MARIA HERRERA Holds Off BEATRIZ NEILA For Misano WorldWCR Win

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June 13, 2026

GRRL! SUMMARY:

  • MARIA HERRERA claimed her 16th WorldWCR podium with razor-thin 0.125-second victory over title rival BEATRIZ NEILA after defending last-lap outside-line attack, extending championship lead to 19 points with record-setting 1’47.664s lap.
  • CHLOE JONES inherited first 2026 podium after MUKLADA SARAPUECH’s three-second penalty for yellow-flag overtaking violation dropped Thai rider to seventh, while American MALLORY DOBBS crashed out at Turn 8.
  • ROBERTA PONZIANI set new lap record 1’47.546s while running third before Turn 1 front-end loss on Lap 8; PAOLA RAMOS crashed Lap 5 after contact with wildcard JO BRUNO ended both podium challenges.
  • SARA SANCHEZ charged from P11 grid to eighth in injury comeback ride; YVONNE CERPA narrowly missed maiden podium by eight-thousandths finishing fourth ahead of KAROLINA DANAK who ran wide final corner from third.

UPCOMING:

  • FIM WorldWCR Race 2 – Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, San Marino

LINKS TO RACER'S PROFILE PAGES:

MARIA HERRERA BEATRIZ NEILA CHLOE JONES MUKLADA SARAPUECH MALLORY DOBBS ROBERTA PONZIANI PAOLA RAMOS SARA SÁNCHEZ YVONNE CERPA KAROLINA DANAK

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GRRL! summary based upon reporting by Mathilde Gasnier originally appearing on www.roadracingworld.com