Randy de Puniet

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Randy de Puniet
Nationality  French
Born (1981-02-14) February 14, 1981
Maisons-Laffitte (France)
Current team Power Electronics Aspar
Bike number 14
Website www.depuniet.com/en/
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2006–
ManufacturersKawasaki, Honda, Ducati, ART
Championships0
2013 Championship position15th (36 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
139 0 2 0 0 575
250cc World Championship
Active years2001–2005
ManufacturersAprilia
Championships0
2005 Championship position8th (138 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
80 5 22 9 4 729
125cc World Championship
Active years1998–2000
ManufacturersHonda, Aprilia
Championships0
2000 Championship position17th (50 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
33 0 0 0 0 76

Randy de Puniet (born February 14, 1981 in Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines) is a French Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is currently racing for the Power Electronics Aspar team in MotoGP, having raced in this class regularly since 2006. He took five wins in the 250cc class prior to moving into the main class.[1]

Career

De Puniet was French 125cc champion in 1998, moving up to the world championship a year later. In 2001 he moved up to the 250cc World Championship. He earned two podium finishes in 2002 to earn a factory Aprilia ride for 2003. He took his first win in Catalunya, coming 4th overall with 3 wins. In 2004 he was third with a single win, spending 2005 with on an Aprilia run by former world champion, Jorge Martínez and his Aspar Racing Team.

De Puniet (in white) alongside Loris Capirossi.

2006 was his first season in MotoGP, for the Kawasaki factory team, where he remained for 2007. He took his first front-row start at the 2007 Catalan Grand Prix, and finished a career-best fifth. Up until Donington, he started all but one other race on the third row. He started fourth and finished second at Motegi in the wet.

LCR Honda announced on August 24, 2007 that de Puniet would ride for them in 2008 and 2009.[2] He suffered a fractured ankle in a midseason testing crash in 2009.[3] He ultimately remained with LCR for 2010, despite being linked to the French Tech 3 squad.[4] He had been in contention for a Tech 3 ride for 2011, but team boss Herve Poncharal denied this link.[5]

He enjoyed a strong run of form midseason in 2010, including consecutive front row starts at Silverstone and Assen.[6] He was running fifth in the championship before breaking his leg in a crash at the Sachsenring.[7] He missed the race at Laguna Seca before returning at Brno, where he finished tenth.

In spite of the promise he showed on the Honda before his injury, De Puniet raced for Pramac Racing in 2011.[8] After a disappointing year on the satellite Ducati De Puniet joined the Power Electronics Aspar team for 2012, a 'Claiming Rules Team' running a modified Aprilia RSV4 known as the ART.

For 2014, De Puniet will not be racing, instead he will be doing development and testing on the Suzuki 2015 MotoGP machine.[9] He hopes he will get a wild card ride during 2014.[10]

Career statistics

By season

Seas Class Moto Team Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts Plcd WCh
1998 125cc Honda RS125R 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC  –
1999 125cc Aprilia RS125 16 0 0 0 0 26 18th  –
2000 125cc Aprilia RS125 16 0 0 0 0 50 17th  –
2001 250cc Aprilia RSV250 16 0 0 0 0 50 13th  –
2002 250cc Aprilia RSV250 16 0 2 2 0 119 9th  –
2003 250cc Aprilia RSV250 16 3 9 5 2 208 4th  –
2004 250cc Aprilia RSV250 16 1 8 2 0 214 3rd  –
2005 250cc Aprilia RSV250 16 1 3 1 2 138 8th  –
2006 MotoGP Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR Kawasaki Racing Team 17 0 0 0 0 37 16th  –
2007 MotoGP Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR Kawasaki Racing Team 18 0 1 0 0 108 11th  –
2008 MotoGP Honda RC212V Team LCR 18 0 0 0 0 61 15th  –
2009 MotoGP Honda RC212V Team LCR 17 0 1 0 0 106 11th  –
2010 MotoGP Honda RC212V Team LCR 17 0 0 0 0 116 9th  –
2011 MotoGP Ducati Desmosedici GP11 Pramac Racing 16 0 0 0 0 49 16th  –
2012 MotoGP Aprilia ART Aspar Racing Team 18 0 0 0 0 62 13th  –
2013 MotoGP Aprilia ART Aspar Racing Team 18 0 0 0 0 36 15th  –
Total 252 5 24 9 4 1380 0

By class

Class Seas 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts WCh
125cc 1998–2000 1998 France N/A N/A 33 0 0 0 0 76 0
250cc 2001–2005 2001 Japan 2002 Japan 2003 Catalunya 80 5 22 9 4 729 0
MotoGP 2006–Present 2006 Spain 2007 Japan N/A 139 0 2 0 0 575 0
Total 1998–Present 252 5 24 9 4 1380 0

