Alberto Puig
Appearance
Template:Infobox Former Grand Prix motorcycle rider Alberto Puig (born January 16, 1967 in Barcelona) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was 1994, when he finished in 5th place in the 500cc class.[1] Puig won his only Grand Prix at the 1995 500cc Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez.
Puig runs the Red Bull MotoGP Academy, designed to find and train promising GP riders, and he is credited with starting the careers of Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa and Toni Elías[2]. Puig also acts as manager for Pedrosa.
References
- ^ Alberto Puig career statistics at MotoGP.com
- ^ Birt, Matthew (2007-10-01). "Alberto Puig proud to have helped Casey Stoner". Motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
External links
- Red Bull MotoGP Academy Official website