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Patrick Pons
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Patrick Noël Raymond Pons[1] (24 December 1952 in Paris - 12 August 1980 in Northampton) was a French professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1974 when he finished in third place in the 250cc and the 350cc world championships.[2] Pons became the first Frenchman to win an F.I.M. world championship when he won the 1979 Formula 750 title.
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In 1980, he won the prestigious Daytona 200.[3] He died two days after suffering a racing accident at the 1980 British Grand Prix, having crashed and then hit by fellow Frenchman Michel Rougerie.[4][5]
Grand Prix motorcycle racing results
[edit]Points system from 1969 onwards:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 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 | Points | Rank | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 250cc | Yamaha | FRA 9 |
AUT - |
GER - |
IOM - |
YUG - |
NED - |
BEL 6 |
CZE 5 |
SWE 7 |
FIN 7 |
ESP - |
21 | 11th | 0 | |
| 350cc | Yamaha | FRA - |
AUT - |
GER - |
NAT - |
IOM - |
YUG - |
NED - |
CZE 8 |
SWE 8 |
FIN - |
ESP 3 |
16 | 13th | 0 | ||
| 1974 | 250cc | Yamaha | GER - |
NAT 3 |
IOM - |
NED 4 |
BEL 7 |
SWE 3 |
FIN - |
CZE 5 |
YUG 2 |
ESP - |
50 | 3rd | 0 | ||
| 350cc | Yamaha | FRA 4 |
GER - |
AUT 4 |
NAT - |
IOM - |
NED 3 |
SWE 2 |
FIN 10 |
YUG 4 |
ESP - |
47 | 3rd | 0 | |||
| 500cc | Yamaha | FRA - |
GER - |
AUT - |
NAT - |
IOM - |
NED - |
BEL 4 |
SWE - |
FIN - |
CZE - |
8 | 21st | 0 | |||
| 1975 | 250cc | Yamaha | FRA 4 |
ESP 2 |
GER 5 |
NAT 5 |
IOM - |
NED 7 |
BEL 10 |
SWE 7 |
FIN 5 |
CZE 5 |
YUG 3 |
48 | 5th | 0 | |
| 350cc | Yamaha | FRA - |
ESP - |
AUT 5 |
GER - |
NAT 3 |
IOM - |
NED - |
BEL - |
SWE - |
FIN 3 |
CZE 5 |
YUG - |
32 | 5th | 0 | |
| 500cc | Yamaha | FRA 5 |
ESP - |
AUT - |
GER - |
NAT - |
IOM - |
NED - |
BEL - |
SWE - |
FIN - |
CZE - |
YUG - |
6 | 20th | 0 | |
| 1976 | 250cc | Yamaha | FRA 7 |
NAT - |
YUG 10 |
IOM - |
NED - |
BEL - |
SWE 10 |
FIN - |
CZE - |
GER - |
ESP - |
6 | 22nd | 0 | |
| 350cc | Yamaha | FRA Ret |
AUT 9 |
NAT - |
YUG 7 |
IOM - |
NED 2 |
FIN - |
CZE - |
GER - |
ESP - |
18 | 14th | 0 | |||
| 1977 | 250cc | Yamaha | VEN - |
GER - |
NAT - |
ESP - |
FRA - |
YUG 10 |
NED 12 |
BEL - |
SWE 13 |
FIN - |
CZE - |
GBR 10 |
2 | 33rd | 0 |
| 350cc | Yamaha | VEN - |
GER - |
NAT - |
ESP 5 |
FRA - |
YUG - |
NED 10 |
SWE 9 |
FIN 5 |
CZE - |
GBR - |
15 | 17th | 0 | ||
| 1978 | 350cc | Yamaha | VEN 5 |
AUT - |
FRA - |
NAT - |
NED - |
SWE - |
FIN - |
GBR 10 |
GER 9 |
CZE - |
YUG - |
9 | 17th | 0 | |
| 1979 | 350cc | Yamaha | VEN 10 |
AUT 8 |
GER - |
NAT - |
ESP 5 |
YUG 9 |
NED - |
FIN - |
GBR - |
FRA - |
CZE - |
12 | 15th | 0 | |
| 1980 | 500cc | Yamaha | NAT - |
ESP - |
FRA 10 |
NED 10 |
BEL 8 |
FIN 6 |
GBR - |
GER - |
10 | 16th | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Motorsport Memorial - Patrick Pons". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Pons career statistics at MotoGP.com". Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
- ^ Daytona 200 winners at www.motorsportsetc.com Archived March 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Patrick Pons career profile at Motorsport Memorial
- ^ "Motorcycle racer dies of injuries". Schenectady Gazette. August 13, 1980. p. 19.
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