Sito Pons

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

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]

Sito Pons
Pons on a Honda at the 1991 United States Grand Prix
Nationality	Spanish
Born	Alfonso Pons Ezquerra (1959-11-09) 9 November 1959 (age 64) Barcelona, Spain
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1980–1991 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 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.

External links

• Pons Racing web site