2012 French motorcycle Grand Prix
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Race details | |||
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Race 4 of 18 races in the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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Date | 20 May 2012 | ||
Official name | Monster Energy Grand Prix de France | ||
Location | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 4.185 km (2.600 mi) |
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MotoGP | |||
Pole position | |||
Rider | ![]() |
Honda | |
Time | 1:33.638 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | ![]() |
Ducati | |
Time | 1:44.614 | ||
Podium | |||
First | ![]() |
Yamaha | |
Second | ![]() |
Ducati | |
Third | ![]() |
Honda | |
Moto2 | |||
Pole position | |||
Rider | ![]() |
Suter | |
Time | 1:37.710 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | ![]() |
Kalex | |
Time | 1:53.855 | ||
Podium | |||
First | ![]() |
Suter | |
Second | ![]() |
Kalex | |
Third | ![]() |
Kalex | |
Moto3 | |||
Pole position | |||
Rider | ![]() |
FTR Honda | |
Time | 1:55.865 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | ![]() |
FTR Honda | |
Time | 2:01.056 | ||
Podium | |||
First | ![]() |
FTR Honda | |
Second | ![]() |
Kalex KTM | |
Third | ![]() |
Suter Honda |
The 2012 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 18–20 May 2012 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France. In a press conference on the Thursday before the race, Casey Stoner announced his retirement from the sport at the end of the season.[1] He went on to finish third in the MotoGP race, handing the championship lead to Jorge Lorenzo, the race winner. Valentino Rossi took second place for his first podium since the previous year's race. Thomas Lüthi and Louis Rossi won the Moto2 and Moto3 races respectively. This was the 800th race to contribute to the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.
Classification
MotoGP
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 99 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | 49:39.743 | 4 | 25 |
2 | 46 | ![]() |
Ducati | 28 | +9.905 | 7 | 20 |
3 | 1 | ![]() |
Honda | 28 | +11.298 | 2 | 16 |
4 | 26 | ![]() |
Honda | 28 | +29.361 | 1 | 13 |
5 | 6 | ![]() |
Honda | 28 | +32.477 | 13 | 11 |
6 | 69 | ![]() |
Ducati | 28 | +32.842 | 11 | 10 |
7 | 4 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +59.759 | 3 | 9 |
8 | 35 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 28 | +1:05.152 | 5 | 8 |
9 | 8 | ![]() |
Ducati | 28 | +1:07.846 | 9 | 7 |
10 | 19 | ![]() |
Honda | 28 | +1:13.193 | 8 | 6 |
11 | 77 | ![]() |
ART | 28 | +1:26.663 | 16 | 5 |
12 | 54 | ![]() |
ART | 28 | +1:27.633 | 20 | 4 |
13 | 41 | ![]() |
ART | 27 | +1 lap | 17 | 3 |
14 | 51 | ![]() |
FTR | 27 | +1 lap | 14 | 2 |
15 | 68 | ![]() |
BQR | 27 | +1 lap | 15 | 1 |
16 | 11 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 27 | +1 lap | 6 | |
17 | 7 | ![]() |
Suter | 26 | +2 laps | 21 | |
18 | 22 | ![]() |
BQR | 26 | +2 laps | 19 | |
Ret | 9 | ![]() |
Ioda | 24 | Accident | 18 | |
Ret | 14 | ![]() |
ART | 22 | Accident | 12 | |
Ret | 17 | ![]() |
Ducati | 11 | Retirement | 10 | |
OFFICIAL MOTOGP REPORT |
Moto2
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 12 | ![]() |
Suter | 26 | 50:02.816 | 2 | 25 |
2 | 71 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +6.354 | 9 | 20 |
3 | 45 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +12.162 | 4 | 16 |
4 | 29 | ![]() |
Speed Up | 26 | +16.338 | 5 | 13 |
5 | 36 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +19.278 | 6 | 11 |
6 | 40 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +20.874 | 3 | 10 |
7 | 76 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +28.117 | 26 | 9 |
