Dirk Fabriek
| Born | 2 April 1985 Ter Apel, Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Individual honours | |
| 2008, 2009, 2010 | Dutch Grasstrack Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2013, 2016 | World Longtrack Team Champion |
Dirk Fabriek (born 2 April 1985) is a Dutch motorcycle racer who competes in longtrack and Grasstrack.[1]
Career
Fabriek represented the Netherlands national long track team in the World Longtrack Championship from 2007 to 2017 and twice won the World championship titles at the 2013 Team Long Track World Championship in Folkestone, England and 2016 Team Long Track World Championship in Mariánské Lázně in the Czech Republic.[2] In addition he won four silver medals in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2014.[3]
He retired after the 2017 season.[4]
Results
World Longtrack Championship
Grand-Prix Years
- 2004 - 4 apps (21st) 10pts
- 2005 - 1 apps (25th) 1pt
- 2007 - 3 apps (10th) 32pts
- 2008 - 4 apps (Third) 65pts
- 2009 - 5 apps (Third) 81pts
- 2010 - 6 apps (15th) 46pts
- 2011 - 6 apps (10th) 59pts
- 2013 - 6 apps (10th) 75pts
- 2014 - 4 apps (8th) 40pts
- 2015 - 4 apps (16th) 21pts
- 2016 - 1 apps (16th) 16pts
- 2017 - 5 apps (11th) 32pts
Best Grand-Prix Results
Mariánské Lázně Second 2009
Marmande Third 2009- Saint-Macaire First 2008
World Team Championship
- 2007 Morizès (5th) 32pts (Rode with Jannick de Jong, Theo Pijper, Erik Eijbergen)
- 2008 Werlte (Second) 45pts (Rode with Jannick de Jong, Erik Eijbergen, Mark Stiekema)
- 2009
Eenrum (Second) 46pts (Rode with Jannick de Jong, Theo Pijper, Mark Stiekema) - 2010 Morizès (Second) 42pts (Rode with Theo Pijper, Mark Stiekema, Sjoerd Rozenberg )
- 2011 Did not compete
- 2012 Did not compete
- 2013
Folkestone (First) 65pts (Rode with Jannick de Jong, Theo Pijper, Mark Stiekema)) - 2014
Forssa (Second) 41pts (Rode with Jannick de Jong, Theo Pijper, Henry van der Steen) - 2015 Did not compete
- 2016
Mariánské Lázně (First) 46pts (Rode with Jannick de Jong, Theo Pijper, Romano Hummel) - 2017 Roden (Third) 49pts (Rode with Theo Pijper, Romano Hummel)
European Grasstrack Championship
- 2004 Eenrum (11th) 12pts
- 2005 Schwarme (Second) 16pts[5]
- 2006 La Réole (Third) 14pts
- 2007 Folkestone (5th) 14pts[6]
- 2008 Siddeburen (6th) 17pts
- 2009 Berghaupten (8th) 12pts
- 2010 La Réole (7th) 11pts
- 2012 Eenrum (Second) 16pts
- 2013 Bielefeld (Second) 11pts
- 2014 Saint-Macaire (6th) 13pts
- 2016 Folkestone (5th) 17pts
Dutch Grasstrack Championship
- 2002 (15th)
- 2003 (14th)
- 2004 (6th)
- 2005 (4th)
- 2006 (Second)
- 2007 (5th)
- 2008 (Champion)
- 2009 (Champion)
- 2010 (Champion)
- 2011 (Second)
- 2012 (13th)
- 2013 (Second)
- 2014 (Third)
References
- ^ "Fabriek grijpt naast podium Veenoord". RTV Drenthe. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Dirk Fabriek - Grasstrack GB". grasstrackgb.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
- ^ "Interview with Jannick de Jong". MotoPlus. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Dirk Fabriek Neemt Afscheid Van De Baansport". Baansport. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Doppel-Spektakel in Berghaupten". Baden Online. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Thousands turn out for grasstrack extravaganza". Kent Online. Retrieved 2 September 2024.