Alberto Puig

Alberto Puig de la Rosa (born 16 January 1967) is a Spanish former Grand Prix solo motorcycle professional road racer who is team manager for the Honda HRC Castrol team in MotoGP.

Motorcycle racing career Puig had his best year in 1994, when he finished in fifth place in the 500 cc class. 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. 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. 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 2025 season.

Despite having only ever won one race, Puig stirred controversy in the sport by diminishing the value of the 2020 season following Marc Márquez'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: 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- NED20 FRA11 GBR- SWE- CZE- RSM- POR17 BRA20 ARG13 0 - 0 1988 250cc Ducados Honda-Nieto NSR250 JPN25 USANC ESP14 EXP8 NATNC GER17 AUT- NED- BEL- YUG- FRA- GBR- SWENC CZE- BRA21 10 30th 0 1989 250cc Ducados Yamaha Puig TZ250 JPNNC AUSNC USA12 ESPNC NAT16 GER23 AUT22 YUGNC NED7 BEL13 FRA14 GBR16 SWENC CZE16 BRANC 18 23rd 0 1990 250cc Ducados Yamaha Puig TZ250 JPN- USA- ESP- NAT- GER- AUTNC YUGNC NED10 BEL7 FRA9 GBR15 SWE12 CZE11 HUN- AUS- 32 16th 0 1991 250cc Ducados Yamaha Puig TZ250M JPN21 AUSNC USANC ESP10 ITANC GER- AUT- EUR- NEDNC FRA19 GBR10 RSM17 CZE14 VDM11 MAL7 28 16th 0 1992 250cc Ducados DC Sports Aprilia RSV250 JPN6 AUSNC MAL2 ESP7 ITA6 EUR8 GER6 NED4 HUN3 FRA6 GBRNC BRA8 RSANC 71 6th 0 1993 250cc Ducados Honda-Pons NSR250 AUS13 MAL8 JPN15 ESPNC AUT9 GER11 NED9 EUR3 RSM10 GBRNC CZE3 ITA5 USA4 FIM4 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