Ana Carrasco has already achieved a feat that has written her into the history of motorcycle speed as the first female world champion. A title acquired in the Supersport 300 category. Not bad, but the Spaniard does not want to stop there. She wants to enter the premier category of Grand Prix, in four or five years, and become the first woman to triumph in MotoGP.
Maria Herrera better put on gas. Because his compatriot Ana Carrasco could well, if it continues on such a path, cause it to sink into the oblivion of history. By winning the title of world champion in the Supersport 300 category, Ana Carrasco made motorcycling known beyond its natural boundaries. After the success achieved during the 2018 season finale at Magny-Cours, the young Spaniard completed a public relations marathon... Which continues.
The driver was thus nominated for the Laureus Award in the “Breakthrough of the Year” category, which will be presented on February 18 in Monaco. His new season will begin in the Supersport 300 World Championship in early April. For the future, she has big plans and plans to return to the Grand Prix paddock.
« I don't know when a woman will win in MotoGP, but I hope to be the first to achieve such a result" , said Carrasco to the Spanish newspaper El Espanol. “ I'm 21, so I'm still very young, there's room for improvement, and I think I can make it to MotoGP in four or five years. ."
Carrasco rode from 2013 to 2015 in Moto3 Grand Prix, but was only able to score points in his first season. She continued her career in the Supersport 300 World Championship, where she won a race for the first time in 2017 and the championship in 2018.
In 2019, it remains faithful to the smallest class of the Superbike World Cup. In winter, she joined the Provec team with the WSBK champion, Jonathan Rhea. " I have a lot of confidence in myself this year, I'm riding for one of the best teams in the world, everyone is working hard on the bike and I think we will be at a great level at the start of the season“, declared the world champion.
