Ben Pon - Career Summary

Pon

Nationality Dutch
Date of Birth 9 December, 1936
Entrant Ecurie Maarsbergen (1962)
Races Entered 1
DNQ/DNPQ -
Best Result DNF (2 laps)
Zandvoort, 1962

One of the few F1 Olympians (he was a skeet shooter at the 1972 Munich Games), Pon was a 1960s Porsche legend, taking countless class victories in sportscars events for eight years. But his lone GP start saw him crash so violently, he vowed never to race single seaters again!

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Last updated: 21-February-2002

Career Summary

1961 • FIA GT Cup, 3 starts (2 counting towards the World Sportscar Championship), 1 class win in a Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera with various drivers.
• Competed in other non-championship events, at least 2 class wins in a Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera with de Beaufort.

1962 • World Sportscar Championship, 4 starts in a Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera with various drivers.
• Competed in other non-championship events, at least 4 class wins in a Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera with de Beaufort.

1962 • Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 787 1.5 litre F4, 1 entry.

1963 • World Sportscar Championship, 2 starts, 1 class win in a Racing Team Holland and Porsche System Engineering Porsche 356B 2000GS with various drivers.

1964 • World Sportscar Championship, 7 starts, 1 class win in a Racing Team Holland and Porsche System Engineering Porsche 356B 2000GS and Porsche 904 GTS with various drivers.
• Competed in non-championship events, at least 4 class wins in a Porsche 904 GTS.

1965 • World Sportscar Championship, 5 starts, 2 class wins in a Racing Team Holland and Porsche System Engineering Porsche 904 GTS, and an Auguste Veuillet Porsche 904 GTS with various drivers.
• Formed the Dutch Racing Team with Hugenholtz and Slotemaker.

1966 • World Sportscar Championship, 1 start in a Porsche 906.
• Springbok Series, 1 start in a Porsche 906 with G. van Lennep.

1967 • World Sportscar Championship, 4 starts, 1 class win in a Racing Team Holland and Porsche System Engineering Porsche 906, a Sten Axelsson Porsche 906, and an A.G. Dean (Racing) Ltd Porsche 906 with various drivers.
• RAC British Sportscar Championship, 3 starts, 1 class win in a Porsche 906.
• Springbok Series, 1 start in a Team Holland/Lindsay Sakers Porsche Carrera 6 with Axelsson.

1968 • World Sportscar Championship, 2 starts (1 counting towards the BSCC) in a Porsche 910.

1972 • Competed for Holland in skeet shooting at the Summer Olympics.

1990s • Began producing wine under the Bernardus label, and set up 'Bernardus Lodge'.

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1961	• FIA GT Cup, 3 starts (2 counting towards the World Sportscar Championship), 1 class win in a Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera with various drivers. • Competed in other non-championship events, at least 2 class wins in a Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera with de Beaufort.
1962	• World Sportscar Championship, 4 starts in a Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera with various drivers. • Competed in other non-championship events, at least 4 class wins in a Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera with de Beaufort.

1962	• Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 787 1.5 litre F4, 1 entry.

1963	• World Sportscar Championship, 2 starts, 1 class win in a Racing Team Holland and Porsche System Engineering Porsche 356B 2000GS with various drivers.
1964	• World Sportscar Championship, 7 starts, 1 class win in a Racing Team Holland and Porsche System Engineering Porsche 356B 2000GS and Porsche 904 GTS with various drivers. • Competed in non-championship events, at least 4 class wins in a Porsche 904 GTS.
1965	• World Sportscar Championship, 5 starts, 2 class wins in a Racing Team Holland and Porsche System Engineering Porsche 904 GTS, and an Auguste Veuillet Porsche 904 GTS with various drivers. • Formed the Dutch Racing Team with Hugenholtz and Slotemaker.
1966	• World Sportscar Championship, 1 start in a Porsche 906. • Springbok Series, 1 start in a Porsche 906 with G. van Lennep.
1967	• World Sportscar Championship, 4 starts, 1 class win in a Racing Team Holland and Porsche System Engineering Porsche 906, a Sten Axelsson Porsche 906, and an A.G. Dean (Racing) Ltd Porsche 906 with various drivers. • RAC British Sportscar Championship, 3 starts, 1 class win in a Porsche 906. • Springbok Series, 1 start in a Team Holland/Lindsay Sakers Porsche Carrera 6 with Axelsson.
1968	• World Sportscar Championship, 2 starts (1 counting towards the BSCC) in a Porsche 910.
1972	• Competed for Holland in skeet shooting at the Summer Olympics.
1990s	• Began producing wine under the Bernardus label, and set up 'Bernardus Lodge'.