Pons Racing
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motorcycle racing, Auto racing |
| Founder | Sito Pons |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
Key people | Sito Pons (owner) |
| Products | Motorcycle and auto racing teams |
Pons Racing was a competitive motorcycle and auto racing organization owned by the British firm Pons Racing UK Limited, under the leadership of former 250 cc world champion Sito Pons. In the realm of motorcycle road racing, the team featured prominent riders such as Alex Barros, Max Biaggi, Loris Capirossi, and Sete Gibernau. On the auto racing front, Pons clinched the 2004 World Series by Nissan title with driver Heikki Kovalainen.
The team officially withdrew from Grand Prix motorcycle racing following the season.
500cc (1992 - 2001)
2001
After a single year, Emerson Electronics was replaced by West cigarettes as the primary sponsor.
2002
During the shift to 990cc four-stroke motorcycles, Barros and Capirossi competed on factory-spec Honda NSR500 machines. The West Honda Pons outfit delivered a strong campaign: Barros achieved podium finishes at Assen and Donington Park, while Capirossi secured third place at Welkom before a wrist injury at Assen forced him out. German rider Alex Hofmann substituted for Capirossi at Donington and Sachsenring, finishing tenth in his home event.
Barros received the four-stroke Honda RC211V for the final four races, winning twice at Motegi and Valencia and concluding fourth in the championship, just eleven points shy of second place. Capirossi also earned a podium finish at Motegi and ended the season eighth overall.
At the conclusion of the year, both riders and title sponsor West departed from Honda Pons.
2003
Entering a new era, Honda Pons secured Camel cigarettes from R. J. Reynolds as their title sponsor. Max Biaggi transferred from the factory Yamaha squad, while HRC assigned Tohru Ukawa from Repsol Honda to the team. Both competed on customer-spec RC211V motorcycles.
Biaggi claimed victories at Donington Park—benefiting from Rossi's penalty—and Motegi, finishing third in the overall standings. Ukawa placed eighth before being reassigned to a factory testing role, marking the end of his full-time Grand Prix career.
2004
Biaggi remained with Honda Pons alongside newcomer Makoto Tamada as Pons merged operations with Pramac Racing. Tamada competed using Bridgestone tires, whereas Biaggi continued with Michelin rubber.
Tragically, technical director Antonio Cobas passed away just days prior to the South African season opener. Biaggi finished second after a close contest with Valentino Rossi. The team achieved consecutive wins in Brazil and Germany—Tamada’s victory representing Bridgestone’s inaugural MotoGP triumph. Tamada also won at Motegi and ended sixth in the championship; Biaggi once again secured third place overall.
2005
The collaboration with Pramac concluded as they redirected sponsorship to D'Antin Racing; Camel remained onboard with Pons. Alex Barros returned after periods with Tech3 and Repsol Honda, joined by Troy Bayliss, who departed Ducati.
Barros earned a win in Portugal along with eleven top-10 finishes, placing eighth in the championship. Bayliss recorded five top-10 results in eleven races before a wrist injury prematurely ended his season. Riders such as Tohru Ukawa, Shane Byrne, Chris Vermeulen, and Ryuichi Kiyonari stepped in for Bayliss during his absence. Both Barros and Bayliss transitioned to compete in the Superbike World Championship following this season.
For 2006, Pons signed Carlos Checa alongside rookie Casey Stoner. However, losing Camel sponsorship to Yamaha compelled Pons to exit MotoGP after 25 years of participation. Checa joined Tech3, while Lucio Cecchinello’s LCR Team leased an RC211V and signed Stoner for their campaign.
Motorcycle racing
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| 1992 | 500cc | Campsa Honda Pons | Honda NSR500 | Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Àlex Crivillé | 1 | 1 | 59 | 8th | |||
| 1993 | 500cc | Marlboro Honda Pons | Honda NSR500 | Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Àlex Crivillé | 0 | 2 | 117 | 8th | |||
| 250cc | Honda NSR250 | Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alberto Puig | 0 | 2 | 106 | 9th | |||||
| 1994 | 500cc | Ducados Honda Pons | Honda NSR500 | Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alberto Puig | 0 | 1 | 152 | 5th | |||
| 1995 | 500cc | Fortuna Honda Pons | Honda NSR500 | Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alberto Puig | 1 | 3 | 99 | 8th | |||
| Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Carlos Checa | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16th | |||||||
| 250cc | Honda NSR250 | Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Carlos Checa | | | | |45 |13th | ||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 93 | 11th | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 124 | -
1997 |- 500cc |- Movistar Honda Pons |- Honda NSR500 |- Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alberto Puig |- |
0 | 0 | 63 | -
Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Carlos Checa |- |
0 | 3 | 119 | -
