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Round 8 of 18 Aftermath

German Grand Prix 2012

Sachsenring Germany

3.671 m · 30 laps · since 1998
06.07 – 08.07.2012
Aftermath

What happened

The official result against what we predicted, race craft by phase and the start.

Race result

Pos.RiderBikeTeamTime / gapPoints
1Daniel PedrosaHondaRepsol Honda Team41:28.39625
2Jorge LorenzoYamahaYamaha Factory Racing+14.99620
3Andrea DoviziosoYamahaMonster Yamaha Tech 3+20.66916
4Ben SpiesYamahaYamaha Factory Racing+20.74013
5Stefan BradlHondaLCR Honda MotoGP+27.89311
6Valentino RossiDucatiDucati Team+28.05010
7Alvaro BautistaHondaSan Carlo Honda Gresini+28.2469
8Cal CrutchlowYamahaMonster Yamaha Tech 3+28.4478
9Hector BarberaDucatiPramac Racing Team+29.0537
10Nicky HaydenDucatiDucati Team+29.2266
11Randy De PunietARTPower Electronics Aspar+53.1765
12Colin EdwardsSuterNGM Mobile Forward Racing+58.2044
13Aleix EspargaroARTPower Electronics Aspar+64.6543
14Yonny HernandezBQRAvintia Blusens+73.5432
15James EllisonARTPaul Bird Motorsport+90.3181
16Franco BattainiDucatiCardion AB Motoracing+0.0000
17Danilo PetrucciIodaCame IodaRacing Project+0.0000
18Ivan SilvaBQRAvintia Blusens+0.0000
DNFCasey StonerHondaRepsol Honda TeamRetired0
DNFMattia PasiniARTSpeed MasterRetired0
DNFMichele PirroFTRSan Carlo Honda GresiniRetired0

The race in numbers

Race

50
Overtakes
2
Lead changes
2 leaders
13/30
Laps led by the winner
Daniel Pedrosa
14.996 s
Closest finish

Comeback of the day: Alvaro Bautista, from P21 to P7.

Longest battle: Casey Stoner vs Daniel Pedrosa (29 laps).

Overtakes are counted at the finish line: moves undone within the same lap are not seen. It is a measure of movement, not an official statistic.

Race weather

C25
25.5 °C
Air
max 25.7 °C
53%
Humidity
Dry
Rain
13 km/h
Wind
gusts 39 km/h

Open-Meteo data at the circuit location during the race; not the track temperature.

Race weekend

As it happens

Live timing, the grid as it forms and who wins the run to turn one.

Grid penalties

SessionRiderQualifiedStartsΔReason
RaceAlvaro Bautista1121+10
Preview

Before the race

What to expect this weekend: race and qualifying outlook, the weight of the grid and the weather.

The layout

C6

Finish line · 3,649 m per lap

© OpenStreetMap contributors

A track for grid position, or an open one?

C15

A grid-position track: the grid rules here and it is very hard to come back.

95/100
Position index
50%
Pole wins
38%
Front row on the podium
0.82
Grid ↔ result

When two teammates disagree between pace and grid, pace wins 13% of the time (between 2% and 47%; 8 cases).

Descriptive, over 8 races (2018–2026). 100 = the track where the grid matters most; 0 = the most open. Within a team, practice pace tells who will finish ahead 7 times in 10, but when the faster teammate qualifies behind, they finish behind 6 times in 10: grid position weighs more than pace.

The last race here in numbers

2011 edition

41
Overtakes
3
Lead changes
3 leaders
9/30
Laps led by the winner
Daniel Pedrosa
1.477 s
Closest finish

Comeback of the day: Valentino Rossi, from P16 to P9.

Longest battle: Andrea Dovizioso vs Marco Simoncelli (21 laps).

Overtakes are counted at the finish line: moves undone within the same lap are not seen. It is a measure of movement, not an official statistic.

Winners here

  • 2026Marc MarquezDucati
  • 2025Marc MarquezDucati
  • 2024Francesco BagnaiaDucati
  • 2023Jorge MartinDucati
  • 2022Fabio QuartararoYamaha
  • 2021Marc MarquezHonda
  • 2019Marc MarquezHonda
  • 2018Marc MarquezHonda

Attrition here

Average here 16% · global 19%
YearDNFs%
20265/2025%
20258/1844%
20242/229%
20232/1911%
20227/2330%
20213/2214%