Draft:Roberta Ponziani
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| Born | August 4, 1996 Teramo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Klint Forward Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roberta Ponziani (Teramo, Italy, 4 August 1996) is an Italian motorcycle racer who currently competes in the FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship.
Career
[edit]The beginnings
[edit]Fascinated by the motorcycle races seen on the mini-bike track near her home, she convinces her father to let her try a motorbike. She then begins to compete at the age of nine. In the two-year period 2014-2015 she is champion of the CIV Junior Minimoto .[1] In 2016 she takes part in the Italian R3 Cup, an event that she competes in until 2019, the year in which she ranks eleventh overall and first among women.[2] from 2019 to 2023 she is involved in the European women's championship where she ranks third four times.[3]
WCR World Championship
[edit]In 2024 she was a regular rider in the inaugural edition of the WCR World Championship hired by the Yamaha Motoxracing team. Despite the greater experience and preparation of her Spanish colleagues, she still managed to consistently obtain important placings (she never finished worse than seventh in the races she completed). On the occasion of the Cremona Grand Prix , thanks to the fastest lap in race one, she ensured the start in first position for the second race: on this occasion she achieved her first world championship podium by finishing second.[4] At the end of the season she was fifth overall and her move to Klint Forward Team for 2025 alongside vice-champion María Herrera was announced.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Women's Circuit Racing World Championship
[edit](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 | Pos | Pts | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Yamaha YZF-R7 | MIS1 4 |
MIS2 5 |
DON1 5 |
DON2 Ret |
ARG1 6 |
ARG2 5 |
CRE1 4 |
CRE2 2 |
EST1 7 |
EST1 5 |
JER1 4 |
JER2 4 |
5th | 135 | [6] |
| 2025 | Yamaha YZF-R7 | ASS1 5 |
ASS2 4 |
CRE1 1 |
CRE2 2 |
DON1 |
DON2 |
BAL1 |
BAL2 |
MAG1 |
MAG2 |
JER1 |
JER2 |
3rd* | 69* |
References
[edit]- ^ "HER STORY: meet Roberta Ponziani – "Everything came quite naturally to me straight away…"". www.worldsbk.com. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Classifica generale edizione 2019 Yamaha R3 cup" [Yamaha R3 Cup 2019 Edition General Classification]. AG MOTORSPORT ITALIA - (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ Baldi, Carlo (28 June 2024). "SBK 2024. Chi è Roberta Ponziani, la pasticciera più veloce del mondo! - Superbike - Moto.it" [SBK 2024. Who is Roberta Ponziani, the fastest pastry chef in the world!]. Moto.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "WorldWCR, Ponziani sul podio a Cremona: "Lo volevo a tutti i costi"" [WorldWCR, Ponziani on the podium in Cremona: “I wanted it at all costs”]. www.motosprint.it (in Italian). 24 September 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ Tamantini, Diana (7 November 2024). "Mondiale Femminile: Roberta Ponziani e Forward insieme nel 2025" [Women's World Cup: Roberta Ponziani and Forward Team together in 2025]. Corsedimoto (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Prometeon Spanish Round, 18-20 October 2024 Riders Standings" (PDF). FIM. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via www.roadracingworld.com.