Sito Pons, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sito Pons

Spanish motorcycle racer

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1959

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Profession: motorcycle racer, racing automobile driver

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Alfonso Pons Ezquerra (Barcelona 9 November 1959), better known as Sito Pons, is a Spanish former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
He won the 250cc World Championship with Honda 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.