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{{short description|Dutch motorcycle racer}}
{{Short description|Dutch motorcycle racer (1944–2021)}}
{{Infobox motorcycle rider
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|image = Jan de Vries (1971).jpg
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|name = Jan de Vries
|name = Jan de Vries
|birth_date = {{birth-date|5 January 1944}}
|birth_date = {{birth-date|5 January 1944}}
|birth_place = [[Sint Jacobiparochie]], the Netherlands
|birth_place = [[Sint Jacobiparochie]], Netherlands
|death_date = {{death-date and age|14 January 2021|5 January 1944}}
|death_date = {{death-date and age|14 January 2021|5 January 1944}}
|death_place = [[Purmerend]], Netherlands
|nationality = Dutch
|nationality = Dutch
|GP Active years = [[1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1968]]–[[1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1973]]
|GP Active years = [[1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1968]]–[[1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1973]]
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'''Jan de Vries''' (5 January 1944 – 14 January 2021<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racesport.nl/tweevoudig-wereldkampioen-jan-de-vries-77-overleden/|title=Tweevoudig wereldkampioen Jan de Vries (77) overleden|trans-title=Two-time world champion Jan de Vries (77) passed away|access-date=17 January 2021|language=Dutch|website=Racesport.nl}}</ref>) was a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]]. In [[1971 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1971]] he became the first Dutchman to win a [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|F.I.M.]] [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|world championship]] when he claimed the [[50 cc]] title. In [[1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1973]] he won another 50 cc world championship.<ref>[http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Jan+de+Vries Jan de Vries career statistics]. Motogp.com. Retrieved on 2016-07-25.</ref>
'''Jan de Vries''' (5 January 1944 – 14 January 2021<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racesport.nl/tweevoudig-wereldkampioen-jan-de-vries-77-overleden/|title=Tweevoudig wereldkampioen Jan de Vries (77) overleden|trans-title=Two-time world champion Jan de Vries (77) passed away|access-date=17 January 2021|language=Dutch|website=Racesport.nl|date=17 January 2021 }}</ref>) was a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]].


==Career==
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He lost the [[1972 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1972]] world championship to [[Angel Nieto]] by the narrowest of margins. The two riders ended the season tied with 69 points and three victories apiece. The championship was decided on aggregate times, with Nieto given the title by mere seconds.<ref>[http://www.madmalc.screaming.net/50cc%20Motorcycle%20Racing.htm 50cc racing]. Madmalc.screaming.net. Retrieved on 2016-07-25.</ref>
In [[1971 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1971]] he became the first Dutchman to win a [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|F.I.M.]] [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|world championship]] when he claimed the [[50 cc]] title. In [[1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1973]] he won another 50 cc world championship.<ref>[http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Jan+de+Vries Jan de Vries career statistics]. Motogp.com. Retrieved on 2016-07-25.</ref>

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He lost the [[1972 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1972]] world championship to [[Angel Nieto]] by the narrowest of margins. The two riders ended the season tied with 69 points and three victories apiece. The championship was decided on aggregate times, with Nieto given the title by mere seconds.<ref>[http://www.madmalc.screaming.net/50cc%20Motorcycle%20Racing.htm 50cc racing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101224423/http://www.madmalc.screaming.net/50cc%20Motorcycle%20Racing.htm |date=2013-11-01 }}. Madmalc.screaming.net. Retrieved on 2016-07-25.</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:50cc race. Links Jan de Vries , rechts Henk van Kessel lopen terug na valpartij., Bestanddeelnr 924-6804.jpg|Jan de Vries after a crash in [[Assen]] in 1971, to the right is [[Henk van Kessel]].
File:Jan de Vries (Van Veen Kreidler).jpg|Jan de Vries on his 50cc racer 1971.
File:Jan de Vries en Jos Schurgers (1971).jpg|Jan de Vries and [[Jos Schurgers]] 1971.
File:Wim 005.JPG|[[Kreidler]] 50cc racer.
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Jan de Vries (motorcyclist)}}
{{Commons category|Jan de Vries (motorcyclist)}}
*[http://www.madmalc.screaming.net/50cc%20Motorcycle%20Racing.htm 50cc racing page]
*[http://www.madmalc.screaming.net/50cc%20Motorcycle%20Racing.htm 50cc racing page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101224423/http://www.madmalc.screaming.net/50cc%20Motorcycle%20Racing.htm |date=2013-11-01 }}


{{50 cc Motorcycle World Champions}}
{{50 cc Motorcycle World Champions}}

Latest revision as of 19:09, 28 April 2023

Jan de Vries
Jan de Vries in 1971
NationalityDutch
Born5 January 1944 (1944-01-05)
Sint Jacobiparochie, Netherlands
Died14 January 2021 (2021-01-15) (aged 77)
Purmerend, Netherlands
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1968–1973
First race1968 50cc Dutch TT
Last race1973 50cc Spanish Grand Prix
First win1970 50cc Nations Grand Prix
Last win1973 50cc Spanish Grand Prix
Team(s)Kreidler, MZ
Championships50cc - 1971, 1973
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
36 14 27 0 13 332

Jan de Vries (5 January 1944 – 14 January 2021[1]) was a Dutch Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Career

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In 1971 he became the first Dutchman to win a F.I.M. world championship when he claimed the 50 cc title. In 1973 he won another 50 cc world championship.[2]

He lost the 1972 world championship to Angel Nieto by the narrowest of margins. The two riders ended the season tied with 69 points and three victories apiece. The championship was decided on aggregate times, with Nieto given the title by mere seconds.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Tweevoudig wereldkampioen Jan de Vries (77) overleden" [Two-time world champion Jan de Vries (77) passed away]. Racesport.nl (in Dutch). 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ Jan de Vries career statistics. Motogp.com. Retrieved on 2016-07-25.
  3. ^ 50cc racing Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. Madmalc.screaming.net. Retrieved on 2016-07-25.
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