Randy de Puniet will ride with LCR Honda again in the premier class next year - for the third consecutive season - with the support of HRC, who have renewed their cooperation with the team and manager Lucio Cecchinello for a fifth successive year.

Cecchinello commented, “We are very happy to work with Randy again next year. He still has a lot of potential and our aim was to continue the project we started together in MotoGP in 2008. I am very confident about what we can achieve in 2010. We will work with the same style and with the same determination to take a step forward in the quality of our organization and our on-track performances.”

De Puniet added, “The 2010 season will be my fifth year in the Moto GP class. Honda are working hard to improve the machine and the LCR team is very professional. They are like a family to me. We have got the potential to get positive results and we will be trying our best again next year.”