Wilco Zeelenberg
Wilco Zeelenberg (born 19 August 1966) is a Dutch former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and current race team manager with the CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team.
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Born in Bleiswijk, he began racing motorcycles in motocross competitions before switching to road racing. Zeelenberg made his Grand Prix debut in the 80cc class in 1986. He won his first and only world championship race at the 1990 250cc German Grand Prix. His best season was in 1991, when he finished the season ranked fourth in the 250cc world championship riding a Honda.[1]
Zeelenberg managed the Yamaha factory racing team in the Supersport World Championship with riders Cal Crutchlow and Fabien Foret.[2] Crutchlow claimed the 2009 Supersport World Championship. In 2010, Zeelenberg took on the role as team manager for Jorge Lorenzo in the Yamaha MotoGP team.[3] He later served the same role for Maverick Viñales after Lorenzo's departure from the squad.[4]
With the new entry of the Petronas Yamaha SRT into MotoGP, Zeelenberg moved to become team manager with the new Yamaha satellite team.[4]
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 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 80cc | Huvo-Casal | SPA | GER | NAT | YUG | NED 12 |
FRA | RSM | NC | 0 | ||||||||
| 1986 | 80cc | Casal | SPA | NAT | GER | AUT | YUG | NED Ret |
GBR 9 |
RSM 15 |
BWU 5 |
11th | 8 | ||||||
| 1987 | 80cc | Casal | SPA 18 |
GER 18 |
NAT 12 |
AUT 16 |
YUG DNS |
NED 18 |
GBR Ret |
CZE 19 |
RSM 18 |
POR 15 |
NC | 0 | |||||
| 125cc | Casal | SPA DNS |
GER NC |
NAT | AUT | NED DNQ |
FRA | GBR | SWE | CZE DNQ |
RSM | POR | NC | 0 | |||||
| 1988 | 250cc | Yamaha | JPN | USA | SPA | EXP | NAT | GER | AUT | NED 15 |
BEL 26 |
YUG | FRA | GBR 18 |
SWE 12 |
CZE | BRA | 38th | 5 |
| 1989 | 250cc | Honda | JPN | AUS | USA | SPA 10 |
NAT 14 |
GER 14 |
AUT 15 |
YUG 9 |
NED 8 |
BEL 19 |
FRA Ret |
GBR 10 |
SWE 12 |
CZE 11 |
BRA | 13th | 41 |
| 1990 | 250cc | Honda | JPN 3 |
USA 3 |
SPA 22 |
NAT 3 |
GER 1 |
AUT 4 |
YUG DNS |
NED 3 |
BEL Ret |
FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
SWE 8 |
CZE 8 |
HUN 9 |
AUS 5 |
5th | 127 |
| 1991 | 250cc | Honda | JPN 3 |
AUS 4 |
USA 2 |
SPA Ret |
ITA 5 |
GER 3 |
AUT 3 |
EUR 4 |
NED 3 |
FRA 7 |
GBR 5 |
RSM 5 |
CZE Ret |
VDM 4 |
MAL Ret |
4th | 158 |
| 1992 | 250cc | Suzuki | JPN 7 |
AUS 4 |
MAL 7 |
SPA 14 |
ITA 5 |
EUR Ret |
GER | NED 11 |
HUN 5 |
FRA 7 |
GBR Ret |
BRA 11 |
RSA 22 |
11th | 38 | ||
| 1993 | 250cc | Aprilia | AUS 11 |
MAL Ret |
JPN 16 |
SPA 6 |
AUT Ret |
GER Ret |
NED 7 |
EUR 8 |
RSM Ret |
GBR 11 |
CZE 12 |
ITA 9 |
USA Ret |
FIM 14 |
13th | 50 | |
| 1994 | 250cc | Honda | AUS 9 |
MAL 9 |
JPN Ret |
SPA 9 |
AUT Ret |
GER 10 |
NED 3 |
ITA 9 |
FRA 10 |
GBR 11 |
CZE 9 |
USA 9 |
ARG 11 |
EUR 12 |
11th | 84 | |
| 1995 | 250cc | Honda | AUS | MAL | JPN | SPA | GER | ITA | NED Ret |
FRA | GBR | CZE | BRA | ARG | EUR | NC | 0 |
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Yamaha | SMR 16 |
GBR 7 |
GER 7 |
ITA 19 |
EUR 10 |
AUT 7 |
NED 1 |
GER 4 |
SPA 12 |
JPN 12 |
INA 11 |
9th | 84 |
| 1998 | Yamaha | GBR 7 |
ITA 5 |
SPA 5 |
GER 6 |
SMR Ret |
RSA 13 |
USA 7 |
EUR 18 |
AUT 5 |
NED Ret |
8th | 64 | |
| 1999 | Yamaha | RSA 8 |
GBR Ret |
SPA Ret |
ITA 1 |
GER 14 |
SMR 10 |
USA 8 |
EUR 15 |
AUT 3 |
NED 10 |
GER 9 |
9th | 79 |
| 2000 | Yamaha | AUS 7 |
JPN 15 |
GBR Ret |
ITA 14 |
GER 13 |
SMR 16 |
SPA 15 |
EUR 25 |
NED 9 |
GER 16 |
GBR Ret |
20th | 23 |
External links
References
- Wilco Zeelenberg career statistics at MotoGP.com
- Yamaha World Supersport team
- Yamaha MotoGP Team at www.yamaha-racing.com Archived 2008-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Morrison, Neil (12 June 2019). "Exclusive: Wilco Zeelenberg Interview". Crash.net. Retrieved 8 January 2021.