Jack Middelburg

Jack Middelburg

Middelburg at the 1980 Dutch TT
Nationality Netherlands Dutch
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1977 - 1983
First race1977 350 cc Dutch TT
Last race1983 500 cc San Marino Grand Prix
First win1980 500 cc Dutch TT
Last win1981 500 cc British Grand Prix
Team(s)Yamaha
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
37 2 4 2 1 141

Jack Middelburg (30 April 1952, in Naaldwijk – 3 April 1984, in Groningen) was a Dutch professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Together with Wil Hartog and Boet van Dulmen, he was part of a contingent of Dutch riders who competed at the highest levels of Grand Prix racing in the late 1970s.[1] Middelburg never earned a factory-sponsored race bike, yet managed to post some impressive results.

Jack Middelburg (Left) with Boet van Dulmen on the starting line at a race in Heeswijk in 1982

He became the second Dutchman to win the Dutch TT in 1980, and in 1981 he pulled off an unexpected upset when he defeated the defending world champion, Kenny Roberts at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.[2] His best years were in 1979 and 1981, when he finished in seventh place in the 500cc world championships.[3] Middelburg was the last privateer to win a motorcycle Grand Prix in the 500cc class.

Middelburg was killed while competing in a road circuit race in Tolbert, the Netherlands in 1984.[4][5]

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points Rank Wins
1977 350cc Yamaha VEN
-		 AUT
-		 GER
-		 NAT
-		 ESP
-		 FRA
-		 YUG
-		 NED
11		 SWE
-		 FIN
-		 CZE
-		 GBR
-		 0 — 0
500cc Suzuki VEN
-		 AUT
-		 GER
-		 NAT
-		 FRA
-		 NED
11		 BEL
-		 SWE
-		 FIN
-		 CZE
-		 GBR
-		 0 — 0
1978 500cc Suzuki VEN
-		 ESP
-		 AUT
-		 FRA
-		 NAT
-		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 SWE
-		 FIN
-		 GBR
14		 GER
11		 0 — 0
1979 500cc Suzuki VEN
-		 AUT
15		 GER
7		 NAT
7		 ESP
7		 YUG
NC		 NED
7		 BEL
DNS		 SWE
2		 FIN
4		 GBR
-		 FRA
-		 36 7th 0
1980 500cc Yamaha NAT
-		 ESP
15		 FRA
-		 NED
1		 BEL
-		 FIN
-		 GBR
9		 GER
8		 20 9th 1
1981 500cc Suzuki AUT
8		 GER
8		 NAT
7		 FRA
9		 YUG
-		 NED
5		 BEL
6		 RSM
7		 GBR
1		 FIN
4		 SWE
3		 60 7th 1
1982 500cc Suzuki ARG
9		 AUT
-		 FRA
-		 ESP
-		 NAT
-		 NED
-		 BEL
NC		 YUG
6		 GBR
-		 SWE
-		 RSM
5		 GER
-		 13 16th 0
1983 500cc Honda RSA
10		 FRA
-		 NAT
NC		 GER
11		 ESP
8		 AUT
8		 YUG
11		 NED
6		 BEL
NC		 GBR
NC		 SWE
-		 RSM
NC		 12 12th 0

References

  1. ↑ "Ryder Notes: Assen Memories". superbikeplanet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Middelburg In Upset". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. 2 August 1981. p. 4. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Jack Middelburg". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Jack Middelburg career profile at Motorsport Memorial
  5. ↑ "Cycle Racer Dies Of Injuries". The Modesto Bee. 4 April 1984. p. 6. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
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