Sito Pons

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Sito Pons
Sito Pons 1991 Laguna Seca.jpeg
Pons on a Honda at the 1991 United States Grand Prix
NationalitySpanish
BornAlfonso Pons Ezquerra
(1959-11-09) 9 November 1959 (age 63)
Barcelona, Spain
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 19801991
First race 1981 250cc Belgian Grand Prix
Last race 1991 500cc Malaysian Grand Prix
First win 1984 250cc Spanish Grand Prix
Last win 1989 250cc Swedish Grand Prix
Team(s) Honda
Championships 250cc – 1988, 1989
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
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Alfonso Pons Ezquerra (Barcelona 9 November 1959), better known as Sito Pons, is a Spanish former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1981 to 1991. Pons is notable for winning two consecutive 250cc road racing world championships in 1988 and 1989. [1]

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After retiring from competition, Pons created the Honda-Pons Racing team in MotoGP, which had as its riders the likes of Loris Capirossi, Alex Barros, Max Biaggi and Troy Bayliss. [2] He was forced to disband the team before the 2006 season due to a lack of funding.

Pons also turned to auto racing, fielding a team in the World Series by Renault, which was mostly based in Spain. His team won the 2004 championship with driver Heikki Kovalainen. Pons returned to motorcycle racing in the 2010 Moto2 championship, fielding riders Sergio Gadea and his son, Axel Pons.

In 1990 he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for his achievements in sports. [2]

Personal life

Pons is the father of Axel and Edgar Pons. [3]

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Points system from 1969 to 1987:

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Points1512108654321

Points system from 1988 to 1991:

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

YearClassTeam123456789101112131415PointsRankWins
1981 250ccSiroko-Rotax ARG
-
GER
-
NAT
-
FRA
-
ESP
-
NED
-
BEL
7
RSM
-
GBR
-
FIN
-
SWE
-
CZE
-
428th0
1982 250cc Cobas-Rotax FRA
-
ESP
-
NAT
-
NED
-
BEL
-
YUG
-
GBR
-
SWE
-
FIN
3
CZE
4
RSM
-
GER
-
1815th0
1983 250cc Cobas-Rotax RSA
15
FRA
13
NAT
NC
GER
9
ESP
4
AUT
NC
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
-
GBR
-
SWE
-
1018th0
1984 250cc JJ Cobas RSA
3
NAT
NC
ESP
1
AUT
3
GER
NC
FRA
NC
YUG
5
NED
15
BEL
2
GBR
6
SWE
9
RSM
5
664th1
1985 500cc HB-Suzuki RSA
8
ESP
9
GER
9
NAT
NC
AUT
NC
YUG
11
NED
NC
BEL
15
FRA
7
GBR
NC
SWE
NC
RSM
11
1113th0
1986 250cc Campsa-Honda ESP
3
NAT
5
GER
NC
AUT
5
YUG
1
NED
3
BEL
1
FRA
2
GBR
3
SWE
2
RSM
2
1082nd2
1987 250cc Campsa-Honda JPN
2
ESP
9
GER
7
NAT
5
AUT
4
YUG
8
NED
3
FRA
4
GBR
7
SWE
NC
CZE
4
RSM
3
POR
5
BRA
2
ARG
1
1083rd1
1988 250cc Campsa-Honda JPN
2
USA
2
ESP
1
EXP
NC
NAT
2
GER
2
AUT
5
NED
6
BEL
1
YUG
1
FRA
2
GBR
4
SWE
1
CZE
2
BRA
3
231 1st 4
1989 250cc Campsa-Honda JPN
2
AUS
1
USA
4
ESP
2
NAT
1
GER
1
AUT
1
YUG
1
NED
2
BEL
2
FRA
3
GBR
1
SWE
1
CZE
4
BRA
4
262 1st 7
1990 500cc Campsa-Honda JPN
5
USA
NC
ESP
6
NAT
6
GER
5
AUT
6
YUG
NC
NED
-
BEL
-
FRA
-
GBR
-
SWE
-
CZE
7
HUN
10
AUS
7
7610th0
1991 500cc Campsa-Honda JPN
8
AUS
NC
USA
NC
ESP
-
ITA
-
GER
-
AUT
-
EUR
11
NED
10
FRA
9
GBR
NC
RSM
NC
CZE
9
VDM
9
MAL
NC
4014th0

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References

  1. Sito Pons career statistics at MotoGP.com
  2. 1 2 www.ponsracing.com
  3. "Edgar Pons y su salto a Moto2: "El apellido siempre pesa, pero el Mundial es mi sitio"". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.