Patrick Pons

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French motorcycle racer

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Field	Value
name	Patrick Pons
image	Patrick Pons (1978).png
caption	Patrick Pons (1978).
nationality	French
birth_name	Patrick Noël Raymond Pons
birth_date
birth_place	Paris, France
death_date
death_place	Northampton, United Kingdom
Bike number	19
GP Active years	1973 - 1980
GP Teams	Gauloises-Yamaha
GP Race Starts	59
GP Championships	Formula 750 - 1979
GP Race Wins	0
GP Podiums	11
GP Total Points	274
GP Poles	1
GP Fastest laps	0
GP First race	1973 250cc French Grand Prix
GP Last race	1980 500cc British Grand Prix
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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, he 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: ::data[format=table]

Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1
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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Points	Rank	Wins	1973	250cc	Yamaha	11th	350cc	Yamaha	13th	1974	250cc	Yamaha	3rd	350cc	Yamaha	3rd	500cc	Yamaha	21st	1975	250cc	Yamaha	5th	350cc	Yamaha	5th	500cc	Yamaha	20th	1976	250cc	Yamaha	22nd	350cc	Yamaha	14th	1977	250cc	Yamaha	33rd	350cc	Yamaha	17th	1978	350cc	Yamaha	17th	1979	350cc	Yamaha	15th	1980	500cc	Yamaha	16th
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| FRA 10 | NED 10 | BEL 8 | FIN 6 | GBR
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References

"Motorsport Memorial - Patrick Pons".
"Patrick Pons career statistics at MotoGP.com".
[http://www.motorsportsetc.com/champs/daytona2.htm Daytona 200 winners at www.motorsportsetc.com] {{webarchive. link. (March 8, 2012)
[http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1455 Patrick Pons career profile at Motorsport Memorial]
(August 13, 1980). "Motorcycle racer dies of injuries". Schenectady Gazette.

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