Randy de Puniet
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Randy de Puniet | |
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MotoGP Record | |
Nationality | French |
Nicknames | |
Bike # | 14 |
Current team | Kawasaki Racing Team |
World Championships | 0 |
Race Starts | 131 |
Race Wins | 5 |
Podium finishes | 22 |
Pole positions | 9 |
Fastest laps | 4 |
Championship Points | 842 |
2007 Championship position | 19th (0 pts) |
Randy de Puniet is a French motorcycle road racer. 2006 was his first season in MotoGP, for the Kawasaki factory team, where he will remain for 2007.
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 at Catalunya, coming 4th overall with 3 wins. In 2004 he was third with a single win, spending 2005 with an Aprilia ran by Jorge Martinez Aspar.