Brno, 16 August: the LCR Honda MotoGP rider Randy De Puniet rode his Honda RC212V no. 14 to 10th  place in today’s 22-lap Czech GP at Brno race track. The eleventh round of the season was run under blue skies with ambience temperature of 29°C and the tough Frenchman, who was wearing a special boot on his left ankle, battled bravely with the injury he sustained during a motocross training 14 days ago.

De Puniet got a good start and was up into 11th by the end of the first lap – from 13th on the grid. The 28-year-old was obviously in severe discomfort despite using painkilling therapy but demonstrated his vein once again climbing up to a sensational top ten finish in a physically demanding race. De Puniet is now holding the 7th place in the world standing with 80 points. The premier class Teams and riders will be back on track tomorrow for one day of testing but De Puniet will fly back home to continue with his recuperation in readiness for the next event at Indianapolis circuit on the 30th of August.