Henk van Kessel

Henk van Kessel
Henk van Kessel (r.) with Jan de Vries (1971)
NationalityDutch
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1972 - 1976, 1978 - 1986
First race1972 50cc Swedish Grand Prix
Last race1986 Baden-Württemberg Grand Prix
First win1974 50cc French Grand Prix
Last win1979 50cc Belgian Grand Prix
Team(s)Kreidler
Championships50cc - 1974
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
87 7 25 4 0 422

Henk van Kessel (born 25 June 1946, Mill) is a Dutch former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He won the 1974 F.I.M. 50 cc world championship. He won seven Grand Prix races during his lengthy career.[1][2]

Henk van Kessel in action during the 1974 50cc Dutch TT.
  1. ^ "Henk van Kessel career statistics at MotoGP.com". Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  2. ^ "MOTO-GP-classements 72-050". racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 2022-11-03.