Patrick Pons

Patrick Pons
Patrick Pons (1978).
NationalityFrench
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1973 - 1980
First race1973 250cc French Grand Prix
Last race1980 500cc British Grand Prix
Team(s)Gauloises-Yamaha
ChampionshipsFormula 750 - 1979
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
59 0 11 1 0 274

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.

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

  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.