Alberto Puig

Alberto Puig (born 16 January 1967) is a Spanish former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and current team manager for the Repsol Honda team in MotoGP.

Alberto Puig
Puig, sitting on his Honda at the 1994 Japanese Grand Prix.
NationalitySpanish
Born (1967-01-16) 16 January 1967
Barcelona, Spain
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1987 – 1997
First race1987 250cc Dutch TT
Last race1997 500cc Australian Grand Prix
First win1995 500cc Spanish Grand Prix
Last win1995 500cc Spanish Grand Prix
Team(s)Honda
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
125 1 9 0 1 672

Motorcycle racing career

Puig had his best year in 1994, when he finished in fifth place in the 500cc class.[1] In 1995, Puig became the first Spanish competitor to win his home nation's 500cc 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

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 acts 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 2020 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

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
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

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References
  1. "Alberto Puig". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  2. "Puig Decides To Call It Quits At 30". New Straits Times. Associated Press. 20 November 1997. p. 41. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  3. "Puig Breaks Leg". London: independent.co.uk. 9 July 1995. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  4. Birt, Matthew (2007-10-01). "Alberto Puig proud to have helped Casey Stoner". Motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  5. "Alberto Puig announced as new Honda MotoGP team boss". autosport.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  6. "Alberto Puig profile". hondaracingcorporation.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  7. "Miller: Claims MotoGP title illegitimate without Marquez are "complete crock"". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
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