Roberta Ponziani
Roberta Ponziani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 4, 1996 Teramo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Motorcycle racer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current series | FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Klint Forward Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous teams | Yamaha Motoxracing team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 Supersport 300 Women’s European Champion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
The beginnings
Fascinated by the motorcycle races seen on the mini-bike track near her home, Ponziani convinced her father to let her try a motorbike. She then began to compete at the age of nine. In the two-year period 2014-2015, she was champion of the CIV Junior Minimoto.[1] In 2016, she took part in the Italian R3 Cup, an event that she competed in until 2019, the year in which she ranked eleventh overall and first among women.[2] From 2020 to 2023, she was involved in the European Women's Cup where she ranked third four times.[3] The series was upgraded to a championship in 2023, the Supersport 300 Women’s European Championship,[4] and Ponziani was the first champion.[5] Ponziani also competed in the 2022 ESkootr Championship.[6]
WCR World Championship
In 2024, Ponziani was a regular rider in the inaugural edition of the WCR World Championship riding for 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 lower 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.[7] 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.[8]
In 2025, Ponziani won at Cremona[9] and finished fourth overall in the season's standings.[10]
Career statistics
Women's Circuit Racing World Championship
(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 | [11] |
| 2025 | Yamaha YZF-R7 | ASS1 5 |
ASS2 4 |
CRE1 1 |
CRE2 2 |
DON1 10 |
DON2 5 |
BAL1 4 |
BAL2 4 |
MAG1 4 |
MAG2 5 |
JER1 5 |
JER2 7 |
4th | 156 | [12] |
| 2026 | Yamaha YZF-R7 | POR1 6 |
POR1 4 |
ASS1 3 |
ASS2 4 |
BAL1 4 |
BAL2 5 |
MIS1 Ret |
MIS2 4 |
DON1 4 |
DON2 3 |
JER1 | JER2 | 3rd* | 118* |
* Season still in progress
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Supersport 300 Women's European Cup Agreement". Fim Europe. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ↑ "Inspiring Inclusion: WorldWCR celebrates International Women's Day". www.fim-moto.com. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "ESkootr Championships". www.skatehut.co.uk. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Acerbis Italian Round, 2-4 May 2025 Results Race 1" (PDF). WorldSBK.com. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ↑ "Results". www.worldsbk.com. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Prometeon Spanish Round, 18-20 October 2024 Riders Standings" (PDF). FIM. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via www.roadracingworld.com.
- ↑ "Herrera Takes 2025 Title: #6 wraps up Championship with P6, wildcard Ramos claims Race 2 victory". www.worldsbk.com. Retrieved 13 April 2026.