Edgar Pons

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Edgar Pons
Pons in 2019
NationalitySpanish
Born (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 29)
Barcelona, Spain
Bike number57
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20142018, 2020
ManufacturersKalex, Speed Up
Championships0
2020 championship position26th (5 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
62 0 0 0 0 12

Edgar Pons Ramón (born 16 June 1995 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish former motorcycle racer. He was the FIM CEV Moto2 European champion in 2015 and 2019. He is son of Sito Pons and brother of Axel Pons.[1]

Career

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Pons first appeared in the Moto2 World Championship either as a wild card or as a substitute in 2014 and 2015 and won the 2015 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship; he was a World Championship full-time rider in 2016 and 2017. Pons then spent two seasons in the FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship, winning the title in 2019, before joining again the World Championship in 2020. He announced his retirement from racing at the end of the season.[2]

Career statistics

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FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

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Races by year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts
2014 Tech3 JER
1
ARA1
5
ARA2
DNF
CAT
7
ALB
6
NAV1
2
NAV2
6
ALG1
3
ALG2
1
VAL
3
3rd 142
2015 Kalex ALG1
1
ALG2
2
CAT
1
ARA1
1
ARA2
1
ALB
2
NAV1
3
NAV2
1
JER
3
VAL1
2
VAL2
2
1st 237
2018 Kalex EST1
Ret
EST2
Ret
VAL
2
CAT1
3
CAT2
4
ARA1
1
ARA2
1
JER
1
ALB1
6
ALB2
4
VAL
1
2nd 165.5
2019 Kalex EST1
2
EST2
3
VAL
1
CAT1
1
CAT2
1
ARA1
6
ARA2
1
JER
1
ALB1
1
ALB2
Ret
VAL
1
1st 221

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2014 Moto2 Kalex Pons HP 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2015 Moto2 Kalex Páginas Amarillas HP 40 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Italtrans Racing Team
2016 Moto2 Kalex Páginas Amarillas HP 40 14 0 0 0 0 4 31st
2017 Moto2 Kalex Pons HP40 18 0 0 0 0 2 34th
2018 Moto2 Kalex AGR Team 2 0 0 0 0 1 31st
Speed Up Speed Up Racing 4 0 0 0 0
2020 Moto2 Kalex Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 15 0 0 0 0 5 26th
Total 62 0 0 0 0 12

By class

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Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto2 2014–2018, 2020 2014 Spain 62 0 0 0 0 12 0
Total 2014–2018, 2020 62 0 0 0 0 12 0

Races by year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Pos Pts
2014 Moto2 Kalex QAT AME ARG SPA
25
FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0
2015 Moto2 Kalex QAT AME ARG SPA
19
FRA ITA CAT
17
NED GER INP CZE
22
GBR RSM ARA
Ret
JPN
19
AUS
22
MAL
20
VAL
Ret
NC 0
2016 Moto2 Kalex QAT
Ret
ARG
DNS
AME SPA
DNS
FRA ITA
23
CAT
17
NED
23
GER
14
AUT
20
CZE
20
GBR
23
RSM
Ret
ARA
24
JPN
16
AUS
14
MAL
19
VAL
19
31st 4
2017 Moto2 Kalex QAT
26
ARG
16
AME
Ret
SPA
17
FRA
25
ITA
20
CAT
22
NED
24
GER
19
CZE
28
AUT
14
GBR
22
RSM
Ret
ARA
17
JPN
27
AUS
Ret
MAL
16
VAL
20
34th 2
2018 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT
16
NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA
17
31st 1
Speed Up THA
19
JPN
23
AUS
15
MAL
20
VAL
2020 Moto2 Kalex QAT
16
SPA
16
ANC
16
CZE
20
AUT
Ret
STY
19
RSM
Ret
EMI
20
CAT
14
FRA
19
ARA
13
TER
Ret
EUR
17
VAL
Ret
POR
Ret
26th 5

References

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  1. ^ "Edgar Pons y su salto a Moto2: "El apellido siempre pesa, pero el Mundial es mi sitio"". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Edgar Pons se retira de la competición". Marca (in Spanish). 23 November 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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