Sito Pons

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]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pons and the second or maternal family name is Ezquerra.

Sito Pons
Pons on a Honda at the 1991 United States Grand Prix
NationalitySpanish
BornAlfonso Pons Ezquerra
(1959-11-09) 9 November 1959
Barcelona, Spain
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1980–1991
First race1981 250cc Belgian Grand Prix
Last race1991 500cc Malaysian Grand Prix
First win1984 250cc Spanish Grand Prix
Last win1989 250cc Swedish Grand Prix
Team(s)Honda
Championships250cc – 1988, 1989
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
110 15 41 4 12 944

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:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

Points system from 1988 to 1991:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points Rank Wins
1981 250cc Siroko-Rotax ARG
-		 GER
-		 NAT
-		 FRA
-		 ESP
-		 NED
-		 BEL
7		 RSM
-		 GBR
-		 FIN
-		 SWE
-		 CZE
-		 4 28th 0
1982 250cc Cobas-Rotax FRA
-		 ESP
-		 NAT
-		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 YUG
-		 GBR
-		 SWE
-		 FIN
3		 CZE
4		 RSM
-		 GER
-		 18 15th 0
1983 250cc Cobas-Rotax RSA
15		 FRA
13		 NAT
NC		 GER
9		 ESP
4		 AUT
NC		 YUG
-		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 GBR
-		 SWE
-		 10 18th 0
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		 66 4th 1
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		 11 13th 0
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		 108 2nd 2
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		 108 3rd 1
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		 76 10th 0
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		 40 14th 0

References
  1. Sito Pons career statistics at MotoGP.com
  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.
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