Edgar Pons Ramón (born 16 June 1995 in

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) is a Spanish former

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. He was the FIM CEV Moto2 European champion in

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and

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. He is son of

Sito Pons Alfonso Pons Ezquerra (Barcelona 9 November 1959), better known as Sito Pons, is a Spanish former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He studied Architecture at the university of Barcelona, He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix wo ...

and brother of Axel Pons.

Career

Pons first appeared in the Moto2 World Championship either as a

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or as a substitute in and . He won the

2015 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship The 2015 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship was the sixth CEV Moto2 season and the first under the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM banner. The season was held over 11 races at 7 meetings, began on 26 April at Algarve Internatio ...

and was a full-time rider in the World Championship in and . Pons then spent two seasons in the FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship, winning the title in

, before joining the World Championship again in . He announced his retirement from racing at the end of the season.

Career statistics

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

Races by year

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

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pons, Edgar 1995 births Living people Moto2 World Championship riders Spanish motorcycle racers Motorcycle racers from Barcelona