Sito Pons

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]

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

External links

Pons Racing web site

Preceded by Anton Mang	250cc Motorcycle World Champion 1988-1989	Succeeded by John Kocinski

250cc/Moto2 Motorcycle World Champions

1949 – B. Ruffo

1950 – D. Ambrosini
1951 – B. Ruffo
1952 – E. Lorenzetti
1953 – W. Haas
1954 – W. Haas
1955 – H. Müller
1956 – C. Ubbiali
1957 – C. Sandford
1958 – T. Provini
1959 – C. Ubbiali

1960 – C. Ubbiali
1961 – M. Hailwood
1962 – J. Redman
1963 – J. Redman
1964 – P. Read
1965 – P. Read
1966 – M. Hailwood
1967 – M. Hailwood
1968 – P. Read
1969 – K. Carruthers

1970 – R. Gould
1971 – P. Read
1972 – J. Saarinen
1973 – D. Braun
1974 – W. Villa
1975 – W. Villa
1976 – W. Villa
1977 – M. Lega
1978 – K. Ballington
1979 – K. Ballington

1980 – A. Mang
1981 – A. Mang
1982 – J. Tournadre
1983 – C. Lavado
1984 – C. Sarron
1985 – F. Spencer
1986 – C. Lavado
1987 – A. Mang
1988 – S. Pons
1989 – S. Pons

1990 – J. Kocinski
1991 – L. Cadalora
1992 – L. Cadalora
1993 – T. Harada
1994 – M. Biaggi
1995 – M. Biaggi
1996 – M. Biaggi
1997 – M. Biaggi
1998 – L. Capirossi
1999 – V. Rossi

2000 – O. Jacque
2001 – D. Kato
2002 – M. Melandri
2003 – M. Poggiali
2004 – D. Pedrosa
2005 – D. Pedrosa
2006 – J. Lorenzo
2007 – J. Lorenzo
2008 – M. Simoncelli
2009 – H. Aoyama

2010 – T. Elías
2011 – S. Bradl
2012 – M. Márquez
2013 – P. Espargaró
2014 – E. Rabat
2015 – J. Zarco

Pons HP 40 Tuenti

Luis Salom (39) Álex Rins (40) Edgar Pons (57)

Grand Prix motorcycle : Kalex Moto2

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