Astrid Madrigal Barriga (born 2 March 2000) is a Mexican motorcycle racer who currently competes in the FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship. She is an FIM Ambassador for Latin America.
Biography Madrigal was born on 2 March 2000 in Chihuahua City, Mexico. Her passion for motorcycle racing came from her father who had competed on Superbikes in Mexico and owned a motorcycle repair shop.
Racing career Madrigal began competing in motocross when she was six years old.
At the age of 13, Madrigal first entered the Mexican Superbike Championship. The following year she left her family home and moved to Mexico City with her coach, Jorge Pérez, to further her career. In 2015 Madrigal was runner-up in the Pan-American Speed Championship.
In 2016, Mexican motorcycle manufacturer Italika, in conjunction with Lorenzo Competición México, formed the ITALIKA Racing Team to promote motorcycle sport in the country and to fosters the development of new talent. They also set up a series of racing series. Madrigal joined the team and won the ITALIKA RT250 Sport Cup title in 2016.
Madrigal won the ITALIKA Women's International Cup in 2018, was runner-up in 2019 and won the cup again in 2021.
As a result of a collaboration between ITALIKA Racing and the Spanish Viñales Racing Team, Madrigal competed in the (Spanish Superbike Championship) Supersport 300 class in 2022 for the Spanish team. In 2023, she competed in the FIM Women's European Championship. She also raced in the final three rounds of the 2023 Supersport 300 World Championship for Team 109.
In 2024, Madrigal became an FIM Ambassador for Latin America.
ITALIKA Racing entered Madrigal for the inaugural 2024 FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship. She finished the season eighth overall. For 2025 ITALIKA Racing partnered with Pons Racing and Madrigal was entered for the WorldWCR for the Pons Italika Racing FIMLA team. She finished the season ninth overall. Madrigal continued with the team in 2026.
Racing results
WorldSSP300 (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 13 14 15 16 Refs Kawasaki ASS1 ASS2 BAR1 BAR2 MIS1 MIS2 IMO1 IMO2 MOS1 MOS2 MAG1 MAG2 ARA1 ARA2 POR1 POR2 NC 0
WorldWCR (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 Refs Yamaha YZF-R7 MIS1 MIS2 DON1 DON2 ARG1 ARG2 CRE1 CRE2 EST1 EST1 JER1 JER2 8th 60 Yamaha YZF-R7 ASS1 ASS2 CRE1 CRE2 DON1 DON2 BAL1 BAL2 MAG1 MAG2 JER1 JER2 9th 75 Yamaha YZF-R7 POR1 POR1 ASS1 ASS2 BAL1 BAL2 MIS1 MIS2 DON1 DON2 JER1 JER2 11th* 58*
Season still in progress
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