Cornelis Martinus Anthinius Maria Doorakkers (born 2 March 1963 in Gilze, Netherlands) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Cees Doorakkers
Cees Doorakkers at the 1993 U.S. Grand Prix
NationalityDutch
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1984 - 1995
First race1984 250cc Dutch TT
Last race1995 500cc Dutch TT
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
80 0 0 0 0 84.5

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.[1]

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

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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Races by year

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(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
DNQ
GER
28
NAT AUT YUG
WD
NED
DNQ
BEL
DNQ
FRA
DNQ
GBR SWE RSM NC 0
1986 250cc Honda SPA NAT GER
DNQ
AUT YUG NED
17
BEL
19
FRA GBR
DNQ
SWE RSM NC 0
1987 250cc Honda JPN SPA GER NAT AUT YUG NED
22
FRA GBR
DNQ
SWE
DNQ
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

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Achievements

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  • 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