In her third pole of the FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship, Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Factory Team) beat Italian rival Roberta Ponziani (Yamaha Motoxracing WCR Team) in a hotly contested Tissot Superpole session. Herrera will lead the race on Saturday (12:45 Local Time, UTC+2) after riding a lap time of 1’41.152s.

At her home round, Italian star Ponziani put in an impressive performance taking second place at the brand-new addition to the calendar, just 0.101s behind the Spaniard. Ana Carrasco (Evan Bros. Racing Yamaha Team) rounded off the top three on the grid with a fine margin of just 0.237s behind the session leader.

Sara Sánchez (511 Terra&Vita Racing Team) lead Beatriz Neila (Ampito / Pata Prometeon Yamaha) over the line to take fourth and fifth positions, with Pakita Ruiz (PS Racing Team 46+1) completing the top six line up for Saturday’s race.

Australian Tayla Relph TAYCO Motorsport took seventh on the grid with Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motor Sports) and Jessica Howden (Team Trasimeno) in eighth and ninth, followed by German rider Lucy Michel (TSL-Racing) completing the top ten with a 1’44.489s lap time.

The thrilling Superpole has set the stage for what promises to be an action-packed and closely contested main event in the Women’s World Championship.

The top six from WorldWCR Tissot Superpole, full results here:

1. María Herrera (Klint Forward Factory Team) 1’41.152s

2. Roberta Ponziani (Yamaha Motoxracing WCR Team) +0.101s

3. Ana Carrasco (Evan Bros. Racing Yamaha Team) +0.237s

4. Sara Sánchez (511 Terra&Vita Racing Team) +0.953s

5. Beatriz Neila (Ampito / Pata Prometeon Yamaha) +1.862s

6. Pakita Ruiz (PS Racing Team 46+1) +2.064s

Watch WorldWCR Race LIVE and UNINTERRUPTED at 12:45 Local Time (UTC+2) on the WorldWCR YouTube channel!