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 years2018–2022
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

Supersport 300 World Championship

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 driver. 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

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

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

(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

Races by year

(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

  1. 1 2 "Motorcoureur Victor Steeman overleden na crash in Portugal". telefraaf.nl (in Dutch).
  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.
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