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

Riders

Jan De Vries (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Bert Verhoeff for Anefo · CC0 · 1971 · Wikimedia Commons

Jan De Vries

Nationality
Netherlands Netherlands
Bike
Kreidler
Born
January 5, 1944(age 82)

Photos (35)

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Assen in 1968.

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In 50cc (1968–1973): 29 starts, 12 wins, 22 podiums.

First podium: Hockenheim 1969 (50cc). First win: Monza 1970 (50cc). World champion: 1971 50cc, 1973 50cc.

In all, 29 Grand Prix starts, 12 wins and 22 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 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1968 50cc (TT) / 1970 125cc (NAT)

Season by season

50cc125cc ★ Champion

11020301968196919701971197219731969 50cc: P4 / 64 pts / 0 wins1970 50cc: P5 / 60 pts / 1 wins1971 50cc: P1 / 75 pts / 5 wins ★1972 50cc: P2 / 69 pts / 3 wins1973 50cc: P1 / 60 pts / 5 wins ★50cc1970 125cc: P36 / 4 pts / 0 wins125cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1968–1973 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1968–1973 ★ 2 titles (1971, 1973)
Win rate38.9%
Podium rate75.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.2

395 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1970–1970
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.0

4 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, 1968–1973 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1968. Of the 43 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

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 37 races · 50cc / 125cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Monza (average P1.0, 3 races)

Monza50cc 3avg P1.0
Salzburgring50cc 1avg P1.0
Nürburgring50cc 1avg P1.0
Hockenheim50cc 2avg P1.5
Jarama50cc 3avg P1.7
Anderstorp50cc 3avg P1.7
Opatija50cc 3avg P2.0
Spa50cc 4avg P2.5
Imola50cc 2avg P2.5
Montjuïc50cc 2avg P2.5
Assen50cc 4 · 125cc 1avg P3.4
Sachsenring50cc 3avg P4.0
Ulster50cc 2avg P4.0
Brno50cc 2avg P9.0
Le Mans50cc 1avg P22.0

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 36 races · 1968–1973

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 50cc, best at Monza (average P1.0, 3 races)

Monza3 racesavg P1.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P1.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0
Hockenheim2 racesavg P1.5
Jarama3 racesavg P1.7
Anderstorp3 racesavg P1.7
Opatija3 racesavg P2.0
Assen4 racesavg P2.5
Spa4 racesavg P2.5
Imola2 racesavg P2.5
Montjuïc2 racesavg P2.5
Sachsenring3 racesavg P4.0
Ulster2 racesavg P4.0
Brno2 racesavg P9.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P22.0

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

125cc 1 races · 1970

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1968–1973 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Every race

79.5%Start rate (35/44)
1Longest run of absences (races)
11Longest run of starts (races)
94.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1969 50cc P4 · 64 pts
1970 50cc P5 · 60 pts
1971 50cc P1 · 75 pts
1972 50cc P2 · 69 pts
1973 50cc P1 · 60 pts

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? 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, 1968–1973 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

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