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2012 British motorcycle Grand Prix


FieldValue
Grand PrixBritish
flagUK
Official_NameHertz British Grand Prix
LocationSilverstone Circuit
Course_mi3.666
Course_km5.900
Race_No6
Season_No18
Date17 June
Year2012
ImageSilverstone Circuit moto intl pits.svg
Pole_Rider_MotoGPÁlvaro Bautista
Pole_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Pole_Rider_MotoGP_BikeHonda
Pole_Time_MotoGP2:03.303
Fast_Rider_MotoGPJorge Lorenzo
Fast_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Fast_Time_MotoGP2:02.888
Fast_Rider_MotoGP_BikeYamaha
First_Rider_MotoGPJorge Lorenzo
First_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
First_Rider_MotoGP_BikeYamaha
Second_Rider_MotoGPCasey Stoner
Second_Rider_MotoGP_CountryAustralia
Second_Rider_MotoGP_BikeHonda
Third_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
Third_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Third_Rider_MotoGP_BikeHonda
Pole_Rider_Moto2Pol Espargaró
Pole_Rider_Moto2_CountrySpain
Pole_Rider_Moto2_BikeKalex
Pole_Time_Moto22:08.111
Fast_Rider_Moto2Thomas Lüthi
Fast_Rider_Moto2_CountrySwitzerland
Fast_Time_Moto22:07.667
Fast_Rider_Moto2_BikeSuter
First_Rider_Moto2Pol Espargaró
First_Rider_Moto2_CountrySpain
First_Rider_Moto2_BikeKalex
Second_Rider_Moto2Scott Redding
Second_Rider_Moto2_CountryUK
Second_Rider_Moto2_BikeKalex
Third_Rider_Moto2Marc Márquez
Third_Rider_Moto2_CountrySpain
Third_Rider_Moto2_BikeSuter
Pole_Rider_Moto3Maverick Viñales
Pole_Rider_Moto3_CountrySpain
Pole_Rider_Moto3_BikeFTR Honda
Pole_Time_Moto32:16.187
Fast_Rider_Moto3Sandro Cortese
Fast_Rider_Moto3_CountryGermany
Fast_Time_Moto32:16.055
Fast_Rider_Moto3_BikeKTM
First_Rider_Moto3Maverick Viñales
First_Rider_Moto3_CountrySpain
First_Rider_Moto3_BikeFTR Honda
Second_Rider_Moto3Luis Salom
Second_Rider_Moto3_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_Moto3_BikeKalex KTM
Third_Rider_Moto3Sandro Cortese
Third_Rider_Moto3_CountryGermany
Third_Rider_Moto3_BikeKTM

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The 2012 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 15–17 June 2012 at Silverstone in Northamptonshire, England. In qualifying for MotoGP, Álvaro Bautista took the first pole position of his career.

Classification

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819RetWDSources:
99SPA **Jorge Lorenzo****Yamaha Factory Racing****Yamaha**2041:16.4294**25**
1AUS **Casey Stoner****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**20+3.3133**20**
26SPA **Dani Pedrosa****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**20+3.5995**16**
19SPA **Álvaro Bautista****San Carlo Honda Gresini****Honda**20+5.1961**13**
11USA **Ben Spies****Yamaha Factory Racing****Yamaha**20+11.5312**11**
35GBR **Cal Crutchlow****Monster Yamaha Tech 3****Yamaha**20+15.11220**10**
69USA **Nicky Hayden****Ducati Team****Ducati**20+15.5277**9**
6GER **Stefan Bradl****LCR Honda MotoGP****Honda**20+22.5219**8**
46ITA **Valentino Rossi****Ducati Team****Ducati**20+36.13810**7**
8SPA **Héctor Barberá****Pramac Racing Team****Ducati**20+41.3286**6**
41SPA **Aleix Espargaró****Power Electronics Aspar****ART**20+1:03.15711**5**
14FRA **Randy de Puniet****Power Electronics Aspar****ART**20+1:03.44312**4**
51ITA **Michele Pirro****San Carlo Honda Gresini****FTR**20+1:07.29014**3**
77GBR **James Ellison****Paul Bird Motorsport****ART**20+1:14.78217**2**
68COL **Yonny Hernández****Avintia Blusens****BQR**20+1:15.10813**1**
5USA Colin EdwardsNGM Mobile Forward RacingSuter20+1:29.89915
9ITA Danilo PetrucciCame IodaRacing ProjectIoda20+1:40.30218
22SPA Iván SilvaAvintia BlusensBQR20+1:52.09919
4ITA Andrea DoviziosoMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha19+1 lap8
54ITA Mattia PasiniSpeed MasterART14Retirement16
17CZE Karel AbrahamCardion AB MotoracingDucatiInjured

