Sito Pons

Alfonso "Sito" Pons Ezquerra is a Spanish former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born on 9 November 1959, who studied architecture at the University of Barcelona. He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1981 to 1991 and is notable for winning two consecutive 250cc road racing world championships, in 1988 and 1989. After retiring he created the Honda Pons Racing team in MotoGP, known for its West and Camel liveries, which disbanded before the 2006 season for lack of funding. He also fielded a car team in the World Series by Renault that won the 2004 championship with Heikki Kovalainen, and returned to motorcycles in the 2010 Moto2 championship. He received the Prince of Asturias Award in 1990 and is the father of three sons.