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Spanish motorcycle racer
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Pons
and the second or maternal family name is
Ezquerra
.
Sito Pons
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Nationality
| Spanish
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Born
| Alfonso Pons Ezquerra
(
1959-11-09
)
9 November 1959
(age 64)
Barcelona
, Spain
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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]
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
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Pons is the father of Axel and
Edgar Pons
.
[3]
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
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Points system from 1969 to 1987:
Position
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Points
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15
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12
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10
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8
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6
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5
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4
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3
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2
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1
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Points system from 1988 to 1991:
Position
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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Points
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20
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17
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15
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13
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11
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10
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9
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8
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7
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6
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5
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4
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3
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2
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1
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(
key
) (Races in
bold
indicate pole position; races in
italics
indicate fastest lap)
References
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External links
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Prince of Asturias Award for Sports
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Princess of Asturias Award for Sports
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