{{Short description|Spanish motorcycle racer}} {{family name hatnote|Neila|Santos|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{infobox motorcycle rider | name = Beatriz Neila | image = Beatriz Neila, 2024 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Neila, Donington World WCR 2024 | nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT --> | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|04|15|df=y}}<ref name="WorldSBK" /> | birth_place = Arganda del Rey, Community of Madrid, Spain<ref>{{cite web |title=La piloto argandeña Beatriz Neila, tricampeona de Europa de motociclismo |url=https://www.telemadrid.es/programas/deportes-tn/La-piloto-argandena-Beatriz-Neila-tricampeona-de-Europa-de-motociclismo-2-2488871131--20220919033000.html |website=Telemadrid |access-date=30 July 2024 |trans-title=The Arganda-born rider Beatriz Neila, three-time European motorcycling champion |language=es |date=19 September 2022}}</ref> | death_date = | death_place = | Current team = Ampito/Pata Prometeon Yamaha | Bike number = 36 | website = | SS300 Active years = 2018-9, 2022 | SS300 Manufacturers = Yamaha | SS300 Championships = | SS300 Last season = 2022 | SS300 Last position = NC | SS300 Race Starts = 9 | SS300 Race Wins = 0 | SS300 Podiums = 0 | SS300 Poles = 0 | SS300 Fastest laps = 0 | SS300 Total Points = 11 | WorldWCR Active years = 2024- | WorldWCR Manufacturers = Yamaha | WorldWCR Championships = | WorldWCR Last season = 2025 | WorldWCR Last position = 2nd (240 pts) | WorldWCR Race Starts = 24 | WorldWCR Race Wins = 4 | WorldWCR Podiums = 16 | WorldWCR Poles = 2 | WorldWCR Fastest laps = 6 | WorldWCR Total Points = 412 }}
'''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 2023. 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,<ref>{{cite web |title=Homenaje a Beatriz Neila, teatracampeona europea de motociclismo |url=https://www.telemadrid.es/programas/deportes-tn/Homenaje-a-Beatriz-Neila-teatracampeona-europea-de-motociclismo-2-2685051508--20240704034500.html |website=Telemadrid |access-date=30 July 2024 |trans-title=Tribute to Beatriz Neila, European motorcycle theatre champion |language=es |date=4 July 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref name="todocircuito">{{cite web |title=Beatriz Neila: "Cuando conoces a Rossi es una persona realmente normal, una persona de familia" |url=https://www.todocircuito.com/noticias/36493-beatriz-neila:-cuando-conoces-a-rossi-es-una-persona-realmente-normal-una-persona-de-familia.html |website=www.todocircuito.com |access-date=1 August 2024 |trans-title=Beatriz Neila: "When you meet Rossi he is a really normal person, a family person" |language=Es |date=23 July 2024}}</ref>
Neila's competitive career started in 2011 when she competed in races in the Madrid area in the minimoto class.<ref name="red bull" /> The next year she moved up to the MiniGP 110 class, competing in 2 rounds of the ''Cuna de Campeones''.<ref name="VR46">{{cite web |title=Beatriz Neila, la sensación del Yamaha VR46 Master Camp 2019 |url=https://www.motogp.com/es/news/2019/05/08/beatriz-neila-la-sensacion-del-yamaha-vr46-master-camp-2019/152906 |website=MotoGP |access-date=1 August 2024 |trans-title=Beatriz Neila, the sensation of the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp 2019 |language=es |date=8 May 2019}}</ref> In 2013 Neila came 10th in the ''Cuna de Campeones'' MiniGP 140 class. Riding an 80cc machine she came 8th 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beatriz Neila |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/rookiescup/riders/athlete-profile-beatriz-neila |website=www.redbull.com |access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref>
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<ref name="red bull">{{cite web |last1=Martín |first1=Jaime |title=Grave accidente de Beatriz Neila en los test de la Red Bull Rookies Cup |url=https://www.marca.com/motor/mas-motor/2017/04/09/58ea5eb746163ffa5d8b4590.html |website=Marca.com |access-date=31 July 2024 |trans-title=Beatriz Neila suffers serious accident during Red Bull Rookies Cup tests |language=es |date=9 April 2017}}</ref> but she was back competing in late June.<ref>{{cite web |title=ASSEN - Red Bull Rookies Cup 2017 |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/rookiescup/races/assen-2017 |website=Red Bull |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
