{{Short description|Dutch motorcycle racer}} {{Infobox motorcycle rider | image = Training TT van Assen Jack Middelburg , kop, Bestanddeelnr 930-8989.jpg | caption = Middelburg at the [[1980 Dutch TT]] | name = Jack Middelburg | nationality = Dutch | GP Active years = [[1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1977]] - [[1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1983]] | GP Teams = [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | GP Race Starts = 37 | GP Championships = 0 | GP Race Wins = 2 | GP Podiums = 4 | GP Total Points = 141 | GP Poles = 2 | GP Fastest laps = 1 | GP First race = [[1977 Dutch TT|1977 350 cc Dutch TT]] | GP First win = [[1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1980]] 500 cc [[Dutch TT]] | GP Last win = [[1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1981]] 500 cc [[British motorcycle Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]] | GP Last race = [[1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1983]] 500 cc [[San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]] | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1952|4|30|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Naaldwijk]], [[Netherlands]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1984|4|3|1952|4|30}} | death_place = [[Groningen]], Netherlands }}
'''Jack Middelburg''' (30 April 1952 – 3 April 1984) was a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] professional [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]]. Together with [[Wil Hartog]] and [[Boet van Dulmen]], he was part of a contingent of Dutch riders who competed at the highest levels of Grand Prix racing in the late 1970s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2007/Dec/071207w3.htm |title=Ryder Notes: Assen Memories |publisher=superbikeplanet.com |access-date=11 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305053734/http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2007/Dec/071207w3.htm |archive-date=5 March 2012 }}</ref> Middelburg never earned a factory-sponsored race bike, yet managed to post some impressive results.
==Motorcycling career== [[File:Duwstart boet jack.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Jack Middelburg (Left) with Boet van Dulmen on the starting line at a race in Heeswijk in 1982]] Middelburg became the second Dutchman to win the [[1980 Dutch TT|Dutch TT]] in {{MGP|1980}}, and in {{MGP|1981}} he pulled off an unexpected upset when he defeated the defending world champion, [[Kenny Roberts]], at the [[1981 British motorcycle Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]] at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Middelburg In Upset |agency=Associated Press |work=Daytona Beach Morning Journal |page=4 |date=2 August 1981 |access-date=8 December 2010 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cvwwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8-AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2385,1840811&dq=jack+middelburg&hl=en}}</ref> His British Grand Prix victory aboard a [[Suzuki RG 500 gamma|Suzuki RG500]] was the last time a [[Privateer (motorsport)|privateer]] competitor won a 500cc Grand Prix race, as motorcycle Grand Prix racing became increasingly professional during the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://amcn.com.au/editorial/rg-bargy-suzuki-rg500/# |title=SUZUKI RG500: RG BARGY |date=14 June 2020 |publisher=amcn.com |accessdate=27 May 2024 }}</ref> His best years were in {{MGP|1979}} and 1981, when he finished in seventh place in the 500cc world championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Jack+Middelburg |title=Jack Middelburg |publisher=MotoGP.com |access-date=11 December 2010 |archive-date=17 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717012908/http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Jack+Middelburg |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[File:Motorraces Zandvoort, meetellend voor Nederlandse kampioenschappen Jack Middelb, Bestanddeelnr 929-7558.jpg|thumb|left|Middelburg (1) competing in a 350cc Dutch National Championship race at the [[Circuit Zandvoort|Zandvoort Circuit]] in 1978]] [[File:Begrafenis van verongelukte motorcoureur Jack Middelburg in Naaldwijk, Bestanddeelnr 932-9258.jpg|thumb|left|[[Wil Hartog]] (Carrying Middelburg's helmet), leads pall bearers during Middelburg's funeral.]]
