2012 United States motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 10 of 18 races in the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 29 July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 United States motorcycle Grand Prix (formally known as the 2012 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix)[4] was the tenth round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the first of two races in the 2012 season to take place in the United States of America. It was held on 29 July at the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California.[5]
Jorge Lorenzo qualified on pole position for the race,[6] which was won by Casey Stoner.[7]
MotoGP classification
[edit]| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 1 |  Casey Stoner
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Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 32 | 43:45.961 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 99 |  Jorge Lorenzo
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Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 32 | +3.429 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | 26 | Dani Pedrosa
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Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 32 | +7.633 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 |  Andrea Dovizioso
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Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 32 | +18.602 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 35 |  Cal Crutchlow
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Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 32 | +18.779 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 69 |  Nicky Hayden
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Ducati Team | Ducati | 32 | +26.902 | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | 6 |  Stefan Bradl
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LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 32 | +28.393 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | 19 | Álvaro Bautista
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San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 32 | +50.246 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró
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Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 32 | +1:18.993 | 12 | 7 |
| 10 | 17 |  Karel Abraham
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Cardion AB Motoracing | Ducati | 32 | +1:22.076 | 14 | 6 |
| 11 | 14 |  Randy de Puniet
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Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 31 | +1 Lap | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | 68 |  Yonny Hernández
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Avintia Blusens | BQR | 31 | +1 Lap | 15 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | Colin Edwards
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NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Suter | 31 | +1 Lap | 13 | 3 |
| 14 | 22 | Iván Silva
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Avintia Blusens | BQR | 31 | +1 Lap | 20 | 2 |
| Ret | 46 | Valentino Rossi
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Ducati Team | Ducati | 29 | Accident | 10 | |
| Ret | 11 | Ben Spies
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Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 21 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 77 | James Ellison
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Paul Bird Motorsport | ART | 19 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 9 | Danilo Petrucci
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Came IodaRacing Project | Ioda | 18 | Retirement | 19 | |
| Ret | 54 | Mattia Pasini
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Speed Master | ART | 11 | Retirement | 18 | |
| Ret | 24 | Toni Elías
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Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 1 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 51 | Michele Pirro
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San Carlo Honda Gresini | FTR | 0 | Accident | 16 | |
| DNQ | 15 | Steve Rapp
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Attack Performance | APR | Did not qualify | |||
| Sources: [8][9][10] | ||||||||
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
[edit]Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round ten has concluded.[11]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
[edit]- ^ "2012 United States MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2012 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Laguna Seca Raceway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "New deal keeps MotoGP at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca until at least 2014". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "FIM announce changes to 2012 MotoGP calendar". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Lorenzo claims fourth consecutive Laguna Seca pole". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Victory and podium for Repsol Honda duo at Laguna Seca". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 United States MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 4 July 2017.
- ^ "motogp.com · RED BULL U.S. GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2012". www.motogp.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- ^ "Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix – MotoGP – Race" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2012. Retrieved 2019-08-25.