After a hard start to the year in Qatar just over seven days ago, the Kawasaki Racing Team head for the first European round of the new season at the technical Jerez circuit, for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix
The technical Andalusian circuit welcomes back all the MotoGP teams less than a month after the Official IRTA test at the track, which saw Kawasaki’s Randy de Puniet and Olivier Jacque top the timesheets on the final day of testing.
Now having got over the crash that saw him fail to finish in the season opener in Qatar, Randy de Puniet has good reason to be confident heading into the second round of the championship. The 26-year-old Frenchman finished twice on the podium at Jerez in the 250cc world championship, and was consistently in the top ten during the recent IRTA test, setting consistent times on race tyres before finishing fifth fastest overall during the annual qualifying shootout.
Despite the fact that he had to withdraw from last year’s race after sustaining injuries in a morning warm up crash, Kawasaki’s young gun heads to Jerez determined to kick-start his season with a strong result in Sunday’s race.
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