Iris Kramer Explained

Iris Kramer
Birth Date:22 June 1981
Birth Place:Darmstadt, Germany
Nationality:German

Iris Kramer (born 22 June 1981) is a German International motorcycle trials rider. Kramer is notable for winning six German Women's Trials Championships, three Women's FIM Trial European Championships and the 2007 Women's FIM Trial World Championship.[1] In 2011, Kramer was named an FIM Legend for her motorcycling achievements.[2]

Biography

Born in Darmstadt, Germany, Kramer first competed in the German Women's Trials Championship in 2002, winning the title that year and successfully defending in for the next six years. She competed in the FIM European Championships in 1999,[3] becoming the first Women's European Champion after finishing ahead of Norwegian rider Linda Meyer. In 2000, she again took the championship ahead of Spanish superstar Laia Sanz. Kramer's third European title came in 2001, narrowly beating Laia Sanz again before Sanz turned the tables on her in 2002. Kramer was runner up to Sanz in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 and finished her final season in international competition third in 2009. In the FIM Trial World Championship Kramer finished 2nd in 2000 through 2006 before taking the title in 2007.

National Trials Championship Career

YearClassMachineRd
1
Rd
2
Rd
3
Rd
4
Rd
5
Rd
6
Rd
7
Rd
8
Rd
9
Rd
10
PointsPosNotes
2005 German Women'sGas GasGRO
1
GRO
1
KIE
1
KIE
1
ROH
1
ROH
1
SCH
1
SCH
2
OSN
-
OSN
-
831.91stGerman Women's Champion
2006 German Women'sGas GasHER
-
HER
-
DRE
-
DRE
-
PIE
2
PIE
2
157.11stGerman Women's Champion
2007 German Women'sScorpaGRO
2
GRO
2
HOL
1
ROS
1
SCH
1
SCH
1
ROH
1
ROH
1
NEU
1
NEU
1
10461stGerman Women's Champion

International Trials Championship Career

[4]

YearClassMachineRd
1
Rd
2
Rd
3
PointsPosNotes
1999European Women's ChampionshipGas GasITA
1
20 1stEuropean Women's Champion
2000European Women's ChampionshipGas GasGER
1
ITA
2
NOR
1
571stEuropean Women's Champion
2000FIM World Women's ChampionshipGas GasSPA
2
172nd
2001European Women's ChampionshipGas GasSPA
2
ITA
1
371stEuropean Women's Champion
2001FIM World Women's ChampionshipGas GasITA
2
172nd
2002European Women's ChampionshipGas GasNOR
2
SPA
2
342nd
2002FIM World Women's ChampionshipGas GasPOR
2
172nd
2003European Women's ChampionshipGas GasFRA
2
ITA
2
RSM
2
512nd
2003FIM World Women's ChampionshipGas GasRSM
2
172nd
2004European Women's ChampionshipGas GasFRA
2
GBR
2
SPA
-
343rd
2005European Women's ChampionshipGas GasITA
2
NOR
2
ITA
2
512nd
2005FIM World Women's ChampionshipGas GasITA
2
ITA
2
342nd
2006European Women's ChampionshipGas GasFRA
2
ITA
3
SPA
2
492nd
2006FIM World Women's ChampionshipGas GasAND
2
BEL
3
FRA
2
342nd
2007European Women's ChampionshipScorpaSPA
2
ITA
2
NOR
3
492nd
2007FIM World Women's ChampionshipScorpaCZE
2
BEL
-
GBR
1
371stFIM Women's World Champion
2008European Women's ChampionshipScorpaFRA
2
ITA
3
CZE
2
492nd
2008FIM World Women's ChampionshipScorpaLUX
3
SPA
2
AND
3
323rd
2009European Women's ChampionshipScorpaPOL
3
ITA
3
CZE
3
453rd
2009FIM World Women's ChampionshipGas GasAND
4
FRA
2
ITA
3
323rd

Honors

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iris Kramer: Changing Places. trial-iris.de.
  2. Web site: FIM Legends . fim-live.com . April 20, 2020.
  3. Web site: Phototrial. 2020-06-16. phototrial.it.
  4. Web site: FIM World Championship . trialonline.org . 20 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160609165935/http://www.trialonline.org/01%20TRIAL.FIM/01.MONDE/101.INDEX.GENERAL/01%20101%20INDEX%20GENERAL.htm . 9 June 2016 .