Alberto Puig
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1967 Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alberto Puig (born 16 January 1967) is a Spanish former Grand Prix solo motorcycle professional road racer who is team manager for the Repsol Honda team in MotoGP.
Motorcycle racing career
[edit]Puig had his best year in 1994, when he finished in fifth place in the 500 cc class.[1] In 1995, Puig became the first Spanish competitor to win his home nation's 500 cc Grand Prix when he won the 1995 Spanish Grand Prix.[2] He then scored two more podium results to place himself in third place in the world championship, before he crashed heavily during practice for the 1995 French Grand Prix and broke his left leg, ending his season prematurely.[3] He returned in 1996 but his injuries hindered his progress and he decided to retire at the end of the 1997 season at the age of 30.[2]
Team manager
[edit]Puig runs the Red Bull MotoGP Academy, designed to find and train promising Grand Prix racers and, he is credited with starting the careers of Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa and Toni Elías.[4] Puig also acted as manager for Pedrosa. He was named as Repsol Honda's team principal for the 2018 season and has continued in that role through the present 2022 season.[5][6]
Despite having only ever won one race, Puig stirred controversy in the sport by diminishing the value of the 2020 season following Marc Marquez's crash in the opening round by stating, "But my opinion, and I know what I am talking about, is that when you win but the champion is not on the track you always have something left inside." "I will set my example: I won a race here in 1995, and I've always wondered if I would have won it if Mick Doohan hadn't fallen."[7] Jack Miller responded that he had "heard two people say now two questions about the validity of the championship, and it's a complete crock".[7]
Motorcycle Grand Prix Results
[edit]Points system from 1969 to 1987:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1988 to 1991:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system in 1992:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1993:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Team | Machine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | Rank | Wins |
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| 1987 | 250cc | - | - | JPN - | ESP - | GER - | NAT - | AUT - | YUG - | NED 20 | FRA 11 | GBR - | SWE - | CZE - | RSM - | POR 17 | BRA 20 | ARG 13 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 1988 | 250cc | Ducados Honda-Nieto | NSR250 | JPN 25 | USA NC | ESP 14 | EXP 8 | NAT NC | GER 17 | AUT - | NED - | BEL - | YUG - | FRA - | GBR - | SWE NC | CZE - | BRA 21 | 10 | 30th | 0 |
| 1989 | 250cc | Ducados Yamaha Puig | TZ250 | JPN NC | AUS NC | USA 12 | ESP NC | NAT 16 | GER 23 | AUT 22 | YUG NC | NED 7 | BEL 13 | FRA 14 | GBR 16 | SWE NC | CZE 16 | BRA NC | 18 | 23rd | 0 |
| 1990 | 250cc | Ducados Yamaha Puig | TZ250 | JPN - | USA - | ESP - | NAT - | GER - | AUT NC | YUG NC | NED 10 | BEL 7 | FRA 9 | GBR 15 | SWE 12 | CZE 11 | HUN - | AUS - | 32 | 16th | 0 |
| 1991 | 250cc | Ducados Yamaha Puig | TZ250M | JPN 21 | AUS NC | USA NC | ESP 10 | ITA NC | GER - | AUT - | EUR - | NED NC | FRA 19 | GBR 10 | RSM 17 | CZE 14 | VDM 11 | MAL 7 | 28 | 16th | 0 |
| 1992 | 250cc | Ducados DC Sports Aprilia | RSV250 | JPN 6 | AUS NC | MAL 2 | ESP 7 | ITA 6 | EUR 8 | GER 6 | NED 4 | HUN 3 | FRA 6 | GBR NC | BRA 8 | RSA NC | 71 | 6th | 0 | ||
| 1993 | 250cc | Ducados Honda-Pons | NSR250 | AUS 13 | MAL 8 | JPN 15 | ESP NC | AUT 9 | GER 11 | NED 9 | EUR 3 | RSM 10 | GBR NC | CZE 3 | ITA 5 | USA 4 | FIM 4 | 106 | 9th | 0 | |
| 1994 | 500cc | Ducados Honda-Pons | NSR500 | AUS 7 | MAL 5 | JPN 8 | ESP 6 | AUT 6 | GER 3 | NED 4 | ITA 4 | FRA 4 | GBR 7 | CZE 5 | USA 7 | ARG 5 | EUR 7 | 152 | 5th | 0 | |
| 1995 | 500cc | Fortuna Honda-Pons | NSR500 | AUS 7 | MAL 5 | JPN 5 | ESP 1 | GER 5 | ITA 3 | NED 3 | FRA - | GBR - | CZE - | BRA - | ARG - | EUR - | 99 | 8th | 1 | ||
| 1996 | 500cc | Fortuna Honda-Pons | NSR500 | MAL 7 | INA 10 | JPN 9 | ESP 5 | ITA 12 | FRA 3 | NED 12 | GER 11 | GBR 11 | AUT 13 | CZE 12 | IMO 12 | CAT 7 | BRA 10 | AUS - | 93 | 11th | 0 |
| 1997 | 500cc | MoviStar Honda-Pons | NSR500 | MAL 7 | JPN 8 | ESP NC | ITA NC | AUT 8 | FRA 8 | NED 5 | IMO 12 | GER 10 | BRA 14 | GBR NC | CZE 13 | CAT 15 | INA 14 | AUS 15 | 63 | 12th | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alberto Puig". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Puig Decides To Call It Quits At 30". New Straits Times. Associated Press. 20 November 1997. p. 41. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ "Puig Breaks Leg". London: independent.co.uk. 9 July 1995. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ Birt, Matthew (2007-10-01). "Alberto Puig proud to have helped Casey Stoner". Motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
- ^ "Alberto Puig announced as new Honda MotoGP team boss". autosport.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Alberto Puig profile". hondaracingcorporation.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Miller: Claims MotoGP title illegitimate without Marquez are "complete crock"". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
External links
[edit]- Alberto Puig Honda team manager profile
- Red Bull MotoGP Academy Official website
- Piloto leyenda - Alberto Puig Biography (in Spanish)