2012 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2012 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 May 2012 at the Autódromo do Estoril located in Estoril, Portugal.

Portugal  2012 Portuguese Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 18 races in the
2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date6 May 2012
Official nameGrande Prémio de Portugal[1][2][3]
LocationAutódromo do Estoril
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.182 km (2.599 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Australia Casey Stoner Honda
Time 1:37.188
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Time 1:36.909
Podium
First Australia Casey Stoner Honda
Second Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Third Spain Dani Pedrosa Honda
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Suter
Time 1:40.934
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Pol Espargaró Kalex
Time 1:40.921
Podium
First Spain Marc Márquez Suter
Second Spain Pol Espargaró Kalex
Third Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Suter
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Germany Sandro Cortese KTM
Time 1:47.145
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Sandro Cortese KTM
Time 1:47.354
Podium
First Germany Sandro Cortese KTM
Second Spain Maverick Viñales FTR Honda
Third Spain Luis Salom Kalex KTM

Classification edit

MotoGP edit

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1   Casey Stoner Repsol Honda Team Honda 28 45:37.513 1 25
2 99   Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 28 +1.421 4 20
3 26   Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 28 +3.621 2 16
4 4   Andrea Dovizioso Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 28 +13.846 7 13
5 35   Cal Crutchlow Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 28 +16.690 3 11
6 19   Álvaro Bautista San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 28 +21.884 6 10
7 46   Valentino Rossi Ducati Team Ducati 28 +26.797 9 9
8 11   Ben Spies Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 28 +33.262 5 8
9 6   Stefan Bradl LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 28 +35.867 11 7
10 8   Héctor Barberá Pramac Racing Team Ducati 28 +53.363 8 6
11 69   Nicky Hayden Ducati Team Ducati 28 +1:02.630 10 5
12 41   Aleix Espargaró Power Electronics Aspar ART 28 +1:20.736 12 4
13 14   Randy de Puniet Power Electronics Aspar ART 28 +1:23.483 14 3
14 51   Michele Pirro San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR 28 +1:37.905 16 2
15 9   Danilo Petrucci Came IodaRacing Project Ioda 27 +1 lap 19 1
Ret 17   Karel Abraham Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 23 Retirement 13
Ret 77   James Ellison Paul Bird Motorsport ART 18 Retirement 18
Ret 68   Yonny Hernández Avintia Blusens BQR 16 Retirement 15
Ret 54   Mattia Pasini Speed Master ART 11 Retirement 17
Ret 22   Iván Silva Avintia Blusens BQR 11 Retirement 20
DNS 5   Colin Edwards NGM Mobile Forward Racing Suter Did not start
Sources: [4][5][6]

