2012 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 1 of 18 races in the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | 8 April 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Losail Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
 Jorge Lorenzo
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Yamaha | |
| Time | 1:54.634 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
 Casey Stoner
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Honda | |
| Time | 1:55.541 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Jorge Lorenzo
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Yamaha | |
| Second |
Dani Pedrosa
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Honda | |
| Third |
Casey Stoner
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Honda | |
| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
 Thomas Lüthi
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Suter | |
| Time | 2:00.187 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
Marc Márquez
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Suter | |
| Time | 2:00.645 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Marc Márquez
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Suter | |
| Second |
 Andrea Iannone
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Speed Up | |
| Third |
Pol Espargaró
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Kalex | |
| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
 Sandro Cortese
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KTM | |
| Time | 2:08.188 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
Maverick Viñales
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FTR Honda | |
| Time | 2:07.276 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Maverick Viñales
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FTR Honda | |
| Second |
Romano Fenati
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FTR Honda | |
| Third |
Sandro Cortese
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KTM | |
The 2012 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2012 MotoGP season. It was held at the Losail International Circuit near Doha in Qatar on 8 April 2012. Contested over twenty-two laps, the race was the first appearance of the 1000cc MotoGP-class motorcycles introduced for 2012, and the debut of the 125cc replacement class, Moto3.
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