Victor Steeman (15 June 2000 – 11 October 2022) was a Dutch motorcycle racer. 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.
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 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.
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. 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. He finished the season in tenth place in the standings.
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. 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 and the second World Supersport 300 rider to die from injuries in a race.
Two days after Steeman's death, his mother Flora van Limbeek died from a heart attack in Lathum, Zevenaar; she was 59 years old.
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 JER2 ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 BRN1 BRN2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 21st 9 2017 JER1 JER2 ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 BRN1 BRN2 RBR1 RBR2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 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 FRA 36th 1 2019 KTM ARA ASS IMO JER JER MIS DON POR FRA LOS 5th 69 2021 KTM SPA SPA ITA ITA NED NED CZE CZE FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA SPA POR POR 10th 81 2022 Kawasaki ARA ARA NED NED EST EST ITA ITA CZE CZE FRA FRA CAT CAT POR POR 2nd 180
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