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2012 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix


FieldValue
Grand PrixQatar
flagQatar
Year2012
Date8 April
Race_No1
Season_No18
Official_NameCommercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar
LocationLosail International Circuit
ImageLosail.svg
Course_mi3.343
Course_km5.380
Pole_Rider_MotoGPJorge Lorenzo
Pole_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Pole_Rider_MotoGP_BikeYamaha
Pole_Time_MotoGP1:54.634
Fast_Rider_MotoGPCasey Stoner
Fast_Rider_MotoGP_CountryAustralia
Fast_Time_MotoGP1:55.541
Fast_Rider_MotoGP_BikeHonda
First_Rider_MotoGPJorge Lorenzo
First_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
First_Rider_MotoGP_BikeYamaha
Second_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
Second_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_MotoGP_BikeHonda
Third_Rider_MotoGPCasey Stoner
Third_Rider_MotoGP_CountryAustralia
Third_Rider_MotoGP_BikeHonda
Pole_Rider_Moto2Thomas Lüthi
Pole_Rider_Moto2_CountrySwitzerland
Pole_Rider_Moto2_BikeSuter
Pole_Time_Moto22:00.187
Fast_Rider_Moto2Marc Márquez
Fast_Rider_Moto2_CountrySpain
Fast_Rider_Moto2_BikeSuter
Fast_Time_Moto22:00.645
First_Rider_Moto2Marc Márquez
First_Rider_Moto2_CountrySpain
First_Rider_Moto2_BikeSuter
Second_Rider_Moto2Andrea Iannone
Second_Rider_Moto2_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_Moto2_BikeSpeed Up
Third_Rider_Moto2Pol Espargaró
Third_Rider_Moto2_CountrySpain
Third_Rider_Moto2_BikeKalex
Pole_Rider_Moto3Sandro Cortese
Pole_Rider_Moto3_CountryGermany
Pole_Rider_Moto3_BikeKTM
Pole_Time_Moto32:08.188
Fast_Rider_Moto3Maverick Viñales
Fast_Rider_Moto3_CountrySpain
Fast_Rider_Moto3_BikeFTR Honda
Fast_Time_Moto32:07.276
First_Rider_Moto3Maverick Viñales
First_Rider_Moto3_CountrySpain
First_Rider_Moto3_BikeFTR Honda
Second_Rider_Moto3Romano Fenati
Second_Rider_Moto3_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_Moto3_BikeFTR Honda
Third_Rider_Moto3Sandro Cortese
Third_Rider_Moto3_CountryGermany
Third_Rider_Moto3_BikeKTM

The 2012 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2012 MotoGP season. It was held at the Losail International Circuit near Doha in Qatar on 8 April 2012. It was contested over twenty-two laps.

This race saw the début of the 1000cc engine motorcycles introduced in the MotoGP class for this season and also the début of the Honda RC213V, replacing the 800cc engines and the Honda RC212V that were used between 2007 and 2011, and also the début of the 125cc 2-stroke replacement class, Moto3, which are powered by 250cc (15.2 cu in) 4-stroke engines.

Classification

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints123456789101112131415161718NCRetRetSources:
99ESP Jorge LorenzoYamaha Factory RacingYamaha2242:44.214125
26ESP Dani PedrosaRepsol Honda TeamHonda22+0.852720
1AUS Casey StonerRepsol Honda TeamHonda22+2.908216
35GBR Cal CrutchlowMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha22+17.114313
4ITA Andrea DoviziosoMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha22+17.420611
69USA Nicky HaydenDucati TeamDucati22+28.413510
19ESP Álvaro BautistaSan Carlo Honda GresiniHonda22+28.446119
6DEU Stefan BradlLCR Honda MotoGPHonda22+29.46498
8ESP Héctor BarberáPramac Racing TeamDucati22+31.38487
46ITA Valentino RossiDucati TeamDucati22+33.665126
11USA Ben SpiesYamaha Factory RacingYamaha22+56.90745
5USA Colin EdwardsNGM Mobile Forward RacingSuter22+58.088134
14FRA Randy de PunietPower Electronics AsparART22+1:10.650143
68COL Yonny HernándezAvintia BlusensBQR-FTR22+1:15.943162
41ESP Aleix EspargaróPower Electronics AsparART22+1:26.733151
22ESP Iván SilvaAvintia BlusensBQR-FTR22+1:43.32720
54ITA Mattia PasiniSpeed MasterART22+1:47.41918
77GBR James EllisonPaul Bird MotorsportART22+1:51.88221
51ITA Michele PirroSan Carlo Honda GresiniFTR15+7 laps17
9ITA Danilo PetrucciCame IodaRacing ProjectIoda15Retirement19
17CZE Karel AbrahamCardion AB MotoracingDucati7Retirement10

