2012 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Malaysian
Flag:Malaysia
Official Name:Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1] [2] [3]
Location:Sepang International Circuit
Course Mi:3.447
Course Km:5.548
Race No:16
Season No:18
Date:21 October
Year:2012
Pole Rider Motogp:Jorge Lorenzo
Pole Rider Motogp Country:Spain
Pole Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Pole Time Motogp:2:00.334
Fast Rider Motogp:Dani Pedrosa
Fast Rider Motogp Country:Spain
Fast Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Fast Time Motogp:2:14.670
First Rider Motogp:Dani Pedrosa
First Rider Motogp Country:Spain
First Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Second Rider Motogp:Jorge Lorenzo
Second Rider Motogp Country:Spain
Second Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Third Rider Motogp:Casey Stoner
Third Rider Motogp Country:Australia
Third Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Pole Rider Moto2:Pol Espargaró
Pole Rider Moto2 Country:Spain
Pole Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Pole Time Moto2:2:06.962
Fast Rider Moto2:Hafizh Syahrin
Fast Rider Moto2 Country:Malaysia
Fast Rider Moto2 Bike:FTR
Fast Time Moto2:2:23.707
First Rider Moto2:Alex de Angelis
First Rider Moto2 Country:San Marino
First Rider Moto2 Bike:FTR
Second Rider Moto2:Gino Rea
Second Rider Moto2 Country:United Kingdom
Second Rider Moto2 Bike:Suter
Third Rider Moto2:Hafizh Syahrin
Third Rider Moto2 Country:Malaysia
Third Rider Moto2 Bike:FTR
Pole Rider Moto3:Zulfahmi Khairuddin
Pole Rider Moto3 Country:Malaysia
Pole Rider Moto3 Bike:KTM
Pole Time Moto3:2:13.885
Fast Rider Moto3:Zulfahmi Khairuddin
Fast Rider Moto3 Country:Malaysia
Fast Rider Moto3 Bike:KTM
Fast Time Moto3:2:15.142
First Rider Moto3:Sandro Cortese
First Rider Moto3 Country:Germany
First Rider Moto3 Bike:KTM
Second Rider Moto3:Zulfahmi Khairuddin
Second Rider Moto3 Country:Malaysia
Second Rider Moto3 Bike:KTM
Third Rider Moto3:Jonas Folger
Third Rider Moto3 Country:Germany
Third Rider Moto3 Bike:Kalex KTM

The 2012 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixteenth round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 19–21 October 2012 at the Sepang International Circuit. Sandro Cortese became the first Moto3 world champion.[4]

Classification

MotoGP

The race was red-flagged due to the worsening weather conditions. The final results were taken at the end of the 13th lap and full points were awarded.

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
126 Dani PedrosaRepsol Honda TeamHonda1329:29.049225
299 Jorge LorenzoYamaha Factory RacingYamaha13+3.774120
31 Casey StonerRepsol Honda TeamHonda13+7.144416
469 Nicky HaydenDucati TeamDucati13+10.518913
546 Valentino RossiDucati TeamDucati13+16.7591111
619 Álvaro BautistaSan Carlo Honda GresiniHonda13+17.2761010
78 Héctor BarberáPramac Racing TeamDucati13+50.28279
841 Aleix EspargaróPower Electronics AsparART13+51.585128
977 James EllisonPaul Bird MotorsportART13+56.676167
1017 Karel AbrahamCardion AB MotoracingDucati13+57.622146
119 Danilo PetrucciCame IodaRacing ProjectIoda-Suter13+1:02.805175
1251 Michele PirroSan Carlo Honda GresiniFTR13+1:02.891154
134 Andrea DoviziosoMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha13+1:28.98933
DSQ84 Roberto RolfoSpeed MasterART13(+1:23.890)[5] 19
Ret6 Stefan BradlLCR Honda MotoGPHonda11Accident8
Ret35 Cal CrutchlowMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha10Accident5
Ret14 Randy de PunietPower Electronics AsparART10Accident13
Ret22 Iván SilvaAvintia BlusensBQR10Accident20
Ret5 Colin EdwardsNGM Mobile Forward RacingSuter10Retirement18
Ret11 Ben SpiesYamaha Factory RacingYamaha8Accident6
DNS68 Yonny HernándezAvintia BlusensBQRInjury
Source: [6] [7] [8]

Moto2

The race was stopped with the red flag due to weather conditions. The final results were taken at the end of the 15th lap.[9]

PosNoRiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
115 Alex de AngelisFTR1536:57.793925
28 Gino ReaSuter15+1.3632220
386 Hafizh SyahrinFTR15+2.9412716
460 Julián SimónSuter15+7.5831313
529 Andrea IannoneSpeed Up15+10.0621111
636 Mika KallioKalex15+23.0781510
738 Bradley SmithTech 315+26.95769
877 Dominique AegerterSuter15+30.063108
980 Esteve RabatKalex15+31.51477
1040 Pol EspargaróKalex15+31.74616
1145 Scott ReddingKalex15+37.10825
1224 Toni ElíasKalex15+38.627284
1349 Axel PonsKalex15+39.095173
1488 Ricard CardúsAJR15+40.686262
1572 Yuki TakahashiFTR15+40.757231
1675 Tomoyoshi KoyamaSuter15+41.85921
1723 Marcel SchrötterBimota15+46.76025
1820 Jesko RaffinKalex15+1:10.71230
1982 Elena RosellSpeed Up15+1:17.80731
2010 Marco ColandreaFTR15+1:19.32032
2114 Ratthapark WilairotSuter15+1:27.28116
223 Simone CorsiFTR15+1:41.86512
DSQ95 Anthony WestSpeed Up15(+0.710)[10] 19
DSQ22 Alessandro AndreozziSpeed Up15(+1:28.788)29
Ret12 Thomas LüthiSuter14Accident8
Ret63 Mike Di MeglioKalex14Retirement14
Ret93 Marc MárquezSuter12Accident3
Ret18 Nicolás TerolSuter12Accident20
Ret81 Jordi TorresSuter12Accident18
Ret57 Eric GranadoMotobi6Retirement33
Ret30 Takaaki NakagamiKalex2Accident4
Ret5 Johann ZarcoMotobi0Accident5
Ret19 Xavier SiméonTech 30Accident24
Source:[11]

Moto3

PosNoRiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
111 Sandro CorteseKTM1840:54.123325
263 Zulfahmi KhairuddinKTM18+0.028120
394 Jonas FolgerKalex KTM18+0.247216
439 Luis SalomKalex KTM18+8.50310[12] 13
544 Miguel OliveiraSuter Honda18+8.674511
652 Danny KentKTM18+9.3351110
742 Álex RinsSuter Honda18+18.97389
87 Efrén VázquezFTR Honda18+25.41968
931 Niklas AjoKTM18+30.714167
1026 Adrián MartínFTR Honda18+30.76396
1161 Arthur SissisKTM18+30.886215
1241 Brad BinderKalex KTM18+31.01974
138 Jack MillerHonda18+31.225193
1412 Álex MárquezSuter Honda18+31.313242
1527 Niccolò AntonelliFTR Honda18+31.649121
1684 Jakub KornfeilFTR Honda18+31.71514
1719 Alessandro TonucciFTR Honda18+31.79013
1823 Alberto MoncayoFTR Honda18+32.14715
1932 Isaac ViñalesFTR Honda18+39.36418
205 Romano FenatiFTR Honda18+45.82417
2189 Alan TecherTSR Honda18+46.62220
2217 John McPheeKRP Honda18+46.67226
239 Toni FinsterbuschHonda18+46.79022
2429 Luca AmatoKalex KTM18+1:09.08630
2528 Josep RodríguezFGR Honda18+1:15.73423
2630 Giulian PedoneSuter Honda18+1:33.71727
2751 Kenta FujiiTSR Honda18+1:33.81128
2880 Armando PontoneIoda18+1:54.11429
Ret99 Danny WebbMahindra8Retirement25
Ret96 Louis RossiFTR Honda5Accident4
Ret20 Riccardo MorettiMahindra1Retirement31
WD25 Maverick ViñalesFTR HondaWithdrew
Source:[13]

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round sixteen has concluded.[14]

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Jorge Lorenzo330
2 Dani Pedrosa307
3 Casey Stoner213
4 Andrea Dovizioso195
5 Álvaro Bautista154
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda362
2 Yamaha346
3 Ducati174
4 ART87
5 BQR31

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Malaysian MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 22 May 2018.
  2. Web site: 2012 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 1 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Sepang International Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 22 May 2018.
  4. News: Moto3: Cortese champion at Sepang, Khairuddin podium. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 21 October 2012.
  5. Rider not classified due to not entering the pitlane within five minutes after the red flag.
  6. Web site: 2012 Malaysian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 1 October 2018.
  7. Web site: MALAYSIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2012. Motogp.com. 1 October 2018.
  8. Web site: Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix – MotoGP – Race. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 21 October 2012.
  9. News: Sepang, Malaysia Moto2 - Race Results. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 21 October 2012.
  10. Web site: Doping – Decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the case of rider Anthony West. v2-fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 28 November 2013. 24 March 2015. [...] all the sporting results obtained by Anthony West from 20 May 2012 up to the expiry of the period of ineligibility (i.e. 19 October 2013) will be invalidated.. https://web.archive.org/web/20150224125218/http://www.v2-fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/Doping_-_Decision_of_the_Court_of_Arbitration_for_Sport_in_the_case_of_rider_Anthony_West,_28_November.pdf. 2015-02-24. dead.
  11. Web site: Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix – Moto2 – Race. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 21 October 2012.
  12. [Luis Salom]
  13. Web site: Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix – Moto3 – Race. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 21 October 2012.
  14. Web site: Standings . 2012. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-25.

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