Valencia MotoGP - Race Results

Race results from the Valencia MotoGP, round 18 of 18.

11 Nov 2012

Pedrosa, Valencia MotoGP 2012
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The race took place on a drying track, with Jorge Lorenzo, Katsuyuki Nakasuga and Stefan Bradl the only manufacturer riders lining up on slicks.

Dani Pedrosa, Nicky Hayden, Cal Crutchlow and Alvaro Bautista then realised their tyre error on the warm-up lap and pulled into the pits to switch to their slick bikes and start from the end of pit lane.

Pedrosa caught Lorenzo after ten laps, but then ran wide and dropped five-seconds behind. However Lorenzo got into a tank-slapper while trying to lap James Ellison just before the halfway mark, which turned into a massive highside.

Pedrosa then rode to a comfortable win, while Crutchlow later crashed out of second place - handing the position to Lorenzo's team-mate and Yamaha test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga, replacing injured Factory Yamaha rider Ben Spies and also starting on slicks.

Casey Stoner put in a late charge to claim third from Alvaro Bautista in his final MotoGP appearance.

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1.Dani PedrosaESP Repsol Honda (RC213V)48m 23.819s
2.Katsuyuki NakasugaJPN Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)49m 1.480s
3.Casey StonerAUS Repsol Honda (RC213V)49m 24.452s
4.Alvaro BautistaESP San Carlo Honda Gresini (RC213V)49m 26.630s
5.Michele PirroITA San Carlo Honda Gresini (FTR-Honda CRT)49m 50.427s
6.Andrea DoviziosoITA Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)49m 54.242s
7.Karel AbrahamCZE Cardion AB Motoracing (GP12)49m 55.608s
8.Danilo PetrucciITA Came IodaRacing (Suter-BMW CRT)1 lap
9.James EllisonGBR Paul Bird Motorsport (ART CRT)1 lap
10.Valentino RossiITA Ducati Team (GP12)1 lap
11.Aleix EspargaroESP Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT)1 lap
12.Randy De PunietFRA Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT)2 laps
13.Hiroshi AoyamaJPN Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)2 laps
14.Colin EdwardsUSA NGM Forward Racing (Suter-BMW CRT)3 laps

DNF:Cal CrutchlowGBR Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)Claudio CortiITA Avintia Blusens (Inmotec-Kawasaki CRT)Hector BarberaESP Pramac Racing (GP12)
Jorge LorenzoESP Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)Stefan BradlGER LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V)Roberto RolfoITA Speed Master (ART CRT)Ivan SilvaESP Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)Nicky HaydenUSA Ducati Team (GP12)