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2012 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

2012 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix
FieldValue
Grand PrixJapanese
flagJapan
Official_NameAirAsia Grand Prix of Japan
LocationTwin Ring Motegi
Course_mi2.983
Course_km4.801
Race_No15
Season_No18
Date14 October
Year2012
ImageTwin Ring Motegi map-2.svg
Pole_Rider_MotoGPJorge Lorenzo
Pole_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Pole_Rider_MotoGP_BikeYamaha
Pole_Time_MotoGP1:44.969
Fast_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
Fast_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Fast_Rider_MotoGP_BikeHonda
Fast_Time_MotoGP1:45.589
First_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
First_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
First_Rider_MotoGP_BikeHonda
Second_Rider_MotoGPJorge Lorenzo
Second_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_MotoGP_BikeYamaha
Third_Rider_MotoGPÁlvaro Bautista
Third_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Third_Rider_MotoGP_BikeHonda
Pole_Rider_Moto2Pol Espargaró
Pole_Rider_Moto2_CountrySpain
Pole_Rider_Moto2_BikeKalex
Pole_Time_Moto21:50.886
Fast_Rider_Moto2Pol Espargaró
Fast_Rider_Moto2_CountrySpain
Fast_Rider_Moto2_BikeKalex
Fast_Time_Moto21:51.100
First_Rider_Moto2Marc Márquez
First_Rider_Moto2_CountrySpain
First_Rider_Moto2_BikeSuter
Second_Rider_Moto2Pol Espargaró
Second_Rider_Moto2_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_Moto2_BikeKalex
Third_Rider_Moto2Esteve Rabat
Third_Rider_Moto2_CountrySpain
Third_Rider_Moto2_BikeKalex
Pole_Rider_Moto3Danny Kent
Pole_Rider_Moto3_CountryUK
Pole_Rider_Moto3_BikeKTM
Pole_Time_Moto31:58.371
Fast_Rider_Moto3Alessandro Tonucci
Fast_Rider_Moto3_CountryItaly
Fast_Rider_Moto3_BikeFTR Honda
Fast_Time_Moto31:59.111
First_Rider_Moto3Danny Kent
First_Rider_Moto3_CountryUK
First_Rider_Moto3_BikeKTM
Second_Rider_Moto3Maverick Viñales
Second_Rider_Moto3_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_Moto3_BikeFTR Honda
Third_Rider_Moto3Alessandro Tonucci
Third_Rider_Moto3_CountryItaly
Third_Rider_Moto3_BikeFTR Honda

The 2012 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 12–14 October 2012 at the Twin Ring Motegi, located in Motegi, Japan.

Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa and Álvaro Bautista, celebrating on the podium after finishing second, first and third at the MotoGP race.

Classification

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516RetRetRetRetRetRetSources:
26ESP **Dani Pedrosa****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**2442:31.5692**25**
99ESP **Jorge Lorenzo****Yamaha Factory Racing****Yamaha**24+4.2751**20**
19ESP **Álvaro Bautista****San Carlo Honda Gresini****Honda**24+6.7525**16**
4ITA **Andrea Dovizioso****Monster Yamaha Tech 3****Yamaha**24+16.3976**13**
1AUS **Casey Stoner****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**24+20.5667**11**
6DEU **Stefan Bradl****LCR Honda MotoGP****Honda**24+24.5678**10**
46ITA **Valentino Rossi****Ducati Team****Ducati**24+26.0729**9**
69USA **Nicky Hayden****Ducati Team****Ducati**24+36.72410**8**
21JPN **Katsuyuki Nakasuga****Yamaha YSP Racing Team****Yamaha**24+36.79411**7**
8ESP **Héctor Barberá****Pramac Racing Team****Ducati**24+1:10.72912**6**
17CZE **Karel Abraham****Cardion AB Motoracing****Ducati**24+1:15.65815**5**
41ESP **Aleix Espargaró****Power Electronics Aspar****ART**24+1:22.76913**4**
5USA **Colin Edwards****NGM Mobile Forward Racing****Suter**24+1:24.96816**3**
77GBR **James Ellison****Paul Bird Motorsport****ART**24+1:29.38820**2**
51ITA **Michele Pirro****San Carlo Honda Gresini****FTR**24+1:34.61218**1**
84ITA Roberto RolfoSpeed MasterART24+1:50.85321
35GBR Cal CrutchlowMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha23Out of fuel3
9ITA Danilo PetrucciCame IodaRacing ProjectIoda-Suter23Retirement19
22ESP Iván SilvaAvintia BlusensBQR14Retirement22
14FRA Randy de PunietPower Electronics AsparART14Retirement14
11USA Ben SpiesYamaha Factory RacingYamaha1Accident4
68COL Yonny HernándezAvintia BlusensBQR1Accident17
Marc Márquez, doing a wheelie to celebrate winning the Moto2 race.

