| Sara Sánchez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1997-11-19) November 19, 1997 (age 27) Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Career
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.
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. In 2019 she won the Copa Benelli 302R. The following year she competed in the Women's European Cup and finished 2nd and in 2021 she also finished 2nd in the series.
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 and finished 26th and 20th in the 2 races at Estoril. At the season finale at Estoril she substituted for Alessandro Zanca but failed to qualify. The following year she substituted for Vicente Pérez at Barcelona in the 2021 Supersport 300 World Championship.
In 2023 Sánchez competed in the Italian Supersport 300 series, finishing the season in 10th position.
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. For achieving the highest number of fastest laps in the championship she was given a Pirelli Best Lap award.
Career statistics
Supersport 300 World Championship
(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 | |||||
| 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 |
Women's Circuit Racing World Championship
(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 |
References
- ^ "WorldWCR Meet Sara Sanchez". World Racing News. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- Blas, Lisa Di (24 January 2024). "Sara Sanchez: "Motorcycling is not just a sport for boys!"". MissBiker. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Motul Portuguese Round, 7 - 9 August 2020 Results Race 1" (PDF). WorldSBK. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Motul Portuguese Round, 7 - 9 August 2020 Results Race 2" (PDF). WorldSBK. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Pirelli Estoril Round, 16 - 18 October 2020 Results Last Chance Race" (PDF). WorldSBK. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Sara Sanchez". WorldSBK. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- Gougis, Michael (21 October 2024). "WorldSBK Honors 2024 Champions At Prize Giving Ceremony". Roadracing World Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- "Hyundai N Catalunya Round, 17-19 September 2021 Results Race 1" (PDF). WorldSBK. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- "Hyundai N Catalunya Round, 17-19 September 2021 Results Race 2" (PDF). WorldSBK. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- Gougis, Michael (20 October 2024). "WorldWCR: Results From Race Two In Jerez". Roadracing World Magazine. Retrieved 27 October 2024.