Herrera survives late attack from Neila to take the win
A highly combative finish to the second WorldWCR race at Cremona saw Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) hold off a hard attempted pass from eventual third place rider Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) to take her second race win of 2025. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) was finally the second placed rider.
The Italian rider improved the race lap record in Race Two, with a 1’40.393, but she could only get to within 0.202 seconds of Herrera at the flag.
Neila was 0.086 seconds from Ponziani, in what was another exciting WorldWCR race right at the front.
There had been a five rider leading fight earlier on but in the end it was a top three scrap and then a gap of over two seconds to fourth place Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team).
Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motorsports) had been in that top five tussle but dropped back to find herself a lonely fifth.
Sixth was Astrid Madrigal (Italika Racing FIMLA), who won here final lap fight with Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team).
Chloe Jones (GR Motorsport) ended up eighth, Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) was ninth and Aussie rider Tayla Relph (TAYCO Motorsports) tenth.
In the championship, after two rounds, Herrera leads Neila by 13 points, with Ponziani only eight points behind Neila.
Cremona WorldWCR Race 2
POS | Rider | Team | Gap |
---|---|---|---|
1 | M. Herrera | Klint Forward | – |
2 | R. Ponziani | Klint Forward | 0.202 |
3 | B. Neila | Ampito Crescent | 0.288 |
4 | S. Sanchez | Terra & Vita GRT | 2.445 |
5 | A. Lewis | Carl Cox | 8.557 |
6 | A. Madrigal | Pons Italika FIMLA | 15.232 |
7 | P. Ruiz | PR46+1 | 15.937 |
8 | C. Jones | GR Motosport | 21.5 |
9 | L. Boudesseul | GMT94 | 22.146 |
10 | T. Relph | Full Throttle | 22.526 |
11 | L. Michel | TSL-Racing | 27.282 |
12 | M. Dobbs | Diva Racing | 34.875 |
13 | E. Bondi | Zelos Trasimeno | 35.667 |
14 | D. Dal Zotto | Affinity Rokit Rookies | 36.844 |
15 | O. Ongaro | Ongaro Racing | 37.109 |
16 | A. Ourednickova | Daftmotoracing | 37.311 |
17 | J. Howden | Trasimeno | 38.287 |
18 | N. Rivera | Terra & Vita GRT | 43.7 |
19 | C. Liu | WT Taiwan | 44.034 |
20 | J. Hanks-Elliott | Hanks / 2 Strokes | 50.351 |
21 | S. Lloyd | Trasimeno | 1'04.299 |
22 | B. Fuller | Carl Cox | 1'04.788 |
23 | B. Barbera | GP3 AD11 | 1'30.314 |
RET | I. Carreno | Pons Italika FIMLA | Retired |
RET | M. Simoes | FB Racing | Retired |
WorldWCR Standings
POS | Rider | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | M. Herrera | 90 |
2 | B. Neila | 77 |
3 | R. Ponziani | 69 |
4 | S. Sanchez | 56 |
5 | A. Madrigal | 39 |
6 | A. Lewis | 34 |
6 | T. Relph | 34 |
8 | C. Jones | 32 |
9 | P. Ruiz | 30 |
10 | L. Boudesseul | 22 |