The 2012 FIM

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Season summary

Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Alentà (born 17 February 1993) is a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, who has raced for Honda's factory team since his MotoGP debut in 2013. Born in Cervera, Catalonia, Spain, he is nicknamed the 'Ant of Cer ...

won the Moto2 championship title after a season-long battle with fellow Spanish rider

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; 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 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. : ‡ = Night race : †† = Saturday race

Calendar changes

* The

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and Indianapolis Grand Prix swapped places.

Teams and riders

* A provisional entry list was released by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme on 13 January 2012. All

competitors raced with an identical CBR600RR

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engine developed by

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. Teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop. Notes: * —

Eric Granado Eric Granado Santos (born 10 June 1996) is a Brazilian Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the MotoE World Cup, aboard an Energica Ego Corsa., He was the 2017 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship winner. He competed in the FIM ...

only completed 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

Riders' standings

;Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Constructors' standings

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points. * Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

References

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