Boet van Dulmen

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Dulmen, not Dulmen.
Boet van Dulmen
Van Dulmen in 1981
NationalityDutch
Born(1948-04-19)19 April 1948
Ammerzoden, Gelderland, Netherlands
Died16 September 2021(2021-09-16) (aged 73)
Ammerzoden, Gelderland, Netherlands
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1974 - 1986
First race1974 250cc Belgian Grand Prix
Last race1986 500cc San Marino Grand Prix
First win1979 500cc Finnish Grand Prix
Last win1979 500cc Finnish Grand Prix
TeamSuzuki
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
84 1 4 1 0 255

Antonius Pius Maria "Boet" van Dulmen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbut fɑn ˈdʏlmə(n)]; 19 May 1948 – 16 September 2021) was a Dutch professional motorcycle road racer.[1] He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing between 1974 and 1986, mostly as a privateer racer.[1][2] Van Dulmen was prominent for his impressive wet weather riding abilities.[2]

Motorcycle racing career

Van Dulmen was born in Ammerzoden, Gelderland, Netherlands, on 19 May 1948.[2] As a child, he was nicknamed "Boet" by his brother.[2] As a teenager, he began to work as an apprentice motorcycle mechanic at a friend's garage and from there developed an interest in motorcycle racing.[2]

At the age of 26, van Dulmen competed in his first World Championship event at the 1974 250cc Belgian Grand Prix riding a MZ motorcycle.[1] He scored the first podium result of his career with a third-place at the 1979 500cc Swedish Grand Prix behind Barry Sheene and Jack Middelburg.[3][4] One week later, van Dulmen defeated Randy Mamola and Sheene at the 1979 500cc Finnish Grand Prix to claim the first and only world championship victory of his career.[5][6] He ended the season ranked sixth the premier 500 class.[1] He also won the Dutch round of the 1979 Formula 750 Championship held at the Assen Circuit.[2][7]

Van Dulmen scored two more podium results in 1981 with a second-place behind the eventual World Champion Marco Lucchinelli at the 1981 Dutch TT, and another second-place behind Barry Sheene at the 1981 500cc Swedish Grand Prix.[8][9][10] At the age of 38, he competed in his final world championship race at the 1986 500cc San Marino Grand Prix.[1]

Together with Wil Hartog and Jack Middelburg, he was part of a contingent of Dutch riders who competed at the highest levels of Grand Prix racing in the late 1970s.[11]

Later life and death

After his motorcycle racing career, van Dulmen started his own transport company.[2] His hometown of Ammerzoden honored him in 2020 with a bronze bust.[2]

Van Dulmen was killed in a road accident in Ammerzoden on 16 September 2021 at the age of 73. He was hit by a delivery van while riding his bicycle and, despite surgical intervention, he died later in hospital.[2][12][13]

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 Pos. Pts
1974 250cc MZ GER NAT IOM NED BEL
26 		SWE FIN
Ret 		CZE
27 		YUG SPA NC 0
350cc Yamaha FRA GER AUT NAT IOM NED
12 		SWE NC 0
MZ FIN
Ret 		YUG SPA
1975 250cc MZ FRA
Ret 		SPA GER NAT IOM NED
DNS 		BEL SWE NC 0
Yamaha FIN
12 		CZE YUG
350cc MZ FRA
12 		SPA NED
Ret 		36th 3
Yamaha AUT
11 		GER NAT IOM FIN
8 		CZE YUG
500cc Yamaha FRA AUT
16 		GER NAT IOM NED BEL SWE FIN CZE NC 0
1976 250cc Yamaha FRA NAT YUG IOM NED BEL
14 		SWE FIN CZE GER SPA
7 		26th 4
350cc Yamaha FRA
Ret 		AUT NAT
8 		YUG IOM NED
Ret 		FIN CZE
Ret 		GER SPA
8 		25th 6
500cc Yamaha FRA
10 		AUT
13 		NAT
Ret 		IOM NED
Ret 		25th 9
Suzuki BEL
13 		SWE FIN
Ret 		CZE
8 		GER
6
1977 500cc Suzuki VEN AUT
Ret 		GER
10 		NAT
9 		FRA
12 		NED BEL SWE FIN CZE
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		27th 3
1978 500cc Suzuki VEN SPA
11 		AUT
8 		FRA
21 		NAT
9 		NED
8 		BEL
Ret 		SWE
11 		FIN
7 		GBR
Ret 		GER
8 		13th 15
1979 500cc Suzuki VEN AUT
NC 		GER
Ret 		NAT
Ret 		SPA
6 		YUG
5 		NED
4 		BEL
DNS 		SWE
3 		FIN
1 		GBR
5 		FRA
Ret 		6th 50
1980 500cc Yamaha NAT
Ret 		SPA
18 		FRA
19 		NED
4 		BEL
9 		FIN
Ret 		GBR
16 		GER
Ret 		14th 10
1981 500cc Yamaha AUT
5 		GER
4 		NAT
4 		FRA
8 		YUG
7 		NED
2 		BEL
5 		RSM
Ret 		GBR
6 		FIN
Ret 		SWE
2 		6th 64
1982 500cc Suzuki ARG
11 		AUT
5 		FRA
DNS 		SPA NAT YUG
11 		GBR
Ret 		SWE
7 		RSM
Ret 		GER
7 		12th 23
Yamaha NED
6 		BEL
7
1983 500cc Suzuki RSA
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		NAT
Ret 		GER
10 		SPA
11 		AUT
10 		YUG
7 		NED
8 		BEL
9 		GBR
8 		SWE
12 		RSM
8 		11th 17
1984 500cc Suzuki RSA
7 		NAT
7 		SPA
5 		AUT
8 		GER
9 		FRA
Ret 		YUG NED BEL
Ret 		GBR
19 		SWE
7 		RSM
9 		8th 25
1985 500cc Honda RSA
18 		SPA
Ret 		GER
10 		NAT
13 		AUT
8 		YUG
14 		NED
4 		BEL
9 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
7 		SWE
14 		RSM
17 		10th 18
1986 500cc Honda SPA
15 		NAT
6 		GER
13 		AUT
10 		YUG
13 		NED
12 		BEL
9 		FRA
14 		GBR
12 		SWE
13 		RSM
18 		12th 8
Sources:[1][14]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Boet van Dulmen at Motorsport Memorial". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  3. ^ "1979 500cc Swedish Grand Prix results at MotoGP.com". motogp.com. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  4. ^ "1979 500cc Swedish Grand Prix results at motorsportmagazine.com". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  5. ^ "1979 500cc Finnish Grand Prix results at MotoGP.com". motogp.com. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  6. ^ "1979 500cc Finnish Grand Prix results at motorsportmagazine.com". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  7. ^ "1979 Formula 750 Championship". racingmemo.fr. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  8. ^ "1981 Dutch TT results at motogp.com". motogp.com. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  9. ^ "1981 Dutch TT results at motorsportmagazine.com". motogp.com. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  10. ^ "1981 500cc Swedish Grand Prix results at motogp.com". motogp.com. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Ryder Notes: Assen Memories". superbikeplanet.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  12. ^ "Boet van Dulmen (73) overleden na verkeersongeval in Ammerzoden" (in Dutch). bommelerwaardgids.nl. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Oud-motorcoureur Boet van Dulmen (73) overleden bij ongeval". NOS (in Dutch). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Boet van Dulmen career statistics at motorsportmagazine.com". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
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