Wil Hartog
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Wil Hartog (born 28 May 1948) is a Dutch former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1970 to 1981. Hartog was the first Dutch competitor to win a 500cc Grand Prix race.
Motorcycle racing career
Born in Abbekerk, North Holland, Hartog became the first Dutchman to win a 500cc Grand Prix when he claimed a victory at the 1977 Dutch TT.[1] When Suzuki factory team rider Pat Hennen suffered career-ending injuries while competing in the 1978 Isle of Man TT, Hartog was hired as his replacement to help their number one rider, Barry Sheene, defend his world championship.[2] However, Sheene was unhappy when his Hartog won the 1978 Belgian Grand Prix ahead of Kenny Roberts and Sheene in second and third places. He challenged Roberts and Sheene during the 1979 season however, he crashed while leading four Grand Prix races and ended the season ranked fourth in the 500cc World Championship.[3]
Hartog won five Grands Prix during his career.[4] Standing over 1,80 meters tall, he was at a disadvantage against his jockey-sized competitors yet he still managed impressive results. With his penchant for wearing all white riding apparel, he was nicknamed The White Giant.[5]
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To commemorate the fortieth anniversary of his 1977 Dutch TT victory, Hartog was honored during the 2017 Dutch TT by riding a lap of the Assen TT circuit on the motorcycle he won on, accompanied by Freddie Sheene, the son of Hartog's late teammate, on one of his father's motorcycles.
Wil's nephew, Rob Hartog, is a motorcycle racer who has taken part in the Supersport World Championship and the FIM Endurance World Championship.[6][7]
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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| 1970 | 125cc | Yamaha | GER | FRA | YUG | IOM | NED RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL | DDR | CZE | FIN | NAT | SPA | NC | 0 | ||
| 1972 | 250cc | Yamaha | GER | FRA | AUT | NAT | IOM | YUG | NED 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL | DDR | CZE | SWE | FIN | SPA | NC | 0 |
| 500cc | Riemanoc | GER RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FRA | AUT | NAT | IOM | YUG | NC | 0 | ||||||||
| Yamaha | NED RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL | DDR | CZE | SWE | FIN | SPA | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 350cc | Yamaha | FRA | AUT | GER | NAT | IOM | YUG | NED RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CZE | SWE | FIN | SPA | NC | 0 | ||
| 500cc | Yamaha | FRA | AUT | GER | IOM | YUG | NED 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL | CZE | SWE | FIN | SPA | 25th | 8 | |||
| 1974 | 250cc | Yamaha | GER | NAT | IOM | NED 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL | SWE | FIN | CZE | YUG | SPA | NC | 0 | |||
| 350cc | Yamaha | FRA | GER | AUT | NAT | IOM | NED 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SWE | FIN | YUG | SPA | NC | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | 350cc | Yamaha | FRA | SPA | AUT | GER | NAT | IOM | NED 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FIN | CZE | YUG | 26th | 5 | |||
| 500cc | Suzuki | FRA | AUT | GER | NAT | IOM | NED RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL | SWE | FIN | CZE | NC | 0 | ||||
| 1976 | 500cc | Suzuki | FRA | AUT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAT | IOM | NED 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL | SWE RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FIN | CZE | GER | 21st | 10 | |||
| 1977 | 500cc | Suzuki | VEN | AUT DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GER 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FRA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NED 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SWE 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FIN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CZE RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GBR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
10th | 30 | ||
| 1978 | 500cc | Suzuki | VEN | SPA 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AUT 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FRA 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAT 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NED 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SWE 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FIN 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GBR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GER RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
4th | 65 | ||
| 1979 | 500cc | Suzuki | VEN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AUT 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GER 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SPA 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
YUG 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NED 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SWE RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FIN 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GBR 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FRA 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
4th | 66 | |
| 1980 | 500cc | Suzuki | NAT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SPA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FRA | NED 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FIN 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GBR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GER 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
6th | 31 | |||||
| 1981 | 500cc | Suzuki | AUT 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GER 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAT | FRA | YUG | NED | BEL | RSM | GBR | FIN | SWE | 23rd | 2 |
References
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