Ratthapark Wilairot
Ratthapark Wilairot , is a Thai professional motorcycle road racer. 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. He joined the 250cc World Championship in 2007 as a member of the Thai Honda PTT-SAG team.Born April 14, 1988 in Chonburi Province, Thailand, Wilairot is the eldest son of Thai veteran racer Christmas Wilairot. 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 who is competing in the Asia Road Racing Championship SS600 class and the Supersport World Championship.
Wilairot currently competes in the Moto2 World Championship, with a best result of fourth at the 2010 Dutch TT. 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. On 31 July 2013, Wilairot took a sabbatical from racing professionally and became a rider coach for his replacement in the Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 team, Thitipong Warokorn.
On 27 December 2013, Wilairot announced an end to his sabbatical by signing with PTR for the 2014 Supersport World Championship season. He will ride a Honda CBR600RR and be sponsored by Core.Career statistics
By season
Races by year
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | | Pts |
| 2006 | 250cc | Honda | SPA | QAT | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GBR | GER | USA | CZE | MAL | AUS | JPN
10 | POR | VAL | | 28th | 6 |
| 2007 | 250cc | Honda | QAT
14 | SPA
12 | TUR
15 | CHN
12 | FRA
11 | ITA
Ret | CAT
17 | GBR
8 | NED
14 | GER
19 | CZE
16 | RSM
13 | POR
Ret | JPN
Ret | AUS
19 | MAL
16 | VAL
15 | | 17th | 30 |
| 2008 | 250cc | Honda | QAT
13 | SPA
12 | POR
13 | CHN
8 | FRA
15 | ITA
10 | CAT
11 | GBR
16 | NED
12 | GER
16 | CZE
11 | RSM
8 | IND
C | JPN
13 | AUS
9 | MAL
8 | VAL
8 | | 13th | 73 |
| 250cc | Honda | QAT
8 | JPN
Ret | SPA
15 | FRA
5 | ITA
14 | CAT
7 | NED
9 | GER
DNS | GBR
Ret | CZE
11 | IND
Ret | RSM
Ret | POR
6 | AUS
9 | MAL
6 | VAL
5 | | | 13th | 81 |
| 2010 | Moto2 | Bimota | QAT
17 | SPA
17 | FRA
7 | ITA
Ret | GBR
13 | NED
4 | CAT
Ret | GER
17 | CZE
21 | IND
Ret | RSM
12 | ARA
15 | JPN
24 | MAL
16 | AUS
22 | POR
Ret | VAL
22 | | 22nd | 30 |
| 2011 | Moto2 | FTR | QAT
Ret | SPA
12 | POR
Ret | FRA
24 | CAT
DNS | GBR
Ret | NED
Ret | ITA
Ret | GER
25 | CZE
17 | IND
Ret | RSM
Ret | ARA
Ret | JPN
22 | AUS
DNS | MAL | VAL
Ret | | 30th | 4 |
| Moto2 | Moriwaki | QAT
21 | SPA
26 | POR
23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27th | 9 |
| Moto2 | Suter | | | | FRA
8 | CAT
18 | GBR
15 | NED
Ret | GER
Ret | ITA
16 | IND
23 | CZE
20 | RSM
19 | ARA
24 | JPN
20 | MAL
21 | AUS
18 | VAL
24 | | 27th | 9 |
| Moto2 | Suter | QAT
Ret | AME
21 | SPA
Ret | FRA
Ret | ITA
16 | CAT
Ret | NED
20 | GER
22 | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | MAL | AUS | JPN | VAL | | NC | 0 |
| 2014 | Moto2 | Caterham Suter | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA
19 | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | IND | CZE | GBR | RSM
23 | ARA
22 | JPN
19 | AUS
Ret | MAL
Ret | VAL
19 | NC | 0 |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Suter | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT
Ret | NED
24 | GER
23 | IND
Ret | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |
| 2016 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT
13 | ARG
17 | AME
19 | SPA
Ret | FRA
21 | ITA
22 | CAT
Ret | NED | GER
Ret | AUT
22 | CZE
25 | GBR
18 | RSM
14 | ARA
26 | JPN
18 | AUS
15 | MAL
24 | VAL
20 | 28th | 6 |
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | | Pts |
| 2014 | Honda | AUS
Ret | SPA
10 | NED
13 | ITA
Ret | GBR
12 | MAL
6 | SMR
9 | POR
11 | SPA
8 | FRA
9 | QAT
2 | | 9th | 70 |
| 2015 | Honda | AUS
5 | THA
1 | SPA
Ret | NED
19 | ITA
6 | GBR | POR | ITA | MAL | SPA | FRA | QAT | 13th | 46 |