8 | 14 | ![]() |
Suter | 26 | +38.317 | 28 | 8 |
9 | 38 | ![]() |
Tech 3 | 26 | +40.940 | 19 | 7 |
10 | 80 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +44.077 | 18 | 6 |
11 | 24 | ![]() |
Suter | 26 | +59.583 | 10 | 5 |
12 | 60 | ![]() |
Suter | 26 | +1:01.785 | 11 | 4 |
13 | 18 | ![]() |
Suter | 26 | +1:03.430 | 17 | 3 |
14 | 77 | ![]() |
Suter | 26 | +1:10.341 | 12 | 2 |
15 | 44 | ![]() |
Suter | 26 | +1:22.145 | 21 | 1 |
16 | 49 | ![]() |
Kalex | 26 | +1:46.994 | 16 | |
17 | 72 | ![]() |
Suter | 25 | +1 lap | 20 | |
18 | 10 | ![]() |
FTR | 25 | +1 lap | 31 | |
DSQ | 95 | ![]() |
Moriwaki | 26 | (+21.705)[2] | 27 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
Motobi | 21 | Accident | 8 | |
Ret | 82 | ![]() |
Moriwaki | 18 | Accident | 30 | |
Ret | 30 | ![]() |
Kalex | 17 | Accident | 24 | |
Ret | 63 | ![]() |
Speed Up | 16 | Accident | 22 | |
Ret | 88 | ![]() |
AJR | 13 | Accident | 15 | |
Ret | 93 | ![]() |
Suter | 11 | Retirement | 1 | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
Suter | 7 | Accident | 23 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() |
MZ-RE Honda | 7 | Retirement | 25 | |
Ret | 15 | ![]() |
Suter | 3 | Accident | 7 | |
Ret | 47 | ![]() |
Bimota | 2 | Accident | 29 | |
Ret | 3 | ![]() |
FTR | 2 | Retirement | 14 | |
Ret | 4 | ![]() |
Kalex | 1 | Retirement | 13 | |
DNS | 19 | ![]() |
Tech 3 | ||||
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT |
Moto3
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 96 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 24 | 49:12.390 | 15 | 25 |
2 | 23 | ![]() |
Kalex KTM | 24 | +27.348 | 7 | 20 |
3 | 42 | ![]() |
Suter Honda | 24 | +28.899 | 26 | 16 |
4 | 27 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 24 | +33.195 | 27 | 13 |
5 | 61 | ![]() |
KTM | 24 | +36.989 | 14 | 11 |
6 | 11 | ![]() |
KTM | 24 | +45.312 | 6 | 10 |
7 | 53 | ![]() |
FGR Honda | 24 | +58.645 | 25 | 9 |
8 | 89 | ![]() |
TSR Honda | 24 | +1:05.022 | 18 | 8 |
9 | 21 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 24 | +1:09.194 | 29 | 7 |
10 | 30 | ![]() |
Suter Honda | 24 | +1:45.751 | 19 | 6 |
11 | 94 | ![]() |
Ioda | 23 | +1 lap | 11 | 5 |
12 | 77 | ![]() |
Mahindra | 23 | +1 lap | 32 | 4 |
13 | 86 | ![]() |
Honda | 23 | +1 lap | 30 | 3 |
14 | 19 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 22 | +2 laps | 23 | 2 |
15 | 31 | ![]() |
KTM | 20 | +4 laps | 13 | 1 |
Ret | 63 | ![]() |
KTM | 17 | Accident | 10 | |
Ret | 25 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 16 | Accident | 1 | |
Ret | 44 | ![]() |
Suter Honda | 15 | Accident | 3 | |
Ret | 39 | ![]() |
Kalex KTM | 13 | Accident | 9 | |
Ret | 55 | ![]() |
Kalex KTM | 12 | Accident | 8 | |
Ret | 84 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 12 | Accident | 4 | |
Ret | 32 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 12 | Accident | 20 | |
Ret | 26 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 8 | Accident | 12 | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
Honda | 8 | Retirement | 22 | |
Ret | 15 | ![]() |
Suter Honda | 7 | Accident | 24 | |
Ret | 99 | ![]() |
Mahindra | 7 | Retirement | 31 | |
Ret | 52 | ![]() |
KTM | 5 | Accident | 17 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 2 | Accident | 21 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() |
Honda | 1 | Accident | 5 | |
Ret | 51 | ![]() |
TSR Honda | 1 | Accident | 28 | |
Ret | 41 | ![]() |
Kalex KTM | 0 | Accident | 16 | |
Ret | 3 | ![]() |
Ioda | 0 | Retirement | 33 | |
DNS | 7 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 2 | |||
DNS | 9 | ![]() |
Honda | ||||
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT |
References
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