2012 British motorcycle Grand Prix

United Kingdom  2012 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 6 of 18 races in the
2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date17 June 2012
Official nameHertz British Grand Prix[1][2][3]
LocationSilverstone Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.900 km (3.666 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Álvaro Bautista Honda
Time 2:03.303
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Time 2:02.888
Podium
First Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Second Australia Casey Stoner Honda
Third Spain Dani Pedrosa Honda
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Spain Pol Espargaró Kalex
Time 2:08.111
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Suter
Time 2:07.667
Podium
First Spain Pol Espargaró Kalex
Second United Kingdom Scott Redding Kalex
Third Spain Marc Márquez Suter
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Spain Maverick Viñales FTR Honda
Time 2:16.187
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Sandro Cortese KTM
Time 2:16.055
Podium
First Spain Maverick Viñales FTR Honda
Second Spain Luis Salom Kalex KTM
Third Germany Sandro Cortese KTM

The 2012 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 15–17 June 2012 at Silverstone in Northamptonshire, England. In qualifying for MotoGP, Álvaro Bautista took the first pole position of his career.

  1. ^ "2012 British MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2012 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". progcovers.com.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Silverstone Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.