2012 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
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Race 16 of 18 races in the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 21 October 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Sepang International Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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Classification
[edit]MotoGP
[edit]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.[5]
Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 26 | ![]() |
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 13 | 29:29.049 | 2 | 25 |
2 | 99 | ![]() |
Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 13 | +3.774 | 1 | 20 |
3 | 1 | ![]() |
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 13 | +7.144 | 4 | 16 |
4 | 69 | ![]() |
Ducati Team | Ducati | 13 | +10.518 | 9 | 13 |
5 | 46 | ![]() |
Ducati Team | Ducati | 13 | +16.759 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 19 | ![]() |
San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 13 | +17.276 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 8 | ![]() |
Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 13 | +50.282 | 7 | 9 |
8 | 41 | ![]() |
Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 13 | +51.585 | 12 | 8 |
9 | 77 | ![]() |
Paul Bird Motorsport | ART | 13 | +56.676 | 16 | 7 |
10 | 17 | ![]() |
Cardion AB Motoracing | Ducati | 13 | +57.622 | 14 | 6 |
11 | 9 | ![]() |
Came IodaRacing Project | Ioda-Suter | 13 | +1:02.805 | 17 | 5 |
12 | 51 | ![]() |
San Carlo Honda Gresini | FTR | 13 | +1:02.891 | 15 | 4 |
13 | 4 | ![]() |
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 13 | +1:28.989 | 3 | 3 |
DSQ | 84 | ![]() |
Speed Master | ART | 13 | (+1:23.890)[6] | 19 | |
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 11 | Accident | 8 | |
Ret | 35 | ![]() |
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 10 | Accident | 5 | |
Ret | 14 | ![]() |
Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 10 | Accident | 13 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() |
Avintia Blusens | BQR | 10 | Accident | 20 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Suter | 10 | Retirement | 18 | |
Ret | 11 | ![]() |
Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 8 | Accident | 6 | |
DNS | 68 | ![]() |
Avintia Blusens | BQR | Injury | |||
Source: [7][8][5] |
Moto2
[edit]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]
Pos | No | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 15 | ![]() |
FTR | 15 | 36:57.793 | 9 | 25 |
2 | 8 | ![]() |
Suter | 15 | +1.363 | 22 | 20 |
3 | 86 | ![]() |
FTR | 15 | +2.941 | 27 | 16 |
4 | 60 | ![]() |
Suter | 15 | +7.583 | 13 | 13 |
5 | 29 | ![]() |
Speed Up | 15 | +10.062 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 36 | ![]() |
Kalex | 15 | +23.078 | 15 | 10 |
7 | 38 | ![]() |
Tech 3 | 15 | +26.957 | 6 | 9 |
8 | 77 | ![]() |
Suter | 15 | +30.063 | 10 | 8 |
9 | 80 | ![]() |
Kalex | 15 | +31.514 | 7 | 7 |
10 | 40 | ![]() |
Kalex | 15 | +31.746 | 1 | 6 |
11 | 45 | ![]() |
Kalex | 15 | +37.108 | 2 | 5 |
12 | 24 | ![]() |
Kalex | 15 | +38.627 | 28 | 4 |
13 | 49 | ![]() |
Kalex | 15 | +39.095 | 17 | 3 |
14 | 88 | ![]() |
AJR | 15 | +40.686 | 26 | 2 |
15 | 72 | ![]() |
FTR | 15 | +40.757 | 23 | 1 |
16 | 75 | ![]() |
Suter | 15 | +41.859 | 21 | |
17 | 23 | ![]() |
Bimota | 15 | +46.760 | 25 | |
18 | 20 | ![]() |
Kalex | 15 | +1:10.712 | 30 | |
19 | 82 | ![]() |
Speed Up | 15 | +1:17.807 | 31 | |
20 | 10 | ![]() |
FTR | 15 | +1:19.320 | 32 | |
21 | 14 | ![]() |
Suter | 15 | +1:27.281 | 16 | |
22 | 3 | ![]() |
FTR | 15 | +1:41.865 | 12 | |
DSQ | 95 | ![]() |
Speed Up | 15 | (+0.710)[10] | 19 | |
DSQ | 22 | ![]() |
Speed Up | 15 | (+1:28.788)[6] | 29 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
Suter | 14 | Accident | 8 | |
Ret | 63 | ![]() |
Kalex | 14 | Retirement | 14 | |
Ret | 93 | ![]() |
Suter | 12 | Accident | 3 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Suter | 12 | Accident | 20 | |
Ret | 81 | ![]() |
Suter | 12 | Accident | 18 | |
Ret | 57 | ![]() |
