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2012 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix

Australia  2012 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 17 of 18 races in the
2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.svg
Date 28 October 2012
Official name AirAsia Australian Grand Prix
Location Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.448 km (2.764 mi)
MotorGP
Pole position
Rider Australia Casey Stoner Honda
Time 1:29.623
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Casey Stoner Honda
Time 1:30.191
Podium
First Australia Casey Stoner Honda
Second Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Third United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Spain Pol Espargaró Kalex
Time 1:33.705
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Pol Espargaró Kalex
Time 1:33.729
Podium
First Spain Pol Espargaró Kalex
Second Spain Marc Márquez Suter
Third United Kingdom Scott Redding Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Germany Sandro Cortese KTM
Time 1:38.334
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Alessandro Tonucci FTR Honda
Time 1:38.447
Podium
First Germany Sandro Cortese KTM
Second Portugal Miguel Oliveira Suter Honda
Third Australia Arthur Sissis KTM
Pole position
Rider Australia Casey Stoner Honda
Time 1:29.623
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Casey Stoner Honda
Time 1:30.191
Podium
First Australia Casey Stoner Honda
Second Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Third United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow Yamaha
Pole position
Rider Spain Pol Espargaró Kalex
Time 1:33.705
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Pol Espargaró Kalex
Time 1:33.729
Podium
First Spain Pol Espargaró Kalex
Second Spain Marc Márquez Suter
Third United Kingdom Scott Redding Kalex
Pole position
Rider Germany Sandro Cortese KTM
Time 1:38.334
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Alessandro Tonucci FTR Honda
Time 1:38.447
Podium
First Germany Sandro Cortese KTM
Second Portugal Miguel Oliveira Suter Honda
Third Australia Arthur Sissis KTM

The 2012 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventeenth and penultimate round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 26–28 October 2012 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Jorge Lorenzo secured his second MotoGP title in the penultamite round by finishing in second place after Dani Pedrosa's retirement. Casey Stoner took the last win of his career, and his sixth successive win at his home race in the second last race before he retired. Cal Crutchlow took the second podium of his career for Tech 3 Yamaha. Marc Márquez won the Moto2 title by finishing third in his race behind winner and championship rival Pol Espargaró and the second placed Anthony West (who would eventually be removed from the results in November 2013 promoting Marquez to 2nd place). This meant that all three riders' titles had been decided with winner of the Moto3 race Sandro Cortese having secured his title the previous round in Malaysia.



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