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2012 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix

2012 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix

FieldValue
Grand PrixIndianapolis
flagUSA
Official NameRed Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix
LocationIndianapolis Motor Speedway
Course_mi2.620
Course_km4.216
Race_No11
Season_No18
DateAugust 19,
Year2012
ImageIndianapolis Moto GP.svg
Pole_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
Pole_Rider_MotoGP_CountryESP
Pole_Rider_MotoGP_BikeHonda
Pole_Time_MotoGP1:38.813
Fast_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
Fast_Rider_MotoGP_CountryESP
Fast_Rider_MotoGP_BikeHonda
Fast_Time_MotoGP1:39.088
First_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
First_Rider_MotoGP_CountryESP
First_Rider_MotoGP_BikeHonda
Second_Rider_MotoGPJorge Lorenzo
Second_Rider_MotoGP_CountryESP
Second_Rider_MotoGP_BikeYamaha
Third_Rider_MotoGPAndrea Dovizioso
Third_Rider_MotoGP_CountryITA
Third_Rider_MotoGP_BikeYamaha
Pole_Rider_Moto2Pol Espargaró
Pole_Rider_Moto2_CountryESP
Pole_Rider_Moto2_BikeKalex
Pole_Time_Moto21:42.602
Fast_Rider_Moto2Marc Márquez
Fast_Rider_Moto2_CountryESP
Fast_Rider_Moto2_BikeSuter
Fast_Time_Moto21:43.304
First_Rider_Moto2Marc Márquez
First_Rider_Moto2_CountryESP
First_Rider_Moto2_BikeSuter
Second_Rider_Moto2Pol Espargaró
Second_Rider_Moto2_CountryESP
Second_Rider_Moto2_BikeKalex
Third_Rider_Moto2Julián Simón
Third_Rider_Moto2_CountryESP
Third_Rider_Moto2_BikeSuter
Pole_Rider_Moto3Sandro Cortese
Pole_Rider_Moto3_CountryDEU
Pole_Rider_Moto3_BikeKTM
Pole_Time_Moto31:48.545
Fast_Rider_Moto3Romano Fenati
Fast_Rider_Moto3_CountryITA
Fast_Rider_Moto3_BikeFTR Honda
Fast_Time_Moto31:48.648
First_Rider_Moto3Luis Salom
First_Rider_Moto3_CountryESP
First_Rider_Moto3_BikeKalex KTM
Second_Rider_Moto3Sandro Cortese
Second_Rider_Moto3_CountryDEU
Second_Rider_Moto3_BikeKTM
Third_Rider_Moto3Jonas Folger
Third_Rider_Moto3_CountryDEU
Third_Rider_Moto3_BikeKalex KTM

The 2012 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix (formally the 2012 Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix) was the eleventh round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held on August 19, 2012, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana.

After being absent from the United States Grand Prix at Laguna Seca, the Moto2 and Moto3 classes returned to competition at Indianapolis.

Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso, celebrating on the podium after finishing in second, first and third place at the MotoGP race.

Classification

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516RetRetRetRetRetRetDNSWDSources:
26ESP **Dani Pedrosa****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**2846:39.6311**25**
99ESP **Jorge Lorenzo****Yamaha Factory Racing****Yamaha**28+10.8232**20**
4ITA **Andrea Dovizioso****Monster Yamaha Tech 3****Yamaha**28+17.3103**16**
1AUS **Casey Stoner****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**28+19.8036**13**
19ESP **Álvaro Bautista****San Carlo Honda Gresini****Honda**28+22.5568**11**
6DEU **Stefan Bradl****LCR Honda MotoGP****Honda**28+30.0725**10**
46ITA **Valentino Rossi****Ducati Team****Ducati**28+57.61410**9**
17CZE **Karel Abraham****Cardion AB Motoracing****Ducati**28+1:08.44213**8**
68COL **Yonny Hernández****Avintia Blusens****BQR**28+1:11.10612**7**
41ESP **Aleix Espargaró****Power Electronics Aspar****ART**28+1:14.07911**6**
24ESP **Toni Elías****Pramac Racing Team****Ducati**28+1:26.30516**5**
22ESP **Iván Silva****Avintia Blusens****BQR**28+1:40.27420**4**
5USA **Colin Edwards****NGM Mobile Forward Racing****Suter**27+1 lap19**3**
15USA **Steve Rapp****Attack Performance****APR**27+1 lap21**2**
77GBR **James Ellison****Paul Bird Motorsport****ART**27+1 lap17**1**
20USA Aaron YatesGPTechBCL27+1 lap22
35GBR Cal CrutchlowMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha9Accident7
14FRA Randy de PunietPower Electronics AsparART8Retirement9
11USA Ben SpiesYamaha Factory RacingYamaha6Retirement4
51ITA Michele PirroSan Carlo Honda GresiniFTR1Retirement15
54ITA Mattia PasiniSpeed MasterART0Accident14
9ITA Danilo PetrucciCame IodaRacing ProjectIoda0Retirement18
69USA Nicky HaydenDucati TeamDucatiInjury
8ESP Héctor BarberáPramac Racing TeamDucatiInjury

