Randy de Puniet

Randy de Puniet
De Puniet in 2005.
Nationality	French
Born	(1981-02-14) 14 February 1981 (age 36) Maisons-Laffitte (France)
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 14 February 1981) is a French motorcycle road racer. De Puniet also competed in Grand Prix racing between 1998 and 2014, where he achieved five wins in the 250cc class. He competed in the Superbike World Championship in 2015, with little success.

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.

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.