Victor Steeman

Victor Steeman
NationalityDutch
Born(2000-06-15)15 June 2000
Zevenaar, Netherlands
Died11 October 2022(2022-10-11) (aged 22)
Faro, Portugal
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Supersport 300 World Championship
Active years20182022
ManufacturersKTM, Kawasaki
Championships0
2022 championship position2nd (180 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
42 5 6 6 3 331

Victor Steeman (15 June 2000 – 11 October 2022) was a Dutch motorcycle racer.[1] He competed in the Supersport 300 World Championship intermittently from 2018 until 2022 when he died from his injuries from a crash at the first race of Portimão round of that season.[2]

Biography

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Supersport 300 World Championship

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Born in Zevenaar, Steeman made his world debut in 2018 in the Supersport 300, participating in the last two races of the 2018 season as a replacement rider. Riding the KTM RC 390 R, he scored his first world championship point, and ended in fifteenth position in the Portimão race. The following season, he was brought in as a starting rider for the German team Freudenberg, riding a KTM. He had won first pole position in the Jerez event, which allowed him to start in the lead in both races held during the event. His best position during the season was in Donington with a fourth place finish. He ended the season in fifth place in the overall standings.[3][4]

In 2020, Steeman competed in the German IDM championship in the 600 class. He won both races in Assen and finished the season in fifth position.[5] Steeman then returned for the 2021 season, with Freudenberg riding a KTM. During the Most round in the Czech Republic, Steeman had his second pole position and won his first race.[6][7] He finished the season in tenth place in the standings.[8]

Final season and death

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In 2022, Steeman moved to the Dutch team MTM Kawasaki. During the Assen round, he won his fourth pole position and his second career victory. He won three more races with the possibility of becoming the overall champion. In the final round on 8 October at the Algarve International Circuit, he suffered a very serious accident in the first race and thus did not finish and was ruled out of the second race.[9] He finished second in the overall standings. Steeman died three days later on 11 October in a hospital in Faro due to injuries sustained from that accident. He was 22 years old[1][10][11] and the second World Supersport 300 rider to die from injuries in a race.[12]

Two days after Steeman's death, his mother Flora van Limbeek died from a heart attack in Lathum, Zevenaar; she was 59 years old.[13][14]

Career statistics

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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

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Races by year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts
2016 JER1
17
JER2
20
ASS1
8
ASS2
Ret
SAC1
19
SAC2
16
RBR1
22
RBR2
23
BRN1
16
BRN2
22
MIS
19
ARA1
15
ARA2
19
21st 9
2017 JER1
Ret
JER2
12
ASS1
17
ASS2
12
SAC1
23
SAC2
11
BRN1
15
BRN2
9
RBR1
17
RBR2
Ret
MIS
12
ARA1
15
ARA2
14
18th 28

Supersport 300 World Championship

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Races by year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Pts
2018 KTM ESP NED ITA GBR CZE ITA POR
15
FRA
Ret
36th 1
2019 KTM ARA
6
ASS
10
IMO
C
JER
11
JER
5
MIS
5
DON
4
POR
10
FRA
9
LOS
Ret
5th 69
2021 KTM SPA
26
SPA
18
ITA
14
ITA
9
NED
8
NED
8
CZE
1
CZE
4
FRA
8
FRA
13
SPA
Ret
SPA
25
SPA
11
SPA
19
POR
29
POR
14
10th 81
2022 Kawasaki ARA
4
ARA
21
NED
1
NED
8
EST
4
EST
6
ITA
5
ITA
3
CZE
15
CZE
1
FRA
NC
FRA
1
CAT
8
CAT
1
POR
Ret
POR
DNS
2nd 180

References

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  1. ^ a b "Motorcoureur Victor Steeman overleden na crash in Portugal". telefraaf.nl (in Dutch). 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Nederlandse motorcoureur Steeman (22) overlijdt aan gevolgen crash in Portugal". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Losail, Supersport 300 - Championship Standings" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2021.
  4. ^ Martin, Eric (2022-10-11). "WSBK Supersport 300 : Victor Steeman nous a quittés". Paddock GP (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  5. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  6. ^ "SSP300, MOST: VICTOR STEEMAN VINCE IN SOLITARIA, SECONDO KONIG". motosprint.corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). 7 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Victor Steeman: The tragic death of a great talent". www.speedweek.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  8. ^ "Portimão, Supersport 300 - World Championship - dal sito ufficiale superbike" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2021.
  9. ^ "2022 SBK 2022. GP del Portogallo. Alvaro Diaz campione della Supersport 300. Ancora in gravissime condizioni Victor Steeman, caduto sabato a Portimao". moto.it (in Italian). 10 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Nederlandse motorcoureur Steeman (22) overleden na crash in Portugal" (in Dutch). NOS. 12 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Motorcoureur Victor Steeman overleden na crash: 'Iets waar je altijd bang voor bent'". De Telegraaf. 12 October 2022.
  12. ^ "World Supersport 300 rider Steeman passes away after crash". motorsport.com. 11 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Na Victor Steeman ook moeder Flora van Limbeek overleden". racesport.nl. 14 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Victor Steeman's mother Flora van Limbeek has died, two days after her son's death". crash.net. 14 October 2022.