2012 Moto2 World Championship

Marc Márquez became the Moto2 world champion.

The 2012 FIM Moto2 World Championship was a part of the 64th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Stefan Bradl was the reigning champion, but did not contest in season as he joined the MotoGP with LCR Honda.

Season summary

Marc Márquez won the Moto2 championship title after a season-long battle with fellow Spanish rider Pol Espargaró; a third-place finish for Márquez at the Australian Grand Prix – despite a win for Espargaró – was enough to give him his second world title before moving into the premier class for the 2013 season. He took his last victory in the class at the Valencian Grand Prix, the last event of the season, despite starting from 33rd on the grid. This performance, which included overtaking 20 bikes on the first lap alone, meant the biggest comeback in the sport's history. Márquez's result was enough to give Suter the constructors' title for the class.

Calendar

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2012:

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme released an 17-race provisional calendar on 14 September 2011. Another provisional calendar was released three months later, with the Qatar Grand Prix moved forward by a week.

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 8 April ‡ Qatar Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar Losail International Circuit
2 29 April Spain Gran Premio bwin de España Circuito de Jerez
3 6 May Portugal Grande Prémio de Portugal Estoril
4 20 May France Monster Energy Grand Prix de France Bugatti Circuit
5 3 June Catalonia Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya Circuit de Catalunya
6 17 June United Kingdom Hertz British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit
7 30 June †† Netherlands Iveco TT Assen TT Circuit Assen
8 8 July Germany eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring
9 15 July Italy Gran Premio d'Italia TIM Mugello Circuit
10 29 July † United States United States motorcycle Grand Prix Laguna Seca
11 19 August United States Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway
12 26 August Czech Republic bwin Grand Prix České republiky Brno Circuit
13 16 September San Marino Gran Premio Aperol di San Marino e Della Riviera di Rimini Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
14 30 September Aragon Gran Premio Iveco de Aragón MotorLand Aragón
15 14 October Japan AirAsia Grand Prix of Japan Twin Ring Motegi
16 21 October Malaysia Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit
17 28 October Australia AirAsia Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Circuit
18 11 November Valencian Community Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo
‡ = Night race
† = MotoGP class only
†† = Saturday race

Calendar changes

  • Only the MotoGP class raced during the United States Grand Prix because of a Californian law on air pollution and the contract that had initially been signed prevented the Moto2 class from racing from when they were still 125cc and 250cc 2-stroke bikes.
  • The Czech Republic and Indianapolis Grand Prix swapped places.

