60 Michael van der Mark

Michaelvan der Mark

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About

Hailing from Gouda in the Netherlands, Michael van der Mark had a strong start to his career in the World Superbike paddock as he took the European Superstock 600 Championship crown in only his second attempt, 2012. Instantly moving up to the World Supersport Championship, he had the same performance as he took the title in his second season with ten podiums in 11 races, including six wins.

Making the jump to WorldSBK in 2015, he partnered reigning Champion Sylvain Guintoli on the Honda and took three podiums in his rookie year. Another solid season with Honda followed alongside 2006 MotoGP™ Champion Nicky Hayden, ending in fourth overall before making the jump over to Yamaha in 2017.

Working hard with his new team, he was able to take three podium finishes in his first year, followed by 10 in 2018 (which earned him third position in the standings), including a brilliant double win at Donington Park. Another single win in Jerez followed in 2019, in a positive year only slightly marred by a wrist injury suffered in Misano. Van der Mark won a race in 2020 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, his final win for Yamaha before switching to BMW in 2021.

2022 proved to be a difficult year for van der Mark. A pre-season injury forced him to miss the season-opening Aragon Round and, while he returned on home soil at Assen, a crash in Estoril left him on the side-lines until the French Round after the summer break. 2023 was more of the same for van der Mark, with the #60 suffering a broken leg after a highside on home soil at Assen. He returned for the second half of the campaign with an eye on 2024. Fully fit, and with BMW showing strong speed in testing, what can he achieve in 2024?

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Stats

All time
Category Poles Races Podiums Wins P2 P3 Best Race Lap
WorldSBK   1   279   42   6   13   23   6
WorldSSP   2   22   13   6   5   2   3
Years
Year Cat. Poles Races Podiums Wins P2 P3 Best Race Lap Pos.
2024 Superbike   0   36   2   1   0   1   1 6
2023 Superbike   0   24   0   0   0   0   0 17
2022 Superbike   0   21   0   0   0   0   0 15
2021 Superbike   0   37   3   1   0   2   2 6
2020 Superbike   0   24   8   1   1   6   1 5
2019 Superbike   0   34   8   1   4   3   0 4
2018 Superbike   0   25   10   2   5   3   1 3
2017 Superbike   0   26   2   0   1   1   1 6
2016 Superbike   1   26   6   0   2   4   0 4
2015 Superbike   0   26   3   0   0   3   0 7
2014 Supersport   2   11   10   6   4   0   3 1
2013 Supersport   0   11   3   0   1   2   0 4
2012 Superstock 600   4   10   9   6   2   1   3 1
2011 Superstock 600   1   10   4   4   0   0   2 3
2010 Superstock 600   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 30