Steve Jenkner

Steve Jenkner in Welkom 2004

Steve Jenkner (born May 31, 1976 in Lichtenstein ) is a former German motorcycle racer .

He is a trained gas-water plumber and lives with his wife Mandy and their two children in Hohenstein-Ernstthal , in the immediate vicinity of the Sachsenring .

Career

Steve Jenkner began his motorsport career in 1989 in the ADAC Mini-Bike Championship , in which he won the ADAC Promotion Prize in 1990 . About the stations ADAC Junior Cup and International German Championship and guest appearances in the Championship he succeeded in 1997 made it into the motorcycle world championship .

Since then, Steve Jenkner has been working steadily on his skills, his breakthrough came in the 2001 season with his first two podium places in the races in the Netherlands and in the Czech Republic . The 2003 season was his most successful World Championship year with his victory in the rain race in Assen and five other podium finishes. However, Jenkner's 2004 season was unable to build on these successes .

In 2005 , an age limit in the 125 cm³ class was forced to switch to the class up to 250 cm³. The season started unpromisingly with falls and injuries. In his home race at the Sachsenring , the ninth race in the 250cc class of the year, the Saxon earned the first two World Championship points with 14th place. In the end, Jenkner only reached 23rd place in the world championship with 13 world championship points.

Since he did not receive any competitive material for the World Cup in 2006, Steve Jenkner officially withdrew from racing, but only a few months later took the opportunity to sign a contract as a test driver for the traditional Italian brand Fantic . As part of this activity, Jenkner also competed again in some races for the European Championship.

He worked as a tire technician for the Japanese manufacturer Bridgestone in the MotoGP class of the motorcycle world championship until they left. The MotoGP is currently being equipped by the French tire manufacturer Michelin

Statistics in the motorcycle world championship

season	class	team	motorcycle	run	Victories	Second	Third	Poles	Nice Race laps	Points	position
1997	125 cc	Aprilia ADAC Saxony	Aprilia	15th	-	-	-	-	-	20th	19th
1998	125 cc	Marlboro ADAC Saxony	Aprilia	14th	-	-	-	-	-	45	17th
1999	125 cc	Marlboro ADAC Saxony	Aprilia	14th	-	-	-	-	-	54	15th
2000	125 cc	ADAC Sachsen PEV solid house	Honda	16	-	-	-	-	-	74	12.
2001	125 cc	LAE UGT 3000	Aprilia	16	-	-	2	-	-	94	11.
2002	125 cc	UGT 3000 Abruzzo	Aprilia	16	-	-	5	-	3	168	5.
2003	125 cc	Exalt Cycle Red Devil	Aprilia	16	1	2	3	-	1	151	6th
2004	125 cc	Smoke bravo	Aprilia	16	-	1	-	1	2	122	8th.
2005	250 cc	Nocable.it Race	Aprilia	14th	-	-	-	-	-	13	23.
total				137	1	3	10	1	6th	741

Honors

• ADAC Junior Motor Sportsman of the Year 1997

Web links

• official website of Steve Jenkner
• Steve Jenkner on the official website of the motorcycle world championship (English).