Participants

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Italy Came IodaRacing Project FTR FTR Moto M212 3 Italy Simone Corsi 1–9, 11–18
Switzerland GP Team Switzerland Kalex Kalex Moto2 4 Switzerland Randy Krummenacher 1–9, 11–13, 17–18
20 Switzerland Jesko Raffin 14–16
Monaco JiR Moto2 Motobi TSR TSR6 5 France Johann Zarco 1–9, 11–18
57 Brazil Eric Granado 1 6–9, 11–12, 14–18
Germany Cresto Guide MZ Racing
Germany MZ Racing
MZ FTR MZ Moto2 7 Sweden Alexander Lundh 1
MZ-RE Honda 2–7
21 Germany Markus Reiterberger 8
63 France Mike Di Meglio 9, 11–12
Italy Federal Oil Gresini Moto2
Italy Thai Honda Gresini Moto2
Moriwaki Moriwaki MD600 8 United Kingdom Gino Rea 1–3
14 Thailand Ratthapark Wilairot 1–3
Suter Suter MMXII 8 United Kingdom Gino Rea 4–9, 11–18
14 Thailand Ratthapark Wilairot 4–9, 11–18
Spain SAG Team
Spain Desguaces La Torre SAG
FTR FTR Moto M212 10 Switzerland Marco Colandrea 1–9, 11–14, 16–17
28 Spain Román Ramos 18
31 Japan Kohta Nozane 15
47 Spain Ángel Rodríguez 1–3
Bimota Bimota HB4 4–6
23 Germany Marcel Schrötter 11–18
50 Australia Damian Cudlin 7–8
55 Italy Massimo Roccoli 9
Germany Kiefer Racing IAMT IAMT Moto2 11 Germany Kevin Wahr 8
Kalex Kalex Moto2 63 France Mike Di Meglio 13–18
76 Germany Max Neukirchner 1–9, 11–12
Switzerland Interwetten-Paddock Suter Suter MMXII 12 Switzerland Thomas Lüthi 1–9, 11–18
Switzerland NGM Mobile Forward Racing Suter 15 San Marino Alex de Angelis 1–6
72 Japan Yuki Takahashi 1–6
FTR FTR Moto M212 15 San Marino Alex de Angelis 7–9, 11–17
54 Italy Mattia Pasini 18
72 Japan Yuki Takahashi 7–9, 11–18
Spain TSR Galicia School Kalex Kalex Moto2 17 Spain Dani Rivas 18
Spain Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 Suter Suter MMXII 18 Spain Nicolás Terol 1–9, 11–18
24 Spain Toni Elías 1–9
81 Spain Jordi Torres 11–18
France Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 Tech 3 Mistral 610 19 Belgium Xavier Siméon 1–4, 6–9, 11–18
38 United Kingdom Bradley Smith 1–9, 11–18
81 Spain Jordi Torres 5
Italy Andreozzi Reparto Corse FTR FTR Moto M210 22 Italy Alessandro Andreozzi 6
Italy Speed Master
Italy S/Master Speed Up
Speed Up Speed Up S12 22 Italy Alessandro Andreozzi 8–9, 11–18
29 Italy Andrea Iannone 1–9, 11–18
63 France Mike Di Meglio 1–7
Italy Italtrans Racing Team Kalex Kalex Moto2 24 Spain Toni Elías 15–18
30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami 1–9, 11–18
71 Italy Claudio Corti 1–9, 11–14
Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex 36 Finland Mika Kallio 1–9, 11–18
45 United Kingdom Scott Redding 1–9, 11–18
Spain Pons 40 HP Tuenti
Spain Tuenti Móvil HP 40
Kalex 40 Spain Pol Espargaró 1–9, 11–18
49 Spain Axel Pons 1–9, 11–18
80 Spain Esteve Rabat 1–9, 11–18
France Technomag-CIP Suter Suter MMXII 44 Italy Roberto Rolfo 1–9, 11–12
75 Japan Tomoyoshi Koyama 13–18
77 Switzerland Dominique Aegerter 1–9, 11–18
Spain Blusens Avintia FTR FTR Moto M212 60 Spain Julián Simón 1
Suter Suter MMXII 2–9, 11–18
Qatar QMMF Racing Team Moriwaki Moriwaki MD600 82 Spain Elena Rosell 1–9, 11
95 Australia Anthony West 1–8
96 Qatar Nasser Al Malki 1
Speed Up Speed Up S12 82 Spain Elena Rosell 12–18
95 Australia Anthony West 9, 11–17
97 Indonesia Rafid Topan Sucipto 18
Spain Arguiñano Racing Team AJR AJR EVO 2012 84 South Africa Steven Odendaal 13–14
88 Spain Ricard Cardús 1–9, 11–12, 15–18
Malaysia Petronas Raceline Malaysia FTR FTR Moto M212 86 Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin 16
Spain Targo Bank CNS Motorsport Suter Suter MMXII 92 Spain Álex Mariñelarena 14
Spain Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol Suter 93 Spain Marc Márquez 1–9, 11–18
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

Notes:

  • ^1Eric Granado will only be competing from the British Grand Prix onwards, after he reaches the age of 16 which is the minimum age to compete in the championship.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning constructor Report
1 8 April ‡ Qatar Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix Losail Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Spain Marc Márquez Spain Marc Márquez Switzerland Suter Report
2 29 April Spain Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Jerez Spain Marc Márquez Switzerland Randy Krummenacher Spain Pol Espargaró Germany Kalex Report
3 6 May Portugal Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix Estoril Spain Marc Márquez Spain Pol Espargaró Spain Marc Márquez Switzerland Suter Report
4 20 May France French motorcycle Grand Prix Le Mans Spain Marc Márquez Italy Claudio Corti Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Switzerland Suter Report
5 3 June Catalonia Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Catalunya Spain Marc Márquez Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Italy Andrea Iannone Italy Speed Up Report
6 17 June United Kingdom British motorcycle Grand Prix Silverstone Spain Pol Espargaró Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Spain Pol Espargaró Germany Kalex Report
7 30 June †† Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Spain Marc Márquez Spain Marc Márquez Spain Marc Márquez Switzerland Suter Report
8 8 July Germany German motorcycle Grand Prix Sachsenring Spain Marc Márquez San Marino Alex de Angelis Spain Marc Márquez Switzerland Suter Report
9 15 July Italy Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Mugello Spain Pol Espargaró Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Italy Andrea Iannone Italy Speed Up Report
10 29 July † United States United States motorcycle Grand Prix Laguna Seca No Moto2 races
11 19 August United States Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix Indianapolis Spain Marc Márquez Spain Pol Espargaró Spain Marc Márquez Switzerland Suter Report
12 26 August Czech Republic Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Brno Spain Pol Espargaró Spain Pol Espargaró Spain Marc Márquez Switzerland Suter Report
13 16 September San Marino San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix Misano Spain Marc Márquez Spain Marc Márquez Spain Marc Márquez Switzerland Suter Report
14 30 September Aragon Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix MotorLand Aragón Italy Simone Corsi Spain Pol Espargaró Spain Pol Espargaró Germany Kalex Report
15 14 October Japan Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Motegi Spain Pol Espargaró Spain Pol Espargaró Spain Marc Márquez Switzerland Suter Report
16 21 October Malaysia Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang Spain Pol Espargaró Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin San Marino Alex de Angelis United Kingdom FTR Report
17 28 October Australia AirAsia Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Spain Pol Espargaró Spain Pol Espargaró Spain Pol Espargaró Germany Kalex Report
18 11 November Valencian Community Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana Valencia Spain Pol Espargaró Spain Marc Márquez Spain Marc Márquez Switzerland Suter Report