Motobi | 6 | Retirement | 33 | |
Ret | 30 | ![]() |
Kalex | 2 | Accident | 4 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
Motobi | 0 | Accident | 5 | |
Ret | 19 | ![]() |
Tech 3 | 0 | Accident | 24 | |
Source:[11] |
Moto3
[edit]Pos | No | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 11 | ![]() |
KTM | 18 | 40:54.123 | 3 | 25 |
2 | 63 | ![]() |
KTM | 18 | +0.028 | 1 | 20 |
3 | 94 | ![]() |
Kalex KTM | 18 | +0.247 | 2 | 16 |
4 | 39 | ![]() |
Kalex KTM | 18 | +8.503 | 10[12] | 13 |
5 | 44 | ![]() |
Suter Honda | 18 | +8.674 | 5 | 11 |
6 | 52 | ![]() |
KTM | 18 | +9.335 | 11 | 10 |
7 | 42 | ![]() |
Suter Honda | 18 | +18.973 | 8 | 9 |
8 | 7 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 18 | +25.419 | 6 | 8 |
9 | 31 | ![]() |
KTM | 18 | +30.714 | 16 | 7 |
10 | 26 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 18 | +30.763 | 9 | 6 |
11 | 61 | ![]() |
KTM | 18 | +30.886 | 21 | 5 |
12 | 41 | ![]() |
Kalex KTM | 18 | +31.019 | 7 | 4 |
13 | 8 | ![]() |
Honda | 18 | +31.225 | 19 | 3 |
14 | 12 | ![]() |
Suter Honda | 18 | +31.313 | 24 | 2 |
15 | 27 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 18 | +31.649 | 12 | 1 |
16 | 84 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 18 | +31.715 | 14 | |
17 | 19 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 18 | +31.790 | 13 | |
18 | 23 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 18 | +32.147 | 15 | |
19 | 32 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 18 | +39.364 | 18 | |
20 | 5 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 18 | +45.824 | 17 | |
21 | 89 | ![]() |
TSR Honda | 18 | +46.622 | 20 | |
22 | 17 | ![]() |
KRP Honda | 18 | +46.672 | 26 | |
23 | 9 | ![]() |
Honda | 18 | +46.790 | 22 | |
24 | 29 | ![]() |
Kalex KTM | 18 | +1:09.086 | 30 | |
25 | 28 | ![]() |
FGR Honda | 18 | +1:15.734 | 23 | |
26 | 30 | ![]() |
Suter Honda | 18 | +1:33.717 | 27 | |
27 | 51 | ![]() |
TSR Honda | 18 | +1:33.811 | 28 | |
28 | 80 | ![]() |
Ioda | 18 | +1:54.114 | 29 | |
Ret | 99 | ![]() |
Mahindra | 8 | Retirement | 25 | |
Ret | 96 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | 5 | Accident | 4 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Mahindra | 1 | Retirement | 31 | |
WD | 25 | ![]() |
FTR Honda | Withdrew | |||
Source:[13] |
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
[edit]Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round sixteen has concluded.[14]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
[edit]- ^ "2012 Malaysian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2012 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Sepang International Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Moto3: Cortese champion at Sepang, Khairuddin podium". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 21 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix – MotoGP – Race" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 21 October 2012.
- ^ a b Rider not classified due to not entering the pitlane within five minutes after the red flag.
- ^ "2012 Malaysian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "MALAYSIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2012". Motogp.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Sepang, Malaysia Moto2 - Race Results". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Doping – Decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the case of rider Anthony West" (PDF). v2-fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 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.
- ^ "Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix – Moto2 – Race" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 21 October 2012.
- ^ Luis Salom received a five grid position penalty for causing a collision with Jonas Folger in the previous race. "Folger and Salom react to Motegi last lap drama". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 15 October 2012.
- ^ "Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix – Moto3 – Race" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2012. Retrieved 2019-08-25.