# Cees van Dongen

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.

## Motorcycle racing career

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. 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. Van Dongen was a 14-time Dutch National Champion in classes ranging from 50 cc to 500 cc.

## Career statistics

Source:

### Grand Prix motorcycle racing
#### Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1961 | 125cc | Yamaha | SPA | GER | FRA | IOM | NED 13 | BEL | DDR | ULS | NAT | SWE | ARG | | | NC | 0 |
| 1962 | 50cc | Honda | SPA | FRA | IOM | NED 8 | BEL | GER | DDR | NAT | FIN | ARG | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1963 | 50cc | Kreidler | SPA | GER | FRA | IOM | NED 8 | BEL | FIN | ARG | JPN | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1963 | 125cc | Honda | SPA | GER | FRA | IOM | NED 7 | BEL | ULS | DDR | FIN | NAT | ARG | JPN | | NC | 0 |
| 1963 | 250cc | Honda | SPA | GER | IOM | NED | BEL 7 | ULS | DDR | NAT | ARG | JPN | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1964 | 50cc | Kreidler | USA | SPA | FRA | IOM | NED 5 | BEL | GER | FIN | JPN | | | | | 10th | 2 |
| 1964 | 125cc | MZ | USA | SPA | FRA | IOM | NED 8 | GER | DDR | ULS | FIN | NAT | JPN | | | NC | 0 |
| 1965 | 50cc | Kreidler | USA | GER | SPA | FRA | IOM | NED 6 | BEL 6 | JPN | | | | | | 14th | 2 |
| 1965 | 250cc | Bultaco | USA | GER | SPA | FRA | IOM | NED 14 | BEL | DDR | CZE | ULS | FIN | NAT | JPN | NC | 0 |
| 1966 | 50cc | Kreidler | SPA | GER 6 | NED | IOM | NAT | JPN | | | | | | | | 13th | 1 |
| 1966 | 125cc | Honda | SPA | GER | NED 8 | DDR | CZE | FIN | ULS | IOM | NAT | JPN | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1967 | 50cc | Honda | SPA | GER | FRA | IOM | NED | BEL 7 | JPN | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1967 | 125cc | Honda | SPA | GER | FRA | IOM | NED 5 | BEL | DDR | CZE | FIN | ULS | NAT | CAN | JPN | 21st | 2 |
| 1968 | 50cc | Kreidler | GER 5 | SPA | IOM | NED | BEL | | | | | | | | | 13th | 2 |
| 1968 | 250cc | Yamaha | GER | SPA | IOM | NED 11 | BEL 16 | DDR | CZE | FIN | ULS | NAT | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1969 | 50cc | Kreidler | SPA | GER | FRA | NED | BEL 4 | DDR | CZE 5 | ULS | NAT | YUG | | | | 11th | 14 |
| 1969 | 125cc | Suzuki | SPA 1 | GER Ret | FRA | IOM | NED Ret | BEL 3 | DDR 5 | CZE 3 | FIN 3 | NAT | YUG | | | 3rd | 51 |
| 1970 | 50cc | Kreidler | GER | FRA 23 | YUG 7 | NED | BEL 8 | DDR | CZE | ULS | NAT | SPA | | | | 16th | 7 |
| 1970 | 125cc | Yamaha | GER | FRA Ret | YUG | IOM | NED DNS | BEL | DDR | CZE | FIN | NAT 3 | SPA 11 | | | 17th | 10 |
| 1970 | 250cc | MZ | GER | FRA 8 | YUG | IOM | | | | | | | | | | 22nd | 10 |
