2012 United States motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race details | |||
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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 | ||
| Location | Laguna Seca | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.610 km (2.243 mi) |
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| MotoGP | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider |  Jorge Lorenzo |
Yamaha | |
| Time | 1:20.554 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Dani Pedrosa |
Honda | |
| Time | 1:21.229 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |  Casey Stoner |
Honda | |
| Second | Jorge Lorenzo |
Yamaha | |
| Third | Dani Pedrosa |
Honda | |
The 2012 United States motorcycle Grand Prix (formally known as the 2012 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix)[1] 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.[2]
Jorge Lorenzo qualified on pole position for the race,[3] which was won by Casey Stoner.[4]
MotoGP classification
| Pos | No | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Casey Stoner |
Honda | 32 | 43:45.961 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo |
Yamaha | 32 | +3.429 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | 26 | Dani Pedrosa |
Honda | 32 | +7.633 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 |  Andrea Dovizioso |
Yamaha | 32 | +18.602 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 35 |  Cal Crutchlow |
Yamaha | 32 | +18.779 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 69 |  Nicky Hayden |
Ducati | 32 | +26.902 | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | 6 |  Stefan Bradl |
Honda | 32 | +28.393 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | 19 | Álvaro Bautista |
Honda | 32 | +50.246 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró |
ART-Aprilia | 32 | +1:18.993 | 12 | 7 |
| 10 | 17 |  Karel Abraham |
Ducati | 32 | +1:22.076 | 14 | 6 |
| 11 | 14 |  Randy de Puniet |
ART-Aprilia | 31 | +1 Lap | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | 68 |  Yonny Hernández |
BQR-Kawasaki | 31 | +1 Lap | 15 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | Colin Edwards |
Suter-BMW | 31 | +1 Lap | 13 | 3 |
| 14 | 22 | Iván Silva |
BQR-Kawasaki | 31 | +1 Lap | 20 | 2 |
| Ret | 46 | Valentino Rossi |
Ducati | 29 | Accident | 10 | |
| Ret | 11 | Ben Spies |
Yamaha | 21 | Suspension/Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 77 | James Ellison |
ART-Aprilia | 19 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 9 | Danilo Petrucci |
Ioda-Aprilia | 18 | Retirement | 19 | |
| Ret | 54 | Mattia Pasini |
ART-Aprilia | 11 | Retirement | 18 | |
| Ret | 24 | Toni Elías |
Ducati | 1 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 51 | Michele Pirro |
FTR-Honda | 0 | Accident | 16 | |
| DNQ | 15 | Steve Rapp |
APR-Kawasaki | Did not qualify | |||
| Source:[5] | |||||||
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