Patrick Pons

Patrick Noël Raymond Pons (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. Pons became the first Frenchman to win an F.I.M. world championship when he won the 1979 Formula 750 title.

In 1980, Pons won the prestigious Daytona 200. 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.

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 Wins1973 250cc Yamaha FRA9 AUT- GER- IOM- YUG- NED- BEL6 CZE5 SWE7 FIN7 ESP- 21 11th 0 350cc Yamaha FRA- AUT- GER- NAT- IOM- YUG- NED- CZE8 SWE8 FIN- ESP3 16 13th 01974 250cc Yamaha GER- NAT3 IOM- NED4 BEL7 SWE3 FIN- CZE5 YUG2 ESP- 50 3rd 0 350cc Yamaha FRA4 GER- AUT4 NAT- IOM- NED3 SWE2 FIN10 YUG4 ESP- 47 3rd 0 500cc Yamaha FRA- GER- AUT- NAT- IOM- NED- BEL4 SWE- FIN- CZE- 8 21st 01975 250cc Yamaha FRA4 ESP2 GER5 NAT5 IOM- NED7 BEL10 SWE7 FIN5 CZE5 YUG3 48 5th 0 350cc Yamaha FRA- ESP- AUT5 GER- NAT3 IOM- NED- BEL- SWE- FIN3 CZE5 YUG- 32 5th 0 500cc Yamaha FRA5 ESP- AUT- GER- NAT- IOM- NED- BEL- SWE- FIN- CZE- YUG- 6 20th 01976 250cc Yamaha FRA7 NAT- YUG10 IOM- NED- BEL- SWE10 FIN- CZE- GER- ESP- 6 22nd 0 350cc Yamaha FRARet AUT9 NAT- YUG7 IOM- NED2 FIN- CZE- GER- ESP- 18 14th 01977 250cc Yamaha VEN- GER- NAT- ESP- FRA- YUG10 NED12 BEL- SWE13 FIN- CZE- GBR10 2 33rd 0 350cc Yamaha VEN- GER- NAT- ESP5 FRA- YUG- NED10 SWE9 FIN5 CZE- GBR- 15 17th 0 1978 350cc Yamaha VEN5 AUT- FRA- NAT- NED- SWE- FIN- GBR10 GER9 CZE- YUG- 9 17th 0 1979 350cc Yamaha VEN10 AUT8 GER- NAT- ESP5 YUG9 NED- FIN- GBR- FRA- CZE- 12 15th 0 1980 500cc Yamaha NAT- ESP- FRA10 NED10 BEL8 FIN6 GBR- GER- 10 16th 0