Victor Steeman (15 June 2000 – 11 October 2022) was a Dutch motorcycle racer.[1] He competed in the Supersport 300 World Championship intermittently from 2018 until 2022 when he died from his injuries from a crash at the first race of Portimão round of that season.[2]
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| Born | 15 June 2000 Zevenaar, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 October 2022 (aged 22) Faro, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography edit
Supersport 300 World Championship edit
Born in Zevenaar, Steeman made his world debut in 2018 in the Supersport 300, participating in the last two races of the 2018 season as a replacement rider. Riding the KTM RC 390 R, he scored his first world championship point, and ended in fifteenth position in the Portimão race. The following season, he was brought in as a starting rider for the German team Freudenberg, riding a KTM. He had won first pole position in the Jerez event, which allowed him to start in the lead in both races held during the event. His best position during the season was in Donington with a fourth place finish. He ended the season in fifth place in the overall standings.[3][4]
In 2020, Steeman competed in the German IDM championship in the 600 class. He won both races in Assen and finished the season in fifth position.[5] Steeman then returned for the 2021 season, with Freudenberg riding a KTM. During the Most round in the Czech Republic, Steeman had his second pole position and won his first race.[6][7] He finished the season in tenth place in the standings.[8]
Final season and death edit
In 2022, Steeman moved to the Dutch team MTM Kawasaki. During the Assen round, he won his fourth pole position and his second career victory. He won three more races with the possibility of becoming the overall champion. In the final round on 8 October at the Algarve International Circuit, he suffered a very serious accident in the first race and thus did not finish and was ruled out of the second race.[9] He finished second in the overall standings. Steeman died three days later on 11 October in a hospital in Faro due to injuries sustained from that accident. He was 22 years old[1][10][11] and the second World Supersport 300 rider to die from injuries in a race.[12]
Two days after Steeman's death, his mother Flora van Limbeek died from a heart attack in Lathum, Zevenaar; she was 59 years old.[13][14]
Career statistics edit
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup edit
Races by year edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | JER1 17 |
JER2 20 |
ASS1 8 |
ASS2 Ret |
SAC1 19 |
SAC2 16 |
RBR1 22 |
RBR2 23 |
BRN1 16 |
BRN2 22 |
MIS 19 |
ARA1 15 |
ARA2 19 |
21st | 9 |
| 2017 | JER1 Ret |
JER2 12 |
ASS1 17 |
ASS2 12 |
SAC1 23 |
SAC2 11 |
BRN1 15 |
BRN2 9 |
RBR1 17 |
RBR2 Ret |
MIS 12 |
ARA1 15 |
ARA2 14 |
18th | 28 |
Supersport 300 World Championship edit
Races by year edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | KTM | ESP | NED | ITA | GBR | CZE | ITA | POR 15 |
FRA Ret |
36th | 1 | ||||||||
| 2019 | KTM | ARA 6 |
ASS 10 |
IMO C |
JER 11 |
JER 5 |
MIS 5 |
DON 4 |
POR 10 |
FRA 9 |
LOS Ret |
5th | 69 | ||||||
| 2021 | KTM | SPA 26 |
SPA 18 |
ITA 14 |
ITA 9 |
NED 8 |
NED 8 |
CZE 1 |
CZE 4 |
FRA 8 |
FRA 13 |
SPA Ret |
SPA 25 |
SPA 11 |
SPA 19 |
POR 29 |
POR 14 |
10th | 81 |
| 2022 | Kawasaki | ARA 4 |
ARA 21 |
NED 1 |
NED 8 |
EST 4 |
EST 6 |
ITA 5 |
ITA 3 |
CZE 15 |
CZE 1 |
FRA NC |
FRA 1 |
CAT 8 |
CAT 1 |
POR Ret |
POR DNS |
2nd | 180 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Motorcoureur Victor Steeman overleden na crash in Portugal". telefraaf.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "Nederlandse motorcoureur Steeman (22) overlijdt aan gevolgen crash in Portugal". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Losail, Supersport 300 - Championship Standings" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2021.
- ^ Martin, Eric (2022-10-11). "WSBK Supersport 300 : Victor Steeman nous a quittés". Paddock GP (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "SSP300, MOST: VICTOR STEEMAN VINCE IN SOLITARIA, SECONDO KONIG". motosprint.corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Victor Steeman: The tragic death of a great talent". www.speedweek.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Portimão, Supersport 300 - World Championship - dal sito ufficiale superbike" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2021.
- ^ "2022 SBK 2022. GP del Portogallo. Alvaro Diaz campione della Supersport 300. Ancora in gravissime condizioni Victor Steeman, caduto sabato a Portimao". moto.it (in Italian). 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Nederlandse motorcoureur Steeman (22) overleden na crash in Portugal" (in Dutch). NOS. 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Motorcoureur Victor Steeman overleden na crash: 'Iets waar je altijd bang voor bent'". De Telegraaf. 12 October 2022.
- ^ "World Supersport 300 rider Steeman passes away after crash". motorsport.com. 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Na Victor Steeman ook moeder Flora van Limbeek overleden". racesport.nl. 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Victor Steeman's mother Flora van Limbeek has died, two days after her son's death". crash.net. 14 October 2022.