De Puniet thirteenth at Sachsenring, Guintoli thanks the team

Following a positive weekend for the Frenchman, who was one of the fastest and most solid Ducati riders, the race didn’t go as the Pramac Racing Team had hoped. A mistake on the first lap cost Number 14 precious seconds, and several positions as a result. His teammate Sylvain Guintoli, riding the Ducati Desmosedici in place of Loris Capirossi, finished at the rear, in eighteenth place.

Randy De Puniet:
"I'm not satisfied about my thirteenth place. I was able to start from the third row, but losing all those seconds in the first lap affected the whole race. I lost the group in front of me, the one with Hayden, Rossi, Edwards and Barbera, and I couldn't close the gap on them. Then halfway through the race I had problems with the front and I lost more positions. I tried to finish the race, I couldn't do any better than that. We'll try to improve next weekend."

Sylvain Guintoli:
"It was a great experience for me. In these two days my goal was just to understand the bike, and I did that: today, lap after lap, I improved my lap times, and the best one was at the end of the race. I would like to thank Pramac Racing Team for giving me this opportunity and, of course, my Superbike team which allowed me to be here."

Pramac Racing press release.