Iris Kramer


Iris Kramer 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. In 2011, Kramer was named an FIM Legend for her motorcycling achievements.

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, 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.

German Women's Trials Championship

YearTeam12345678910PointsRank
2005Gas-GasGRO
1
GRO
1
KIE
1
KIE
1
ROH
1
ROH
1
SCH
1
SCH
2
OSN
-
OSN
-
831.91st
2006Gas-GasHER
-
HER
-
DRE
-
DRE
-
PIE
2
PIE
2
157.11st
2007ScorpaGRO
2
GRO
2
HOL
1
ROS
1
SCH
1
SCH
1
ROH
1
ROH
1
NEU
1
NEU
1
10461st

European Women's Trials Championship Career

YearTeam123PointsRank
1999Gas-GasITA
1
201st
2000Gas-GasGER
1
ITA
2
NOR
1
571st
2001Gas-GasSPA
2
ITA
1
341st
2002Gas-GasNOR
2
SPA
2
342nd
2003Gas-GasFRA
2
ITA
2
RSM
2
512nd
2004Gas-GasFRA
2
GBR
2
SPA
-
343rd
2005Gas-GasITA
2
NOR
2
ITA
2
512nd
2006Gas-GasFRA
2
ITA
3
SPA
2
492nd
2007ScorpaSPA
2
ITA
2
NOR
3
492nd
2008ScorpaFRA
2
ITA
3
CZE
2
492nd
2009ScorpaPOL
3
ITA
3
CZE
3
453rd

Women's World Trials Championship Career

YearTeam123PointsRank
2000Gas-GasSPA
2
172nd
2001Gas-GasITA
2
172nd
2002Gas-GasPOR
2
172nd
2003Gas-GasRSM
2
172nd
2005Gas-GasITA
2
ITA
2
342nd
2006Gas-GasAND
2
BEL
3
FRA
2
342nd
2007ScorpaCZE
2
BEL
-
GBR
1
371st
2008ScorpaLUX
3
SPA
2
AND
3
323rd
2009Gas-GasAND
4
FRA
2
ITA
3
323rd

Honors