Cees van Dongen
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Cees van Dongen (1 February 1932 – 23 December 2011) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the Netherlands. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1969 to 1981.[1]
Motorcycle racing career
[edit]Van Dongen was born in Rotterdam. He was the first non-Japanese competitor to ride a Yamaha in a World Championship Grand Prix race, when he rode a Yamaha RA41 to a 13th place finish at the 1961 125cc Dutch TT.[2] His best season was in 1969 when he won the 125cc Spanish Grand Prix and finished the season in third place behind Dave Simmonds and Dieter Braun.[1] Van Dongen was a 14-time Dutch National Champion in classes ranging from 50 cc to 500 cc.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Source:[1]
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
[edit]Races by year
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rider Statistics - Cees van Dongen". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ a b "Cees van Dongen rider profile". yamaha-motor.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.