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. 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.

National Trials Championship career

YearClassMachineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10PointsPosNotes
2005Germany German Women'sGas GasGRO 1GRO 1KIE 1KIE 1ROH 1ROH 1SCH 1SCH 2OSN -OSN -831.91stGerman Women's Champion
2006Germany German Women'sGas GasHER -HER -DRE -DRE -PIE 2PIE 2157.11stGerman Women's Champion
2007Germany German Women'sScorpaGRO 2GRO 2HOL 1ROS 1SCH 1SCH 1ROH 1ROH 1NEU 1NEU 110461stGerman Women's Champion

International Trials Championship career

YearClassMachineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3PointsPosNotes
1999European Women's ChampionshipGas GasITA 1201stEuropean Women's Champion
2000European Women's ChampionshipGas GasGER 1ITA 2NOR 1571stEuropean Women's Champion
2000FIM World Women's ChampionshipGas GasSPA 2172nd
2001European Women's ChampionshipGas GasSPA 2ITA 1371stEuropean Women's Champion
2001FIM World Women's ChampionshipGas GasITA 2172nd
2002European Women's ChampionshipGas GasNOR 2SPA 2342nd
2002FIM World Women's ChampionshipGas GasPOR 2172nd
2003European Women's ChampionshipGas GasFRA 2ITA 2RSM 2512nd
2003FIM World Women's ChampionshipGas GasRSM 2172nd
2004European Women's ChampionshipGas GasFRA 2GBR 2SPA -343rd
2005European Women's ChampionshipGas GasITA 2NOR 2ITA 2512nd
2005FIM World Women's ChampionshipGas GasITA 2ITA 2342nd
2006European Women's ChampionshipGas GasFRA 2ITA 3SPA 2492nd
2006FIM World Women's ChampionshipGas GasAND 2BEL 3FRA 2342nd
2007European Women's ChampionshipScorpaSPA 2ITA 2NOR 3492nd
2007FIM World Women's ChampionshipScorpaCZE 2BEL -GBR 1371stFIM Women's World Champion
2008European Women's ChampionshipScorpaFRA 2ITA 3CZE 2492nd
2008FIM World Women's ChampionshipScorpaLUX 3SPA 2AND 3323rd
2009European Women's ChampionshipScorpaPOL 3ITA 3CZE 3453rd
2009FIM World Women's ChampionshipGas GasAND 4FRA 2ITA 3323rd

Honors

  • German Women's Trials Champion 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • FIM European Women's Trials Champion 1999, 2000, 2001
  • FIM World Women's Trials Champion 2007

See also