1998 |- 500cc |- Movistar Honda Pons |- Honda NSR500 |- Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Carlos Checa |- 11||1||3||1||1||139||4th |- United States John Kocinski |- 11||0||0|||64||12th |- Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Juan Borja |- 1 (12)||0|||32nd |- Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Gregorio Lavilla |- 1||0|||5||27th |- 1999 |- 500cc |- Movistar Honda Pons |- Honda NSR500 |- Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Barros |- 16||0||1|||110||9th |- Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Juan Borja |- 16||0|||92||12th |- 2000 |- 500cc |- Emerson Honda Pons |- Honda NSR500 |- Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Barros |- 16||2||3||3||1||163||4th |- Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Loris Capirossi |- 16||1||4||1||2||154||7th |- 2001 |- 500cc |- West Honda Pons |- Honda NSR500 |- Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Barros |- 16||1||4|||182||4th |- Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Loris Capirossi |- 16|||9|||210|||3rd|- 2002|- MotoGP|- West Honda Pons|- Honda NSR500/Honda RC211V|- Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Barros|- 16|||6|||204|||4th|- Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Loris Capirossi|- 14|||2|||109|||8th|- Germany Alex Hofmann|- 2 (4)||||||6 (11)||22nd|- 2003|- MotoGP|- Camel Pramac Pons|- Honda RC211V|- Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Max Biaggi|- 16|||9|||228|||3rd|- Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tohru Ukawa|- 16||||123|||8th|- 2004|- MotoGP|- Camel Honda|- Honda RC211V|- Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Max Biaggi|- 16|||9|||217|||3rd|- Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Makoto Tamada|- 16|||3|||150|||6th|- 2005- MotoGP- Camel Honda- Honda RC211V- Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Barros- 17|||2|||147|||8th- Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Troy Bayliss- 11||||54|||15th- Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Chris Vermeulen- 2||||10|||21st- Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Shane Byrne- 2 (11)||||||5 (6)||24th- Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ryuichi Kiyonari- 1||||4|||25th- Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tohru Ukawa- 1 (2)||||||0 (1)||27th- 2009- 250cc- Pepe World Team- Aprilia RSA/RSW250 LE- Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Héctor Barberá- 16|||7|||239|||2nd- Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Axel Pons- 16||||3|||26th- 2010- Moto2- Tenerife40 Pons- Kalex Moto2- Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Sergio Gadea- 17||||67|||17th- Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Axel Pons- 14||||7|||33rd- Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Carmelo Morales- 1 (3)||||||0|||NC- Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Damian Cudlin- 1||||9|||31st- 2011- Moto2- Pons HP40 - Kalex Moto2 - Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Aleix Espargaró - 17||||76|||12th - Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Axel Pons - 12||||1|||32nd - Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Baldolini - 3 (14)||||||0 (18)||27th - 2012 - Moto2 - Pons40 HP Tuenti Móvil HP40 - Kalex Moto2 - Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pol Espargaró - 17||||268|||2nd - Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Esteve Rabat - 17||||114|||7th - Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Axel Pons - 17||||10|||25th - 2013 - Moto2 - Tuenti HP40 - Kalex Moto2 - Pol Espargaró - 17 6 10 6 4 265 1st Esteve Rabat 17 3 7 2 3 216 3rd Axel Pons 17 0 0 0 0 6 25th 2014 - Moto2 - Pons HP40 / Paginas Amarillas HP40 - Kalex Moto2 - Luis Salom 18 0 2 0 1 85 8th Maverick Viñales 18 4 9 1 5 274 3rd Edgar Pons 1 0 0 0 0 NC 2015 - Moto2 - Paginas Amarillas HP40 Kalex Moto2 Luis Salom 17 0 0 0 0 80 13th Álex Rins 18 2 10 3 4 234 2nd Pons Racing Junior Team Edgar Pons 3 (8) NC Luca Marini 1 NC 2016 - Moto2 - Páginas Amarillas HP40 Kalex Moto2 Álex Rins 18 2 7 1 3 214 3rd Edgar Pons 14 NC 2017 - Moto2 - Pons HP40 Kalex Moto2 Fabio Quartararo 18 NC 64 13th Edgar Pons 18 NC 34th 2018 - Moto2 - Pons HP40 Kalex Moto2 Lorenzo Baldassarri 19 1 5 2 3 162 5th Héctor Barberá 6 NC 23rd Augusto Fernández 12 NC 18th 2019 Moto2 Flexbox HP40 Kalex Moto2 Lorenzo Baldassarri 19 3 3 0 1 171 7th Augusto Fernández 17 3 5 1 3 207 5th Mattia Pasini 10 (11) 20 35th MotoE Join Contract Pons40 Energica Ego Corsa Sete Gibernau 6 NC 11th 2020 Moto2 Flexbox HP40 Kalex Moto2 Lorenzo Baldassarri 15 NC 71 12th Héctor Garzó 15 NC 63 16th MotoE Pons Racing40 Energica Ego Corsa Jordi Torres 7 1 4 2 1 114 1st 2021 Moto2 Flexbox HP40 Kalex Moto2 Héctor Garzó 16 NC 16 23rd Stefano Manzi 18 NC 36 19th Alonso López 1 (4) NC 4 30th MotoE Pons Racing40 / HP Pons40 Energica Ego Corsa Jordi Torres 7 1 4 1 0 100 1st Jasper Iwema 7 NC 13 17th 2022 Moto2 Flexbox HP40 Kalex Moto2 Jorge Navarro 18 NC 83 14th Arón Canet 19 NC 8 3 2 200 3rd Borja Gómez 2 NC 4 31st MotoE Pons Racing40 Energica Ego Corsa Mattia Casadei 12 2 7 2 1 156 4th Jordi Torres 9 NC 65 11th Massimo Roccoli 2 NC 6 21st 2023 Moto2 Pons Wegow Los40 Kalex Moto2 Sergio García 20 NC 84 15th Arón Canet 20 NC 7 3 195 5th MotoE HP Pons Los40 Ducati V21L Nicholas Spinelli 16 1 4 150 6th Mattia Casadei 16 5 10 260 1st |
- Notes
- The current season is ongoing.