As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)

Riders

Katja Poensgen

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Nationality: Germany
Bike: Honda
Born: September 26, 1976(age 50)
Birthplace: Mindelheim
Height / weight: 170 cm / 60 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Suzuka in 2001.

In 250cc (2001–2003): 24 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 24 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

250cc ★ Champion

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Scope: official results DB, 2001–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc2001–2003

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P20.8

2 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2001–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2001. Of the 42 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Manuel Poggiali 2 world titles
10 races together: ahead 1, behind 9, both out 0

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP / 500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

250cc 24 races · 2001–2003

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Mugello1 racesavg P14.0

Sepang2 racesavg P17.0

Assen2 racesavg P18.0

Sachsenring2 racesavg P19.0

Phillip Island2 racesavg P19.0

Estoril2 racesavg P20.0

Brno1 racesavg P20.0

Suzuka2 racesavg P21.0

Donington2 racesavg P21.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P21.5

Jerez1 racesavg P23.0

Welkom2 racesavg P24.0

Valencia1 racesavg P24.0

Rio1 racesavg P26.0

Motegi1 racesavg P26.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2001–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,420 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 489 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 83,499 miles
3.4× around the Earth · at least 7.5 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

75%Start rate (24/32)

3Longest run of absences (races)

8Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2001 250cc P30 · 2 pts

2002 no Grand Prix starts

2003 250cc

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 2001–2003 (the rider's racing years)

2001	Suzuka	grid 30	22
2001	Welkom	grid 28	24
2001	Jerez	grid 29	23
2001	Le Mans		Did not start
2001	Mugello	grid 28	14 +2
2001	Catalunya	grid 25	26
2001	Assen	grid 27	DNF
2001	Donington	grid 32	23
2001	Sachsenring	grid 33	20
2001	Estoril	grid 29	20
2001	Valencia	grid 29	24
2001	Motegi	grid 35	26
2001	Phillip Island	grid 30	19
2001	Sepang	grid 27	DNF
2001	Rio	grid 30	26
2003	Suzuka		20
2003	Welkom		DNF
2003	Catalunya	grid 25	17
2003	Assen	grid 28	18
2003	Donington		19
2003	Sachsenring		18
2003	Brno		20
2003	Estoril	grid 29	Other
2003	Sepang		17
2003	Phillip Island	grid 24	DNF