Randy de Puniet to Team ERC Endurance for 8 Hours of Sepang
Team ERC Endurance have announced a brand-new line-up for the 8 Hours of Sepang, Randy de Puniet joining Ondřej Ježek and Louis Rossi in the saddle of the Panigale V4R, after the team recently received official backing from Ducati Corse in the FIM EWC.
This adds another MotoGP rider to the star-studded list of international riders competing in the 8 Hours of Sepang. Frenchman Randy de Puniet will be on the starting grid in the saddle of Team ERC Endurance’s new Ducati Panigale V4R.
The German team now has official backing from the Italian manufacturer in the FIM Endurance World Championship, with de Puniet, having solid experience in Endurance racing, including two podiums at the Suzuka 8 Hours, in 2014 and 2017, and several seasons with Team SRC Kawasaki and Honda Endurance Racing.
Czech rider Ondřej Ježek, a former Supersport World Championship racer, has previously competed in the FIM EWC with Bolliger Team Switzerland and Mercury Racing.
Frenchman Louis Rossi, formerly a Moto2 rider, has competed in the FIM Endurance World Championship since 2016.
Team ERC Endurance’s Ducati will have its first outing on the track in Malaysia on Wednesday 11 December.
8 Hours of Sepang 2019 – Provisional entry list
| # | Team | Bike | Rider 1 | Rider 2 | Rider 3 |
| 1 | Webike SRC Kawasaki | ZX-10R | Guarnoni Jeremy | Nigon Erwan | Checa David |
| 2 | Suzuki Endurance Racing Team | GSX-R1000 | Philippe Vincent | Masson Etienne | Black Gregg |
| 3 | AM Moto Racing Competition | ZX-10R | Stoll Clement | Sarrabayrouse Alex | Buisson Dylan |
| 4 | Tati Team Beaujolais Racing | ZX-10R | Techer Alan | Denis Kevin | Enjolras Julien |
| 5 | F.C.C. TSR Honda France | CBR1000RR | Hook Josh | Foray Freddy | Di Meglio Mike |
| 6 | Team ERC Endurance | Panigale V4R | Jezek Ondrej | De Puniet Randy | Rossi Louis |
| 7 | YART Yamaha | YZF-R1 | Parkes Broc | Fritz Marvin | Canepa Niccolo |
| 8 | Bolliger Team | ZX-10R | Stamm Roman | Suchet Sebastien | Walraven Nigel |
| 9 | Tecmas BMW GMC | S 1000 RR | Hedelin Camille | Masbou Alexis | Perret David |
| 10 | RS Itoh | ZX-10R | Yanagawa Akira | Ito Kazuki | Izutsu Hitoyasu |
| 11 | Pachi Hkm Speed Racing | S 1000 RR | Farid Badrul | Hafiq Azmi | Haiqal Ahmad |
| 12 | Omega Maco Racing Team | YZF-R1 | Szkopek Pawel | Elison James | Hanika Karel |
| 13 | Team Sugai Racing Japan | RSV4RF | Sugai Yoshiyuki | Byrne Paul | TBA |
| 14 | Yamaha Sepang Racing | YZF-R1 | Morbidelli Franco | Syahrin Hafizh | Van Der Mark Michael |
| 15 | Team 202 | YZF-R1 | Creusot Amandine | Wang-Chang Johan | Parret Florent |
| 16 | BMRT 3D Maxxess Nevers | ZX-10R | Loiseau Anthony | Hardt Jonathan | Pilot Julien |
| 17 | Transmap Racing With Ace Cafe | GSX-R1000 | Ooishi Masahiko | Hirano Luna | Rajini Krishnan |
| 18 | Team Kodama | YZF-R1 | Kodama Yuta | Tokudome Kazuki | TBA |
| 19 | British Endurance Racing Team | GSX-R1000 | Railton Jonathan | Blackshaw Johnny | Edwards James |
