
Hiroshi Yamada (Manager, Bridgestone Motorsport Department) says: “Today we saw a thrilling race and I commend Jorge Lorenzo and Yamaha for their very strong performance today. The track for the race was very cold and wet and grip levels varied greatly from lap to lap and corner to corner creating very difficult conditions for all the riders, so I am pleased with how our wet tires performed over the duration of the race as lap times were quite stable and improved towards the end of the race.“Apart from the spectacular race today, we had some other big news this weekend with Casey Stoner announcing his retirement from MotoGP at the end of the season. We’ve enjoyed a long and successful working relationship with Casey who brought us our first world championship and I would like to take this opportunity to thank him for all he has given to MotoGP and Bridgestone and I wish him all the best for the rest of the season and the next chapter in his life after racing.”
Masao Azuma (Chief Engineer, Bridgestone Motorsport Tire Development Department) says: “Today’s wet and very cool conditions made this morning’s warm-up session very important for teams to find a good setup for the race. Almost every rider selected the soft compound wet tires front and rear and this combination worked very well in a race where the level of water on the circuit changed substantially. For this race weekend, all our 2012 specification tires performed very well at Le Mans and provided an effective option for riders in the variable weather conditions.”
Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) says: “Today was a very hard race and the conditions were difficult, especially at the beginning of the race. The whole race was a challenge in the wet conditions and when Casey was trying to catch me I had to work really hard to keep my concentration. I am very happy to take this victory and I want to thank my team and my fans for all their support.”
- Bridgestone slick compounds available:Front: Soft, Medium; Rear: Soft, Medium (Asymmetric)
- Bridgestone wet tire compounds available: Soft (Main), Hard (Alternative)
- Weather: Wet. Ambient 15-15°C; Track 16-19°C (Bridgestone measurement)
Front tire: Soft (Wet)
Rear tire: Soft (Wet)2.Valentino ROSSI, Ducati Team 49:49.648, – 9.905
Soft (Wet)
Soft (Wet)3.Casey STONER, Repsol Honda 49:51.041, -11.298
Soft (Wet)
Soft (Wet)4. Dani PEDROSA, Repsol Honda 50:09.104, -29.361
Soft (Wet)
Soft (Wet)5. Stefan BRADL, LCR Honda 50:12.220, -32.477
Soft (Wet)
Soft (Wet)6. Nicky HAYDEN, Ducati Team 50:12.585, -32.842
Soft (Wet)
Soft (Wet)7. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Monster Tech3 Yamaha 50:39.502, -59.759
Soft (Wet)
Soft (Wet)8. Cal CRUTCHLOW, Monster Tech3 Yamaha 50:44.895, – 1:05.152
Soft (Wet)
Soft (Wet)9. Hector BARBERA, Pramac Racing Team 50:47.589, -1:07.846
Soft (Wet)
Soft (Wet)10. Alvaro BAUTISTA, San Carlo Honda Gresini 50:52.936, -1:13.193
Soft (Wet)
Soft (Wet)