Quick Facts
| Intro | Spanish motorcycle racer | ||||
| A.K.A. | Alfonso "Sito" Pons Ezquerra | ||||
| Is | Motorcycle racer Racecar driver | ||||
| From | Spain | ||||
| Field | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 9 November 1959, Barcelona, Spain | ||||
| Age | 63 years | ||||
| Star sign | Scorpio | ||||
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Biography
Alfonso Pons Ezquerra (Barcelona 9 November 1959), better known as Sito Pons, is a Spanish former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He won the 250cc World Championship with Honda in 1988 and 1989.
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. 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.
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 |
RSM |
GBR |
FIN |
SWE |
CZE |
4 | 28th | 0 | |||
| 1982 | 250cc | Cobas-Rotax | FRA |
ESP |
NAT |
NED |
BEL |
YUG |
GBR |
SWE |
FIN |
CZE |
RSM |
GER |
18 | 15th | 0 | |||
| 1983 | 250cc | Cobas-Rotax | RSA |
FRA |
NAT |
GER |
ESP |
AUT |
YUG |
NED |
BEL |
GBR |
SWE |
10 | 18th | 0 | ||||
| 1984 | 250cc | JJ Cobas | RSA |
NAT |
ESP |
AUT |
GER |
FRA |
YUG |
NED |
BEL |
GBR |
SWE |
RSM |
66 | 4th | 1 | |||
| 1985 | 500cc | HB-Suzuki | RSA |
ESP |
GER |
NAT |
AUT |
YUG |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
SWE |
RSM |
11 | 13th | 0 | |||
| 1986 | 250cc | Campsa-Honda | ESP |
NAT |
GER |
AUT |
YUG |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
SWE |
RSM |
108 | 2nd | 2 | ||||
| 1987 | 250cc | Campsa-Honda | JPN |
ESP |
GER |
NAT |
AUT |
YUG |
NED |
FRA |
GBR |
SWE |
CZE |
RSM |
POR |
BRA |
ARG |
108 | 3rd | 1 |
| 1988 | 250cc | Campsa-Honda | JPN |
USA |
ESP |
EXP |
NAT |
GER |
AUT |
NED |
BEL |
YUG |
FRA |
GBR |
SWE |
CZE |
BRA |
231 | 1st | 4 |
| 1989 | 250cc | Campsa-Honda | JPN |
AUS |
USA |
ESP |
NAT |
GER |
AUT |
YUG |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
SWE |
CZE |
BRA |
262 | 1st | 7 |
| 1990 | 500cc | Campsa-Honda | JPN |
USA |
ESP |
NAT |
GER |
AUT |
YUG |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
SWE |
CZE |
HUN |
AUS |
76 | 10th | 0 |
| 1991 | 500cc | Campsa-Honda | JPN |
AUS |
USA |
ESP |
ITA |
GER |
AUT |
EUR |
NED |
FRA |
GBR |
RSM |
CZE |
VDM |
MAL |
40 | 14th | 0 |
