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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]
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]
Source: [1]
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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![]() van Dongen at the Bavaria City Races in 2005. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
Source: [1]
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)