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Ana Carrasco (DS Junior Team) has made history after clinching the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship (WorldSSP300) in the final encounter of the season at Magny Cours in France on the weekend, becoming the first female motorcycle world champion.

In a fight that came down to the final lap of the race, the 21-year-old hung onto 13th position after starting from P25, granting her the crown by a slender one-point margin.

“Its unbelievable for me, we worked so hard to be here,” Carrasco explained. “I can only say thank you to all the Kawasaki team, I can only say thank you to David Salom and all the team, they worked hard to help me arrive here and also to my family because they gave me everything this year, and my friends.

“I wanted to dedicate this title to Luis Salom, we were good friends and the day we lost him I promised myself to dedicate my first title to him.”

Beginning her career in 2011, the Spaniard started in the CEV 125 championship and her points scoring performances saw her secure a seat in the Moto3 World Championship for 2013. She made the move over to WorldSSP300 in 2017, where she has since been highly successful with three wins and podiums, and the 2018 world title.