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

Riders

Henk Van Der Mark

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Nationality: Netherlands
Bike: Honda

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Nürburgring in 1984.

In 500cc (1984–1987): 14 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 14 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1984–1987 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc1984–1987

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.7

2 pts · Poles 0

4 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, 1984–1987 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1984. Of the 87 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
18 races together: ahead 1, behind 17, both out 0
Freddie Spencer 3 world titles
11 races together: ahead 2, behind 8, both out 1

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)

500cc 18 races · 1984–1987

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	15.0 → 9.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜	22.8 → 15.4	0 wins / 15 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen3 racesavg P9.0

Jarama2 racesavg P12.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P13.0

Monza1 racesavg P13.0

Silverstone2 racesavg P15.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P16.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P17.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P17.0

Spa2 racesavg P18.0

Mugello1 racesavg P18.0

Rijeka1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1984–1987 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)10 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 803 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 273 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,424 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

63.6%Start rate (7/11)

3Longest run of absences (races)

5Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1986 500cc

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, 1984–1987 (the rider's racing years)

1984	Nürburgring	grid 32	17
1984	Paul Ricard	grid 24	13
1984	Assen	grid 29	DNF
1984	Spa	grid 28	DNF
1984	Silverstone	grid 25	DNF
1985	Jarama		11
1985	Mugello	grid 17	18
1985	Salzburgring	grid 19	DNF
1985	Assen	grid 15	9 +2
1985	Spa	grid 23	18
1986	Jarama	grid 18	13
1986	Monza	grid 23	13
1986	Nürburgring	grid 16	15
1986	Salzburgring		17
1986	Rijeka	grid 22	DNF
1986	Silverstone	grid 23	15
1986	Anderstorp	grid 20	17
1987	Assen	grid 23	DNF