forced to retire from the race, as Dovizioso and Spies had made their
was past Bradl. Dovizioso would battle intensley with Bautista, but
could not get pass.Lorenzo would take the checkered flag, followed by Rossi and Bautstia,
who took his first-ever MotoGP podium after a photo finish with Dovi. In
fifth was Spies, who finished ahead of Bradl and Ducati Team’s Nicky
Hayden. Casey Stoner’s replacement on the Repsol Honda, Jonathan Rea,
finished eight. Rounding out the top ten were Power Electronics Aspar’s
Randy de Puniet and San Carlo’s Michele Pirro.Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team GP12 MotoGP) says: “It was a really nice race, and I’m very happy. It’s a great result, which I’d like to dedicate to Sic and his family, Paolo, Rossella, and Martina. I’d also like to thank all the guys who work with me and everyone at Ducati Corse who are giving their best, like me: after two difficult years, we really needed that. I’m very pleased because we did a dry race at a high level, always with a fast pace, and with a limited gap to Lorenzo. We worked well.“The new frame and swingarm allow us to make more changes to the geometry, and in fact here the feeling with the front was improved and the bike also seemed to be better balanced on acceleration. The setup that we found was also good, as I managed to be fast and consistent for the whole race. It will be important to continue working well and do our best to take the Ducati as high as possible in the next races as well.”Alvaro Bautista (San Carlo Honda Gresini RC213V MotoGP) says: “It is always nice to finish on the podium but especially for me today with this being my first in MotoGP. Above all this is a very special weekend for me and the team because our memories of Marco are so strong coming here to the circuit named in his honor.“After a few tough races we have worked well here and managed to fight for the podium at last. I am so happy for the team and for Marco because I am sure that wherever he is right now he was pushing us along. I could feel his hand on my shoulder today and I realized at the end that my name had come loose from my leathers so you could say it was Marco that was with us today. It has been an extraordinary day and I almost crashed at the start – I picked myself up on my right elbow. I am happy for everybody who has believed in me and I want to dedicate this very special podium also to them.”With his win, Lorenzo now has 270 points, 38 ahead of Pedrosa with five rounds remaining. Casey Stoner is in third, with a 186 points.The 2012 MotoGP Championship now breaks for three weeks before heading to Motegi for the Japanese Grand Prix.2012 Misano MotoGP Results:
Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
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1. | 25 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 159.8 | 42’49.836 |
2. | 20 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 159.6 | +4.398 |
3. | 16 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 159.5 | +6.055 |
4. | 13 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 159.5 | +6.058 |
5. | 11 | 11 | Ben SPIES | USA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 159.4 | +7.543 |
6. | 10 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | GER | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 159.0 | +13.272 |
7. | 9 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 157.3 | +40.907 |
8. | 8 | 56 | Jonathan REA | GBR | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 157.2 | +43.162 |
9. | 7 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | FRA | Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 155.6 | +1’09.627 |
10. | 6 | 51 | Michele PIRRO | ITA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | FTR | 155.4 | +1’13.605 |
11. | 5 | 5 | Colin EDWARDS | USA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Suter | 155.2 | +1’16.695 |
12. | 4 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Avintia Blusens | BQR | 155.1 | +1’19.073 |
13. | 3 | 77 | James ELLISON | GBR | Paul Bird Motorsport | ART | 155.1 | +1’19.408 |
14. | 2 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | Came IodaRacing Project | Ioda-Suter | 152.0 | 1 Lap |
15. | 1 | 44 | David SALOM | SPA | Avintia Blusens | BQR | 150.7 | 1 Lap |
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41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 155.8 | 4 Laps | ||
35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 157.7 | 23 Laps | ||
54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Speed Master | ART | 145.5 | 26 Laps | ||
8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 0 Lap | |||
26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 0 Lap | |||
17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | Ducati | 0 Lap |
Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Jorge LORENZO | Yamaha | SPA | 270 |
2. | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | SPA | 232 |
3. | Casey STONER | Honda | AUS | 186 |
4. | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Yamaha | ITA | 163 |
5. | Cal CRUTCHLOW | Yamaha | GBR | 122 |
6. | Valentino ROSSI | Ducati | ITA | 120 |
7. | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Honda | SPA | 118 |
8. | Stefan BRADL | Honda | GER | 115 |
9. | Nicky HAYDEN | Ducati | USA | 93 |
10. | Ben SPIES | Yamaha | USA | 77 |
11. | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | SPA | 60 |
12. | Randy DE PUNIET | ART | FRA | 48 |
13. | Aleix ESPARGARO | ART | SPA | 45 |
14. | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | CZE | 25 |
15. | Yonny HERNANDEZ | BQR | COL | 25 |
16. | Michele PIRRO | FTR | ITA | 24 |
17. | Colin EDWARDS | Suter | USA | 22 |
18. | James ELLISON | ART | GBR | 17 |
19. | Mattia PASINI | ART | ITA | 13 |
20. | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ioda-Suter | ITA | 11 |
21. | Ivan SILVA | BQR | SPA | 11 |
22. | Toni ELIAS | Ducati | SPA | 10 |
23. | Jonathan REA | Honda | GBR | 8 |
24. | Steve RAPP | APR | USA | 2 |
25. | David SALOM | BQR | SPA | 1 |