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Biography
Cornelis Martinus Anthinius Maria Doorakkers (born 2 March 1963 in Gilze, Netherlands) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Cees Doorakker was the 250cc Dutch champion in 1984 and 1986. In 1986 he also reached the championship in the 500cc class. Doorakkers raced in the Grand Prix road race world championship between 1984 and 1995. Being a privateer without factory supported machines, he scored only a few points, his best result being a seventh place at the Yugoslavian Grand Prix in Rijeka in 1990. That season he reached a total of 39 points, 16th in the final ranking.
In 1991 he finished the season ranked as the top privateer, ranking 14th overall (40 points). Later years were plagued by lack of money, inferior equipment and bad luck, like the jamming of his new engine in the first race of the season in Australia.
In 1995 Doorakkers decided to retire from Grand Prix motorcycle racing. In 1996 Doorakkers drove 125cc go karts (with transmission) for the Dutch championship and ended up 5th. Later on he began motorcycle racing again with titles in the BOTT-class and Supermono; at the same time he raced in the Alfa Challenge with Alfa Romeo 156 and 147.
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 250cc | Yamaha | RSA | NAT | SPA | AUT | GER | FRA | YUG | NED 17 | BEL | GBR | SWE | RSM | NC | 0 | |||
| 1985 | 250cc | Honda | RSA | SPA | GER 28 | NAT | AUT | YUG | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | SWE | RSM | NC | 0 | |||
| 1986 | 250cc | Honda | SPA | NAT | GER | AUT | YUG | NED 17 | BEL 19 | FRA | GBR | SWE | RSM | NC | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | 250cc | Honda | JPN | SPA | GER | NAT | AUT | YUG | NED 22 | FRA | GBR | SWE | CZE | RSM | POR | BRA | ARG | NC | 0 |
| 1988 | 500cc | Honda | JPN | USA | SPA | EXP | NAT | GER | AUT | NED Ret | BEL 15 | YUG | FRA | GBR | SWE | CZE | BRA | 37th | 1 |
| 1989 | 500cc | Honda | JPN | AUS | USA | SPA | NAT | GER | AUT | YUG | NED 15 | BEL 13 | FRA 25 | GBR Ret | SWE | CZE Ret | BRA | 43rd | 2.5 |
| 1990 | 500cc | Honda | JPN | USA | SPA 13 | NAT 14 | GER 10 | AUT 14 | YUG 7 | NED 13 | BEL 15 | FRA 12 | GBR 15 | SWE 12 | CZE 16 | HUN 16 | AUS 12 | 16th | 39 |
| 1991 | 500cc | Honda | JPN 22 | AUS 14 | USA 14 | SPA 13 | ITA 12 | GER 11 | AUT DNQ | EUR 13 | NED 13 | FRA 12 | GBR 14 | RSM 13 | CZE 13 | VDM Ret | MAL 10 | 14th | 40 |
| 1992 | 500cc | Harris Yamaha | JPN DNQ | AUS 17 | MAL 12 | SPA 17 | ITA 19 | EUR Ret | GER 19 | NED 12 | HUN 17 | FRA 13 | GBR 15 | BRA 22 | RSA Ret | NC | 0 | ||
| 1993 | 500cc | Harris Yamaha | AUS 21 | MAL 19 | JPN 23 | SPA 16 | AUT Ret | GER 20 | NED 21 | EUR 14 | RSM Ret | GBR 19 | CZE Ret | ITA Ret | USA Ret | FIM 21 | 37th | 2 | |
| 1994 | 500cc | Harris Yamaha | AUS 25 | MAL 19 | JPN Ret | SPA 19 | AUT Ret | GER 18 | NED 18 | ITA 21 | FRA Ret | GBR 21 | CZE 20 | USA 20 | ARG 18 | EUR 19 | NC | 0 | |
| 1995 | 500cc | Harris Yamaha | AUS | MAL | JPN | SPA | GER | ITA | NED Ret | FRA | GBR | CZE | BRA | ARG | EUR | NC | 0 |
Achievements
- 5th and 6th in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (motorcycle race)
- 2 times beste privateer World Championship GP road race (1991: 14th; 1990: 16th)
- 2 times Dutch champion 250cc
- Dutch champion 500cc
- 5 times Dutch champion