Randy de Puniet


Randy de Puniet is a road racer of motorcycles from France. He competed in Grands Prix racing between 1998 and 2014, where he achieved five wins in the 250cc class. He also competed in the Superbike World Championship during the 2015 season with little success. He currently competes in the MotoE World Cup, aboard an Energica Ego Corsa.

Career

Born in Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, de Puniet was French 125cc champion in 1998, moving up to the world championship a year later. In he moved up to the 250cc World Championship. He earned two podium finishes in to earn a factory Aprilia ride for. He took his first win in Catalunya, coming 4th overall with 3 wins. In he was third with a single win, spending with on an Aprilia run by former world champion, Jorge Martínez and his Aspar Racing Team.
was his first season in MotoGP, for the Kawasaki factory team, where he remained for. 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 24 August 2007 that de Puniet would ride for them in 2008 and 2009. He suffered a fractured ankle in a midseason testing crash in. He ultimately remained with LCR for 2010, despite being linked to the French Tech 3 squad. He had been in contention for a Tech 3 ride for 2011, but team boss Herve Poncharal denied this link.
He enjoyed a strong run of form midseason in 2010, including consecutive front row starts at Silverstone and Assen. He was running fifth in the championship before breaking his leg in a crash at the Sachsenring. 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.
After a disappointing year on the satellite Ducati De Puniet joined the Power Electronics Aspar team for, 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. He hoped to receive a wild card ride during 2014, and did so at the final race in Valencia, retiring from the race.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718PosPts
1998125ccHondaJPNMALSPAITAFRA
17		MADNEDGBRGERCZEIMOCATAUSARGNC0
1999125ccApriliaMAL
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		18th26
2000125ccApriliaRSA
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		17th50
2001250ccApriliaJPN
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		13th50
2002250ccApriliaJPN
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		9th119
2003250ccApriliaJPN
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		4th208
2004250ccApriliaRSA
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		3rd214
2005250ccApriliaSPA
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		8th138
2006MotoGPKawasakiSPA
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		16th37
2007MotoGPKawasakiQAT
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		11th108
2008MotoGPHondaQAT
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		15th61
2009MotoGPHondaQAT
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		11th106
2010MotoGPHondaQAT
6		SPA
9		FRA
7		ITA
6		GBR
6		NED
6		CAT
4		GER
Ret		USACZE
10		IND
13		RSM
13		ARA
Ret		JPN
9		MAL
10		AUS
10		POR
6		VAL
10		9th116
2011MotoGPDucatiQAT
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		16th49
MotoGPARTQAT
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		13th62
MotoGPARTQAT
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		15th36
MotoGPSuzukiQATAMEARGSPAFRAITACATNEDGERINDCZEGBRRSMARAJPNAUSMALVAL
Ret		NC0

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

Commitment

De Puniet is a member of the 'Champions for Peace' club, a group of more than 90 famous elite created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H Prince Albert II.