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]

Cees van Dongen
van Dongen at the Bavaria City Races in 2005.
NationalityDutch
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1964, 1966 - 1979, 1981
First race1964 50cc Dutch TT
Last race1981 50cc Dutch TT
First win1969 125cc Spanish Grand Prix
Last win1969 125cc Spanish Grand Prix
Team(s)Kreidler
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
48 1 5 N/A N/A 219

Motorcycle racing career

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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]

 
Cees van Dongen (29) and Kent Andersson (23) pursue Dieter Braun (7), in the 1969 125cc Dutch TT
 
Kent Andersson (23) and Dieter Braun (7) pursue van Dongen (29) in the 1969 125cc Dutch TT. Eventual winner, Dave Simmonds, follows behind an obscured rider.

Career statistics

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Source:[1]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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Races by year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts
1961 125cc Yamaha SPA GER FRA IOM NED
13
BEL DDR ULS NAT SWE ARG NC 0
1962 50cc Honda SPA FRA IOM NED
8
BEL GER DDR NAT FIN ARG NC 0
1963 50cc Kreidler SPA GER FRA IOM NED
8
BEL FIN ARG JPN NC 0
125cc Honda SPA GER FRA IOM NED
7
BEL ULS DDR FIN NAT ARG JPN NC 0
250cc Honda SPA GER IOM NED BEL
7
ULS DDR NAT ARG JPN NC 0
1964 50cc Kreidler USA SPA FRA IOM NED
5
BEL GER FIN JPN 10th 2
125cc MZ USA SPA FRA IOM NED
8
GER DDR ULS FIN NAT JPN NC 0
1965 50cc Kreidler USA GER SPA FRA IOM NED
6
BEL
6
JPN 14th 2
250cc Bultaco USA GER SPA FRA IOM NED
14
BEL DDR CZE ULS FIN NAT JPN NC 0
1966 50cc Kreidler SPA GER
6
NED IOM NAT JPN 13th 1
125cc Honda SPA GER NED
8
DDR CZE FIN ULS IOM NAT JPN NC 0
1967 50cc Honda SPA GER FRA IOM NED BEL
7
JPN NC 0
125cc Honda SPA GER FRA IOM NED
5
BEL DDR CZE FIN ULS NAT CAN JPN 21st 2
1968 50cc Kreidler GER
5
SPA IOM NED BEL 13th 2
250cc Yamaha GER SPA IOM NED
11
BEL
16
DDR CZE FIN ULS NAT NC 0
1969 50cc Kreidler SPA GER FRA NED BEL
4
DDR CZE
5
ULS NAT YUG 11th 14
125cc Suzuki SPA
1
GER
Ret
FRA IOM NED
Ret
BEL
3
DDR
5
CZE
3
FIN
3
NAT YUG 3rd 51
1970 50cc Kreidler GER FRA
23
YUG
7
NED BEL
8
DDR CZE ULS NAT SPA 16th 7
125cc Yamaha GER FRA
Ret
YUG IOM NED
DNS
BEL DDR CZE FIN NAT
3
SPA
11
17th 10
250cc MZ GER FRA
8
YUG IOM 22nd 10
Yamaha NED
6
BEL DDR CZE FIN ULS NAT SPA
9
1971 50cc Jamathi AUT GER NED BEL DDR
5
CZE SWE NAT SPA 22nd 6
125cc Yamaha AUT
6
GER IOM NED
Ret
BEL
4
DDR
5
CZE SWE FIN NAT SPA 13th 19
1972 50cc Kreidler GER NAT YUG NED
11
BEL DDR SWE 29th 2
Roton SPA
9
125cc Yamaha GER
8
FRA AUT NAT IOM YUG NED
5
BEL DDR CZE SWE FIN SPA
7
14th 13
1973 50cc Kreidler GER NAT YUG NED
Ret
BEL
10
SWE SPA 28th 1
125cc Yamaha FRA AUT GER NAT IOM YUG NED
Ret
BEL
14
CZE SWE FIN SPA NC 0
1974 50cc Kreidler FRA GER NAT NED BEL
6
SWE FIN CZE YUG SPA
Ret
21st 5
125cc Yamaha FRA GER AUT NAT NED
Ret
BEL
Ret
SWE CZE YUG SPA NC 0
1975 50cc Kreidler SPA
8
GER
11
NAT NED
Ret
BEL
6
SWE
Ret
FIN
11
YUG
Ret
16th 8
125cc Yamaha FRA
DNQ
SPA
13
AUT
Ret
GER
19
NAT NED
Ret
CZE
11
YUG
7
13th 9
Bridgestone BEL
6
SWE
Ret
1976 50cc Kreidler FRA
18
NAT
11
YUG
8
NED
Ret
BEL
8
SWE
Ret
FIN
8
GER SPA
Ret
15th 9
125cc Bridgestone AUT
Ret
NAT
Ret
13th 11
Morbidelli YUG
6
NED
7
BEL
10
SWE FIN
DNS
GER SPA
10
1977 50cc Kreidler GER
Ret
NAT
Ret
SPA YUG
4
NED
Ret
BEL
12
SWE
Ret
13th 8
125cc Morbidelli VEN AUT
17
GER
25
NAT
DNQ
SPA FRA YUG
8
NED
13
BEL
9
SWE
Ret
FIN
13
GBR
21
24th 5
1978 50cc Kreidler SPA
5
NAT NED
9
BEL
9
GER
20
CZE
12
YUG 15th 10
125cc Morbidelli VEN SPA
15
AUT
Ret
FRA NAT NED
7
BEL
9
SWE FIN GBR
12
GER
Ret
YUG 21st 6
1979 50cc Kreidler GER
Ret
NAT SPA
Ret
YUG NED
Ret
BEL
10
FRA 28th 1
125cc Morbidelli VEN AUT GER
18
NAT SPA
DNQ
YUG NED
Ret
BEL SWE FIN GBR CZE FRA NC 0
1980 50cc Kreidler NAT SPA
15
YUG NED
15
BEL GER NC 0
125cc MBA NAT SPA
19
FRA NC 0
Morbidelli YUG
DNQ
NED
18
BEL FIN GBR CZE GER

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rider Statistics - Cees van Dongen". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  2. ^ a b "Cees van Dongen rider profile". yamaha-motor.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.