Ana Carrasco becomes first woman to win solo championship motorcycle race
Carrasco, 20, rides to dramatic maiden victory on Sunday in Portugal
Spaniard debuted in international competition as a teenager in 2013
Ana Carrasco became the first woman to win an individual world championship motorcycle race on Sunday in Portugal.
The 20-year-old Spaniard, riding a Kawasaki Ninja 300, found a draft on the final stretch to overtake Yamaha riders Alfonoso Coppola (by 0.053sec) and Marc García (0.062) in round 10 of the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship.
The dramatic end to the 11-lap race at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve lifted Carrasco to seventh in the overall standings with two races to go. Coppola moved top of the table with the runner-up finish with García dropping to second.