Returning to Spain in 2018, Neila competed in the National Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Challenge for BCD Yamaha MS Racing.<ref name="todocircuito" /> MS Racing also entered her as a wildcard rider in the Aragón round of the Supersport 300 World Championship.<ref name="AragonEntryList">{{cite web|url=https://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2018/ESP/SSP300/L1A/RID/Entry.pdf|title=Spanish Round, 13–14–15 April 2018 – World Supersport 300 – Biographical Entry List|work=resources.worldsbk.com|publisher=Dorna WSBK|date=13 April 2018|accessdate=1 August 2024}}</ref> Finishing 2nd in the R3 bLU cRU Challenge earned her a place in the 2019 Supersport 300 World Championship with MS Racing<ref name="todocircuito" /> as part of the Yamaha Motor Europe's Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Challenge.<ref name="VR46" />
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.<ref name="todocircuito" />
Lack of funding prevented her from competing in the 2020 Supersport 300 World Championship, competing in the inaugural Women's European Cup instead.<ref name="todocircuito" /> Neila won the cup, winning 4 of the 5 rounds.<ref name="2020 Womens European" /> 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.<ref name="Yamaha Racing">{{cite web |title=Beatriz Neila and Pata Prometeon Yamaha Target FIM Women's World Championship Title {{!}} Yamaha Racing |url=https://www.yamaha-racing.com/news/superbike/beatriz-neila-and-pata-prometeon-yamaha-target-fim-women-s-world/ |website=www.yamaha-racing.com |access-date=1 August 2024 |date=9 February 2024}}</ref>
The Pata Prometeon Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team announced Neila as their entry for the 2024 FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship,<ref name="Yamaha Racing" /> with sponsorship from the Ampito Group.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Malins |first1=Tara |title=Ampito partners with European Champion Beatriz Neila for the Inaugural FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship. |url=https://ampito.com/insight/blogs/ampito-and-beatriz-neila-in-sync-as-title-partner-for-the-inaugural-fim-womens-circuit-racing-world-championship/ |website=Ampito |access-date=1 August 2024 |language=en |date=30 May 2024}}</ref>
==Racing record==
===Career summary=== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center;" ! Season ! Series ! Team ! Motorcycle ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position ! Ref |- ! 2017 |align=left| Red Bull Rookies Cup |align=left| |align=left| KTM | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th | |- ! 2017 |align=left| European Talent Cup |align=left| Team Stratos |align=left| Honda NSF250R | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21st | |- ! 2018 |align=left| Spanish Supersport 300 Championship |align=left| |align=left| | | | | | | | 4th |<ref name="Paddock GP">{{cite web |last1=Guerdoux |first1=Charlotte |title=SSP300: A new woman in the World Cup |url=https://www.paddock-gp.com/en/ssp300-une-nouvelle-femme-en-mondial/ |website=Paddock GP |access-date=23 July 2024 |language=en |date=19 December 2018}}</ref> |- ! 2018 |align=left| Yamaha bLU cRU challenge |align=left| BCD Yamaha MS Racing |align=left| Yamaha YZF-R3 | 8 | 1 | | | 6 | 151 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |<ref name="challengeyamaha">{{cite web |title=Clasificacion Final Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Challenge 2018 |url=https://challengeyamaha.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CLASIFICACION-PROVISIONAL-YAMAHA-R3-FINAL.pdf |website=challengeyamaha.com |access-date=23 July 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2018 |align=left| Supersport 300 World Championship |align=left| BCD Yamaha MS Racing |align=left| Yamaha YZF-R3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |- ! 2019 |align=left| Supersport 300 World Championship |align=left| BCD Yamaha MS Racing |align=left| Yamaha YZF-R3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21st |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2019/Yamaha+announce+six+riders+set+to+join+battle+for+WorldSSP300+title|title=Yamaha announce six riders set to join battle for WorldSSP300 title|publisher=Dorna WSBK|date=4 December 2018|access-date=23 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="WorldSBK">{{cite web |title=Beatriz Neila |url=https://www.worldsbk.com/en/rider/Beatriz+Neila/8390 |website=WorldSBK |access-date=23 July 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2020 |align=left| Women’s European Cup |align=left| |align=left| Yamaha YZF-R3 | 5 | 4 | | 3 | 5 | 116 