| 20 | Team 33 Coyote Louit Moto | ZX-10R | Boulom Enzo | Gamarino Christian | Manfredi Kevin |
| 21 | Jma Motos Action Bike | GSX-R1000 | Cronier Nicolas | Cornut Billy | Gucciardi Maxime |
| 22 | 3ART – Moto Team 95 | YZF-R | Lussiana Mathieu | Berchet Morgan | Plancassagne Alex |
| 23 | BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team | S 1000 RR | Mykhalchyk Ilya | Reiterberger Markus | Foray Kenny |
| 24 | RAC 41 | CBR1000RR | Antiga Guillaume | Tessels Wayne | Bonnot Maxime |
| 25 | No Limits Motor Team | GSX-R1000 | Scassa Luca | Kemmer Christophe | Vitali Luca |
| 26 | Motors Events | GSX-R1000 | Westmorland James | Linfoot Dan | Nigon Johan |
| 27 | T Motokids | YZF-R1 | Fukuyama Kyota | Yoshida Kazunori | Takaya Okuda |
| 28 | Bertl K Racing | S 1000 RR | Thoni Nicolas | Dangl Patrick | Walchhutter Lukas |
| 29 | National Motos | CBR1000RR | Debise Valentin | Okubo Hikari | TBA |
| 30 | GERT 56 By GS Yuasa | S 1000 RR | Kerschbaumer Stefan | Glockner Lucy | Bijsterbosch Pepijn |
| 31 | Mototech EWC Team | YZF-R1 | Fastre Gregory | Lonbois Vincent | Godfrey Ben |
| 32 | Motobox Kremer Favorite Factory 321 | YZF-R1 | Dehaye Geoffroy | Strohlein Stefan | Ortiz Greg |
| 33 | Og Motorsport By Sarazin | YZF-R1 | Charpin Mathieu | Diguet Julien | Hugot Jonathan |
| 34 | Yamashina Kawasaki Ken Racing | ZX-10R | Shinjo Masahiro | Nakamura Shuichiro | Matsumoto Masayuki |
| 35 | Jeg Racing Team | GSX-R1000 | Leblanc Gregory | Uramoto Naomichi | Tsuda Takuya |
| 36 | Team Plusone | S 1000 RR | Sekiguchi Taro | Sakai Daisaku | Nagoe Kousuke |
| 37 | Wójcik Racing Team | YZF-R1 | Rea Gino | Bergman Christoffer | Maurin Axel |
| 38 | Tone RT Syncedge 4413 BMW | S 1000 RR | Hoshino Tomoya | Atsumi Kokoro | Ishizuka Takeshi |
| 39 | Pitlane Endurance | YZF-R1 | Pellizotti Maxim | Granzotto Clement | De La Rosa Gino |
| 40 | Sun Chlorella By R2CL | GSX-R1000 | Konno Yoshihiro | Seller Clinton | Morais Sheridan |
| 41 | Honda Asia Dream Racing With Showa | CBR1000RR | Zaidi Zaqhwan | Izdihar Andi Farid | Chantra Somkiat |
| 42 | Team LRP Poland | S 1000 RR | Vincon Dominik | Buhn Jan | Lewandowski Bartlomiej |
| 43 | Energie Endurance 91 | ZX-10R | Napoli Christian | Napoli Frederico | Pesek Karel |
| 44 | Exteria Kspcs Racing By Empora | GSX-R1000 | Juda Dominik | Novosel Renato | Kovacs Balint |
| 45 | Moto Ain | YZF-R1 | Rolfo Roberto | Mulhauser Robin | Clere Hugo |
| 46 | Team Hanshin Riding School | ZX-10R | Sano Katsuto | Okamura Mitsunori | Higashimura Isami |
| 47 | HRT 100 – Hertrampf Racing Endurance | Panigale V4R | Nekvasil Marco | Bos Bobby | Friedrich Arnaud |
| 48 | Team Aviobike | YZF-R1 | Baggi Giovanni | Boscoscuro Andrea | Rosso Niccolo |
| 49 | VRD Igol Pierret Experiences | YZF-R1 | Alt Florian | Marino Florian | Simeon Xavier |
| 50 | Wojcik Racing Team 2 | YZF-R1 | Biesiekirski Piotr | Pasek Adrian | Biesiekirski Piotr |
Source: MCNews.com.au