As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)

Riders

Cees Van Dongen

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Nationality: Netherlands
Bike: Kreidler Van Veen

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Hockenheim in 1966.

In 50cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1967–1969): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1969): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1969): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1970): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1971): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1972): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1974–1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1975–1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1978): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1979–1981): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Jarama 1969 (125cc). First win: Jarama 1969 (125cc).

In all, 40 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 4 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 6 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1964 50cc (USA) / 1965 50cc (USA) / 1968 50cc (TT) / 1970 125cc (NAT) / 1970 250cc (TT) / 1971 125cc (TT)

Season by season

50cc125cc250cc ★ Champion

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Teams in years without official results: 1983 50cc

Scope: official results DB, 1962–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1962–1981

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.1

81 pts · Poles 0

8 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

125cc1963–1980

Win rate3.6%

Podium rate14.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.3

126 pts · Poles 0

Includes 10 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

7 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

250cc1968–1970

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.8

10 pts · Poles 0

1 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1962–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1962. Of the 45 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
26 races together: ahead 2, behind 24, both out 0
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
15 races together: ahead 4, behind 11, both out 0
Eugenio Lazzarini 3 world titles
23 races together: ahead 5, behind 17, both out 1
Pierpaolo Bianchi 3 world titles
10 races together: ahead 0, behind 10, both out 0

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP / 500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

All classes 59 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Sachsenring (average P5.0, 3 races)

Brno50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P4.0

Sachsenring125cc 2 · 50cc 1avg P5.0

Imatra125cc 1 · 50cc 1avg P5.5

Hockenheim50cc 1avg P6.0

Opatija50cc 3 · 125cc 3avg P6.7

Assen50cc 5 · 125cc 7 · 250cc 1avg P6.9

Spa50cc 9 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 6avg P7.8

Jarama125cc 2 · 50cc 2avg P8.3

Montjuïc125cc 3 · 250cc 1 · 50cc 1avg P9.2

Nürburgring50cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P11.0

Salzburgring125cc 2avg P11.5

Le Mans50cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P15.5

Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.

50cc 27 races · 1962–1981

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 50cc, best at Opatija (average P6.3, 3 races)

Brno1 racesavg P5.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P5.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P6.0

Opatija3 racesavg P6.3

Jarama2 racesavg P6.5

Spa9 racesavg P7.4

Assen5 racesavg P7.6

Imatra1 racesavg P8.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P9.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P12.5

Le Mans1 racesavg P23.0

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

125cc 28 races · 1963–1980

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Assen (average P6.5, 7 races)

Brno1 racesavg P3.0

Imatra1 racesavg P3.0

Sachsenring2 racesavg P5.0

Assen7 racesavg P6.5

Spa6 racesavg P6.8

Opatija3 racesavg P7.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P8.0

Montjuïc3 racesavg P9.3

Jarama2 racesavg P10.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P11.5

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

250cc 4 races · 1968–1970

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen1 racesavg P6.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P8.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P9.0

Spa1 racesavg P16.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1962–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)4 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 250 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 73 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,296 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.3 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

57.1%Start rate (4/7)

2Longest run of absences (races)

3Longest run of starts (races)

8.7Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1978 50cc P15 · 10 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1962–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

1962	Assen	10
1964	Assen	5 +2
1965	Assen	6 +1
1965	Spa	6 +1
1966	Hockenheim	6 +1
1968	Nürburgring	5 +2
1969	Spa	4 +8
1969	Brno	5 +6
1970	Le Mans	23
1970	Opatija	7 +4
1970	Spa	8 +3
1971	Sachsenring	5 +6
1972	Montjuïc	9 +2
1973	Spa	10 +1
1974	Spa	6 +5
1975	Jarama	8 +3
1975	Spa	6 +5
1976	Opatija	8 +3
1976	Spa	8 +3
1976	Imatra	8 +3
1977	Opatija	4 +8
1978	Jarama	5 +6
1978	Assen	9 +2
1978	Spa	9 +2
1978	Nürburgring	20
1979	Spa	10 +1
1981	Assen	8 +3

1963	Assen	7
1966	Assen	8
1967	Assen	5 +2
1969	Jarama	1 +15
1969	Spa	3 +10
1969	Sachsenring	5 +6
1969	Brno	3 +10
1969	Imatra	3 +10
1970	Montjuïc	11
1971	Salzburgring	6 +5
1971	Spa	4 +8
1971	Sachsenring	5 +6
1972	Nürburgring	8 +3
1972	Assen	5 +6
1972	Montjuïc	7 +4
1975	Spa	6 +5
1975	Opatija	7 +4
1976	Opatija	6 +5
1976	Assen	7 +4
1976	Spa	10 +1
1976	Montjuïc	10 +1
1977	Salzburgring	17
1977	Opatija	8 +3
1977	Spa	9 +2
1978	Assen	7 +4
1978	Spa	9 +2
1979	Assen	DNF
1980	Jarama	19