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
1998 125cc Honda JPN MAL SPA ITA FRA
17		 MAD NED GBR GER CZE IMO CAT AUS ARG NC 0
1999 125cc Aprilia MAL
20		 JPN
15		 SPA
Ret		 FRA
11		 ITA
19		 CAT
9		 NED
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 GER
15		 CZE
Ret		 IMO
Ret		 VAL
10		 AUS
21		 RSA
Ret		 BRA
18		 ARG
10		 18th 26
2000 125cc Aprilia RSA
14		 MAL
Ret		 JPN
10		 SPA
13		 FRA
12		 ITA
9		 CAT
13		 NED
Ret		 GBR
10		 GER
Ret		 CZE
Ret		 POR
7		 VAL
18		 BRA
9		 PAC
Ret		 AUS
13		 17th 50
2001 250cc Aprilia JPN
Ret		 RSA
Ret		 SPA
18		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
8		 NED
13		 GBR
Ret		 GER
5		 CZE
6		 POR
17		 VAL
10		 PAC
11		 AUS
Ret		 MAL
12		 BRA
13		 13th 50
2002 250cc Aprilia JPN
3		 RSA
6		 SPA
Ret		 FRA
3		 ITA
5		 CAT
4		 NED
Ret		 GBR
6		 GER
Ret		 CZE
6		 POR
Ret		 BRA
Ret		 PAC
Ret		 MAL
6		 AUS
6		 VAL
4		 9th 119
2003 250cc Aprilia JPN
Ret		 RSA
2		 SPA
3		 FRA
2		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
1		 NED
Ret		 GBR
8		 GER
3		 CZE
1		 POR
3		 BRA
3		 PAC
6		 MAL
5		 AUS
Ret		 VAL
1		 4th 208
2004 250cc Aprilia RSA
2		 SPA
2		 FRA
2		 ITA
4		 CAT
1		 NED
4		 BRA
8		 GER
5		 GBR
3		 CZE
2		 POR
3		 JPN
11		 QAT
Ret		 MAL
5		 AUS
Ret		 VAL
3		 3rd 214
2005 250cc Aprilia SPA
Ret		 POR
3		 CHN
8		 FRA
2		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
6		 NED
8		 GBR
1		 GER
6		 CZE
8		 JPN
5		 MAL
4		 QAT
Ret		 AUS
7		 TUR
Ret		 VAL
8		 8th 138
2006 MotoGP Kawasaki SPA
Ret		 QAT
Ret		 TUR
12		 CHN
12		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
13		 CAT
Ret		 NED
14		 GBR
12		 GER
Ret		 USA
12		 CZE
14		 MAL
13		 AUS
11		 JPN
Ret		 POR
10		 VAL
Ret		 16th 37
2007 MotoGP Kawasaki QAT
Ret		 SPA
13		 CHN
8		 TUR
8		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
5		 GBR
6		 NED
Ret		 GER
Ret		 USA
6		 CZE
8		 RSM
Ret		 POR
Ret		 JPN
2		 AUS
6		 MAL
4		 VAL
9		 11th 108
2008 MotoGP Honda QAT
9		 SPA
Ret		 POR
15		 CHN
13		 FRA
9		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
Ret		 GBR
12		 NED
Ret		 GER
8		 USA
6		 CZE
16		 RSM
Ret		 IND
13		 JPN
12		 AUS
9		 MAL
10		 VAL
15		 15th 61
2009 MotoGP Honda QAT
10		 JPN
11		 SPA
4		 FRA
14		 ITA
8		 CAT
8		 NED
7		 USA
9		 GER
Ret		 GBR
3		 CZE
10		 IND
12		 RSM
12		 POR
11		 AUS
8		 MAL
Ret		 VAL
11		 11th 106
2010 MotoGP Honda QAT
6		 SPA
9		 FRA
7		 ITA
6		 GBR
6		 NED
6		 CAT
4		 GER
Ret		 USA CZE
10		 IND
13		 RSM
13		 ARA
Ret		 JPN
9		 MAL
10		 AUS
10		 POR
6		 VAL
10		 9th 116
2011 MotoGP Ducati QAT
Ret		 SPA
Ret		 POR
10		 FRA
Ret		 CAT
Ret		 GBR
12		 NED
Ret		 ITA
14		 GER
13		 USA
DNS		 CZE
12		 IND
8		 RSM
14		 ARA
12		 JPN
10		 AUS
6		 MAL
C		 VAL
Ret		 16th 49
2012 MotoGP ART QAT
13		 SPA
Ret		 POR
13		 FRA
Ret		 CAT
15		 GBR
12		 NED
8		 GER
11		 ITA
12		 USA
11		 IND
Ret		 CZE
8		 RSM
9		 ARA
11		 JPN
Ret		 MAL
Ret		 AUS
11		 VAL
12		 13th 62
2013 MotoGP ART QAT
12		 AME
14		 SPA
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
11		 CAT
Ret		 NED
12		 GER
12		 USA
Ret		 IND
Ret		 CZE
15		 GBR
16		 RSM
17		 ARA
13		 MAL
12		 AUS
10		 JPN
13		 VAL
Ret		 15th 36

Commitment

De Puniet is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Crook, Tasha (2007-02-12). "Kawasaki's Randy De Puniet Talks About His Second Season...". London Bikers (Media Panther Ltd.). Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
  2. ↑ Birt, Matthew (2007-08-24). "LCR Honda secure Randy de Puniet deal". Motorcycle News (Bauer Media Group). Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
  3. ↑ "Randy de Puniet May Miss Brno". Female First (First Active Media Ltd.). 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
  4. ↑ "Randy de Puniet to Stay at LCR Honda For 2010". Auto Racing Daily (Solspace, Inc.). 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
  5. ↑ Birt, Matthew (2010-07-08). "Tech 3 Yamaha dismiss Randy de Puniet link". Motorcycle News (Bauer Media Group). Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
  6. ↑ Christner, Brian (2010-06-26). "Privateer Honda Rider Randy de Puniet Scores Second Consecutive Front Row Start". 2WheelTuesday.com (2WheelTuesday). Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
  7. ↑ "Randy de Puniet breaks leg". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 2010-07-18. Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
  8. ↑ Birt, Matthew (6 November 2010). "Randy de Puniet clinches Ducati deal". Motorcycle News (Bauer Media Group). Retrieved 7 November 2010. 
  9. ↑ "de Puniet to concentrate on Suzuki MotoGP tests". Retrieved 25 January 2014. 
  10. ↑ "motogp.com · L’Equipe: De Puniet to have sabbatical in 2014". Retrieved 25 January 2014. 
  11. ↑ Peace and Sport

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