Jack Middelburg


Jack Middelburg 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. Middelburg never earned a factory-sponsored race bike, yet managed to post some impressive results.

Motorcycling career

Middelburg 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. His best years were in 1979 and 1981, when he finished in seventh place in the 500cc world championships. Middelburg was the last privateer to win a motorcycle Grand Prix in the 500cc class.
Middelburg was killed while competing in a street circuit race in Tolbert, the Netherlands in 1984.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year

YearClassBike12345678910111213Pts
1977350ccYamahaVENGERNATSPAFRAYUGNED
11		SWEFINCZEGBRNC0
1977500ccSuzukiVENAUTGERNATFRANED
11		BELSWEFINCZEGBRNC0
1978350ccYamahaVENAUT
DNQ		FRANATNED
13		SWE
Ret		FINGBR
16		GERCZEYUGNC0
1978500ccSuzukiVENSPAAUT
Ret		FRANATNED
15		BELSWE
13		FINGBR
14		GER
11		NC0
1979500ccSuzukiVENAUT
15		GER
7		NAT
7		SPA
7		YUG
Ret		NED
7		BEL
DNS		SWE
2		FIN
4		GBR
DNS		FRA7th36
1980500ccYamahaNAT
DNS		SPA
15		FRA
Ret		NED
1		BEL
Ret		FIN
Ret		GBR
9		GER
8		9th20
1981500ccSuzukiAUT
8		GER
8		NAT
7		FRA
9		YUG
DNS		NED
5		BEL
6		RSM
7		GBR
1		FIN
4		SWE
3		7th60
1982500ccSuzukiARG
9		AUT
Ret		FRA
DNS		SPA
Ret		NATNED
Ret		BEL
Ret		YUG
6		GBRSWERSM
5		GER
Ret		16th13
1983500ccHondaRSAFRA
10		NAT
Ret		GER
11		SPA
8		AUT
8		YUG
11		NED
6		BEL
Ret		GBR
Ret		SWE
DNS		RSM
Ret		12th12