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Wilairot at the 2009 British Grand Prix. |
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| Nationality | Thai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 14, 1988 Chonburi (Thailand) |
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| Current team | Thai Honda Singha SAG Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | thaihondapttsag.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ratthapark Wilairot (Feem) (Thai: รัฐภาคย์ วิไลโรจน์ (ฟิม), born April 14, 1988 in Chonburi Province, Thailand) is a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Thailand. He joined the 250cc World Championship in 2007 as a member of the Thai Honda PTT-SAG team. Wilairot competed in the 2006 Japanese Grand Prix as a wild-card and finished a respectable 10th after qualifying in 14th place. In 2006 he was runner-up in the challenging Japanese national Championship.
Ratthapark Wilairot is the eldest son of Thai veteran racer Christmas Wilairot.[1] He began junior road racing at 5 years old and first won a 50cc motocross trophy at the age of ten. Ratthapark has a younger brother Ratthapong Wilairot (Float, born 1993) who also seeking advancement in motorcycle racing career.[2]
Wilairot currently lies twelfth in the Moto2 World Championship, after a best result of fourth at Assen. Wilairot had qualified on the front row for the first time, and challenged for the lead with eventual race winner Andrea Iannone. Title challengers Toni Elías and Thomas Lüthi later demoted Wilairot to just off the podium.[3]
| Season | Class | Moto | Races | Win | Podiums | Pole | Pts | Position |
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| 2006 | 250cc | Honda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28th |
| 2007 | 250cc | Honda | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 17th |
| 2008 | 250cc | Honda | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 13th |
| 2009 | 250cc | Honda | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 13th |
| 2010 | Moto2 | Bimota | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 22nd |
| 2011 | Moto2 | FTR | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30th |
| Total | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 |