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As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)

Riders

Randy De Puniet

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Nationality
France France
Number
14
Team (2019 MotoE)
LCR E-Team
Bike
Energica
Born
February 14, 1981(age 45)
Birthplace
Maisons Laffitte

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Paul Ricard in 1998.

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In 125cc (1998–2000): 30 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (2001–2005): 80 starts, 5 wins, 22 podiums. Teams: Aprilia Aspar 250cc. In MotoGP (2006–2014): 139 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. Teams: Kawasaki Racing Team, LCR Honda MotoGP, Pramac Racing Team, Power Electronics Aspar, Team Suzuki MotoGP. In MotoE (2019): 6 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: LCR E-Team.

First podium: Suzuka 2002 (250cc). First win: Catalunya 2003 (250cc).

In all, 255 Grand Prix starts, 5 wins and 24 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 3 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1999 125cc (RIO, ITA) / 2000 125cc (RIO)

Season by season

125cc250ccMotoGPMotoE ★ Champion

15101520002005201020151999 125cc: P18 / 26 pts / 0 wins125cc2001 250cc: P13 / 50 pts / 0 wins2002 250cc: P9 / 119 pts / 0 wins2003 250cc: P4 / 208 pts / 3 wins2004 250cc: P3 / 214 pts / 1 wins2005 250cc: P8 / 138 pts / 1 wins250cc2006 MotoGP: P16 / 37 pts / 0 wins2007 MotoGP: P11 / 108 pts / 0 wins2008 MotoGP: P15 / 61 pts / 0 wins2009 MotoGP: P11 / 106 pts / 0 wins2010 MotoGP: P9 / 116 pts / 0 wins2011 MotoGP: P16 / 49 pts / 0 wins2012 MotoGP: P13 / 62 pts / 0 wins2013 MotoGP: P15 / 36 pts / 0 winsMotoGP2019 MotoE: P17 / 21 pts / 0 winsMotoE

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Scope: official results DB, 1998–2019 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1998–2000
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P13.0

63 pts · Poles 0

250cc2001–2005
Win rate6.3%
Podium rate27.5%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.7

729 pts · Poles 5

MotoGP2006–2014
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate1.4%
Average finish (when classified)avg P10.3

575 pts · Poles 0

MotoE2019–2019
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P12.7

21 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1998–2019 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Strongest and weakest circuits

Strong
  1. Donington 1.8 places better than usual (4 finishes)
  2. Phillip Island 1.7 places better than usual (8 finishes)
  3. Laguna Seca 1.5 places better than usual (5 finishes)
Weak
  1. Misano 2.6 places worse than usual (5 finishes)
  2. Valencia 2.2 places worse than usual (5 finishes)
  3. Indianapolis 1.6 places worse than usual (4 finishes)

Each finish here compared with the rider's usual finish that season (average without this circuit): how many places better or worse on average. Same layout only; retirements counted separately

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1998. Of the 69 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP・500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

MotoE 6 races · 2019

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate
Dry4 races0%(0 wins)
Wet2 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry4 races0%(0 podiums)
Wet2 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry4 racesavg P11.8
Wet2 racesavg P14.5

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

1510152025Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 14.3 → average finish 13.7 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 26.0 → average finish 11.7 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 10–1514.3 → 13.70 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜26.0 → 11.70 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Valencia (average P11.5, 2 races)

Valencia2 racesavg P11.5
Misano2 racesavg P12.0
Red Bull Ring1 racesavg P12.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P17.0
MotoGP 139 races · 2006–2014

By tyre era

Podium rate: 1.2% with Bridgestone, 1.9% with Multiple suppliers

Win rate
Multiple suppliers53 races0%(0 wins)
Bridgestone86 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Multiple suppliers53 races2%(1 podiums)
Bridgestone86 races1%(1 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Multiple suppliers53 racesavg P10.2
Bridgestone86 racesavg P10.4

Dry / wet

More podiums in the wet (5.6% wet, 0.8% dry)

Win rate
Dry119 races0%(0 wins)
Wet18 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry119 races1%(1 podiums)
Wet18 races6%(1 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry119 racesavg P10.3
Wet18 racesavg P10.0

2 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.4 to an average finish of 11.2

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.4 → average finish 5.3 (5 races, 0 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 5.1 → average finish 8.4 (31 races, 0 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.0 → average finish 10.4 (31 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.4 → average finish 11.2 (60 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 17.1 → average finish 12.4 (12 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 1–32.4 → 5.30 wins / 5 races
Grid 4–65.1 → 8.40 wins / 31 races
Grid 7–98.0 → 10.40 wins / 31 races
Grid 10–1512.4 → 11.20 wins / 60 races
Grid 16〜17.1 → 12.40 wins / 12 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Catalunya (average P8.0, 8 races)

