As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)

Riders

Patrick Pons

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Nationality: France

Photos (4)

1978
Panini · Public domain
1979
Panini · Public domain
2009
This illustration was made by DaiFh. Please credit : DaiFh / Wikimedia Commons Feedback welcome on my french Wp account · CC BY-SA 3.0
2009
This illustration was made by DaiFh. Please credit : DaiFh / Wikimedia Commons Feedback welcome on my french Wp account · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Spa in 1973.

In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973–1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1974–1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1975–1976): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1978–1979): 6 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1980): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Jarama 1973 (350cc).

In all, 41 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 7 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Starts with no race result

The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).

Year	Event	Class	Grid
1980	NATIONS GRAND PRIX	500cc	10
1980	Spanish GP	500cc	5
1980	British GP	500cc	14
1987	Portuguese GP	250cc	11

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 4 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1973 250cc (TT) / 1974 350cc (TT) / 1975 500cc (TT) / 1976 350cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc350cc500cc ★ Champion

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Scope: official results DB, 1973–1980 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1973–1977

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate18.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.1

142 pts · Poles 0

10 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

350cc1973–1979

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate18.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.6

149 pts · Poles 0

14 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

500cc1974–1980

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.2

24 pts · Poles 0

2 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1973–1980 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1973. Of the 107 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
15 races together: ahead 2, behind 11, both out 2
Anton Mang 5 world titles
10 races together: ahead 4, behind 4, both out 2
Walter Villa 4 world titles
27 races together: ahead 6, behind 19, both out 2
Kork Ballington 4 world titles
19 races together: ahead 2, behind 17, both out 0

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP / 500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

All classes 67 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Imola (average P3.7, 3 races)

Imola250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P3.7

Jarama350cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P3.8

Clermont-Ferrand350cc 1avg P4.0

Hockenheim250cc 1 · 350cc 2avg P5.0

Brno250cc 3 · 350cc 2avg P5.6

Assen250cc 2 · 350cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P6.0

Opatija250cc 4 · 350cc 3avg P6.0

Imatra250cc 2 · 350cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P6.0

Salzburgring350cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P6.5

Anderstorp350cc 3 · 250cc 4avg P6.6

Spa250cc 4 · 500cc 2avg P7.0

Paul Ricard250cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P7.0

San Carlos350cc 2avg P7.5

Nürburgring350cc 1avg P9.0

Rijeka350cc 1avg P9.0

Silverstone250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P10.0

Karlskoga350cc 1avg P11.0

Le Mans250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P11.5

Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.

500cc 7 races · 1974–1980

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 7–9	8.0 → 8.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–15	12.0 → 9.0	0 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Spa2 racesavg P6.0

Imatra1 racesavg P6.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P7.5

Assen1 racesavg P10.0

Salzburgring1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

350cc 33 races · 1973–1979

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Jarama (average P4.3, 3 races)

Imola1 racesavg P3.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P4.0

Jarama3 racesavg P4.3

Assen4 racesavg P5.0

Opatija3 racesavg P5.5

Imatra3 racesavg P6.0

Anderstorp3 racesavg P6.3

Salzburgring4 racesavg P6.5

Brno2 racesavg P6.5

San Carlos2 racesavg P7.5

Nürburgring1 racesavg P9.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P9.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P10.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P11.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P16.0

Hockenheim2 races—

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

250cc 27 races · 1973–1977

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Brno (average P5.0, 3 races)

Jarama1 racesavg P2.0

Imola2 racesavg P4.0

Brno3 racesavg P5.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P5.0

Assen2 racesavg P5.5

Imatra2 racesavg P6.0

Opatija4 racesavg P6.3

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P6.5

Anderstorp4 racesavg P6.8

Le Mans1 racesavg P7.0

Spa4 racesavg P7.7

Silverstone1 racesavg P10.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1973–1980 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)3 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 232 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 67 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 4,898 miles
0.2× around the Earth · at least 0.6 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

62.3%Start rate (43/69)

4Longest run of absences (races)

6Longest run of starts (races)

99.1Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1973 250cc P11 · 21 pts

1974 250cc P3 · 50 pts

1974 350cc P3 · 47 pts

1975 250cc P5 · 48 pts

1975 350cc P5 · 32 pts

1976〜1978 no Grand Prix starts

1979 350cc P15 · 12 pts

1980 500cc

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1973–1980 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

1973	Paul Ricard	9 +2
1973	Spa	6 +5
1973	Brno	5 +6
1973	Anderstorp	7 +4
1973	Imatra	7 +4
1974	Imola	3 +10
1974	Assen	4 +8
1974	Spa	7 +4
1974	Anderstorp	3 +10
1974	Brno	5 +6
1974	Opatija	2 +12
1975	Paul Ricard	4 +8
1975	Jarama	2 +12
1975	Hockenheim	5 +6
1975	Imola	5 +6
1975	Assen	7 +4
1975	Spa	10 +1
1975	Anderstorp	7 +4
1975	Imatra	5 +6
1975	Brno	5 +6
1975	Opatija	3 +10
1976	Opatija	10 +1
1976	Le Mans	7 +4
1976	Anderstorp	10 +1
1977	Opatija	10 +1
1977	Spa	DNF
1977	Silverstone	10 +1

1973	Brno	8 +3
1973	Anderstorp	8 +3
1973	Jarama	3 +10
1974	Clermont-Ferrand	4 +8
1974	Salzburgring	4 +8
1974	Assen	3 +10
1974	Anderstorp	2 +12
1974	Imatra	10 +1
1974	Opatija	4 +8
1975	Salzburgring	5 +6
1975	Hockenheim	DNF
1975	Imola	3 +10
1975	Imatra	3 +10
1975	Brno	5 +6
1975	Opatija	DNF
1976	Opatija	7 +4
1976	Salzburgring	9 +2
1976	Assen	2 +12
1977	Jarama	5 +6
1977	Assen	10 +1
1977	Anderstorp	9 +2
1977	Imatra	5 +6
1978	San Carlos	5 +6
1978	Assen	DNF
1978	Karlskoga	11
1978	Silverstone	10 +1
1978	Nürburgring	9 +2
1979	San Carlos	10 +1
1979	Salzburgring	8 +3
1979	Hockenheim	DNF
1979	Jarama	5 +6
1979	Rijeka	9 +2
1979	Le Mans	16