Английская Википедия:Ben Pon
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Шаблон:Infobox F1 driver Шаблон:Infobox Le Mans driver Bernardus Marinus "Ben" Pon (9 December 1936 – 30 September 2019)[1] was a Dutch vintner and Olympian and motor racing driver. He competed in one Formula One race, the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix, but had a far longer career in sports car racing, before turning his back on the track to concentrate on the wine trade. He also represented the Netherlands in clay pigeon shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics, finishing 31st in the skeet event.[2][3]
Life
His father, Ben Pon, Sr., was an importer of Volkswagen Beetles into the United States, and is considered to be the "father" of the Volkswagen Type 2 due to his initial interest and input into the project.[4]
Ben Pon was a personal friend of Formula One driver Carel Godin de Beaufort. It was de Beaufort's own Ecurie Maarsbergen privateer team that provided a Porsche 787 for him to race at Zandvoort, in his home Grand Prix on 20 May 1962. He failed to finish the race due to an accident, which flipped his car over, throwing Pon out of the cockpit and into a shrubbery.[2] In response, Pon vowed never again to race single-seaters, and in the years that followed he remained true to his word, while achieving many successes in sports car racing also driving a Porsche. Pon retired from professional sports car racing in 1965.
After his retirement in the sports arena, Pon turned his attention to the wine trade. He was known for his Bernardus Winery in Carmel Valley, California, and owned the oldest wine negotiating business in the Netherlands.
Racing record
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Шаблон:Flagicon Porsche System Engineering | Шаблон:Flagicon Herbert Linge | Porsche 356B Abarth GTL | S 1.6 | 284 | 10th | 1st |
| 1962 | Шаблон:Flagicon Porsche System Engineering | Шаблон:Flagicon Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche 356B Abarth | GT 1.6 | 35 | DNF | DNF |
| 1963 | Шаблон:Flagicon Porsche System Engineering | Шаблон:Flagicon Heinz Schiller | Porsche 356B 2000GS GT | GT 2.0 | 115 | DNF | DNF |
| 1964 | Шаблон:Flagicon Racing Team Holland | Шаблон:Flagicon Henk van Zalinge | Porsche 904/4 GTS | GT 2.0 | 319 | 8th | 2nd |
| 1965 | Шаблон:Flagicon Auguste Veuillet | Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Buchet | Porsche 904/4 GTS | GT 2.0 | 224 | DNF | DNF |
| 1967 | Шаблон:Flagicon Porsche System Engineering | Шаблон:Flagicon Vic Elford | Porsche 906K Carrera 6 | S 2.0 | 327 | 7th | 1st |
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Шаблон:Tooltip | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche 787 | Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 | NED Шаблон:Small |
MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | RSA | NC | 0 |
References
External links
- Bernadus Winery website
- Profile on F1 Rejects Шаблон:Webarchive
- Biography of Bernadus Pon
- Who's Who of Volkswagen
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