Race 4 of 18 races in the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date
20 May 2012
Official name
Monster Energy Grand Prix de France[1]
Location
Bugatti Circuit
Course
Permanent racing facility
4.185 km (2.600 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider
Dani Pedrosa
Honda
Time
1:33.638
Fastest lap
Rider
Valentino Rossi
Ducati
Time
1:44.614
Podium
First
Jorge Lorenzo
Yamaha
Second
Valentino Rossi
Ducati
Third
Casey Stoner
Honda
Moto2
Pole position
Rider
Marc Márquez
Suter
Time
1:37.710
Fastest lap
Rider
Claudio Corti
Kalex
Time
1:53.855
Podium
First
Thomas Lüthi
Suter
Second
Claudio Corti
Kalex
Third
Scott Redding
Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider
Maverick Viñales
FTR Honda
Time
1:55.865
Fastest lap
Rider
Jakub Kornfeil
FTR Honda
Time
2:01.056
Podium
First
Louis Rossi
FTR Honda
Second
Alberto Moncayo
Kalex KTM
Third
Álex Rins
Suter Honda
The 2012 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 18–20 May 2012 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France. In a press conference on the Thursday before the race, Casey Stoner announced his retirement from the sport at the end of the season.[2] He went on to finish third in the MotoGP race, handing the championship lead to Jorge Lorenzo, the race winner. Valentino Rossi took second place for his first podium since the previous year's race. Thomas Lüthi and Louis Rossi won the Moto2 and Moto3 races respectively. This was the 800th race to contribute to the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.
^"2012 French MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^"MotoGP champion Casey Stoner to retire at end of season". BBC Sport. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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