Official: Former WorldSSP300 champion Ana Carrasco returns to Moto3

Joining Moto3 a ‘logical step’ but leaving WorldSBK paddock an ‘emotional step’ says Ana Carrasco who has officially returned to grand prix racing.
Ana Carrasco, Misano WorldSSP300 race1, 2021
Ana Carrasco, Misano WorldSSP300 race1, 2021
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Ana Carras🔜co will return to Moto3 for the 2022 season after officially signing for the BOE SKX Racing team.

Carrasco became th🐼e first-ever woman to𝓀 win an FIM world championship when she claimed the 2018 WorldSSP300 title.

Thꦛe 24 year-old, w🦩ho won at least one race in each of the five seasons she spent in Supersport300, will return to Moto3 for the first time in eight years. 

While moving across to grand prix racing is a step that most riders would take, the ‘emotional step’ that is leaving the WorldSBK paddock was a tough one to make for Carrasco: "Racing is tough, not jus🐼t on track where people see but also at times like this when you have to make tough decisions. 

"My ambition is always to grow as a rider, to set myself new goals that other’s see as impossible and to achieve them.&✃nbsp; 

"When my parents bought me my first minibike and then I startedꦓ racing, of course my dream was like any rider “one day I wa💎nt to be a World Champion”. 

"This I achieved in 2018 and even today that feeling is magical; but anyone that understands racing will know that every racer needs to push, to be ambitious and to test themselves again 🥂and aga💜in.

"This opportunity to r🍨ide in Moto3 is a logical step in my mind even if the emotional step is har💛d."

Carrasco’s best result during her preไvious three Moto3 seasons was an eighth place in Valencia (2013), which also remains the only top ten finish she achieved to this point. 

With no clear opportunity to move up to WorldSSP for 2022,ܫ it’s no surprise that Carrasco has re-joined Moto3 as she aims to win a second worl🍌d title.  

Carrasco added: "I would like to thank everyone at Kawasaki who truly made me feel part of a racing family, of course to my pit crews and team staff across these years who gave me the best machinery to compete on plus Provec w💫ho created a professional environment that was just incredible. 

"Finally, I must say a special thanks to Eliseo Escamez, Alvar Garriga, the Roda brothers and all Provec team members, who𒀰 were always there for me with friendly help and advice and truly believed in me and, of course, my parents who started this amazing journey. 

"I thank all of you and hope you understand you all played a part in making me the rider and person I ♓am. I hope I can repay your kindness with a second World Championship. Thank you."

Carrasco will replace David Salvador at the BOE SKX team which has b💯een in place since 2015, while lining-up alongside fellow Spaniard David Munoz.

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