARG2
3
CRE1
1
CRE2
Ret
EST1
2
EST2
3
JER1
1
JER2
Ret
2nd 215

References

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  1. ^ "MARIA HERRERA MUNOZ". www.worldsbk.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Historic victory by Maria Herrera in Moto3; Ramos and Raffin dominate in Moto2; Morales wins in Stock Extreme". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Maria Herrera secures two-year contract with Team Calvo". Vroom Magazine. Vroom Media. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. ^ Lewis, Lisa (1 March 2016). "Herrera, Laglisse stage late return". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  5. ^ Raj, Rahul (13 February 2017). "The only female rider in the MotoGP paddock for 2017: Maria Herrera". essentiallysports.com.
  6. ^ "Herrera switches to World Supersport 300 for 2018".
  7. ^ "ACERBIS French Round, 28 - 30 September 2018 World Supersport 300 - Rider's Performance" (PDF). worldsbk.com. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Maria Herrera to race in inaugural MotoE™ World Cup". www.worldsbk.com.
  9. ^ "Maria Herrera". MotoGP. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Herrera readies for inaugural WorldWCR campaign: "We'll make history together!"". www.worldsbk.com. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Final Corner Decider: Carrasco crowned Champion as Herrera crashes out at final corner, Sanchez wins". www.worldsbk.com. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  12. ^ "ACERBIS French Round, 28 - 30 September 2018, World Supersport 300 – Championship Standings" (PDF). Dorna WSBK. 30 September 2018. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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