Supersport 300 champion Carrasco to make Moto3 return

Carrasco made his grand prix debut in 2013 with the Calvo KTM squad and became the first female rider to score points in the class when she was 15th in the Malaysian Grand Prix.

She remained in Moto3 through to the end of 2015, but struggled for form before switching to the CEV Moto2 championship.

In 2017 she joined the new World Supersport 300 Championship that formed part of the World Superbike support bill and made history when she won the Portugal round – becoming the first woman to win an FIM-sanctioned world championship circuit race.

Winning two more races in 2018, Carrasco won the Supersport 300 crown to make more history, and was third in the 2019 rankings having won two more times.

Being brought under the wing of Kawasaki’s official WSBK squad Provec following her title success, Carrasco continued to have winning form in 2020 – though her season was cut short due to a serious back injury suffered in a crash at Estoril during a test.

She returned to action again in 2021 and heroically won at Misano last July.

On Monday Kawasaki and Carrasco confirmed here return to Moto3, where she is expected to ride for the BOE squad in 2022 – which is due to be announced later today.

“Racing is tough, not just on track where people see but also at times like this when you have to make tough decisions,” 24-year-old Carrasco said.

“My ambition is always to grow as a rider, to set myself new goals that others see as impossible and to achieve them.

Ana Carrasco, Kawasaki Provec WorldSSP300

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“When my parents bought me my first minibike and then I started racing of course my dream was like any rider: 'one day I want to be a world champion'.

“This I achieved in 2018 and even today that