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Ben Pon
Bernardus "Ben" Pon, Netherlands
1936-12-09
F1 Career: Dutch 1962
Races
Wins
Pole
Podiums
FastLaps
Points
1
0
0
0
0
0
% Wins
% Poles
% Podiums
% FastLap
Points/Race
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
0,00%
0,00p
At his only GP, 1962 Dutch he spun out on oil on lap 3, the car overturned and he was thrown out, luckily without injury. Now owns & runs a hugely successful winery & lodge in California. Ben's father came up with the idea for VW Transporter
Year
Plac
Points
Nr / Team / Car
Wins
2:nd
3:rd
Poles
FastL
Races
Ret
Notes
1962
-
0
Porsche 787 (F2)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
R , Ecurie Maarsbergen
Non F1
Year
Series
Result
Team/Car
Notes
1972
Olympic Games
?
Clay pigeon shooting
.
1968
SportsCar racing
.
Porsche 910
Some races
1967
24h LeMans
7th, cass winner
Porsche 906/6 Carrera 6 Langhack
.
.
6h Brands Hatch
8th
Porsche 906
.
.
RAC SportsCars at Brands Hatch
winner
Porsche 906
.
1965
24h LeMans
ret
Porsche 904/4 GTS
.
.
12h Sebring
6th
Porsche 904 GTS
.
.
Limbourg, Solitude and Zandvoort,
winner
Porsche 904 GT
.
.
Spa 500km
3rd
Porsche 904 GTS
.
.
Monza 1000km
4th
Porsche 904 GTS
.
.
Forming the Dutch Racing Team
.
Porsche 906
Entering Gijs van Lennep
1964
24h LeMans
8th
Porsche 904/4 GTS
.
.
3h Monza, Coppa Inter-Europa
2nd
Porsche 904 GTS
.
.
12h Reims
7th
Porsche 904 GTS
.
.
12h Sebring
11th
Porsche 356B 2000GS
.
.
Paris 1000km
8th
Porsche 904 GTS
.
.
Limbourg, Solitude and Zandvoort
class wins
Porsche 904 GTS
.
.
Spa 1000km
8th
Porsche 904 GTS
.
.
Spa 500km
8th
Porsche 904 GTS
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
3rd
Porsche 904 GTS
.
1963
24h LeMans
ret
Porsche Carrera 356B
.
.
Sportscars World Championship, Nurburgring
class winner
Porsche 356B 2000GS
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
4th
Porsche 356B 2000GS
.
1962
24h LeMans
ret
Porsche 356B Abarth (695 GS/4)
.
.
Tourist Trophy
7th
Porsche-Abarth 356B
.
.
Bruxells, Snetterton, Zandvoort and Innsbruck
class wins
Porsche 356B
.
.
Paris 1000km
8th
Porsche-Abarth 356B
.
1961
24h LeMans
8th, class winner
Porsche 356B
.
.
FIA GT Cup
.
Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera
.
.
Coppa Inter-Europa at Monza
2nd
Porsche 356B
.