Beatriz Neila Santos (born 15 April 2002) is a Spanish motorcycle racer currently competing in the FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship. She won the Women's European Cup in 2020, 2021 and 2022. The series was raised to Championship status in 2023, which Neila won. Neila is also an ambassador for her birthplace Arganda del Rey, the European City of Sport 2024, and for the FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship.

Career Neila's first experience of motorcycles was when she was eight and her father had brought her younger brother a minibike for his fifth birthday which Neila was allowed to ride. She soon had her own machine.

Neila's competitive career started in 2011 when she competed in races in the Madrid area in the minimoto class. The next year, she moved up to the MiniGP 110 class, competing in two rounds of the Cuna de Campeones. In 2013, Neila came tenth in the Cuna de Campeones MiniGP 140 class. Riding an 80cc machine, she came eighth in the class of the Copa España Velocidad (CEV) Challenge in 2014. Moving up to a Honda CBR250 for 2015, she came third in both the Femines Championship Catalan Velocidad and the Femines Championship Mediterraneo Velocidad. The following year, she won both of these championships on a Honda CBR300.

In 2017, Neila was selected to compete in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. She also signed with Team Stratos to compete in the FIM CEV European Talent Cup. During pre-season testing for the Red Bull Rookies Cup at MotorLand Aragón in April, Neila had a serious accident breaking her right femur, left wrist and nose. Initially, it was thought her injuries would prevent her riding for four or five months, but she was back competing in late June.

Returning to Spain in 2018, Neila competed in the National Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Challenge for BCD Yamaha MS Racing. MS Racing also entered her as a wildcard rider in the Aragón round of the Supersport 300 World Championship. Finishing second in the R3 bLU cRU Challenge earned her a place in the 2019 Supersport 300 World Championship with MS Racing as part of the Yamaha Motor Europe's Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Challenge.

In 2019, Neila attended the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp at Valentino Rossi's Motor Ranch, the first female to do so. Neila was also invited to compete in the 2019 100km dei Campioni at Rossi’s Motor Ranch.

Lack of funding prevented her from competing in the 2020 Supersport 300 World Championship, competing in the inaugural Women's European Cup instead. Neila won the cup, winning four of the five rounds. She dominated the series again in 2021 and 2022. In 2023, the series was upgraded to the Women's European Championship and was won yet again by Neila.

The Pata Prometeon Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team announced Neila as their entry for the 2024 FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship, with sponsorship from the Ampito Group.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team Motorcycle Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position Ref 2017 Red Bull Rookies Cup KTM 11 0 0 0 0 0 25th 2017 European Talent Cup Team Stratos Honda NSF250R 9 0 0 0 0 12 21st 2018 Spanish Supersport 300 Championship 4th 2018 Yamaha bLU cRU challenge BCD Yamaha MS Racing Yamaha YZF-R3 8 1 6 151 2nd 2018 Supersport 300 World Championship BCD Yamaha MS Racing Yamaha YZF-R3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2019 Supersport 300 World Championship BCD Yamaha MS Racing Yamaha YZF-R3 7 0 0 0 0 12 21st 2020 Women’s European Cup Yamaha YZF-R3 5 4 3 5 116 1st 2021 Women’s European Cup Yamaha YZF-R3 7 3 2 5 7 158 1st 2021 Supersport 300 World Championship Team Trasimeno Yamaha YZF-R3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2022 Women’s European Cup Yamaha YZF-R3 9 4 4 4 8 201 1st 2023 Women’s European Championship Kawasaki Ninja 400 / 10 6 3 5 10 238 1st 2024 WorldWCR Ampito/Pata Prometeon Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R7 12 0 1 2 4 172 4th 2025 WorldWCR Ampito/Pata Prometeon Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R7 2 1 1 1 2 45 2nd JuniorGP AGR Team KTM RC250GP 0 0 0 0 0 0* NC* Season still in progress

Supersport 300 World Championship Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Motorcycle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Ref 2018 BCD Yamaha MS Racing Yamaha YZF-R3 ARA ASS IMO DON BRN MIS POR MAG NC 0 2019 BCD Yamaha MS Racing Yamaha YZF-R3 ARA ASS IMO JER2 MIS DON POR MAG LOS 21st 12 2021 BCD Yamaha MS Racing Yamaha YZF-R3 NC 0

WorldWCR results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Motorcycle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2024 Ampito/Pata Prometeon Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R7 MIS15 MIS24 DON12 DON24 ALG14 ALG24 CRE15 CRE24 EST13 EST24 JER13 JER22 4th 172 2025 Ampito/Pata Prometeon Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R7 ASS12 ASS21 CRE13 CRE23 DON12 DON21 BAL13 BAL21 MAG13 MAG21 JER13 JER22 2nd 240 2026 Ampito Crescent Yamaha/Monster Energy Crescent Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R7 ALG13 ALG23 ASS12 ASS21 BAL12 BAL22 MIS12 MIS22 DON1Ret DON21 JER1 JER2 * *

FIM JuniorGP World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts 2025 KTM ESTJERJERMAG ARA ARA MIS MIS CAT CAT VAL VAL NC 0

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