Patrick Pons

Patrick Noël Raymond Pons^[1] (24 December 1952 in Paris - 10 August 1980) 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.

Patrick Pons
Patrick Pons (1978).
Nationality	French
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1973 - 1980 First race 1973 250cc French Grand Prix Last race 1980 500cc British Grand Prix Team(s) Gauloises-Yamaha Championships Formula 750 - 1979 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 59 0 11 1 0 274

In 1980, he won the prestigious Daytona 200.^[3] He was killed in a racing accident at the 1980 British Grand Prix.^[4][5]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

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

1. "Motorsport Memorial - Patrick Pons". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
2. Patrick Pons career statistics at MotoGP.com
3. Daytona 200 winners at www.motorsportsetc.com Archived March 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
4. Patrick Pons career profile at Motorsport Memorial
5. "Motorcycle racer dies of injuries". Schenectady Gazette. August 13, 1980. p. 19.

External links

• Patrick Pons at Find a Grave