Sito Pons
Alfonso Pons Ezquerra, better known as Sito Pons, is a Spanish former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1981 to 1991. Pons is notable for winning two consecutive 250cc road racing world championships in 1988 and 1989.
After retiring from competition, Pons created the Honda-Pons Racing team in MotoGP, which had as its riders the likes of Loris Capirossi, Alex Barros, Max Biaggi and Troy Bayliss. He was forced to disband the team before the 2006 season due to a lack of funding.
Pons also turned to auto racing, fielding a team in the World Series by Renault, which was mostly based in Spain. His team won the 2004 championship with driver Heikki Kovalainen. Pons returned to motorcycle racing in the 2010 Moto2 championship, fielding riders Sergio Gadea and his son, Axel Pons.
In 1990 he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for his achievements in sports.Points system from 1969 to 1987:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1988 to 1991:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | Rank | Wins |
| 1981 | 250cc | Siroko-Rotax | ARG
- | GER
- | NAT
- | FRA
- | ESP
- | NED
- | BEL
7 | RSM
- | GBR
- | FIN
- | SWE
- | CZE
- | | | | 4 | 28th | 0 |
| 1982 | 250cc | Cobas-Rotax | FRA
- | ESP
- | NAT
- | NED
- | BEL
- | YUG
- | GBR
- | SWE
- | FIN
3 | CZE
4 | RSM
- | GER
- | | | | 18 | 15th | 0 |
| 1983 | 250cc | Cobas-Rotax | RSA
15 | FRA
13 | NAT
NC | GER
9 | ESP
4 | AUT
NC | YUG
- | NED
- | BEL
- | GBR
- | SWE
- | | | | | 10 | 18th | 0 |
| 1984 | 250cc | JJ Cobas | RSA
3 | NAT
NC | ESP
1 | AUT
3 | GER
NC | FRA
NC | YUG
5 | NED
15 | BEL
2 | GBR
6 | SWE
9 | RSM
5 | | | | 66 | 4th | 1 |
| 1985 | 500cc | HB-Suzuki | RSA
8 | ESP
9 | GER
9 | NAT
NC | AUT
NC | YUG
11 | NED
NC | BEL
15 | FRA
7 | GBR
NC | SWE
NC | RSM
11 | | | | 11 | 13th | 0 |
| 1986 | 250cc | Campsa-Honda | ESP
3 | NAT
5 | GER
NC | AUT
5 | YUG
1 | NED
3 | BEL
1 | FRA
2 | GBR
3 | SWE
2 | RSM
2 | | | | | 108 | 2nd | 2 |
| 1987 | 250cc | Campsa-Honda | JPN
2 | ESP
9 | GER
7 | NAT
5 | AUT
4 | YUG
8 | NED
3 | FRA
4 | GBR
7 | SWE
NC | CZE
4 | RSM
3 | POR
5 | BRA
2 | ARG
1 | 108 | 3rd | 1 |
| 1988 | 250cc | Campsa-Honda | JPN
2 | USA
2 | ESP
1 | EXP
NC | NAT
2 | GER
2 | AUT
5 | NED
6 | BEL
1 | YUG
1 | FRA
2 | GBR
4 | SWE
1 | CZE
2 | BRA
3 | 231 | 1st | 4 |
| 1989 | 250cc | Campsa-Honda | JPN
2 | AUS
1 | USA
4 | ESP
2 | NAT
1 | GER
1 | AUT
1 | YUG
1 | NED
2 | BEL
2 | FRA
3 | GBR
1 | SWE
1 | CZE
4 | BRA
4 | 262 | 1st | 7 |
| 1990 | 500cc | Campsa-Honda | JPN
5 | USA
NC | ESP
6 | NAT
6 | GER
5 | AUT
6 | YUG
NC | NED
- | BEL
- | FRA
- | GBR
- | SWE
- | CZE
7 | HUN
10 | AUS
7 | 76 | 10th | 0 |
| 1991 | 500cc | Campsa-Honda | JPN
8 | AUS
NC | USA
NC | ESP
- | ITA
- | GER
- | AUT
- | EUR
11 | NED
10 | FRA
9 | GBR
NC | RSM
NC | CZE
9 | VDM
9 | MAL
NC | 40 | 14th | 0 |