Catalunya8 racesavg P8.0
Donington4 racesavg P8.3
Jerez8 racesavg P8.7
Laguna Seca6 racesavg P8.8
Phillip Island8 racesavg P8.9
Assen8 racesavg P9.4
Motegi8 racesavg P9.5
Sepang7 racesavg P9.8
Le Mans8 racesavg P10.0
Lusail8 racesavg P10.0
Istanbul2 racesavg P10.0
Mugello8 racesavg P10.7
Estoril7 racesavg P10.8
Sachsenring7 racesavg P11.0
Shanghai3 racesavg P11.0
Valencia9 racesavg P11.4
Indianapolis6 racesavg P11.5
Silverstone4 racesavg P11.5
Brno8 racesavg P11.6
Aragón4 racesavg P12.0
Misano7 racesavg P13.0
COTA1 racesavg P14.0
250cc 80 races · 2001–2005

Dry / wetSmall sample

More podiums in the wet (50.0% wet, 15.4% dry)

Win rate
Dry13 races0%(0 wins)
Wet2 races50%(1 wins)
Podium rate
Dry13 races15%(2 podiums)
Wet2 races50%(1 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry13 racesavg P5.4
Wet2 racesavg P9.5

65 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.8 to an average finish of 9.8

average grid average finish (classified)

1510Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.1 → average finish 3.8 (18 races, 3 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 4.6 → average finish 5.6 (17 races, 0 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.1 → average finish 7.3 (14 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 11.8 → average finish 9.8 (10 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15
Grid 1–32.1 → 3.83 wins / 18 races
Grid 4–64.6 → 5.60 wins / 17 races
Grid 7–98.1 → 7.30 wins / 14 races
Grid 10–1511.8 → 9.80 wins / 10 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Le Mans (average P2.3, 5 races)

Le Mans5 racesavg P2.3
Suzuka3 racesavg P3.0
Welkom4 racesavg P3.3
Catalunya5 racesavg P4.0
Mugello5 racesavg P4.5
Donington5 racesavg P4.5
Brno5 racesavg P4.6
Sachsenring5 racesavg P4.8
Valencia5 racesavg P5.2
Sepang5 racesavg P6.4
Phillip Island5 racesavg P6.5
Estoril5 racesavg P6.5
Jerez5 racesavg P7.7
Rio4 racesavg P8.0
Motegi5 racesavg P8.3
Assen5 racesavg P8.3
Shanghai1 racesavg P18.0
Lusail2 races—
Istanbul1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

125cc 30 races · 1998–2000

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.7 → average finish 8.5 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 13.2 → average finish 13.0 (9 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 20.9 → average finish 13.8 (17 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 7–97.7 → 8.50 wins / 3 races
Grid 10–1513.2 → 13.00 wins / 9 races
Grid 16〜20.9 → 13.80 wins / 17 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Estoril (average P7.0, 1 races)

Estoril1 racesavg P7.0
Mugello1 racesavg P9.0
Donington2 racesavg P10.0
Suzuka1 racesavg P10.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P10.0
Catalunya2 racesavg P11.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P12.0
Jerez2 racesavg P13.0
Welkom2 racesavg P14.0
Paul Ricard2 racesavg P14.0
Valencia2 racesavg P14.0
Sachsenring2 racesavg P15.0
Motegi2 racesavg P15.0
Phillip Island2 racesavg P17.0
Sepang2 racesavg P20.0
Brno2 races—
Assen2 races—
Imola1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1998–2019 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)

Ridden on the bike

at least 13,944 miles
0.6× around the Earth · 4,900 laps

Time on the bike: at least 534 hours (22.2 days)
Average 146.7 km/h, top 337.6 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2019, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 772,284 miles
31.0× around the Earth · at least 69.9 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

98.8%Start rate (251/254)
2Longest run of absences (races)
186Longest run of starts (races)
23.7Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1999 125cc P18 · 26 pts
2000 125cc
2001 250cc P13 · 50 pts
2002 250cc P9 · 119 pts
2003 250cc P4 · 208 pts
2004 250cc P3 · 214 pts
2005 250cc P8 · 138 pts
2006 MotoGP P16 · 37 pts
2007 MotoGP P11 · 108 pts
2008 MotoGP P15 · 61 pts
2009 MotoGP P11 · 106 pts
2010 MotoGP P9 · 116 pts
2011 MotoGP P16 · 49 pts
2012 MotoGP P13 · 62 pts
2013 MotoGP P15 · 36 pts

2014〜2018 no Grand Prix starts

2019 MotoE P17 · 21 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1998–2019 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

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