| 1970 | 250cc | Yamaha | | | | | NED 6 | BEL | DDR | CZE | FIN | ULS | NAT | SPA 9 | | 22nd | 10 |
| 1971 | 50cc | Jamathi | AUT | GER | NED | BEL | DDR 5 | CZE | SWE | NAT | SPA | | | | | 22nd | 6 |
| 1971 | 125cc | Yamaha | AUT 6 | GER | IOM | NED Ret | BEL 4 | DDR 5 | CZE | SWE | FIN | NAT | SPA | | | 13th | 19 |
| 1972 | 50cc | Kreidler | GER | NAT | YUG | NED 11 | BEL | DDR | SWE | | | | | | | 29th | 2 |
| 1972 | 50cc | Roton | | | | | | | | SPA 9 | | | | | | 29th | 2 |
| 1972 | 125cc | Yamaha | GER 8 | FRA | AUT | NAT | IOM | YUG | NED 5 | BEL | DDR | CZE | SWE | FIN | SPA 7 | 14th | 13 |
| 1973 | 50cc | Kreidler | GER | NAT | YUG | NED Ret | BEL 10 | SWE | SPA | | | | | | | 28th | 1 |
| 1973 | 125cc | Yamaha | FRA | AUT | GER | NAT | IOM | YUG | NED Ret | BEL 14 | CZE | SWE | FIN | SPA | | NC | 0 |
| 1974 | 50cc | Kreidler | FRA | GER | NAT | NED | BEL 6 | SWE | FIN | CZE | YUG | SPA Ret | | | | 21st | 5 |
| 1974 | 125cc | Yamaha | FRA | GER | AUT | NAT | NED Ret | BEL Ret | SWE | CZE | YUG | SPA | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1975 | 50cc | Kreidler | SPA 8 | GER 11 | NAT | NED Ret | BEL 6 | SWE Ret | FIN 11 | YUG Ret | | | | | | 16th | 8 |
| 1975 | 125cc | Yamaha | FRA DNQ | SPA 13 | AUT Ret | GER 19 | NAT | NED Ret | | | CZE 11 | YUG 7 | | | | 13th | 9 |
| 1975 | 125cc | Bridgestone | | | | | | | BEL 6 | SWE Ret | | | | | | 13th | 9 |
| 1976 | 50cc | Kreidler | FRA 18 | NAT 11 | YUG 8 | NED Ret | BEL 8 | SWE Ret | FIN 8 | GER | SPA Ret | | | | | 15th | 9 |
| 1976 | 125cc | Bridgestone | AUT Ret | NAT Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 11 |
| 1976 | 125cc | Morbidelli | | | YUG 6 | NED 7 | BEL 10 | SWE | FIN DNS | GER | SPA 10 | | | | | 13th | 11 |
| 1977 | 50cc | Kreidler | GER Ret | NAT Ret | SPA | YUG 4 | NED Ret | BEL 12 | SWE Ret | | | | | | | 13th | 8 |
| 1977 | 125cc | Morbidelli | VEN | AUT 17 | GER 25 | NAT DNQ | SPA | FRA | YUG 8 | NED 13 | BEL 9 | SWE Ret | FIN 13 | GBR 21 | | 24th | 5 |
| 1978 | 50cc | Kreidler | SPA 5 | NAT | NED 9 | BEL 9 | GER 20 | CZE 12 | YUG | | | | | | | 15th | 10 |
| 1978 | 125cc | Morbidelli | VEN | SPA 15 | AUT Ret | FRA | NAT | NED 7 | BEL 9 | SWE | FIN | GBR 12 | GER Ret | YUG | | 21st | 6 |
| 1979 | 50cc | Kreidler | GER Ret | NAT | SPA Ret | YUG | NED Ret | BEL 10 | FRA | | | | | | | 28th | 1 |
| 1979 | 125cc | Morbidelli | VEN | AUT | GER 18 | NAT | SPA DNQ | YUG | NED Ret | BEL | SWE | FIN | GBR | CZE | FRA | NC | 0 |
| 1980 | 50cc | Kreidler | NAT | SPA 15 | YUG | NED 15 | BEL | GER | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1980 | 125cc | MBA | NAT | SPA 19 | FRA | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1980 | 125cc | Morbidelli | | | | YUG DNQ | NED 18 | BEL | FIN | GBR | CZE | GER | | | | NC | 0 |