Katja Poensgen
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| Nationality | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
23 September 1976 Mindelheim, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Katja Poensgen (born 23 September 1976 in Mindelheim) is a German motorcycle racer. She started her motorcycle career in 1993 with ADAC Junior Cup. In 1995 she won this championship and also won the Trofeo Tordi in Italy. In 1996 she competed in the German 125cc Championship. The next year she moved to German Supersport Championship. In 1998 she made her debut in a world Championship: she took part in the German Grand Prix of Supersport World Championship riding a Suzuki GSX-R600. She finished the race at the 20th place. In the same year she won the Supermono title. During the 1999 and 2000 seasons she rode in European Superstock 1000 Championship with a Suzuki GSX 750 R, collecting 102 points, two races' fastest laps and a podium place at Misano Adriatico.[1] In 2001 she moved to Grand Prix motorcycle racing. She competed in 250cc. She rode an Aprilia RSV 250 but during the season she changed her bike. Actually she ended the season with a Honda RS250R.[2] In this context she became the first woman to score points in this category. In 2002 she competed in German Superstock 1000. In 2003 she came back to Gran Prix motorcycle racing, without scoring points. Since 2004 she has worked as a TV speaker while she continued to participate in Rallycross and Electric-Motorcycle races.
Career statistics
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Suzuki | GBR | ITA | SPA | GER 20 |
ITA | ZAF | USA | GBR | AUT | NED | 0 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Pod | Pole | FLap | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 250cc | Aprilia | Dark Dog Racing Factory | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30th |
| Honda | Shell Advance Honda | |||||||||
| 2003 | 250cc | Honda | Dark Dog Molenaar | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Races by year
(key)
| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 250cc | Aprilia | JPN 22 |
RSA 24 |
SPA 23 |
FRA DNS |
ITA 14 |
CAT 26 |
NED Ret |
GBR 23 |
GER 20 |
CZE | 30th | 2 | ||||||
| Honda | POR 20 |
VAL 24 |
PAC 26 |
AUS 19 |
MAL Ret |
BRA 26 | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 250cc | Honda | JPN 20 |
RSA Ret |
SPA DNQ |
FRA DNQ |
ITA DNQ |
CAT 17 |
NED 18 |
GBR 19 |
GER 18 |
CZE 20 |
POR Ret |
BRA DNS |
PAC | MAL 17 |
AUS Ret |
VAL | NC | 0 |
References
- ↑ "FIM European Superstock 1000 Cup at Misano Adriatico" (PDF). Worldsbk.com. Dorna. 18 June 2000. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ↑ "Katja Poensgen officially presented by Shell Advance Honda". motogp.com. Dorna. 3 September 2001. Retrieved 1 February 2018.