Sara Sánchez

Sara Sánchez Tamayo (born 19 November 1997) is a Spanish motorcycle racer currently competing in the WorldWCR championship. She is also a MotoGP commentator for Catalunya Ràdio.

Once Sánchez turned 18, she decided to return to motorcycle racing and in 2016 she won the Spanish RFME Women’s Open Yamaha R3 Cup. The following year, she competed in the Women's European Cup and finished second and in 2021 she also finished second in the series. and finished 26th and 20th in the two races at Estoril. At the season finale at Estoril, she substituted for Alessandro Zanca but failed to qualify. The following year she substituted for Vicente Pérez at Barcelona in the 2021 Supersport 300 World Championship.

In 2023, Sánchez competed in the Italian Supersport 300 series, finishing the season in tenth position.

Sánchez competed in the inaugural FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship in 2024, finishing third overall. She won two of the races, was on pole once and set the fastest lap four times. For achieving the highest number of fastest laps in the championship, she was given a Pirelli Best Lap award.

Career statistics Supersport 300 World Championship

(key) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Pts Refs 2020 Yamaha YZF-R3 JER1 JER2 POR1 POR2 ARA1 ARA2 ARA1 ARA2 CAT1 CAT1 MAG1 MAG2 NC 0

Women's Circuit Racing World Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts 2024 Yamaha YZF-R7 MIS1 MIS2 DON1 DON2 ARG1 ARG2 CRE1 CRE2 EST1 EST1 JER1 JER2 3rd 191 2025 Yamaha YZF-R7 ASS13 ASS23 CRE15 CRE24 DON14 DON22 BAL15 BAL25 MAG1ret MAG2 JER19 JER28 5th 126 Yamaha YZF-R7 ARG15 ARG29 ASS1Ret ASS213 BAL1 BAL2 MIS18 MIS27 DON15 DON25 JER1 JER2 * *

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