Xavier Pons

Xavier Pons

Pons at the 2005 Cyprus Rally.
Personal information
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1980-01-21) January 21, 1980 (age 37) Vic, Spain
World Rally Championship record
Active years	2003 – Present
Teams	Citroën, Mitsubishi, Subaru
Rallies	62
Championships	0
Rally wins	0
Podiums	0
Stage wins	7
Total points	51
First rally	2003 Swedish Rally

Xavier "Xevi" Pons Puigdillers (born January 21, 1980 in Vic, Spain) is a rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship.

Pons started his racing career on motorcycles and won the Spanish national enduro championship in 1998. That same year, he competed with the Spanish junior team at the International Six Days Enduro and won the Junior World Trophy. He was part of the victorious Spanish team again in 2000. He continued riding in the Spanish enduro championship and was the runner-up in 2000 and 2001, also achieving success in the European and the World Enduro Championship.

In 2002, Pons switched to rallying, capturing the Spanish national Group N gravel title the following year. In the national asphalt championship, he finished second. He also debuted in the World Rally Championship at the 2003 Swedish Rally. In 2004, Pons competed in both the Junior World Rally Championship and the Production World Rally Championship. In the production car championship, he took two wins and finished fourth overall in the standings. In the junior class, he was ninth overall, with best placement being third at the Acropolis Rally. He also scored his first points in the World Rally Championship by finishing sixth at the Rally Australia.

Pons' 2005 season included 11 rallies with a World Rally Car and four with a production class rally car. Driving a Peugeot 206 WRC and a Citroën Xsara WRC, he finished in the points twice. His best result was fourth, at the Rally Catalunya. Seven points resulted in a 16th place in the overall championship.