Randy de Puniet

Randy de Puniet
De Puniet in 2005.
Nationality	French
Born	February 14, 1981 Maisons-Laffitte (France)
Current team	KTM Test Team
Bike number	14
Website	www.depuniet.com/en/
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 2006–2014 Manufacturers Kawasaki, Honda, Ducati, ART, Suzuki Championships 0 2014 championship position NC (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 140 0 2 0 0 575 250cc World Championship Active years 2001–2005 Manufacturers Aprilia Championships 0 2005 championship position 8th (138 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 80 5 22 9 4 729 125cc World Championship Active years 1998–2000 Manufacturers Honda, Aprilia Championships 0 2000 championship position 17th (50 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 33 0 0 0 0 76 Superbike World Championship Active years 2015– Manufacturers Suzuki Championships 0 2015 championship position Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 23 0 0 0 0 39

Randy de Puniet (born February 14, 1981) is a French motorcycle road racer. He currently is a test rider for KTM, focusing on their 2017 MotoGP project. De Puniet also competed in Grand Prix racing between 1998 and 2014, where he achieved five wins in the 250cc class.^[1] He competed in the Superbike World Championship in 2015, with little success.

Career

Born in Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, 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 was not racing, instead concentrating on development and testing on the Suzuki 2015 MotoGP machine.^[9] He hoped to receive a wild card ride during 2014,^[10] and did so at the final race in Valencia, retiring from the race.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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	–
2014	MotoGP	Suzuki GSX-RR	Suzuki MotoGP	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC	–
Total				253	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			33	0	0	0	0	76	0
250cc	2001–2005	2001 Japan	2002 Japan	2003 Catalunya	80	5	22	9	4	729	0
MotoGP	2006–2014	2006 Spain	2007 Japan		140	0	2	0	0	575	0
Total	1998–2014				253	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
2014	MotoGP	Suzuki	QAT	AME	ARG	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL Ret	NC	0

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

Year	Make	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
2015	Suzuki	AUS 17	AUS 7	THA 13	THA Ret	SPA Ret	SPA 13	NED Ret	NED Ret	ITA DNS	ITA Ret	GBR 14	GBR 14	POR 13	POR 16	SMR Ret	SMR 17	USA 11	USA 11	MAL 12	MAL 13	SPA 16	SPA Ret	FRA Ret	FRA 18	QAT 12	QAT 7	18th	52

• * Season still in progress.

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

External links

• Official website