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.
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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 |
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