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. He defected to the west in 1961, taking MZ's and his own tuning techniques to Suzuki, and winning Suzuki's first Grand Prix championship in 1962.

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