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

Riders

Henk Van Kessel

Nationality: Netherlands
Bike: Krauser
Born: June 25, 1946(age 80)

Photos (12)

1971
Bert Verhoeff / Anefo · CC0
1971
Bert Verhoeff / Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0
1971
Bert Verhoeff / Anefo · CC0
1974
At this race · Hans Peters for Anefo · CC0
1974
At this race · Hans Peters for Anefo · CC0
1974
At this race · Hans Peters for Anefo · CC0
1974
At this race · Hans Peters for Anefo · CC0
1975
Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo · CC0
1976
Bert Verhoeff / Anefo · CC0
1980
At this race · Fernando Pereira / Anefo · CC0
1980
At this race · Fernando Pereira / Anefo · CC0
2010
adriaan4 · CC BY-SA 2.0

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Anderstorp in 1972.

In 50cc (1972–1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1973–1974): 8 starts, 4 wins, 7 podiums. In 125cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1974): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1975): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 50cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1976): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1978–1980): 6 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums. In 125cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1980–1981): 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1981): 3 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 125cc (1983–1984): 10 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1984): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1984): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1985–1986): 8 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Hockenheim 1973 (50cc). First win: Clermont-Ferrand 1974 (50cc). World champion: 1974 50cc.

In all, 65 Grand Prix starts, 6 wins and 23 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

50cc125cc250cc80cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1972–1986 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

50cc1972–1982 ★ 1 titles (1974)

Win rate21.9%

Podium rate50.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.3

256 pts · Poles 0

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

80cc1984–1986

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate15.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.8

35 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1973–1984

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate14.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.9

153 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1976–1977

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.3

2 pts · Poles 0

2 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, 1972–1986 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1972. Of the 78 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
51 races together: ahead 4, behind 41, both out 6
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
51 races together: ahead 17, behind 33, both out 1
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
15 races together: ahead 5, behind 10, both out 0
Eugenio Lazzarini 3 world titles
45 races together: ahead 9, behind 32, both out 4

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 97 races · 50cc / 80cc / 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Le Mans (average P3.5, 4 races)

Clermont-Ferrand50cc 1avg P1.0

Le Mans50cc 1 · 125cc 2 · 80cc 1avg P3.5

Imola50cc 3 · 125cc 2avg P3.8

Opatija50cc 2 · 125cc 2avg P4.0

Mugello125cc 2avg P4.0

Brno50cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P4.7

Montjuïc50cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P4.7

Anderstorp50cc 3 · 125cc 5avg P6.0

Imatra50cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P6.3

Jarama50cc 3 · 125cc 4 · 80cc 2avg P6.7

Misano50cc 2 · 125cc 1 · 80cc 1avg P7.0

Hockenheim50cc 2 · 125cc 3 · 80cc 1avg P7.2

Spa125cc 4 · 50cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P7.9

Salzburgring125cc 4 · 80cc 1avg P8.0

Assen125cc 7 · 50cc 4 · 80cc 2avg P8.4

Nürburgring50cc 2 · 125cc 2 · 80cc 1avg P8.5

Silverstone125cc 3 · 80cc 1avg P8.5

Rijeka50cc 2 · 125cc 1 · 80cc 2avg P8.7

Paul Ricard125cc 1avg P10.0

Monza125cc 1 · 80cc 1avg P19.0

Buenos Aires125cc 1—

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.

80cc 13 races · 1984–1986

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama2 racesavg P2.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P3.0

Assen2 racesavg P8.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P8.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P9.0

Rijeka2 racesavg P10.5

Salzburgring1 racesavg P11.0

Silverstone1 races—

Misano1 races—

Monza1 races—

80cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

125cc 48 races · 1973–1984

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Anderstorp (average P6.3, 5 races)

Opatija2 racesavg P2.5

Imatra1 racesavg P3.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P3.0

Mugello2 racesavg P4.0

Imola2 racesavg P5.0

Anderstorp5 racesavg P6.3

Spa4 racesavg P7.0

Salzburgring4 racesavg P7.3

Nürburgring2 racesavg P8.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P8.3

Silverstone3 racesavg P8.5

Brno1 racesavg P10.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P10.0

Assen7 racesavg P10.3

Jarama4 racesavg P10.7

Monza1 racesavg P19.0

Le Mans2 races—

Misano1 races—

Buenos Aires1 races—

Rijeka1 races—

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

50cc 32 races · 1972–1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 50cc, best at Spa (average P1.7, 3 races)

Montjuïc1 racesavg P1.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P1.0

Spa3 racesavg P1.7

Brno2 racesavg P2.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P2.0

Imola3 racesavg P3.0

Jarama3 racesavg P3.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P4.0

Rijeka2 racesavg P5.0

Assen4 racesavg P5.3

Opatija2 racesavg P5.5

Anderstorp3 racesavg P5.7

Imatra1 racesavg P6.0

Misano2 racesavg P7.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P9.0

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

250cc 4 races · 1976–1977

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Montjuïc1 racesavg P10.0

Imatra1 racesavg P10.0

Spa2 racesavg P18.5

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, 1972–1986 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)15 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 919 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 267 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 13,760 miles
0.6× around the Earth · at least 1.7 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

73.3%Start rate (63/86)

4Longest run of absences (races)

19Longest run of starts (races)

116Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1974 50cc P1 · 90 pts

1975 125cc P7 · 38 pts

1975 50cc P12 · 12 pts

1976 125cc P4 · 46 pts

1977〜1979 no Grand Prix starts

1980 50cc P5 · 31 pts

1981 50cc P7 · 36 pts

1982 no Grand Prix starts

1983 125cc P17 · 12 pts

1984 125cc P19 · 4 pts

1985 80cc P8 · 18 pts

1986 80cc P17 · 5 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, 1972–1986 (the rider's racing years)

1972	Anderstorp	10 +1
1973	Hockenheim	2 +12
1973	Anderstorp	6 +5
1973	Jarama	3 +10
1974	Clermont-Ferrand	1 +15
1974	Imola	1 +15
1974	Assen	2 +12
1974	Spa	2 +12
1974	Anderstorp	1 +15
1974	Brno	1 +15
1974	Opatija	1 +15
1974	Montjuïc	1 +15
1975	Imola	6 +5
1975	Assen	10 +1
1975	Imatra	6 +5
1975	Opatija	10 +1
1978	Nürburgring	10 +1
1978	Brno	3 +10
1979	Spa	1 +15
1979	Le Mans	4 +8
1980	Misano	4 +8
1980	Jarama	3 +10
1980	Rijeka	5 +6
1980	Assen	7 +4
1980	Nürburgring	8 +3
1981	Hockenheim	DNF
1981	Rijeka	DNF
1981	Assen	2 +12
1981	Spa	2 +12
1981	Imola	2 +12
1982	Jarama	DNF
1982	Misano	10 +1

1984	Jarama	2 +12
1985	Rijeka	9 +2
1985	Assen	5 +6
1985	Le Mans	3 +10
1985	Misano	DNF
1986	Jarama	DNF
1986	Monza	DNF
1986	Nürburgring	8 +3
1986	Salzburgring	11
1986	Rijeka	12
1986	Assen	11
1986	Silverstone	DNF
1986	Hockenheim	9 +2

1976	Spa	12
1976	Imatra	10 +1
1976	Montjuïc	10 +1
1977	Spa	25