GR Motorsport Ditches BSB in Surprise Move to WorldWCR
GR Motorsport will take on the world stage next season after leaving BSB to join the all-female WorldWCR championship
The British team will become a full-time entrant for the 2025 season, which will be the second running of the WorldWCR championship which was won by former Moto3 racer and WorldSSP300 champion Ana Carrasco.
For GR Motorsport, the highly talented Chloe Jones will be leading the team’s charge after her impressive one-off outing in the series last season where she claimed two sixth place finishes at Jerez.
“I am beyond excited for this new challenge and the opportunity that GR Motosport have given me to compete alongside some of the best riders in the world,” said Jones.
“After my wildcard round at the last round at Jerez it’s been a whole whirlwind of emotions. The WorldWCR series has been the aim for me, and to finally have the chance to have a full year attack at the championship is truly amazing.
“I’m ready to give it everything I’ve got and represent my team, all my sponsors and supporters.
“I can’t thank the whole GR Motorsport team enough for giving me this amazing opportunity and I honestly can’t wait to get going with some winter testing.”
After racing in the BSB paddock most recently, GR Motorsport’s return to the world stage marks the first time in 25 years that it is doing so. The WorldWCR series is a single-make series that features Yamaha R7 machinery, and is meant to serve as an opportunity for women to race at the world stage, while also serving as a potential feeder series to other categories.
GR Motorsport team owner and managing director Brent Gladwin added: “I just can’t explain the excitement and rejuvenation that the fun we had with Chloe [Jones] in the WorldWCR at Jerez has brought to everyone here at GR.
“It’s 25 years since we were last in the World Superbike Championship Paddock creating history and against the odds in winning the inaugural AXO European Superstock 1000 Championship with Karl Harris.”
Gladwin continued, saying that the chance to go to WorldWCR with Jones was presented at the right time for the team to depart BSB.
“As my Team approaches its 30th year,” he said, “I feel that this opportunity with Chloe is the right time for GR Motorsport to curtail our long history with the Bennetts British Superbike Championship Series.”
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