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Roy Pouw (born 7 June 1992) is a Dutch motorcycle racer. He won the Dutch 125cc Championship in 2010. [1]
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Roy Pouw (born 7 June 1992) is a Dutch motorcycle racer. He won the Dutch 125cc Championship in 2010. [1]
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
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| 2007 | 125cc | Aprilia | Cool Rental Racing TH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2009 | 125cc | Aprilia | Team Holland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2010 | 125cc | Aprilia | Team Holland Mototechnic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos. | Pts |
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| 2007 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT | SPA | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | GBR | NED 30 | GER | CZE | RSM | POR | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |
| 2009 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT | JPN | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED DNQ | GER | GBR | CZE | INP | RSM | POR | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 | |
| 2010 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT | SPA | FRA | ITA | GBR | NED Ret | CAT | GER | CZE | INP | RSM | ARA | JPN | MAL | AUS | POR | VAL | NC | 0 |
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