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Race 16 of 18 races in the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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Date | 21 October 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Sepang International Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pole position | |||
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Rider | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | |
Time | 2:00.334 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | |
Time | 2:14.670 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | |
Second | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | |
Third | Casey Stoner | Honda |
Pole position | |||
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Rider | Pol Espargaró | Kalex | |
Time | 2:06.962 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Hafizh Syahrin | FTR | |
Time | 2:23.707 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Alex de Angelis | FTR | |
Second | Gino Rea | Suter | |
Third | Hafizh Syahrin | FTR |
Pole position | |||
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Rider | Zulfahmi Khairuddin | KTM | |
Time | 2:13.885 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Zulfahmi Khairuddin | KTM | |
Time | 2:15.142 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Sandro Cortese | KTM | |
Second | Zulfahmi Khairuddin | KTM | |
Third | Jonas Folger | Kalex KTM |
The 2012 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixteenth round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 19–21 October 2012 at the Sepang International Circuit. Sandro Cortese became the first Moto3 world champion.
The race was red-flagged due to the worsening weather conditions. The final results were taken at the end of the 13th lap and full points were awarded.
The race was stopped with the red flag due to weather conditions. The final results were taken at the end of the 15th lap.