Moto2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930RetRetRetOFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT
93ESP Marc MárquezSuter2040:34.225225
29ITA Andrea IannoneSpeed Up20+0.061320
40ESP Pol EspargaróKalex20+1.412416
80ESP Esteve RabatKalex20+1.639713
12CHE Thomas LüthiSuter20+3.981111
45GBR Scott ReddingKalex20+6.7681310
63FRA Mike Di MeglioSpeed Up20+6.79459
3ITA Simone CorsiFTR20+6.986108
38GBR Bradley SmithTech 320+10.828127
36FIN Mika KallioKalex20+11.379146
4CHE Randy KrummenacherKalex20+12.750215
5FRA Johann ZarcoMotobi20+14.121194
24ESP Toni ElíasSuter20+17.634173
30JPN Takaaki NakagamiKalex20+17.87592
60ESP Julián SimónFTR20+17.894111
71ITA Claudio CortiKalex20+19.0148
19BEL Xavier SiméonTech 320+19.11418
77CHE Dominique AegerterSuter20+28.80216
72JPN Yuki TakahashiSuter20+36.59825
47ESP Ángel RodríguezFTR20+36.73822
14THA Ratthapark WilairotMoriwaki20+37.14728
49ESP Axel PonsKalex20+37.44324
18ESP Nicolás TerolSuter20+39.52326
88ESP Ricard CardúsAJR20+45.26023
95AUS Anthony WestMoriwaki20+53.78629
8GBR Gino ReaMoriwaki20+54.00827
10CHE Marco ColandreaFTR20+1:19.05431
7SWE Alexander LundhMZ FTR20+1:19.07130
82ESP Elena RosellMoriwaki20+1:35.15032
76DEU Max NeukirchnerKalex19+1 lap6
15SMR Alex de AngelisSuter18Accident15
96QAT Nasser Al MalkiMoriwaki10Retirement33
44ITA Roberto RolfoSuter3Retirement20

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819202122232425RetRetRetRetRetRetRetOFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT
25ESP Maverick ViñalesFTR Honda1838:40.995225
5ITA Romano FenatiFTR Honda18+4.301620
11DEU Sandro CorteseKTM18+18.013116
39ESP Luis SalomKalex KTM18+18.200413
44PRT Miguel OliveiraSuter Honda18+18.745811
63MYS Zulfahmi KhairuddinKTM18+19.052710
61AUS Arthur SissisKTM18+35.94099
52GBR Danny KentKTM18+21.098128
96FRA Louis RossiFTR Honda18+21.15337
42ESP Álex RinsSuter Honda18+28.733136
89FRA Alan TecherTSR Honda18+29.775185
55ESP Héctor FaubelKalex KTM18+29.813164
31FIN Niklas AjoKTM18+35.94053
23ESP Alberto MoncayoKalex KTM18+35.983142
84CZE Jakub KornfeilFTR Honda18+38.641191
7ESP Efrén VázquezHonda18+40.21921
27ITA Niccolò AntonelliHonda18+50.62920
99GBR Danny WebbMahindra18+54.75125
21ESP Iván MorenoFTR Honda18+54.98922
26ESP Adrián MartínHonda18+54.98924
51JPN Kenta FujiiTSR Honda18+1:21.23928
15ITA Simone GrotzkyjOral18+1:35.79129
9DEU Toni FinsterbuschMZ-RE Honda18+1:41.29131
53NLD Jasper IwemaFGR Honda18+1:54.29317
8AUS Jack MillerHonda17+1 lap26
94DEU Jonas FolgerIoda11Retirement32
3ITA Luigi MorcianoIoda7Retirement30
41ZAF Brad BinderKalex KTM6Retirement15
77DEU Marcel SchrötterMahindra5Retirement23
10FRA Alexis MasbouHonda0Accident10
19ITA Alessandro TonucciFTR Honda0Accident11
32ESP Isaac ViñalesFTR Honda0Retirement27

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

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

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1ESP Jorge Lorenzo25
2ESP Dani Pedrosa20
3AUS Casey Stoner16
4GBR Cal Crutchlow13
5ITA Andrea Dovizioso11

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1JPN Yamaha25
2JPN Honda20
3ITA Ducati10
4CHE Suter4
5ITA ART3
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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

References

  1. (13 June 2017). "2012 Qatar MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  2. (14 December 2011). "FIM announce changes to 2012 MotoGP calendar". [[Dorna Sports]].
  3. (11 December 2009). "MotoGP changes for 2012". [[Dorna Sports]].
  4. Birt, Matthew. (29 June 2010). "Moto3 to replace 125GP class in 2012". [[Bauer Media Group]].
  5. "motogp.com · COMMERCIALBANK GRAND PRIX OF QATAR · MotoGP Race Classification 2012".
  6. (2012). "Classification".
  7. (2012). "Standings".
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