Riders' standings

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Bike QAT
Qatar
ESP
Spain
POR
Portugal
FRA
France
CAT
Catalonia
GBR
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
IND
United States
CZE
Czech Republic
RSM
San Marino
ARA
Aragon
JPN
Japan
MAL
Malaysia
AUS
Australia
VAL
Valencian Community
Pts
1 Spain Marc Márquez Suter 1 2 1 Ret 3 3 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 1 Ret 2 1 328
2 Spain Pol Espargaró Kalex 3 1 2 6 Ret 1 Ret 4 2 2 3 2 1 2 10 1 8 269
3 Italy Andrea Iannone Speed Up 2 14 5 4 1 4 2 16 1 9 4 3 4 17 5 Ret 11 194
4 Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Suter 5 3 3 1 2 8 Ret 5 3 5 2 9 10 5 Ret Ret 4 191
5 United Kingdom Scott Redding Kalex 6 4 11 3 10 2 3 Ret 6 6 Ret 7 3 4 11 3 22 165
6 Finland Mika Kallio Kalex 10 7 9 5 9 10 10 2 11 4 9 4 15 16 6 Ret 7 130
7 Spain Esteve Rabat Kalex 4 28 24 10 4 13 4 12 Ret 11 10 5 11 3 9 7 10 117
8 Switzerland Dominique Aegerter Suter 18 8 12 14 7 9 7 10 8 7 14 6 14 10 8 4 5 114
9 United Kingdom Bradley Smith Tech 3 9 11 10 9 12 7 6 7 4 15 8 8 5 Ret 7 11 16 112
10 France Johann Zarco Motobi 12 10 4 Ret 11 Ret 8 11 10 12 7 10 6 8 Ret 5 Ret 95
11 Italy Simone Corsi FTR 8 17 Ret Ret 5 5 Ret 6 18 8 5 Ret 7 6 22 6 17 88
12 San Marino Alex de Angelis Suter Ret 12 6 Ret 14 11 86
FTR 5 3 Ret Ret 6 13 Ret 19 1 DNS
13 Spain Julián Simón FTR 15 81
Suter 23 8 12 Ret 22 14 15 14 3 11 12 17 11 4 Ret 2
14 Italy Claudio Corti Kalex 16 6 14 2 13 6 16 9 9 10 Ret 14 9 74
15 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 14 5 18 Ret 6 19 12 19 7 16 17 11 29 7 Ret 9 Ret 57
16 Spain Toni Elías Suter 13 9 7 11 Ret 12 9 Ret Ret 50
Kalex Ret 12 12 9
17 Spain Nicolás Terol Suter 23 27 16 13 15 20 17 14 13 13 12 15 12 18 Ret 17 3 37
18 Switzerland Randy Krummenacher Kalex 11 22 19 Ret 8 14 11 24 12 17 21 DNS 8 19 32
19 Spain Jordi Torres Tech 3 16 31
Suter 18 13 16 8 12 Ret 10 6
20 United Kingdom Gino Rea Moriwaki 26 15 28 25
Suter Ret Ret 24 21 17 19 19 23 Ret 21 24 2 20 12
21 Belgium Xavier Siméon Tech 3 17 13 13 DNS 21 13 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 13 27 23
22 France Mike Di Meglio Speed Up 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 18 15 17
MZ-RE Honda 22 24 16
Kalex 18 13 14 Ret 14 28
23 Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin FTR 3 16
24 Spain Axel Pons Kalex 22 18 Ret 16 22 Ret Ret Ret Ret 21 15 17 16 9 13 Ret 20 11
25 Spain Ricard Cardús AJR 24 19 15 Ret 19 23 18 13 15 14 DNS 21 14 16 15 10
26 Germany Max Neukirchner Kalex 30 Ret 20 7 17 17 Ret 18 Ret 21 DNS 9
27 Thailand Ratthapark Wilairot Moriwaki 21 26 23 9
Suter 8 18 15 Ret Ret 16 23 20 19 24 20 21 18 24
28 Japan Yuki Takahashi Suter 19 21 Ret 17 21 25 5
FTR 20 Ret 17 27 18 Ret 22 15 15 15 14
29 Spain Dani Rivas Kalex 13 3
30 Italy Roberto Rolfo Suter Ret 25 21 15 Ret 16 19 20 Ret Ret 19 1
Japan Tomoyoshi Koyama Suter 20 23 22 16 21 18 0
Australia Anthony West Moriwaki 25 16 17 DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ 0
Speed Up DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ
Germany Marcel Schrötter Bimota 22 22 21 19 23 17 19 21 0
Spain Álex Mariñelarena Suter 18 0
Switzerland Marco Colandrea FTR 27 Ret 27 18 24 28 22 22 20 26 Ret 23 28 20 24 0
Switzerland Jesko Raffin Kalex 27 28 18 0
Spain Elena Rosell Moriwaki 29 Ret 26 Ret 25 30 24 Ret Ret Ret 0
Speed Up 26 Ret 26 26 19 23 Ret
Spain Ángel Rodríguez FTR 20 20 22 0
Bimota Ret 20 26
South Africa Steven Odendaal AJR Ret 20 0
Brazil Eric Granado Motobi 31 23 26 21 25 25 25 27 Ret Ret 29 0
Australia Damian Cudlin Bimota Ret 21 0
Italy Alessandro Andreozzi FTR 29 0
Speed Up Ret Ret Ret 24 22 30 25 DSQ 22 23
Sweden Alexander Lundh MZ FTR 28 0
MZ-RE Honda 24 25 Ret 23 27 Ret
Germany Kevin Wahr IAMT 23 0
Italy Mattia Pasini FTR 25 0
Germany Markus Reiterberger MZ-RE Honda 25 0
Spain Román Ramos FTR 26 0
Indonesia Rafid Topan Sucipto Speed Up 30 0
Italy Massimo Roccoli Bimota Ret 0
Qatar Nasser Al Malki Moriwaki Ret 0
Japan Kohta Nozane FTR DSQ 0
Pos Rider Bike QAT
Qatar
ESP
Spain
POR
Portugal
FRA
France
CAT
Catalonia
GBR
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
IND
United States
CZE
Czech Republic
RSM
San Marino
ARA
Aragon
JPN
Japan
MAL
Malaysia
AUS
Australia
VAL
Valencian Community
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Blue – Rookie
Italics – Fastest Lap

