The 2012 United States motorcycle Grand Prix (formally known as the 2012 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix) was the tenth round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the first of two races in the 2012 season to take place in the United States of America. It was held on July 29, 2012 at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.

Jorge Lorenzo qualified on pole position for the race, which was won by Casey Stoner.

MotoGP classification Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Casey Stoner Repsol Honda Team Honda 32 43:45.961 2 25 2 99 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 32 +3.429 1 20 3 26 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 32 +7.633 3 16 4 4 Andrea Dovizioso Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 32 +18.602 6 13 5 35 Cal Crutchlow Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 32 +18.779 5 11 6 69 Nicky Hayden Ducati Team Ducati 32 +26.902 8 10 7 6 Stefan Bradl LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 32 +28.393 9 9 8 19 Álvaro Bautista San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 32 +50.246 7 8 9 41 Aleix Espargaró Power Electronics Aspar ART 32 +1:18.993 12 7 10 17 Karel Abraham Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 32 +1:22.076 14 6 11 14 Randy de Puniet Power Electronics Aspar ART 31 +1 Lap 11 5 12 68 Yonny Hernández Avintia Blusens BQR 31 +1 Lap 15 4 13 5 Colin Edwards NGM Mobile Forward Racing Suter 31 +1 Lap 13 3 14 22 Iván Silva Avintia Blusens BQR 31 +1 Lap 20 2 Ret 46 Valentino Rossi Ducati Team Ducati 29 Accident 10 Ret 11 Ben Spies Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 21 Accident 4 Ret 77 James Ellison Paul Bird Motorsport ART 19 Accident 21 Ret 9 Danilo Petrucci Came IodaRacing Project Ioda 18 Retirement 19 Ret 54 Mattia Pasini Speed Master ART 11 Retirement 18 Ret 24 Toni Elías Pramac Racing Team Ducati 1 Accident 17 Ret 51 Michele Pirro San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR 0 Accident 16 DNQ 15 Steve Rapp Attack Performance APR Did not qualify Sources:

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP) Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round ten has concluded.

Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Jorge Lorenzo 205 2 Dani Pedrosa 182 3 Casey Stoner 173 4 Andrea Dovizioso 121 5 Cal Crutchlow 106

Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Honda 221 2 Yamaha 221 3 Ducati 106 4 ART 48 5 FTR 16

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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