Moto2 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 93   Marc Márquez Suter 26 44:04.086 1 25
2 40   Pol Espargaró Kalex 26 +1.987 5 20
3 12   Thomas Lüthi Suter 26 +2.071 2 16
4 5   Johann Zarco Motobi 26 +9.227 4 13
5 29   Andrea Iannone Speed Up 26 +10.481 6 11
6 15   Alex de Angelis Suter 26 +21.180 9 10
7 24   Toni Elías Suter 26 +21.394 8 9
8 60   Julián Simón Suter 26 +21.504 7 8
9 36   Mika Kallio Kalex 26 +21.581 17 7
10 38   Bradley Smith Tech 3 26 +24.100 13 6
11 45   Scott Redding Kalex 26 +27.248 3 5
12 77   Dominique Aegerter Suter 26 +30.087 10 4
13 19   Xavier Siméon Tech 3 26 +30.132 22 3
14 71   Claudio Corti Kalex 26 +30.257 21 2
15 88   Ricard Cardús AJR 26 +30.879 12 1
16 18   Nicolás Terol Suter 26 +31.097 15
17 95   Anthony West Moriwaki 26 +43.099 26
18 30   Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 26 +47.282 11
19 4   Randy Krummenacher Kalex 26 +47.399 19
20 76   Max Neukirchner Kalex 26 +48.143 27
21 44   Roberto Rolfo Suter 26 +53.563 24
22 47   Ángel Rodríguez FTR 26 +54.530 30
23 14   Ratthapark Wilairot Moriwaki 26 +55.666 28
24 80   Esteve Rabat Kalex 26 +1:24.889 16
25 7   Alexander Lundh MZ-RE Honda 26 +1:32.467 29
26 82   Elena Rosell Moriwaki 26 +1:40.748 31
27 10   Marco Colandrea FTR 25 +1 lap 32
28 8   Gino Rea Moriwaki 25 +1 lap 25
Ret 63   Mike Di Meglio Speed Up 20 Accident 14
Ret 3   Simone Corsi FTR 19 Accident 18
Ret 49   Axel Pons Kalex 11 Accident 23
Ret 72   Yuki Takahashi Suter 5 Accident 20
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points
1 11   Sandro Cortese KTM 23 41:34.536 1 25
2 25   Maverick Viñales FTR Honda 23 +0.055 2 20
3 39   Luis Salom Kalex KTM 23 +11.038 7 16
4 63   Zulfahmi Khairuddin KTM 23 +12.195 5 13
5 7   Efrén Vázquez FTR Honda 23 +20.934 8 11
6 27   Niccolò Antonelli FTR Honda 23 +20.976 12 10
7 42   Álex Rins Suter Honda 23 +21.792 22 9
8 52   Danny Kent KTM 23 +21.888 4 8
9 10   Alexis Masbou Honda 23 +23.046 10 7
10 84   Jakub Kornfeil FTR Honda 23 +23.310 11 6
11 41   Brad Binder Kalex KTM 23 +23.379 14 5
12 55   Héctor Faubel Kalex KTM 23 +23.763 9 4
13 61   Arthur Sissis KTM 23 +24.308 16 3
14 23   Alberto Moncayo Kalex KTM 23 +25.015 17 2
15 12   Álex Márquez Suter Honda 23 +26.450 19 1
16 6   Joan Olivé KTM 23 +32.641 24
17 89   Alan Techer TSR Honda 23 +32.743 20
18 19   Alessandro Tonucci FTR Honda 23 +36.511 21
19 77   Marcel Schrötter Mahindra 23 +53.527 23
20 21   Iván Moreno FTR Honda 23 +1:04.014 26
21 9   Toni Finsterbusch Honda 23 +1:04.064 30
22 73   Manuel Tatasciore Honda 23 +1:04.071 25
23 51   Kenta Fujii TSR Honda 23 +1:30.900 33
24 3   Luigi Morciano Ioda 22 +1 lap 32
25 86   Kevin Hanus Honda 22 +1 lap 31
NC 80   Armando Pontone Ioda 23 +2:32.229 34
NC 30   Giulian Pedone Oral 23 +2:35.705 29
Ret 53   Jasper Iwema FGR Honda 15 Accident 28
Ret 96   Louis Rossi FTR Honda 14 Accident 15
Ret 5   Romano Fenati FTR Honda 14 Accident 6
Ret 32   Isaac Viñales FTR Honda 13 Retirement 27
Ret 99   Danny Webb Mahindra 8 Retirement 18
Ret 26   Adrián Martín FTR Honda 6 Retirement 13
Ret 44   Miguel Oliveira Suter Honda 3 Retirement 3
DNQ 15   Simone Grotzkyj Oral Food poisoning
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP) edit

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round three has concluded.[7]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References edit

  1. ^ "2012 Portuguese MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ^ "2012 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "Estoril | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "2012 Portuguese MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  5. ^ "GRANDE PREMIO DE PORTUGAL CIRCUITO ESTORIL · MotoGP Race Classification 2012". Motogp.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  6. ^ "GRAND PRIX OF PORTUGAL : Race Classification" (PDF). Resources.motogp.com. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2012. Retrieved 2019-08-25.


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