Middelburg was killed while competing in a [[street circuit]] race in [[Tolbert, Netherlands|Tolbert]], Netherlands in 1984.<ref>[http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1468 Jack Middelburg career profile at Motorsport Memorial]</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cycle Racer Dies Of Injuries |work=The Modesto Bee |page=6 |date=4 April 1984 |access-date=11 December 2010 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JA4kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ntMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=831,2778405&dq=jack+middelburg&hl=en |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714065806/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JA4kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ntMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=831,2778405&dq=jack+middelburg&hl=en |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 14, 2012 }}</ref> On 2 April, he lost control of his motorcycle, and was run over by [[Boet van Dulmen]]. He was rushed to hospital,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=tolbert+Jack+Middelburg&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:011205960:mpeg21:a0314&resultsidentifier=ddd:011205960:mpeg21:a0314&rowid=1 |title=Jumping Jack zwaar gewond |website=De Telegraaf |date=2 April 1984 |access-date=7 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> and died a day later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=tolbert+Jack+Middelburg&coll=ddd&identifier=ABCDDD:010819642:mpeg21:a0261&resultsidentifier=ABCDDD:010819642:mpeg21:a0261&rowid=4 |title=Middelburg bezwijkt aan verwondingen |website=Trouw |date=4 April 1984 |language=nl|access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref> {{Clear}}
==Career statistics==
===Grand Prix motorcycle racing===
====Races by year==== ([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" ! Year ! Class ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} ! Pts |- ! rowspan=2| [[1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1977]] ! 350cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | [[1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|VEN]] | | [[1977 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] | [[1977 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] | [[1977 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]] | [[1977 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] | [[1977 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1977 Dutch TT|NED]]<br/><small>11</small> | | [[1977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] | [[1977 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] | [[1977 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] | [[1977 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] ! NC ! 0 |- ! 500cc ! [[Suzuki]] | [[1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|VEN]] | [[1977 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] | [[1977 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] | [[1977 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] | | [[1977 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1977 Dutch TT|NED]]<br/><small>11</small> | [[1977 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] | [[1977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] | [[1977 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] | [[1977 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] | [[1977 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] ! NC ! 0 |- ! rowspan=2| [[1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1978]] ! 350cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | [[1978 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|VEN]] | |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| [[1978 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br/><small>DNQ</small> | [[1978 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] | [[1978 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1978 Dutch TT|NED]]<br/><small>13</small> | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br/><small>Ret</small> | [[1978 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1978 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br/><small>16</small> | [[1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] | [[1978 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] | [[1978 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] ! NC ! 0 |- ! 500cc ! [[Suzuki]] | [[1978 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|VEN]] | [[1978 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]] |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1978 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br/><small>Ret</small> | [[1978 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] | [[1978 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1978 Dutch TT|NED]]<br/><small>15</small> | [[1978 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br/><small>13</small> | [[1978 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1978 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br/><small>14</small> |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br/><small>11</small> | | ! NC ! 0 |- ! [[1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1979]] ! 500cc ! [[Suzuki]] | [[1979 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|VEN]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1979 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br/><small>15</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1979 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br/><small>7</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1979 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br/><small>7</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]<br/><small>7</small> |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1979 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br/><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1979 Dutch TT|NED]]<br/><small>7</small> |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br/><small>DNS</small> |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1979 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br/><small>2</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''[[1979 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]''<br/><small>4</small> |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1979 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br/><small>DNS</small> | [[1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] | ! 7th ! 36 |- ! [[1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1980]] ! 500cc ! [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1980 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br/><small>DNS</small> |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1980 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]<br/><small>15</small> |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1980 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br/><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[1980 Dutch TT|NED]]'''<br/><small>1</small> |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br/><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1980 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br/><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1980 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br/><small>9</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1980 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br/><small>8</small> | | | | | ! 9th ! 20 |- ! [[1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1981]] ! 500cc ! [[Suzuki]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br/><small>8</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br/><small>8</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br/><small>7</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br/><small>9</small> |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1981 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br/><small>DNS</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Dutch TT|NED]]<br/><small>5</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br/><small>6</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]<br/><small>7</small> |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1981 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br/><small>1</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1981 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]]<br/><small>4</small> |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1981 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br/><small>3</small> | | ! 7th ! 60 |- ! [[1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1982]] ! 500cc ! [[Suzuki]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]]<br/><small>9</small> |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1982 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br/><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1982 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br/><small>DNS</small> |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1982 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]<br/><small>Ret</small> | [[1982 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1982 Dutch TT|NED]]<br/><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1982 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]'''<br/><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br/><small>6</small> | [[1982 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] | [[1982 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]<br/><small>5</small> |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1982 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br/><small>Ret</small> | ! 16th ! 13 |- ! [[1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1983]] ! 500cc ! [[Honda]] | [[South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br/><small>10</small> |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br/><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1983 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br/><small>11</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]]<br/><small>8</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]]<br/><small>8</small> |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1983 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]]<br/><small>11</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 Dutch TT|NED]]<br/><small>6</small> |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br/><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]<br/><small>Ret</small> |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1983 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br/><small>DNS</small> |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]<br/><small>Ret</small> | ! 12th ! 12 |}
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