Cornelis Martinus Anthinius Maria Doorakkers (born 2 March 1963 in Gilze, Netherlands) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Doorakkers 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.Cees Doorakkers career statistics at MotoGP.com
In 1991, Doorakkers 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 Pts 1984 250cc Yamaha RSA NAT SPA AUT GER FRA YUG NED17 BEL GBR SWE RSM NC 0 1985 250cc Honda RSA SPADNQ GER28 NAT AUT YUGWD NEDDNQ BELDNQ FRADNQ GBR SWE RSM NC 0 1986 250cc Honda SPA NAT GERDNQ AUT YUG NED17 BEL19 FRA GBRDNQ SWE RSM NC 0 1987 250cc Honda JPN SPA GER NAT AUT YUG NED22 FRA GBRDNQ SWEDNQ CZE RSM POR BRA ARG NC 0 1988 500cc Honda JPN USA SPA EXP NAT GER AUT NEDRet BEL15 YUG FRA GBR SWE CZE BRA 37th 1 1989 500cc Honda JPN AUS USA SPA NAT GER AUT YUG NED15 BEL13 FRA25 GBRRet SWE CZERet BRA 43rd 2.5 1990 500cc Honda JPN USA SPA13 NAT14 GER10 AUT14 YUG7 NED13 BEL15 FRA12 GBR15 SWE12 CZE16 HUN16 AUS12 16th 39 1991 500cc Honda JPN22 AUS14 USA14 SPA13 ITA12 GER11 AUTDNQ EUR13 NED13 FRA12 GBR14 RSM13 CZE13 VDMRet MAL10 14th 40 1992 500cc Harris Yamaha JPNDNQ AUS17 MAL12 SPA17 ITA19 EURRet GER19 NED12 HUN17 FRA13 GBR15 BRA22 RSARet NC 0 1993 500cc Harris Yamaha AUS21 MAL19 JPN23 SPA16 AUTRet GER20 NED21 EUR14 RSMRet GBR19 CZERet ITARet USARet FIM21 37th 2 1994 500cc Harris Yamaha AUS25 MAL19 JPNRet SPA19 AUTRet GER18 NED18 ITA21 FRARet GBR21 CZE20 USA20 ARG18 EUR19 NC 0 1995 500cc Harris Yamaha AUS MAL JPN SPA GER ITA NEDRet FRA GBR CZE BRA ARG EUR NC 0
References
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