2012 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

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Flag of Qatar.svg   2012 Qatar Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 18 races in the
2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Losail.svg
Date8 April 2012
Official name Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar [1]
Location Losail International Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.380 km (3.343 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Time 1:54.634
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Stoner Honda
Time 1:55.541
Podium
First Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Second Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa Honda
Third Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Stoner Honda
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi Suter
Time 2:00.187
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Suter
Time 2:00.645
Podium
First Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Suter
Second Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Iannone Speed Up
Third Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Flag of Germany.svg Sandro Cortese KTM
Time 2:08.188
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales FTR Honda
Time 2:07.276
Podium
First Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales FTR Honda
Second Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fenati FTR Honda
Third Flag of Germany.svg Sandro Cortese KTM

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. [2] It was contested over twenty-two laps.

Contents

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, [3] and also the début of the 125cc 2-stroke replacement class, Moto3, which are powered by 250cc (15.2 cu in) 4-stroke engines. [4]

Classification

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints
199 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 2242:44.214125
226 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 22+0.852720
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Stoner Repsol Honda Team Honda 22+2.908216
435 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cal Crutchlow Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 22+17.114313
54 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 22+17.420611
669 Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hayden Ducati Team Ducati 22+28.413510
719 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Bautista San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 22+28.446119
86 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 22+29.46498
98 Flag of Spain.svg Héctor Barberá Pramac Racing Team Ducati 22+31.38487
1046 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Ducati Team Ducati 22+33.665126
1111 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Spies Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 22+56.90745
125 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Edwards NGM Mobile Forward Racing Suter 22+58.088134
1314 Flag of France.svg Randy de Puniet Power Electronics Aspar ART 22+1:10.650143
1468 Flag of Colombia.svg Yonny Hernández Avintia Blusens BQR-FTR 22+1:15.943162
1541 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Power Electronics Aspar ART 22+1:26.733151
1622 Flag of Spain.svg Iván Silva Avintia Blusens BQR-FTR 22+1:43.32720
1754 Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Pasini Speed Master ART 22+1:47.41918
1877 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Ellison Paul Bird Motorsport ART 22+1:51.88221
NC51 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Pirro San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR 15+7 laps17
Ret9 Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Petrucci Came IodaRacing Project Ioda 15Retirement19
Ret17 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Abraham Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 7Retirement10
Sources: [1] [5] [6]

Moto2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints
193 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Suter 2040:34.225225
229 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Iannone Speed Up 20+0.061320
340 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró Kalex 20+1.412416
480 Flag of Spain.svg Esteve Rabat Kalex20+1.639713
512 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi Suter20+3.981111
645 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Redding Kalex20+6.7681310
763 Flag of France.svg Mike Di Meglio Speed Up20+6.79459
83 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Corsi FTR 20+6.986108
938 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradley Smith Tech 3 20+10.828127
1036 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Kallio Kalex20+11.379146
114 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Randy Krummenacher Kalex20+12.750215
125 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Motobi 20+14.121194
1324 Flag of Spain.svg Toni Elías Suter20+17.634173
1430 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami Kalex20+17.87592
1560 Flag of Spain.svg Julián Simón FTR20+17.894111
1671 Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Corti Kalex20+19.0148
1719 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Siméon Tech 320+19.11418
1877 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominique Aegerter Suter20+28.80216
1972 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Takahashi Suter20+36.59825
2047 Flag of Spain.svg Ángel Rodríguez FTR20+36.73822
2114 Flag of Thailand.svg Ratthapark Wilairot Moriwaki 20+37.14728
2249 Flag of Spain.svg Axel Pons Kalex20+37.44324
2318 Flag of Spain.svg Nicolás Terol Suter20+39.52326
2488 Flag of Spain.svg Ricard Cardús AJR 20+45.26023
2595 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony West Moriwaki20+53.78629
268 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gino Rea Moriwaki20+54.00827
2710 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Colandrea FTR20+1:19.05431
287 Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Lundh MZ FTR 20+1:19.07130
2982 Flag of Spain.svg Elena Rosell Moriwaki20+1:35.15032
3076 Flag of Germany.svg Max Neukirchner Kalex19+1 lap6
Ret15 Flag of San Marino.svg Alex de Angelis Suter18Accident15
Ret96 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al Malki Moriwaki10Retirement33
Ret44 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Rolfo Suter3Retirement20
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTimeGridPoints
125 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales FTR Honda 1838:40.995225
25 Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fenati FTR Honda 18+4.301620
311 Flag of Germany.svg Sandro Cortese KTM 18+18.013116
439 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Salom Kalex KTM 18+18.200413
544 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira Suter Honda 18+18.745811
663 Flag of Malaysia.svg Zulfahmi Khairuddin KTM 18+19.052710
761 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arthur Sissis KTM 18+35.94099
852 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Kent KTM 18+21.098128
996 Flag of France.svg Louis Rossi FTR Honda 18+21.15337
1042 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Suter Honda 18+28.733136
1189 Flag of France.svg Alan Techer TSR Honda 18+29.775185
1255 Flag of Spain.svg Héctor Faubel Kalex KTM 18+29.813164
1331 Flag of Finland.svg Niklas Ajo KTM 18+35.94053
1423 Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Moncayo Kalex KTM 18+35.983142
1584 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Kornfeil FTR Honda 18+38.641191
167 Flag of Spain.svg Efrén Vázquez Honda 18+40.21921
1727 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Antonelli Honda 18+50.62920
1899 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Webb Mahindra 18+54.75125
1921 Flag of Spain.svg Iván Moreno FTR Honda 18+54.98922
2026 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Martín Honda 18+54.98924
2151 Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Fujii TSR Honda 18+1:21.23928
2215 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Grotzkyj Oral 18+1:35.79129
239 Flag of Germany.svg Toni Finsterbusch MZ-RE Honda 18+1:41.29131
2453 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jasper Iwema FGR Honda 18+1:54.29317
258 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Honda 17+1 lap26
Ret94 Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Folger Ioda 11Retirement32
Ret3 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Morciano Ioda 7Retirement30
Ret41 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder Kalex KTM 6Retirement15
Ret77 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schrötter Mahindra 5Retirement23
Ret10 Flag of France.svg Alexis Masbou Honda 0Accident10
Ret19 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Tonucci FTR Honda 0Accident11
Ret32 Flag of Spain.svg Isaac Viñales FTR Honda 0Retirement27
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round one has concluded. [7]

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