Tayla Relph confirmed for 2026 WorldWCR grid

Australia’s Tayla Relph has secured her place on the 2026 grid of the FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR). Relph’s re-selection for a third full season in the premier all-female motorcycle circuit racing series follows her finishing equal 9th in the 2025 championship and achieving some major breakthroughs throughout the year.

The past season saw Victorian-based Relph achieve her career best Superpole result of P5, a 2025 best race finish of P6, along with her closest ever margins to the leaders at the final round at Jerez. In that finale, Relph was in a ten-rider battle to the finish, crossing the line only one second away from a podium position.

“I am incredibly proud to represent Australia again in the 2026 WorldWCR Championship,” Relph said following her re-selection. “Last season was a huge step forward for us. We worked so hard as a small Australian team and proved that we can challenge the best women in the world. Being given this opportunity again means everything.

“[But] we have unfinished business,” Relph added. “We closed the gap to the front every round last season and proved we can run inside the lead group.

“The goal in 2026 is to take another step forward and fight for bigger results. We know what we are capable of now, and the fire is only getting bigger inside of me. I want to fight for the World Championship in 2026.”

The coming WorldWCR season will once again see Relph on the series’ control Yamaha R7 for Full Throttle Racing that includes Team Manager and Crew Chief Ted Collins, mechanic Nick Primmer and long serving crew members Wayne Nicholson, Shane Kinderis, Steven Relph and Jon Collins.

“We are very proud of what we achieved in 2025,” Ted Collins said. “Tayla made huge progress in her riding, racecraft and confidence, and the steps we took together were the biggest in her career so far. We are ready to build on everything we learned and take another big step in 2026.”

Support for Tayla in her 2026 WorldWCR campaign is welcome, with sponsorship packages available. For details, email Tayla directly at: [email protected]

The 2026 WorldWCR season begins with the Official Test at Portimao, Portugal, on 23 March. Racing commences the following weekend, also at Portimao, with following rounds in the six-round championship to be held at Assen, Balaton Park, Misano, Donington Park and Jerez.