María Herrera Muñoz (born 26 August 1996) is a Spanish

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Career

Early career

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

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for the Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 squad in

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. She added a second victory later in the season at

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, and led the championship into the final round at

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. Ultimately, Herrera retired from the final race, and finished fourth in the championship, thirteen points behind champion

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. Herrera was joined by Quartararo at the Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 squad for the

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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

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

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she embarked on a full season Grand Prix campaign, riding alongside compatriot

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in the Husqvarna Factory Laglisse team. Herrera's best result was 11th-place at

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. She was included in the provisional entry list for the

2016 Moto3 season The 2016 FIM Moto3 World Championship was a part of the 68th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Danny Kent was the reigning series champion but did not defend his title as he joined the series' intermediate class, Moto2. The riders' ...

, partnering

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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. 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.

Supersport 300 World Championship

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

MotoE World Cup

Maria Herrera is set to return to the Grand Prix paddock in 2019, as the Ángel Nieto Team have announced her as their second rider for the inaugural FIM Enel

2019 MotoE World Cup The 2019 MotoE season (known officially as the 2019 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural season of the MotoE World Cup for electric motorcycle racing, and was part of the 71st F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing sea ...

. The Spanish rider will line 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

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for electric motorcycles.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.

Supersport 300 World Championship

Races by year

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

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrera, Maria 1996 births Living people Spanish motorcycle racers Moto3 World Championship riders Supersport World Championship riders Sportspeople from Toledo, Spain Female motorcycle racers MotoE World Cup riders Supersport 300 World Championship riders