Roberta Ponziani (Teramo, Italy, 4 August 1996) is an Italian motorcycle racer who currently competes in the FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship.
Career The beginnings Fascinated by the motorcycle races seen on the mini-bike track near her home, Ponziani convinced her father to let her try a motorbike. She then began to compete at the age of nine. In the two-year period 2014-2015, she was champion of the CIV Junior Minimoto. In 2016, she took part in the Italian R3 Cup, an event that she competed in until 2019, the year in which she ranked eleventh overall and first among women. From 2020 to 2023, she was involved in the European Women's Cup where she ranked third four times. The series was upgraded to a championship in 2023, the Supersport 300 Women’s European Championship, and Ponziani was the first champion. Ponziani also competed in the 2022 ESkootr Championship.
WCR World Championship In 2024, Ponziani was a regular rider in the inaugural edition of the WCR World Championship riding for the Yamaha Motoxracing team. Despite the greater experience and preparation of her Spanish colleagues, she still managed to consistently obtain important placings (she never finished lower than seventh in the races she completed). On the occasion of the Cremona Grand Prix, thanks to the fastest lap in race one, she ensured the start in first position for the second race: on this occasion she achieved her first world championship podium by finishing second. At the end of the season, she was fifth overall and her move to Klint Forward Team for 2025 alongside vice-champion María Herrera was announced.
In 2025, Ponziani won at Cremona and finished fourth overall in the season's standings.
Career statistics
Women's Circuit Racing World Championship
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts Refs 2024 Yamaha YZF-R7 MIS1 MIS2 DON1 DON2 ARG1 ARG2 CRE1 CRE2 EST1 EST1 JER1 JER2 5th 135 2025 Yamaha YZF-R7 ASS15 ASS24 CRE11 CRE22 DON110 DON25 BAL14 BAL24 MAG14 MAG25 JER15 JER27 4th 156 2026 Yamaha YZF-R7 POR16 POR14ASS13 ASS24 BAL14 BAL25 MIS1Ret MIS24 DON14 DON23 JER1 JER2 * *
Season still in progress
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