2012 United States motorcycle Grand Prix

2012 United States Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 18 races in the; 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	July 29, 2012
Official name	Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix
Location	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Course	Permanent racing facility; 3.610 km (2.243 mi);
MotoGP
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Jorge Lorenzo
Time	1:20.554
Fastest lap
Rider	Dani Pedrosa
Time	1:21.229
Podium
First	Casey Stoner
Second	Jorge Lorenzo
Third	Dani Pedrosa

DateJuly 29, 2012

Official nameRed Bull U.S. Grand Prix^[1]^[2]^[3]

Course

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 July 29, 2012 at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.^[5]

Jorge Lorenzo qualified on pole position for the race,^[6] which was won by Casey Stoner.^[7]

Pos.	No.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Casey Stoner	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	32	43:45.961	2	25
2	99	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha	32	+3.429	1	20
3	26	Dani Pedrosa	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	32	+7.633	3	16
4	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	32	+18.602	6	13
5	35	Cal Crutchlow	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	32	+18.779	5	11
6	69	Nicky Hayden	Ducati Team	Ducati	32	+26.902	8	10
7	6	Stefan Bradl	LCR Honda MotoGP	Honda	32	+28.393	9	9
8	19	Álvaro Bautista	San Carlo Honda Gresini	Honda	32	+50.246	7	8
9	41	Aleix Espargaró	Power Electronics Aspar	ART	32	+1:18.993	12	7
10	17	Karel Abraham	Cardion AB Motoracing	Ducati	32	+1:22.076	14	6
11	14	Randy de Puniet	Power Electronics Aspar	ART	31	+1 Lap	11	5
12	68	Yonny Hernández	Avintia Blusens	BQR	31	+1 Lap	15	4
13	5	Colin Edwards	NGM Mobile Forward Racing	Suter	31	+1 Lap	13	3
14	22	Iván Silva	Avintia Blusens	BQR	31	+1 Lap	20	2
Ret	46	Valentino Rossi	Ducati Team	Ducati	29	Accident	10
Ret	11	Ben Spies	Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha	21	Accident	4
Ret	77	James Ellison	Paul Bird Motorsport	ART	19	Accident	21
Ret	9	Danilo Petrucci	Came IodaRacing Project	Ioda	18	Retirement	19
Ret	54	Mattia Pasini	Speed Master	ART	11	Retirement	18
Ret	24	Toni Elías	Pramac Racing Team	Ducati	1	Accident	17
Ret	51	Michele Pirro	San Carlo Honda Gresini	FTR	0	Accident	16
DNQ	15	Steve Rapp	Attack Performance	APR		Did not qualify
Sources:^[8]^[9]^[10]

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Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)