Manufacturers' standings

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
  • Each constructor gets the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Pos Constructor QAT
Qatar
ESP
Spain
POR
Portugal
FRA
France
CAT
Catalonia
GBR
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
IND
United States
CZE
Czech Republic
RSM
San Marino
ARA
Aragon
JPN
Japan
MAL
Malaysia
AUS
Australia
VAL
Valencian Community
Pts
1 Switzerland Suter 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 382
2 Germany Kalex 3 1 2 2 4 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 6 1 7 320
3 Italy Speed Up 2 14 5 4 1 4 2 16 1 9 4 3 4 17 5 22 11 194
4 United Kingdom FTR 8 17 22 18 5 5 5 3 17 8 5 13 7 6 1 6 14 135
5 France Tech 3 9 11 10 9 12 7 6 7 4 15 8 8 5 13 7 11 16 115
6 Italy Motobi 12 10 4 Ret 11 31 8 11 10 12 7 10 6 8 Ret 5 29 95
7 Spain AJR 24 19 15 Ret 19 23 18 13 15 14 DNS Ret 20 21 14 16 15 10
8 Japan Moriwaki 21 15 17 Ret 26 30 24 Ret Ret Ret 1
Germany MZ-RE Honda 24 25 Ret 23 27 Ret 25 22 24 16 0
Italy Bimota Ret 20 26 Ret 21 Ret 22 22 21 19 23 17 19 21 0
Germany IAMT 23 0
Germany MZ FTR 28 0
Pos Constructor QAT
Qatar
ESP
Spain
POR
Portugal
FRA
France
CAT
Catalonia
GBR
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
IND
United States
CZE
Czech Republic
RSM
San Marino
ARA
Aragon
JPN
Japan
MAL
Malaysia
AUS
Australia
VAL
Valencian Community
Pts

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