Cees van Dongen


Cees van Dongen was a Grand Prix [motorcycle racing|Grand Prix] motorcycle road racer from the Netherlands. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1969 to 1981.

Motorcycle racing career

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. His best season was in 1969 [Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1969] when he won the 125cc Spanish motorcycle [Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix] and finished the season in third place behind Dave Simmonds and Dieter Braun. Van Dongen was a 14-time Dutch National Champion in classes ranging from 50 cc to 500 cc.

Career statistics

Source:

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year

YearClassBike12345678910111213Pts
1961125ccYamahaSPAGERFRAIOMNED
13		BELDDRULSNATSWEARGNC0
196250ccHondaSPAFRAIOMNED
8		BELGERDDRNATFINARGNC0
196350ccKreidlerSPAGERFRAIOMNED
8		BELFINARGJPNNC0
1963125ccHondaSPAGERFRAIOMNED
7		BELULSDDRFINNATARGJPNNC0
1963250ccHondaSPAGERIOMNEDBEL
7		ULSDDRNATARGJPNNC0
196450ccKreidlerUSASPAFRAIOMNED
5		BELGERFINJPN10th2
1964125ccMZUSASPAFRAIOMNED
8		GERDDRULSFINNATJPNNC0
196550ccKreidlerUSAGERSPAFRAIOMNED
6		BEL
6		JPN14th2
1965250ccBultacoUSAGERSPAFRAIOMNED
14		BELDDRCZEULSFINNATJPNNC0
196650ccKreidlerSPAGER
6		NEDIOMNATJPN13th1
1966125ccHondaSPAGERNED
8		DDRCZEFINULSIOMNATJPNNC0
196750ccHondaSPAGERFRAIOMNEDBEL
7		JPNNC0
1967125ccHondaSPAGERFRAIOMNED
5		BELDDRCZEFINULSNATCANJPN21st2
196850ccKreidlerGER
5		SPAIOMNEDBEL13th2
1968250ccYamahaGERSPAIOMNED
11		BEL
16		DDRCZEFINULSNATNC0
196950ccKreidlerSPAGERFRANEDBEL
4		DDRCZE
5		ULSNATYUG11th14
1969125ccSuzukiSPA
1		GER
Ret		FRAIOMNED
Ret		BEL
3		DDR
5		CZE
3		FIN
3		NATYUG3rd51
197050ccKreidlerGERFRA
23		YUG
7		NEDBEL
8		DDRCZEULSNATSPA16th7
1970125ccYamahaGERFRA
Ret		YUGIOMNED
DNS		BELDDRCZEFINNAT
3		SPA
11		17th10
1970250ccMZGERFRA
8		YUGIOM22nd10
1970250ccYamahaNED
6		BELDDRCZEFINULSNATSPA
9		22nd10
197150ccJamathiAUTGERNEDBELDDR
5		CZESWENATSPA22nd6
1971125ccYamahaAUT
6		GERIOMNED
Ret		BEL
4		DDR
5		CZESWEFINNATSPA13th19
197250ccKreidlerGERNATYUGNED
11		BELDDRSWE29th2
197250ccRotonSPA
9		29th2
1972125ccYamahaGER
8		FRAAUTNATIOMYUGNED
5		BELDDRCZESWEFINSPA
7		14th13
197350ccKreidlerGERNATYUGNED
Ret		BEL
10		SWESPA28th1
1973125ccYamahaFRAAUTGERNATIOMYUGNED
Ret		BEL
14		CZESWEFINSPANC0
197450ccKreidlerFRAGERNATNEDBEL
6		SWEFINCZEYUGSPA
Ret		21st5
1974125ccYamahaFRAGERAUTNATNED
Ret		BEL
Ret		SWECZEYUGSPANC0
197550ccKreidlerSPA
8		GER
11		NATNED
Ret		BEL
6		SWE
Ret		FIN
11		YUG
Ret		16th8
1975125ccYamahaFRA
DNQ		SPA
13		AUT
Ret		GER
19		NATNED
Ret		CZE
11		YUG
7		13th9
1975125ccBridgestoneBEL
6		SWE
Ret		13th9
197650ccKreidlerFRA
18		NAT
11		YUG
8		NED
Ret		BEL
8		SWE
Ret		FIN
8		GERSPA
Ret		15th9
1976125ccBridgestoneAUT
Ret		NAT
Ret		13th11
1976125ccMorbidelliYUG
6		NED
7		BEL
10		SWEFIN
DNS		GERSPA
10		13th11
197750ccKreidlerGER
Ret		NAT
Ret		SPAYUG
4		NED
Ret		BEL
12		SWE
Ret		13th8
1977125ccMorbidelliVENAUT
17		GER
25		NAT
DNQ		SPAFRAYUG
8		NED
13		BEL
9		SWE
Ret		FIN
13		GBR
21		24th5
197850ccKreidlerSPA
5		NATNED
9		BEL
9		GER
20		CZE
12		YUG15th10
1978125ccMorbidelliVENSPA
15		AUT
Ret		FRANATNED
7		BEL
9		SWEFINGBR
12		GER
Ret		YUG21st6
197950ccKreidlerGER
Ret		NATSPA
Ret		YUGNED
Ret		BEL
10		FRA28th1
1979125ccMorbidelliVENAUTGER
18		NATSPA
DNQ		YUGNED
Ret		BELSWEFINGBRCZEFRANC0
198050ccKreidlerNATSPA
15		YUGNED
15		BELGERNC0
1980125ccMBANATSPA
19		FRANC0
1980125ccMorbidelliYUG
DNQ		NED
18		BELFINGBRCZEGERNC0