Ernst Degner

Ernst Degner
Ernst Degner in 1963
NationalityGerman
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1956 - 1966
First race1956 125cc German Grand Prix
Last race1966 50cc "Ultra-Lightweight" Isle of Man TT
First win1959 125cc Nations Grand Prix
Last win1965 125cc Ulster Grand Prix
Team(s)MZ, Suzuki
Championships50cc - 1962
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
57 15 38 N/A 11 269

Ernst Degner (born Ernst Eugen Wotzlawek on 22 September 1931 in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany - died 10 September 1983 in Arona, Tenerife, Spain) was a professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Eastern Germany.[1] Degner was noted for defecting to the west in 1961, taking MZ's tuning techniques to Suzuki, and winning Suzuki's first Grand Prix championship in 1962.

  1. ^ "Ernst Degner career statistics at MotoGP.com". motogp.com. Retrieved 2 December 2011.