Alberto Puig


Alberto Puig is a Spanish former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and current team manager for the Repsol Honda team in MotoGP.

Motorcycle racing career

Puig had his best year in 1994, when he finished in fifth place in the 500cc class. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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.
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." 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".

Motorcycle Grand Prix Results

Points system from 1969 to 1987:
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Points system from 1988 to 1991:
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Points system in 1992:
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Points system from 1993:
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YearClassTeamMachine123456789101112131415PointsRankWins
1987250cc--JPN
-		ESP
-		GER
-		NAT
-		AUT
-		YUG
-		NED
20		FRA
11		GBR
-		SWE
-		CZE
-		RSM
-		POR
17		BRA
20		ARG
13		0-0
1988250ccDucados Honda-NietoNSR250JPN
25		USA
NC		ESP
14		EXP
8		NAT
NC		GER
17		AUT
-		NED
-		BEL
-		YUG
-		FRA
-		GBR
-		SWE
NC		CZE
-		BRA
21		1030th0
1989250ccDucados Yamaha PuigTZ250JPN
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		1823rd0
1990250ccDucados Yamaha PuigTZ250JPN
-		USA
-		ESP
-		NAT
-		GER
-		AUT
NC		YUG
NC		NED
10		BEL
7		FRA
9		GBR
15		SWE
12		CZE
11		HUN
-		AUS
-		3216th0
1991250ccDucados Yamaha PuigTZ250MJPN
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		2816th0
1992250ccDucados DC Sports ApriliaRSV250JPN
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		716th0
1993250ccDucados Honda-PonsNSR250AUS
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		1069th0
1994500ccDucados Honda-PonsNSR500AUS
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		1525th0
1995500ccFortuna Honda-PonsNSR500AUS
7		MAL
5		JPN
5		ESP
1		GER
5		ITA
3		NED
3		FRA
-		GBR
-		CZE
-		BRA
-		ARG
-		EUR
-		998th1
1996500ccFortuna Honda-PonsNSR500MAL
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
-		9311th0
1997500ccMoviStar Honda-PonsNSR500MAL
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		6312th0