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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 | ![]() |
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 32 | 43:45.961 | 2 | 25 |
2 | 99 | ![]() |
Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 32 | +3.429 | 1 | 20 |
3 | 26 | ![]() |
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 32 | +7.633 | 3 | 16 |
4 | 4 | ![]() |
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 32 | +18.602 | 6 | 13 |
5 | 35 | ![]() |
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 32 | +18.779 | 5 | 11 |
6 | 69 | ![]() |
Ducati Team | Ducati | 32 | +26.902 | 8 | 10 |
7 | 6 | ![]() |
LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 32 | +28.393 | 9 | 9 |
8 | 19 | ![]() |
San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 32 | +50.246 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 41 | ![]() |
Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 32 | +1:18.993 | 12 | 7 |
10 | 17 | ![]() |
Cardion AB Motoracing | Ducati | 32 | +1:22.076 | 14 | 6 |
11 | 14 | ![]() |
Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 31 | +1 Lap | 11 | 5 |
12 | 68 | ![]() |
Avintia Blusens | BQR | 31 | +1 Lap | 15 | 4 |
13 | 5 | ![]() |
NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Suter | 31 | +1 Lap | 13 | 3 |
14 | 22 | ![]() |
Avintia Blusens | BQR | 31 | +1 Lap | 20 | 2 |
Ret | 46 | ![]() |
Ducati Team | Ducati | 29 | Accident | 10 | |
Ret | 11 | ![]() |
Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 21 | Accident | 4 | |
Ret | 77 | ![]() |
Paul Bird Motorsport | ART | 19 | Accident | 21 | |
Ret | 9 | ![]() |
Came IodaRacing Project | Ioda | 18 | Retirement | 19 | |
Ret | 54 | ![]() |
Speed Master | ART | 11 | Retirement | 18 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 1 | Accident | 17 | |
Ret | 51 | ![]() |
San Carlo Honda Gresini | FTR | 0 | Accident | 16 | |
DNQ | 15 | ![]() |
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.