For the second time this season, María Herrera will start from pole position in the World Women’s Motorcycle Championship. The championship leader was the fastest in the Superpole session at Portimão on Friday.
Herrera, riding for Klint Forward, took the lead with her first flying lap and remained at the top throughout the session. She improved her time on her subsequent two laps, finishing with a best time of 1m54.609s.
Herrera was the only rider to set a time in the 1m54s bracket, beating Ana Carrasco by 0.834s. Carrasco, from Evan Bros. Racing Yamaha, had a crash in the early minutes but still managed to secure a spot on the front row.
Sara Sánchez (511 Terra&Vita Racing Team) finished in third, over a second behind Herrera. The top five was rounded out by Beatriz Neila (Ampito Pata Prometeon Yamaha) and Jessica Howden (Team Trasimeno), who will share the second row of the grid with Roberta Ponziani (Yamaha Motoxracing).
Results:
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