María Herrera

María Herrera
Herrera at the 2014 Catalan Grand Prix
Nationality	Spanish
Born	26 August 1996 Oropesa, Spain
Current team	MH6 Laglisse
Bike number	6
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto3 World Championship Active years 2013–2016 Manufacturers KTM, Honda, Husqvarna 2015 championship position 29th (9 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 25 0 0 0 0 11

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]

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, the team announced their intention to compete in 2016, with Herrera riding a sole KTM entry.^[3]

Career statistics

Herrera practicing at the 2014 Spanish Grand Prix

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2013	Moto3	KTM	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2014	Moto3	Honda	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2015	Moto3	Husqvarna	18	0	0	0	0	9	29th
2016	Moto3	KTM	3	0	0	0	0	2*	22nd*
Total			25	0	0	0	0	11

* Season still in progress.

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	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	GBR	AUT	CZE	RSM	ARA	MAL	JPN	AUS	VAL	24th*	2*

* Season still in progress.

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.

External links

• Profile on motogp.com