Boet van Dulmen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbut vɑn ˈdʏlmən]; 19 May 1948 – 16 September 2021) was a Dutch Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Together with Wil Hartog and Jack Middelburg, he was part of a contingent of Dutch riders who competed at the highest levels of Grand Prix racing in the late 1970s.[1] Van Dulmen was known for his skill of riding in wet weather. In 1979, he won his only 500cc race at the Finnish Grand Prix.[2]
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Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ammerzoden, Gelderland, Netherlands | 19 April 1948||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 16 September 2021 Ammerzoden, Gelderland, Netherlands | (aged 73)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career statistics edit
Grand Prix motorcycle racing edit
Races by year edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Death edit
Van Dulmen was killed in a road accident on 16 September 2021. He was hit by a delivery van while riding his bicycle and, despite surgical intervention, he died later in hospital. [3][4]
References edit
- ^ "Ryder Notes: Assen Memories". superbikeplanet.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ "Boet van Dulmen". MotoGP.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ "Boet van Dulmen (73) overleden na verkeersongeval in Ammerzoden" (in Dutch). bommelerwaardgids.nl. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Oud-motorcoureur Boet van Dulmen (73) overleden bij ongeval". NOS (in Dutch). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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