María Herrera

María Herrera
Nationality Spain Spanish
Born (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996
Oropesa, Spain
Current team AGR Team
Bike number 6
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2013–2017
ManufacturersKTM, Honda, Husqvarna, Mahindra
2017 championship position35th (1 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
53 0 0 0 0 17

María Herrera Muñoz (born 26 August 1996) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer.

Career

National racing

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 Motorland Aragón for the Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 squad in 2013.[1] She added a second victory later in the season at Circuito de Navarra, and led the championship into the final round at Jerez. Ultimately, Herrera retired from the final race, and finished fourth in the championship, thirteen points behind champion Fabio Quartararo. Herrera was joined by Quartararo at the Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 squad for the 2014 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 2015 she embarked on a full season Grand Prix campaign, riding alongside compatriot Isaac Viñales in the Husqvarna Factory Laglisse team.[2] Herrera's best result was 11th-place at Phillip Island.

She was included in the provisional entry list for the 2016 Moto3 season, partnering Lorenzo Dalla Porta 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.[3]

Maria Herrera will be the only female rider in the MotoGP paddock for 2017 with Team AGR, who will be running a single bike in both Moto3 and Moto2 series. She will be taking part in the Moto3 category in 2017. She raced in the same last year as Owner-Rider on a KTM with team MH6 and in 2015 with Husqvarna Factory Laglisse.[4]

Career statistics

Herrera practicing at the 2014 Spanish Grand Prix

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2013 Moto3 KTM Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2014 Moto3 Honda Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2015 Moto3 Husqvarna Husqvarna Factory Laglisse 18 0 0 0 0 9 29th
2016 Moto3 KTM MH6 Laglisse
MH6 Team		 16 0 0 0 0 7 31st
2017 Moto3 KTM AGR Team 15 0 0 0 0 1 35th
Mahindra Aspar Mahindra Moto3
KTM MH6 Team
Total 53 0 0 0 0 17

Races by year

(key)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos. Pts
2013 Moto3 KTM QAT AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA
29		 MAL AUS JPN VAL NC 0
2014 Moto3 Honda QAT AME ARG SPA
17		 FRA ITA CAT
Ret		 NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
27		 NC 0
2015 Moto3 Husqvarna QAT
22		 AME
17		 ARG
Ret		 SPA
Ret		 FRA
19		 ITA
21		 CAT
15		 NED
Ret		 GER
Ret		 IND
24		 CZE
23		 GBR
Ret		 RSM
24		 ARA
13		 JPN
26		 AUS
11		 MAL
18		 VAL
21		 29th 9
2016 Moto3 KTM QAT
16		 ARG
14		 AME
23		 SPA
19		 FRA
21		 ITA
21		 CAT
Ret		 NED
14		 GER
DNS		 AUT
14		 CZE
19		 GBR
26		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
28		 JPN
23		 AUS
15		 MAL
NC		 VAL 31st 7
2017 Moto3 KTM QAT
21		 ARG
15		 AME
22		 SPA
24		 FRA
20		 ITA
26		 CAT
26		 NED
20		 GER
26		 CZE
Ret		 AUT
22		 GBR
26		 RSM
DNS		 ARA
DNS		 JPN VAL
26		 35th 1
Mahindra AUS
19		 MAL
24

References

  1. ↑ "Historic victory by Maria Herrera in Moto3; Ramos and Raffin dominate in Moto2; Morales wins in Stock Extreme". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Maria Herrera secures two-year contract with Team Calvo". Vroom Magazine. Vroom Media. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Lisa (1 March 2016). "Herrera, Laglisse stage late return". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Raj, Rahul (February 13, 2017). "The only female rider in the MotoGP paddock for 2017: Maria Herrera". http://www.essentiallysports.com. External link in |website= (help)
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