Sara Sánchez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Tamayo.

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.^[1]

Sara Sánchez
Born	(1997-11-19) November 19, 1997 (age 27) Barcelona, Spain
Current team	511 Terra&Vita Racing Team
Bike number	64
Motorcycle racing career statistics Supersport 300 World Championship Active years 2020-2021 2021 championship position NC Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 4 0 0 0 0 0 Women's Circuit Racing World Championship Active years 2024- 2024 championship position 3rd (191 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 16 2 11 1 4 247

Career

Sánchez’s involvement with motorcycles started when she was 7 and was given a Honda 50cc motocross bike. She rode it on a track on the outskirts of Barcelona. At age 9 she began competing in the Copa Promo Velocidad RACC 50cc Road race series. She moved on to competing in regional and national series until at age 15 she crashed at Estoril and hit her head. Whilst not seriously injured it concerned her father who sold her motorcycles temporarily ending her career.^[1]

Once Sánchez turned 18 she decided to return to motorcycle racing and in 2016 she won the Spanish RFME Women’s Open Yamaha 3R Cup.^[1] In 2019 she won the Copa Benelli 302R.^[2] The following year she competed in the Women's European Cup and finished 2nd and in 2021 she also finished 2nd in the series.^[1]

Sánchez competed in the first two round of the 2020 Supersport 300 World Championship at Jerez and Estoril for ProGP Racing as replacement for Adrián Huertas who had been injured in training. She failed to qualify at Jerez^[3] and finished 26th^[4] and 20th^[5] in the 2 races at Estoril. At the season finale at Estoril she substituted for Alessandro Zanca but failed to qualify.^[6] The following year she substituted for Vicente Pérez at Barcelona in the 2021 Supersport 300 World Championship.^[7]

In 2023 Sánchez competed in the Italian Supersport 300 series, finishing the season in 10th position.^[8]

Sánchez competed in the inaugural FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship in 2024, finishing 3rd overall. She won 2 of the races, was on pole once and set the fastest lap 4 times.^[9] For achieving the highest number of fastest laps in the championship she was given a Pirelli Best Lap award.^[10]

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 DNQ	JER2 DNQ	POR1 26	POR2 20	ARA1	ARA2	ARA1	ARA2	CAT1	CAT1	MAG1	MAG2					NC	0	[3][4][5][6]
	Kawasaki Ninja 400													EST1 DNQ	EST2 DNQ
2021	Yamaha YZF-R3	ARA1	ARA2	MIS1	MIS2	ASS1	ASS2	MOS1	MOS2	MAG1	MAG2	BAR1 21	BAR2 30	JER1	JER2	POR1	POR2	NC	0	[11][12]

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 3	MIS2 2	DON1 3	DON2 3	ARG1 2	ARG2 2	CRE1 2	CRE2 Ret	EST1 4	EST1 1	JER1 Ret	JER2 1	3rd	191
2025	Yamaha YZF-R7	ASS1 3	ASS2 3	CRE1 5	CRE2 4	DON1 4	DON2 2	BAL1	BAL2	MAG1	MAG2	JER1	JER2	3rd*	89*