| Sara Sánchez | |
| Birth Date: | 19 November 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Current Team: | 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team |
| Bike Number: | 64 |
| Ss300 Active Years: | 2020-2021 |
| Ss300 Last Season: | 2021 |
| Ss300 Last Position: | NC |
| Ss300 Race Starts: | 4 |
| Ss300 Race Wins: | 0 |
| Ss300 Podiums: | 0 |
| Ss300 Poles: | 0 |
| Ss300 Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Ss300 Total Points: | 0 |
| Worldwcr Active Years: | 2024 |
| Worldwcr Last Season: | 2024 |
| Worldwcr Last Position: | 3rd |
| Worldwcr Race Starts: | 12 |
| Worldwcr Race Wins: | 1 |
| Worldwcr Podiums: | 9 |
| Worldwcr Poles: | 1 |
| Worldwcr Fastest Laps: | 4 |
| Worldwcr Total Points: | 191 |
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.
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. 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.
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]
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| scope=col | Year | scope=col | Bike | scope=col | 1 | scope=col | 2 | scope=col | 3 | scope=col | 4 | scope=col | 5 | scope=col | 6 | scope=col | 7 | scope=col | 8 | scope=col | 9 | scope=col | 10 | scope=col | 11 | scope=col | 12 | scope=col | 13 | scope=col | 14 | scope=col | 15 | scope=col | 16 | scope=col | Pos | scope=col | Pts | scope=col | Refs |
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| 2020 | Yamaha YZF-R3 | JER1 | JER2 | POR1 | POR2 | ARA1 | ARA2 | ARA1 | ARA2 | CAT1 | CAT1 | MAG1 | MAG2 | NC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kawasaki Ninja 400 | EST1 | EST2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Yamaha YZF-R3 | ARA1 | ARA2 | MIS1 | MIS2 | ASS1 | ASS2 | MOS1 | MOS2 | MAG1 | MAG2 | BAR1 | BAR2 | JER1 | JER2 | POR1 | POR2 | NC | 0 | [11] [12] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)