2012 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix information
2012 Indianapolis Grand Prix
Race details
Race 11 of 18 races in the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date
19 August 2012
Official name
Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix[1][2][3]
Location
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility
4.216 km (2.620 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider
Dani Pedrosa
Honda
Time
1:38.813
Fastest lap
Rider
Dani Pedrosa
Honda
Time
1:39.088
Podium
First
Dani Pedrosa
Honda
Second
Jorge Lorenzo
Yamaha
Third
Andrea Dovizioso
Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider
Pol Espargaró
Kalex
Time
1:42.602
Fastest lap
Rider
Marc Márquez
Suter
Time
1:43.304
Podium
First
Marc Márquez
Suter
Second
Pol Espargaró
Kalex
Third
Julián Simón
Suter
Moto3
Pole position
Rider
Sandro Cortese
KTM
Time
1:48.545
Fastest lap
Rider
Romano Fenati
FTR Honda
Time
1:48.648
Podium
First
Luis Salom
Kalex KTM
Second
Sandro Cortese
KTM
Third
Jonas Folger
Kalex KTM
The 2012 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix (formally the 2012 Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix)[4] was the eleventh round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held on 19 August 2012 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana.
After being absent from the United States Grand Prix at Laguna Seca, the Moto2 and Moto3 classes returned to competition at Indianapolis.[5]
Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso, celebrating on the podium after finishing in second, first and third place at the MotoGP race.
^"2012 Indianapolis 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". www.progcovers.com.
^Mitchell, Malcolm. "Indianapolis Motor Speedway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^"FIM announce changes to 2012 MotoGP calendar". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
^""The Corkscrew" awaits as MotoGP descends on Laguna Seca". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012. This will be the 14th time the MotoGP field is set to race at the track, which is the shortest on the Grand Prix calendar [...] the Moto2 and Moto3 classes will not be racing at this weekend's event.
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