Jan Huberts | |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1937 |
Birth Place: | Delfzijl, Netherlands |
Death Place: | Rijswijk, Netherlands |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Gp Active Years: | 1960 - 1962, 1968 - 1969, 1971 - 1975, 1977, 1979 |
Gp Teams: | Kreidler |
Gp Race Starts: | 37 |
Gp Championships: | 0 |
Gp Race Wins: | 2 |
Gp Podiums: | 5 |
Gp Total Points: | 138 |
Gp Poles: | 0 |
Gp Fastest Laps: | 3 |
Gp First Race: | 1960 50cc Dutch TT |
Gp First Win: | 1962 50cc French Grand Prix |
Gp Last Win: | 1962 50cc East German Grand Prix |
Gp Last Race: | 1979 125cc Belgian Grand Prix |
Jan Huberts (12 October 1937 – 19 November 2016) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the Netherlands. He had his best year in 1962 when he won two Grand Prix races and finished the season in third place behind Ernst Degner and Hans-Georg Anscheidt.[1]
He is holder of the official world speed record for 50cc motorcycles.[2] Huberts owned and managed a motorcycle racing team. His team contested the 500cc world championship between 1999 and 2001 using Honda NSR500V bikes.