Gerrit Wolsink

Gerrit Wolsink
Wolsink in 1979
Nationality	Dutch
Born	3 March 1947 (1947-03-03) (age 78) Hengelo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Motocross career
Years active	1968-1979, 1981
Teams	Suzuki
Wins	14

Gerrit Wolsink (born 3 March 1947) is a Dutch former professional Grand Prix motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1968 to 1981. Wolsink was one of the top competitors in the 500cc Motocross World Championships, placing as the runner-up twice along with two third-place finishes. Wolsink is notable for being a five-time winner of the 500cc United States Grand Prix of motocross. ^{[1] [2]}

Motocross career

Born in Hengelo, Gelderland, Wolsink was a dentist by training but, chose a career in motorcycle racing. ^[2] He began competing on the Grand Prix motocross circuit in 1968 as a privateer on a Husqvarna motorcycle. In 1974 he was contracted ride for the Suzuki factory racing team as Roger De Coster's teammate. He finished third in the 500cc world championship in 1975 and 1977 and second in 1976 and 1979. ^[3]

In 1979 he was the double for Rutger Hauer in the motocross scenes in the Paul Verhoeven film Spetters. ^[4] Wolsink also competed in enduro events and was a member of the winning Dutch team at the 1984 International Six Days Enduro. ^[5]

Motocross Grand Prix Results

Points system from 1952 to 1968:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1969 to 1980:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Year	Class	Team	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		Pos	Pts
			R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
1968	500cc	Husqvarna	AUT 11	AUT -	ITA -	ITA -	SWE -	SWE -	FIN -	FIN -	GDR -	GDR -	CZE -	CZE -	UK -	UK -	GER -	GER -	FRA -	FRA -	NED 9	NED 4	BEL 25	BEL 16	LUX -	LUX -	CH -	CH -	22nd	2
1969	500cc	Husqvarna	AUT 10	AUT 10	SWE -	SWE 4	NED 30	NED 7	ITA -	ITA -	CZE -	CZE -	USR -	USR -	GER -	GER -	BEL 14	BEL 11	LUX 12	LUX 9	FRA 7	FRA 7	CH 19	CH 5	GDR 12	GDR 20			17th	13
1970	500cc	Husqvarna	CH 7	CH 7	AUT -	AUT -	NED 9	NED 5	FRA -	FRA -	FIN 4	FIN 7	SWE -	SWE -	CZE -	CZE -	USR -	USR -	GER -	GER 9	GDR 5	GDR 7	BEL 13	BEL -	LUX 6	LUX 3			10th	28
1971	500cc	Husqvarna	ITA 6	ITA 8	AUT -	AUT -	SWE 9	SWE -	FIN -	FIN 4	CZE 10	CZE -	USR -	USR -	GDR -	GDR -	UK -	UK -	GER -	GER -	BEL 8	BEL 6	LUX 10	LUX 2	NED 3	NED 3			12th	21
1972	500cc	Husqvarna	AUT 5	AUT 10	CH 7	CH 4	SWE 8	SWE -	FRA 4	FRA 8	USR -	USR -	CZE -	CZE -	UK 8	UK 5	GER 3	GER -	GDR 12	GDR -	BEL 7	BEL 6	LUX 4	LUX 12					10th	32
1973	500cc	Maico	FRA 6	FRA 2	AUT -	AUT -	FIN -	FIN 4	ITA 4	ITA 5	CZE 6	CZE 4	USA 6	USA 2	GER -	GER 4	BEL 3	BEL 5	LUX 3	LUX 4	NED -	NED 1							5th	105
1974	500cc	Suzuki	AUT 8	AUT 5	FRA 9	FRA 4	ITA -	ITA 4	DEN 4	DEN 5	CZE 4	CZE 5	GER 4	GER 1	UK 2	UK -	USA 2	USA 1	NED 2	NED 2	BEL -	BEL -	LUX -	LUX -					4th	124
1975	500cc	Suzuki	CH 3	CH 3	ITA 2	ITA 5	FIN -	FIN -	USR -	USR 4	FRA 5	FRA 4	USA 3	USA 1	CAN 4	CAN 1	UK 2	UK 2	GER 3	GER -	NED 1	NED 2	BEL -	BEL 5	LUX 5	LUX -			3rd	149
1976	500cc	Suzuki	CH 1	CH 1	FRA 2	FRA 4	ITA 2	ITA -	AUT -	AUT 9	SWE 5	SWE -	FIN 2	FIN 2	GER 2	GER 7	USA 1	USA 1	CAN 1	CAN 1	UK 2	UK -	BEL -	BEL 1	LUX 2	LUX 2			2nd	177
1977	500cc	Suzuki	AUT 7	AUT 1	NED 5	NED 2	SWE 8	SWE 2	FIN 2	FIN 3	GER 6	GER 1	ITA 2	ITA 4	USA 3	USA 2	CAN 5	CAN 1	UK 8	UK 2	BEL 9	BEL 2	LUX 6	LUX 6	CH 5	CH -			3rd	202
1978	500cc	Suzuki	CH 9	CH 2	AUT 8	AUT 7	FRA 6	FRA -	DEN 4	DEN 2	FIN -	FIN -	SWE -	SWE 4	USA -	USA 7	ITA -	ITA 7	UK 4	UK 4	BEL -	BEL -	LUX 3	LUX 5	NED 1	NED 1			5th	124
1979	500cc	Suzuki	AUT 3	AUT 3	FRA 7	FRA 8	SWE 4	SWE 1	ITA 10	ITA 6	USA 1	USA 3	CAN 2	CAN 1	GER 5	GER 3	UK 4	UK 8	CH -	CH 6	NED 2	NED 1	BEL -	BEL -	LUX -	LUX 3			2nd	177
1981	500cc	Honda	AUT 7	AUT -	CH -	CH -	FIN -	FIN -	SWE -	SWE 3	ITA -	ITA -	FRA -	FRA -	USA 4	USA 7	UK -	UK 8	NED 7	NED 5	CZE -	CZE 6	BEL -	BEL -	LUX 9	LUX -			10th	46
Sources: [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

References

1. American Motorcyclist, September 1976, Vol. 30, No. 9, ISSN 0277-9358
2. "Carlsbad's Last Motocross Grand Prix Is Today : Raceway Where the Sport Developed Has Produced Its Share of Memories". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
3. Gerrit Wolsink career profile
4. "Spetters (1980) Cast & Crew". imdb.com. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
5. Van Voorhis, Gary (1985). "ISDE: Six Days of Frustration". American Motorcyclist. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
6. "1968 500cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
7. "1969 500cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
8. "1970 500cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
9. "1971 500cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
10. "1972 500cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
11. "1973 500cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
12. "1974 500cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
13. "1975 500cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
14. "1976 500cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
15. "1977 500cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
16. "1978 500cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
17. "1979 500cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
18. "1981 500cc motocross world championship race classifications" (PDF). memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2025.