Katja Poensgen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mindelheim, West Germany | 23 September 1976||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Katja Poensgen (born 23 September 1976), is a German former professional motorcycle racer.[1][2] She was the first female competitor to qualify for a 250cc Grand Prix race.[3] In 2011, Poensgen was inducted into the FIM Hall of Fame for her pioneering Grand Prix racing career.[4]