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.

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.

[2] 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.

[2] Source:[1] (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Cees van Dongen (29) and Kent Andersson (23) pursue Dieter Braun (7), in the 1969 125cc Dutch TT
Kent Andersson (23) and Dieter Braun (7) pursue van Dongen (29) in the 1969 125cc Dutch TT. Eventual winner, Dave Simmonds , follows behind an obscured rider.