Ratthapark Wilairot (Feem) ( (Born April 14, 1988), is a Thai professional motorcycle road racer. Wilairot first competed in Grand Prix racing during the 2006 season's Japanese Grand Prix, and finished a respectable tenth after qualifying in 14th place. In 2006, he was runner-up in the challenging Japanese national championship. He joined the 250cc World Championship in 2007 as a member of the Thai Honda PTT-SAG team. His best finish came at the 2010 Dutch TT where he finished fourth, narrowly missing out on the podium.
Motorcycle racing career
Born April 14, 1988, in Chonburi Province, Thailand, Wilairot is the eldest son of Thai veteran racer Christmas Wilairot.Wilairot's Profiles at Thailand International Road Race School He began junior road racing at five years old and first won a 50cc motocross trophy at the age of ten. Ratthapark has a younger brother Ratthapong Wilairot (Float, born 1993) who is competing in the Asia Road Racing Championship SS600 class and the Supersport World Championship.Ratthapark and Ratthapong Wilairot in 2006 All Japan Road Race Championship
Wilairot currently competes in the Moto2 World Championship, with a best result of fourth at the 2010 Dutch TT. Wilairot had qualified on the front row for the first time, and challenged for the lead with eventual race winner Andrea Iannone. Title challengers Toni Elías and Thomas Lüthi later demoted Wilairot to just off the podium. On 31 July 2013, Wilairot took a sabbatical from racing professionally and became a rider coach for his replacement in the Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 team, Thitipong Warokorn.
On 27 December 2013, Wilairot announced an end to his sabbatical by signing with PTR for the 2014 Supersport World Championship season. He will ride a Honda CBR600RR and be sponsored by Core. He got fired though after making negative comments about the team.
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRacesWinPodiumsPolePtsPosition 2006 250cc Honda Thai Honda Castrol Endurance 1 0 0 0 6 28th 2007 250cc Honda Thai Honda PTT SAG 17 0 0 0 30 17th 2008 250cc Honda Thai Honda PTT SAG 16 0 0 0 73 13th 2009 250cc Honda Thai Honda PTT SAG 15 0 0 0 81 13th 2010 Moto2 Bimota Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG 17 0 0 0 30 22nd 2011 Moto2 FTR Thai Honda Singha SAG 14 0 0 0 4 30th Moto2 Moriwaki Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 17 0 0 0 9 27th Suter Moto2 Suter Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 8 0 0 0 0 NC 2014 Moto2 Caterham Suter AirAsia Caterham 7 0 0 0 0 NC 2015 Moto2 Suter JPMoto Malaysia 4 0 0 0 0 NC 2016 Moto2 Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 17 0 0 0 6 28th Total 133 0 0 0 239
Races by year (key) Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pts 2006 250cc Honda SPA QAT TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER USA CZE MAL AUS JPN10 POR VAL 28th 6 2007 250cc Honda QAT14 SPA12 TUR15 CHN12 FRA11 ITARet CAT17 GBR8 NED14 GER19 CZE16 RSM13 PORRet JPNRet AUS19 MAL16 VAL15 17th 30 2008 250cc Honda QAT13 SPA12 POR13 CHN8 FRA15 ITA10 CAT11 GBR16 NED12 GER16 CZE11 RSM8 INPC JPN13 AUS9 MAL8 VAL8 13th 73 250cc Honda QAT8 JPNRet SPA15 FRA5 ITA14 CAT7 NED9 GERDNS GBRRet CZE11 INPRet RSMRet POR6 AUS9 MAL6 VAL5 13th 81 2010 Moto2 Bimota QAT17 SPA17 FRA7 ITARet GBR13 NED4 CATRet GER17 CZE21 INPRet RSM12 ARA15 JPN24 MAL16 AUS22 PORRet VAL22 22nd 30 2011 Moto2 FTR QATRet SPA12 PORRet FRA24 CATDNS GBRRet NEDRet ITARet GER25 CZE17 INPRet RSMRet ARARet JPN22 AUSDNS MAL VALRet 30th 4 Moto2 Moriwaki QAT21 SPA26 POR23 27th 9 Suter FRA8 CAT18 GBR15 NEDRet GERRet ITA16 INP23 CZE20 RSM19 ARA24 JPN20 MAL21 AUS18 VAL24 Moto2 Suter QATRet AME21 SPARet FRARet ITA16 CATRet NED20 GER22 INP CZE GBR RSM ARA MAL AUS JPN VAL NC 0 2014 Moto2 Caterham Suter QAT AME ARG SPA19 FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM23 ARA22 JPN19 AUSRet MALRet VAL19 NC 0 2015 Moto2 Suter QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CATRet NED24 GER23 INPRet CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0 2016 Moto2 Kalex QAT13 ARG17 AME19 SPARet FRA21 ITA22 CATRet NED GERRet AUT22 CZE25 GBR18 RSM14 ARA26 JPN18 AUS15 MAL24 VAL20 28th 6
Supersport World Championship
Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts 2014 Honda AUSRet SPA10 NED13 ITARet GBR12 MAL6 SMR9 POR11 SPA8 FRA9 QAT2 9th 70 2015 Honda AUS5 THA1 SPARet NED19 ITA6 GBR POR ITA MAL SPA FRA QAT 13th 46
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