Moto2

PosNoRiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728RetRetDSQDSQSource:
93ESP **Marc Márquez****Suter**2342:56.1712**25**
40ESP **Pol Espargaró****Kalex**23+0.4151**20**
80ESP **Esteve Rabat****Kalex**23+9.5843**16**
45GBR **Scott Redding****Kalex**23+11.0694**13**
12CHE **Thomas Lüthi****Suter**23+11.5955**11**
3ITA **Simone Corsi****FTR**23+18.38312**10**
30JPN **Takaaki Nakagami****Kalex**23+18.67211**9**
5FRA **Johann Zarco****Motobi**23+28.2266**8**
49ESP **Axel Pons****Kalex**23+28.45113**7**
77CHE **Dominique Aegerter****Suter**23+28.59919**6**
60ESP **Julián Simón****Suter**23+28.9718**5**
81ESP **Jordi Torres****Suter**23+29.81516**4**
19BEL **Xavier Siméon****Tech 3**23+39.78322**3**
63FRA **Mike Di Meglio****Kalex**23+39.86823**2**
72JPN **Yuki Takahashi****FTR**23+39.97014**1**
36FIN Mika KallioKalex23+40.76315
29ITA Andrea IannoneSpeed Up23+40.90018
18ESP Nicolás TerolSuter23+44.3799
15SMR Alex de AngelisFTR23+46.50717
14THA Ratthapark WilairotSuter23+55.56125
88ESP Ricard CardúsAJR23+55.81521
75JPN Tomoyoshi KoyamaSuter23+56.05127
23DEU Marcel SchrötterBimota23+56.49224
8GBR Gino ReaSuter23+58.41728
22ITA Alessandro AndreozziSpeed Up23+1:12.39826
82ESP Elena RosellSpeed Up23+1:39.84131
57BRA Eric GranadoMotobi23+1:40.78732
20CHE Jesko RaffinKalex22+1 lap30
24ESP Toni ElíasKalex19Accident10
38GBR Bradley SmithTech 33Retirement7
95AUS Anthony WestSpeed Up23(+29.609)20
31JPN Kohta NozaneFTR6Black flag29

Moto3

PosNoRiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627RetRetRetRetRetDNSDNSSource:
52GBR **Danny Kent****KTM**2040:02.7751**25**
25ESP **Maverick Viñales****FTR Honda**20+0.2602**20**
19ITA **Alessandro Tonucci****FTR Honda**20+2.3525**16**
42ESP **Álex Rins****Suter Honda**20+3.40413**13**
63MYS **Zulfahmi Khairuddin****KTM**20+3.6454**11**
11DEU **Sandro Cortese****KTM**20+13.3943**10**
44PRT **Miguel Oliveira****Suter Honda**20+15.52311**9**
96FRA **Louis Rossi****FTR Honda**20+15.7398**8**
7ESP **Efrén Vázquez****FTR Honda**20+15.9469**7**
5ITA **Romano Fenati****FTR Honda**20+16.12910**6**
61AUS **Arthur Sissis****KTM**20+16.22314**5**
27ITA **Niccolò Antonelli****FTR Honda**20+16.37112**4**
31FIN **Niklas Ajo****KTM**20+28.36823**3**
12ESP **Álex Márquez****Suter Honda**20+28.37517**2**
84CZE **Jakub Kornfeil****FTR Honda**20+28.50919**1**
81JPN Hyuga WatanabeHonda20+31.07121
26ESP Adrián MartínFTR Honda20+40.29216
51JPN Kenta FujiiTSR Honda20+42.82229
8AUS Jack MillerHonda20+42.89622
89FRA Alan TecherTSR Honda20+47.45120
17GBR John McPheeKRP Honda20+48.24526
29DEU Luca AmatoKalex KTM20+48.35931
32ESP Isaac ViñalesFTR Honda20+48.43925
28ESP Josep RodríguezFGR Honda20+1:03.76230
30CHE Giulian PedoneSuter Honda20+1:10.29028
99GBR Danny WebbMahindra20+1:10.48432
82JPN Yudai KameiHonda19+1 lap27
94DEU Jonas FolgerKalex KTM19Accident7
39ESP Luis SalomKalex KTM19Accident6
23ESP Alberto MoncayoFTR Honda19Retirement15
41ZAF Brad BinderKalex KTM14Retirement18
9DEU Toni FinsterbuschHonda4Retirement24
80ITA Armando PontoneIodaDid not start33
20ITA Riccardo MorettiMahindraDid not start34

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

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

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1ESP Jorge Lorenzo310
2ESP Dani Pedrosa282
3AUS Casey Stoner197
4ITA Andrea Dovizioso192
5ESP Álvaro Bautista144

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1JPN Honda337
2JPN Yamaha326
3ITA Ducati161
4ITA ART79
5ESP BQR31
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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

References

  1. (13 June 2017). "2012 Japanese MotoGP".
  2. "2012 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  3. "Twin Ring Motegi | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  4. (13 June 2017). "2012 Japanese MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  5. "motogp.com · AIRASIA GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN · MotoGP Race Classification 2012".
  6. (14 October 2012). "AirAsia Grand Prix of Japan – MotoGP – Race". [[Dorna Sports]].
  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. (14 October 2012). "AirAsia Grand Prix of Japan – Moto2 – Race". [[Dorna Sports]].
  9. (14 October 2012). "AirAsia Grand Prix of Japan – Moto3 – Race". [[Dorna Sports]].
  10. (2012). "Standings".
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