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |<ref name="2020 Womens European">{{cite web |title=FIM Europe Official Results - 2020 Women's European SS 300 - Championship Standings |url=https://results.fim-europe.eu/event/Italy,Mugello,2020-07-05/WOMEN%E2%80%99S-EUROPEAN-CUP-2020-1003/merge/Championship-Standings-5779 |website=FIM Europe |access-date=23 July 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2021 |align=left| Women’s European Cup |align=left| |align=left| Yamaha YZF-R3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 158 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |<ref>{{cite web |title=FIM Europe Official Results - 2021 Women's European SS 300 - Championship Standings |url=https://results.fim-europe.eu/event/Italy,Mugello,2021-04-18/WOMEN%E2%80%99S-EUROPEAN-CUP-2021-1088/merge/Championship-Standings-6220 |website=FIM Europe |access-date=23 July 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2021 |align=left| Supersport 300 World Championship |align=left| Team Trasimeno |align=left| Yamaha YZF-R3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |<ref name="WorldSBK" /> |- ! 2022 |align=left| Women’s European Cup |align=left| |align=left| Yamaha YZF-R3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 201 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |<ref>{{cite web |title=FIM Europe Official Results - 2022 Women's European SS 300 - Championship Standings |url=https://results.fim-europe.eu/event/Italy,Misano,2022-04-03/WOMEN%E2%80%99S-EUROPEAN-CUP-2022-1247/merge/Championship-Standings-7595 |website=FIM Europe |access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2023 |align=left| Women’s European Championship |align=left| |align=left| Kawasaki Ninja 400 / {{nowrap|Yamaha YZF-R3}} | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 238 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |<ref>{{cite web |title=FIM Europe Official Results - Women's European SSP 300 EC - Championship Standings |url=https://results.fim-europe.eu/event/Italy,Misano,2023-04-30/Women%E2%80%99s-European-SSP-300-EC-1453/merge/Championship-Standings-9092 |website=FIM Europe |access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2024 |align=left| WorldWCR |align=left| Ampito/Pata Prometeon Yamaha |align=left| Yamaha YZF-R7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 172 | 4th |<ref name="WorldSBK" /> |- !rowspan=2| 2025 |align=left| WorldWCR |align=left| Ampito/Pata Prometeon Yamaha |align=left| Yamaha YZF-R7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 45 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' | |- |align=left| JuniorGP |align=left| AGR Team |align=left| KTM RC250GP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | NC* | |} {{asterisk}} Season still in progress
===Supersport 300 World Championship Results===
(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope=col | Year ! scope=col | Team ! scope=col | Motorcycle ! 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 | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position number}} ! scope=col | {{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}} ! scope=col | Ref |- ! scope=row | 2018 | BCD Yamaha MS Racing | Yamaha YZF-R3 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| ARA<br>{{small|22}} | ASS | IMO | DON | BRN | MIS | POR | MAG | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 | <ref>{{cite web |title=World Supersport 300 - Results Spanish Round, 13-14-15 April 2018 |url=https://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2018/ESP/SSP300/001/CLA/Results.pdf |website=WorldSBK |access-date=29 July 2024 |date=15 April 2018}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | 2019 | BCD Yamaha MS Racing | Yamaha YZF-R3 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| ARA<br>{{small|20}} |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| ASS<br>{{small|DNQ}} |style="background:#ffffff;"| IMO<br>{{small|C}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{nowrap|JER1}}<br>{{small|20}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| JER2<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| MIS<br>{{small|DNQ}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| DON<br>{{small|17}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| MAG<br>{{small|28}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| LOS<br>{{small|16}} | | | | | | | 21st | 12 |<ref>{{cite web |title=World Supersport 300 - Results Motul Qatar Round, 24-26 October 2019 |url=https://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2019/QAT/SSP300/002/ALL/AllPdfs.pdf?version=229fff76063372b4eee46959b0f396a9&_ga=2.70705174.766601911.1722199944-370624341.1717931339 |website=WorldSBK |access-date=29 July 2024 |date=26 October 2019}}</ref> |- ! scope=row | 2021 | BCD Yamaha MS Racing | Yamaha YZF-R3 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| {{nowrap|ARA1}}<br>{{small|20}} |style="background:#ffffff;"| {{nowrap|ARA2}}<br>{{small|DNS}} | {{nowrap|MIS1}} | {{nowrap|MIS2}} | {{nowrap|ASS1}} | {{nowrap|ASS2}} | {{nowrap|MOS1}} | {{nowrap|MOS2}} | {{nowrap|MAG1}} | {{nowrap|MAG2}} | {{nowrap|BAR1}} | {{nowrap|BAR2}} | {{nowrap|JER1}} | {{nowrap|JER2}} | {{nowrap|POR1}} | {{nowrap|POR2}} | NC | 0 |<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=David |title=Aragon WorldSBK: Saturday qualifying times and race results |url=https://bikesportnews.com/world-superbikes/aragon-worldsbk-saturday-qualifying-times-and-race-results2/ |website=BikeSport News |access-date=30 July 2024 |date=22 May 2021}}</ref> |}
===WorldWCR results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |- ! Year ! Team ! Motorcycle ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position number}} ! {{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}} |- | 2024 | Ampito/Pata Prometeon Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R7 | style="background:#dfffdf;" | MIS1<br><small>5</small> | style="background:#dfffdf;" | MIS2<br><small>''4''</small> | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | DON1<br><small>''2''</small> | style="background:#dfffdf;" | DON2<br><small>'''4'''</small> | style="background:#dfffdf;" | ALG1<br><small>4</small> | style="background:#dfffdf;" | ALG2<br><small>4</small> | style="background:#dfffdf;" | CRE1<br><small>5</small> | style="background:#dfffdf;" | CRE2<br><small>4</small> | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | EST1<br><small>3</small> | style="background:#dfffdf;" | EST2<br><small>4</small> | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | JER1<br><small>3</small> | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | JER2<br><small>2</small> | 4th | 172 |- | 2025 | Ampito/Pata Prometeon Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R7 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | ''ASS1''<br><small>2</small> | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | ''ASS2''<br><small>1</small> | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | CRE1<br><small>3</small> | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | CRE2<br><small>3</small> | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | '''DON1'''<br><small>2</small> | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | ''DON2''<br><small>1</small> | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | BAL1<br><small>3</small> | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | BAL2<br><small>1</small> | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | MAG1<br><small>3</small> | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | MAG2<br><small>1</small> | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | JER1<br><small>3</small> | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | JER2<br><small>2</small> | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 240 |- | 2026 | Ampito Crescent Yamaha/Monster Energy Crescent Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R7 | style="background:#;" | ALG1<br><small></small> | style="background:#;" | ALG2<br><small></small> | style="background:#;" | ASS1<br><small></small> | style="background:#;" | ASS2<br><small></small> | style="background:#;" | BAL1<br><small></small> | style="background:#;" | BAL2<br><small></small> | style="background:#;" | MIS1<br><small></small> | style="background:#;" | MIS2<br><small></small> | style="background:#;" | DON1<br><small></small> | style="background:#;" | DON2<br><small></small> | style="background:#;" | JER1<br><small></small> | style="background:#;" | JER2<br><small></small> | NC* | 0* |}
===FIM JuniorGP World Championship===
====Races by year====
(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Year ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! Pos ! Pts |- ! 2025 | KTM |EST |JER |JER |MAG | ARA | ARA | MIS | MIS |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| CAT<br>{{small|DNQ}} |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| CAT<br>{{small|DNQ}} | VAL | VAL | NC* | 0* |} {{asterisk}} Season still in progress.
==References== {{reflist}}
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