Rob Bron

Rob Bron (16 May 1945 – 5 October 2009) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the Netherlands. He had his best year in 1971 when he finished in third place in the 500cc world championship behind Giacomo Agostini and Keith Turner.[1] Bron died on October 5, 2009.[2]

Rob Bron
Rob Bron (l) and Theo Bult (1971)
NationalityDutch
Born(1945-05-16)16 May 1945
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died5 October 2009(2009-10-05) (aged 64)
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years19701973, 1976
First race1970 50cc Dutch TT
Last race1976 500cc Dutch TT
Team(s)Bron team
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
12 0 5 0 0 89

Career statistics

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 Pos. Pts
1970 50cc Kreidler GER FRA YUG NED
8
BEL DDR CZE ULS NAT SPA 26th 3
500cc Suzuki GER FRA YUG IOM NED
6
BEL DDR FIN ULS NAT SPA 32nd 5
1971 500cc Suzuki AUT GER
2
IOM NED
2
BEL
4
DDR
8
SWE
Ret
FIN
3
ULS
2
NAT SPA 3rd 57
1972 500cc Suzuki GER
Ret
FRA
3
AUT
4
NAT IOM YUG
Ret
NED
DNS
BEL DDR CZE SWE FIN SPA 13th 18
1973 250cc Yamaha FRA AUT GER IOM YUG NED
8
BEL
14
CZE SWE FIN SPA 35th 3
350cc Yamaha FRA
20
AUT GER NAT
Ret
IOM YUG NED
Ret
CZE SWE FIN SPA NC 0
500cc Suzuki FRA AUT GER
14
IOM YUG NED BEL CZE SWE FIN SPA NC 0
1974 350cc Yamaha FRA
Ret
GER AUT NAT IOM NED
Ret
SWE FIN YUG SPA NC 0
500cc Yamaha FRA
Ret
GER AUT
Ret
NAT IOM NED
DNQ
BEL SWE FIN CZE NC 0
1975 350cc Yamaha FRA SPA AUT GER NAT IOM NED
Ret
FIN CZE YUG NC 0
500cc Suzuki FRA AUT GER NAT IOM NED
13
BEL SWE FIN CZE NC 0
1976 350cc Yamaha FRA AUT NAT YUG IOM NED
DNQ
FIN CZE GER SPA NC 0
500cc Yamaha FRA AUT NAT IOM NED
8
BEL SWE FIN
12
CZE GER 34th 3
1977 350cc Yamaha VEN GER NAT SPA FRA YUG NED
19
SWE FIN CZE GBR NC 0
500cc Suzuki VEN AUT GER NAT FRA NED
DNQ
BEL SWE FIN CZE GBR NC 0

References

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