Jan de Vries

Jan de Vries (5 January 1944 – 14 January 2021) was a Dutch Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was born in Sint Jacobiparochie, Netherlands.

In 1971, he became the first Dutchman to win a F.I.M. world championship. In 1973, he won another 50 cc world championship.[1]

He lost the 1972 world championship to Angel Nieto by the narrowest of margins.

Vries died on 14 January 2021 of cardiac arrest in Purmerend, Netherlands at the age of 77.[2]

References
  1. Jan de Vries career statistics Archived 2020-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. Motogp.com. Retrieved on 2016-07-25.
  2. "Tweevoudig wereldkampioen Jan de Vries (77) overleden" [Two-time world champion Jan de Vries (77) passed away]. Racesport.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 January 2021.


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