The 2012 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the

2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 2012 MotoGP World Championship season was the 64th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Casey Stoner started the season as the defending World Champion, while Honda was the defending Manufacturers' Champion. In the premier MotoGP ...

. It took place on the weekend of 18–20 May 2012 at the

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, France. In a press conference on the Thursday before the race, Casey Stoner announced his retirement from the sport at the end of the season. He went on to finish third in the MotoGP race, handing the championship lead to Jorge Lorenzo, the race winner. Valentino Rossi took second place for his first podium since the previous year's race.

Thomas Lüthi Thomas Lüthi (born 6 September 1986) is a Swiss sporting director at Prüstel GP, and former Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He spent 19 years in Grand Prix world championships, becoming one of only six riders to reach 300 race starts, spending m ...

and

Louis Rossi Louis Rossi (born 23 June 1989 in Le Mans) is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2012 French Grand Prix in the Moto3 class. He currently competes in the World Endurance Championships aboard the #Ducati 6, he has als ...

won the Moto2 and Moto3 races respectively. This was the 800th race to contribute to the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.

Classification

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round four has concluded. ;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

{{MotoGP 2010–19 French motorcycle Grand Prix

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