Moto2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031DSQRetRet[OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT](http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2012/GBR/Moto2/RAC/Classification.pdf)
40Spain **Pol Espargaró****Kalex**1838:29.7921**25**
45United Kingdom **Scott Redding****Kalex**18+1.4623**20**
93Spain **Marc Márquez****Suter**18+1.5215**16**
29Italy **Andrea Iannone****Speed Up**18+2.8512**13**
3Italy **Simone Corsi****FTR**18+3.80310**11**
71Italy **Claudio Corti****Kalex**18+7.1096**10**
38United Kingdom **Bradley Smith****Tech 3**18+7.6274**9**
12Switzerland **Thomas Lüthi****Suter**18+7.6697**8**
77Switzerland **Dominique Aegerter****Suter**18+15.84711**7**
36Finland **Mika Kallio****Kalex**18+20.17918**6**
15San Marino **Alex de Angelis****Suter**18+20.4509**5**
24Spain **Toni Elías****Suter**18+23.01722**4**
80Spain **Esteve Rabat****Kalex**18+23.15520**3**
4Switzerland **Randy Krummenacher****Kalex**18+23.23612**2**
14Thailand **Ratthapark Wilairot****Suter**18+24.50719**1**
44Italy Roberto RolfoSuter18+26.41813
76Germany Max NeukirchnerKalex18+28.04316
63France Mike Di MeglioSpeed Up18+28.36515
30Japan Takaaki NakagamiKalex18+28.57717
18Spain Nicolás TerolSuter18+36.10027
19Belgium Xavier SiméonTech 318+39.47324
60Spain Julián SimónSuter18+39.71826
88Spain Ricard CardúsAJR18+39.99525
8United Kingdom Gino ReaSuter18+40.49314
72Japan Yuki TakahashiSuter18+41.47028
47Spain Ángel RodríguezBimota18+1:02.61123
7Sweden Alexander LundhMZ-RE Honda18+1:08.93829
10Switzerland Marco ColandreaFTR18+1:34.99531
22Italy Alessandro AndreozziFTR18+1:42.77532
82Spain Elena RosellMoriwaki18+1:44.10234
57Brazil Eric GranadoMotobi18+1:58.05133
95Australia Anthony WestMoriwaki18(+1:05.324)30
49Spain Axel PonsKalex7Accident21
5France Johann ZarcoMotobi1Retirement8

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728RetRetRetRetRetRetRet[OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT](http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2012/GBR/Moto3/RAC/Classification.pdf)
25Spain **Maverick Viñales****FTR Honda**1738:55.2101**25**
39Spain **Luis Salom****Kalex KTM**17+0.9336**20**
11Germany **Sandro Cortese****KTM**17+1.0234**16**
10France **Alexis Masbou****Honda**17+8.1003**13**
7Spain **Efrén Vázquez****FTR Honda**17+8.4142**11**
52United Kingdom **Danny Kent****KTM**17+8.6375**10**
5Italy **Romano Fenati****FTR Honda**17+8.9409**9**
61Australia **Arthur Sissis****KTM**17+9.04615**8**
63Malaysia **Zulfahmi Khairuddin****KTM**17+9.2088**7**
44Portugal **Miguel Oliveira****Suter Honda**17+15.61311**6**
84Czech Republic **Jakub Kornfeil****FTR Honda**17+20.39714**5**
55Spain **Héctor Faubel****Kalex KTM**17+20.55923**4**
27Italy **Niccolò Antonelli****FTR Honda**17+21.36913**3**
31Finland **Niklas Ajo****KTM**17+27.52618**2**
23Spain **Alberto Moncayo****Kalex KTM**17+27.70816**1**
19Italy Alessandro TonucciFTR Honda17+28.03212
41South Africa Brad BinderKalex KTM17+35.00126
53Netherlands Jasper IwemaFGR Honda17+55.45622
9Germany Toni FinsterbuschHonda17+55.55927
15Italy Simone GrotzkyjSuter Honda17+55.82925
89France Alan TecherTSR Honda17+56.23017
21Spain Iván MorenoFTR Honda17+56.38534
32Spain Isaac ViñalesFTR Honda17+1:05.38328
51Japan Kenta FujiiTSR Honda17+1:11.28330
3Italy Luigi MorcianoIoda17+1:18.15531
77Germany Marcel SchrötterMahindra16+1 lap35
30Switzerland Giulian PedoneSuter Honda16+1 lap32
17United Kingdom John McPheeKRP Honda15+2 laps29
96France Louis RossiFTR Honda16Accident7
79United Kingdom Fraser RogersKRP Honda14Retirement33
99United Kingdom Danny WebbMahindra11Retirement21
26Spain Adrián MartínFTR Honda8Retirement20
94Germany Jonas FolgerIoda4Retirement19
42Spain Álex RinsSuter Honda1Accident10
8Australia Jack MillerHonda0Accident24

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round six has concluded.

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1ESP Jorge Lorenzo140
2AUS Casey Stoner115
3ESP Dani Pedrosa101
4GBR Cal Crutchlow66
5ITA Andrea Dovizioso60

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1JPN Yamaha140
2JPN Honda126
3ITA Ducati65
4ITA ART24
5GBR FTR9
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 2011 British Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 2013 British Grand Prix

References

  1. (13 June 2017). "2012 British MotoGP".
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "2012 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Silverstone Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  4. (13 June 2017). "2012 British MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  5. "motogp.com · HERTZ BRITISH GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2012".
  6. (2012). "Classification".
  7. (28 November 2013). "Doping – Decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the case of rider Anthony West". [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme]].
  8. (2012). "Standings".
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