2012 French motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 4 of 18 races in the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | 20 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Monster Energy Grand Prix de France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
 Dani Pedrosa
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Honda | |
| Time | 1:33.638 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
 Valentino Rossi
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Ducati | |
| Time | 1:44.614 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Jorge Lorenzo
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Yamaha | |
| Second |
Valentino Rossi
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Ducati | |
| Third |
 Casey Stoner
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Honda | |
| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
Marc Márquez
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Suter | |
| Time | 1:37.710 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
Claudio Corti
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Kalex | |
| Time | 1:53.855 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Thomas Lüthi
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Suter | |
| Second |
Claudio Corti
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Kalex | |
| Third |
 Scott Redding
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Kalex | |
| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
Maverick Viñales
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FTR Honda | |
| Time | 1:55.865 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
 Jakub Kornfeil
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FTR Honda | |
| Time | 2:01.056 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Louis Rossi
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FTR Honda | |
| Second |
Alberto Moncayo
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Kalex KTM | |
| Third |
Álex Rins
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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. 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.
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