Misano saw some of the tightest winning margins in the 2026 FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship, as Beatriz Neila pushed her main rival to the very end of both Race 1 and Race 2 in Italy last weekend. A strong Friday saw Ampito Crescent Yamaha’s #36 qualify on the front row, providing the perfect start point for Race 1 on Saturday. Neila and title rival Maria Herrera made a clean getaway in Race 1, quickly gapping the chasing pack and setting a frenetic pace at the

Two incredibly strong second-place podiums keep Beatriz Neila’s 2026 FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship title hopes in sight after the mid-way point at the Hungarian Round last weekend. The results take Neila to 20 consecutive podium finishes, the most of any rider in the series. Sunday’s Race 2 was another epic fight for the history books in the first road racing World Championship exclusively for women, as Neila fought tooth and nail until the very end. Trading

The 2026 FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship title fight began to heat up as Beatriz Neila won her first race of the season to top off a super-strong weekend at the TT Circuit Assen in the Netherlands. Neila closed the gap to closest rival Maria Herrera across the three-day event, starting with a closely-contested Superpole qualifying on Friday afternoon that saw the #36 Ampito Crescent Yamaha take P2 less than three-tenths from pole. Saturday’s Race 1 restart saw t

After a stand-out season that saw Spanish star Beatriz Neila finish runner up in the FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship, the #36 is confirmed to fight for the title once again in 2026 with the support of global IT solutions brand Ampito and team Crescent Yamaha. Fan-favourite Neila took a huge step in personal growth, race craft and dedication going into the 2025 season – and her hard work was rewarded as she put the Ampito Crescent Yamaha R7 on the podium in all 1

The FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship battle heated up in Round 4 at Balaton Park Circuit in Hungary last weekend, with Ampito Crescent Yamaha’s Beatriz Neila achieving her third win of the season in Race 2. A second successive pole position on Friday afternoon demonstrated the raw pace that Neila had on the all-new World Championship track from the very start. As the weekend developed, the WorldWCR riders got to grips with the layout and delivered another two thr

Beatriz Neila stormed to her first World Championship race victory for Ampito Crescent Yamaha at the TT Circuit Assen on Sunday. She leaves the Netherlands leading the FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship standings, with her best weekend result in the series including second place in Race 1 and the weekend’s Fastest Lap Award with the win in Race 2. Neila had only completed five laps of the Dutch circuit back in 2019 while in WorldSSP300, so Free Practice was about g

Returning for the second season of the FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship, Beatriz Neila flew to the top of the time sheets in the first day of testing at Cremona Circuit in Italy, on the new-look Ampito Crescent Yamaha R7. Neila’s fastest lap time of 1:40.545 was two-tenths quicker than her nearest rival, 2024 championship runner-up Maria Herrera, and more than three-tenths quicker than the WorldWCR lap record set last year. Continuing with her favoured #36, Neila