Moto2

PosNoRiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627DSQRetRetRetRetRetSource:
93ESP **Marc Márquez****Suter**2645:13.7632**25**
40ESP **Pol Espargaró****Kalex**26+5.8551**20**
60ESP **Julián Simón****Suter**26+9.3944**16**
36FIN **Mika Kallio****Kalex**26+15.5498**13**
12CHE **Thomas Lüthi****Suter**26+16.1389**11**
45GBR **Scott Redding****Kalex**26+16.8056**10**
77CHE **Dominique Aegerter****Suter**26+21.3595**9**
3ITA **Simone Corsi****FTR**26+21.36812**8**
29ITA **Andrea Iannone****Speed Up**26+25.8733**7**
71ITA **Claudio Corti****Kalex**26+26.4717**6**
80ESP **Esteve Rabat****Kalex**26+26.91615**5**
5FRA **Johann Zarco****Motobi**26+27.27413**4**
18ESP **Nicolás Terol****Suter**26+31.12210**3**
88ESP **Ricard Cardús****AJR**26+35.92817**2**
38GBR **Bradley Smith****Tech 3**26+39.24014**1**
30JPN Takaaki NakagamiKalex26+42.50711
4CHE Randy KrummenacherKalex26+45.62926
81ESP Jordi TorresSuter26+45.75323
8GBR Gino ReaSuter26+51.56719
76DEU Max NeukirchnerKalex26+52.10628
49ESP Axel PonsKalex26+56.15027
23DEU Marcel SchrötterBimota26+1:11.06929
14THA Ratthapark WilairotSuter26+1:11.76525
63FRA Mike Di MeglioMZ-RE Honda26+1:20.04220
57BRA Eric GranadoMotobi26+1:42.92431
10CHE Marco ColandreaFTR26+1:43.18432
72JPN Yuki TakahashiFTR23+3 laps21
95AUS Anthony WestSpeed Up26(+35.701)24
44ITA Roberto RolfoSuter20Retirement22
19BEL Xavier SiméonTech 317Accident18
15SMR Alex de AngelisFTR17Accident16
22ITA Alessandro AndreozziSpeed Up10Accident30
82ESP Elena RosellMoriwaki7Accident33

Moto3

PosNoRiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617181920RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDSQDNSDNSDNSSource:
39ESP **Luis Salom****Kalex KTM**2342:14.3004**25**
11DEU **Sandro Cortese****KTM**23+0.0561**20**
94DEU **Jonas Folger****Kalex KTM**23+2.94015**16**
44PRT **Miguel Oliveira****Suter Honda**23+3.06711**13**
5ITA **Romano Fenati****FTR Honda**23+3.6648**11**
63MYS **Zulfahmi Khairuddin****KTM**23+7.6635**10**
42ESP **Álex Rins****Suter Honda**23+7.6976**9**
84CZE **Jakub Kornfeil****FTR Honda**23+11.20310**8**
23ESP **Alberto Moncayo****FTR Honda**23+11.2429**7**
10FRA **Alexis Masbou****Honda**23+13.16312**6**
61AUS **Arthur Sissis****KTM**23+23.36222**5**
52GBR **Danny Kent****KTM**23+24.3642**4**
96FRA **Louis Rossi****FTR Honda**23+25.00114**3**
32ESP **Isaac Viñales****FTR Honda**23+31.21116**2**
19ITA **Alessandro Tonucci****FTR Honda**23+34.17913**1**
9DEU Toni FinsterbuschHonda23+1:12.94527
30CHE Giulian PedoneSuter Honda23+1:14.42826
51JPN Kenta FujiiTSR Honda23+1:14.70929
80ITA Armando PontoneIoda23+1:15.32628
20ITA Riccardo MorettiMahindra22+1 lap30
25ESP Maverick ViñalesFTR Honda22Accident3
89FRA Alan TecherTSR Honda15Accident18
7ESP Efrén VázquezFTR Honda11Accident7
3ITA Luigi MorcianoIoda10Retirement25
12ESP Álex MárquezSuter Honda6Accident19
41ZAF Brad BinderKalex KTM3Accident17
26ESP Adrián MartínFTR Honda0Accident20
53NLD Jasper IwemaFGR Honda0Accident21
27ITA Niccolò AntonelliFTR Honda0Accident24
31FIN Niklas AjoKTM4Disqualified23
8AUS Jack MillerHondaInjury
99GBR Danny WebbMahindraInjury
55ESP Héctor FaubelKalex KTMInjury

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

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

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1ESP Jorge Lorenzo225
2ESP Dani Pedrosa207
3AUS Casey Stoner186
4ITA Andrea Dovizioso137
5GBR Cal Crutchlow106

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1JPN Honda246
2JPN Yamaha241
3ITA Ducati115
4ITA ART54
5ESP BQR20
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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

References

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  5. (23 July 2012). ""The Corkscrew" awaits as MotoGP descends on Laguna Seca". [[Dorna Sports]].
  6. [[James Ellison (motorcyclist). James Ellison]] was demoted 1 position after the race for shortcutting the track.
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