2012 Magny-Cours Superbike World Championship round

  2012 Magny-Cours Superbike World Championship round
Round details
Round 13 of 14 rounds in the
2012 Superbike World Championship.
and
Round 13 of 13 rounds in the
2012 Supersport World Championship.
Date7 October, 2012
LocationMagny-Cours
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.411 km (2.741 mi)
Superbike World Championship
Pole position
Tom Sykes
1:36.950
Fastest lap race 1 Fastest lap race 2
Sylvain Guintoli Davide Giugliano
1:53.143 1:39.237
Supersport World Championship
Pole position
Broc Parkes
1:41.545
Fastest lap
Kenan Sofuoğlu
1:51.861

The 2012 Magny-Cours Superbike World Championship round was the 14th and final round of the 2012 Superbike World Championship. It took place over the weekend of 5–7 October 2012 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours located in Magny-Cours, France. In the WSBK, Max Biaggi clinches the title after beating closest rival Tom Sykes by just half a point.[1][2][3]

Superbike

Race 1 classification

Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 50 Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R 23 44:06.299 5 25
2 33 Marco Melandri BMW S1000RR 23 +6.127 4 20
3 66 Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 +16.595 1 16
4 121 Maxime Berger Ducati 1098R 23 +21.857 14 13
5 91 Leon Haslam BMW S1000RR 23 +25.149 7 11
6 86 Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR 23 +32.778 17 10
7 58 Eugene Laverty Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 +34.311 3 9
8 34 Davide Giugliano Ducati 1098R 23 +47.269 15 8
9 71 Claudio Corti Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 +49.720 12 7
10 76 Loris Baz Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 +50.192 13 6
11 64 Norino Brignola BMW S1000RR 22 +1 lap 19 5
12 84 Michel Fabrizio BMW S1000RR 21 +2 lap 11 4
13 65 Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR 18 +5 lap 6 3
Ret 2 Leon Camier Suzuki GSX-R1000 9 Accident 9
Ret 7 Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 7 Accident 2
Ret 4 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR 7 Retirement 18
Ret 87 Lorenzo Zanetti Ducati 1098R 5 Accident 16
Ret 3 Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2 Accident 10
Ret 19 Chaz Davies Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1 Accident 8
DNS 21 John Hopkins Suzuki GSX-R1000 Did not start
DNS 5 Alexander Lundh Kawasaki ZX-10R Did not start
Report: [4]

Race 2 classification

Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 66 Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 38:15.725 1 25
2 65 Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR 23 +1.354 6 20
3 50 Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R 23 +2.393 5 16
4 58 Eugene Laverty Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 +13.122 3 13
5 3 Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 +13.955 10 11
6 34 Davide Giugliano Ducati 1098R 23 +18.229 15 10
7 7 Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 23 +18.430 2 9
8 19 Chaz Davies Aprilia RSV4 Factory 23 +26.648 8 8
9 86 Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR 23 +33.809 17 7
10 2 Leon Camier Suzuki GSX-R1000 23 +37.217 9 6
11 121 Maxime Berger Ducati 1098R 23 +38.871 14 5
12 71 Claudio Corti Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 +55.714 12 4
13 87 Lorenzo Zanetti Ducati 1098R 23 +57.621 16 3
14 4 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR 23 +1:05.487 18 2
15 64 Norino Brignola BMW S1000RR 22 +1 lap 19 1
Ret 91 Leon Haslam BMW S1000RR 15 Accident 7
Ret 84 Michel Fabrizio BMW S1000RR 8 Accident 11
Ret 33 Marco Melandri BMW S1000RR 5 Accident 4
Ret 76 Loris Baz Kawasaki ZX-10R 5 Accident 13
DNS 21 John Hopkins Suzuki GSX-R1000 Did not start
DNS 5 Alexander Lundh Kawasaki ZX-10R Did not start
Report: [5]

Supersport

Race classification

Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 16 Jules Cluzel Honda CBR600RR 22 42:20.985 3 25
2 11 Sam Lowes Honda CBR600RR 22 +1.591 5 20
3 4 Dan Linfoot Kawasaki ZX-6R 22 +27.615 11 16
4 54 Kenan Sofuoğlu Kawasaki ZX-6R 22 +27.854 4 13
5 99 Fabien Foret Kawasaki ZX-6R 22 +31.601 2 11
6 25 Alex Baldolini Triumph Daytona 675 22 +46.745 10 10
7 20 Mathew Scholtz Honda CBR600RR 22 +50.820 16 9
8 8 Andrea Antonelli Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +50.934 18 8
9 14 Gábor Talmácsi Honda CBR600RR 22 +53.090 6 7
10 3 Jed Metcher Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +55.664 15 6
11 93 Florian Marino Kawasaki ZX-6R 22 +57.222 13 5
12 38 Balázs Németh Honda CBR600RR 22 +58.375 23 4
13 10 Imre Tóth Honda CBR600RR 22 +1:00.363 19 3
14 32 Sheridan Morais Kawasaki ZX-6R 22 +1:16.824 7 2
15 55 Massimo Roccoli Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +1:17.175 9 1
16 81 Cristiano Erbacci Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +1:17.492 29
17 65 Vladimir Leonov Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +1:26.293 14
18 40 Martin Jessopp Honda CBR600RR 22 +1:36.675 24
19 31 Vittorio Iannuzzo Triumph Daytona 675 22 +1:38.983 8
20 76 Roman Stamm Suzuki GSX-R600 22 +1:40.174 22
21 61 Fabio Menghi Yamaha YZF-R6 22 +1:47.916 25
22 117 Miguel Praia Honda CBR600RR 22 +1:48.178 27
23 94 Axel Maurin Kawasaki ZX-6R 21 +1 lap 31
24 36 Mitchell Carr Honda CBR600RR 21 +1 lap 28
25 22 Roberto Tamburini Honda CBR600RR 21 +1 lap 26
26 34 Ronan Quarmby Honda CBR600RR 21 +1 lap 12
27 23 Broc Parkes Honda CBR600RR 21 +1 lap 1
28 98 Romain Lanusse Kawasaki ZX-6R 20 +2 lap 20
29 33 Yves Polzer Yamaha YZF-R6 20 +2 lap 30
Ret 125 Danilo Marrancone Honda CBR600RR 19 Retirement 21
Ret 53 Valentin Debise Honda CBR600RR 4 Retirement 17
Ret 24 Eduard Blokhin Yamaha YZF-R6 4 Retirement 32
DNS 13 Dino Lombardi Honda CBR600RR Did not start
Report: [6]

Superstock

STK1000 race classification

Pos No. Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 11 Jérémy Guarnoni Kawasaki ZX-10R 14 28:12.230 3 25
2 20 Sylvain Barrier BMW S1000RR 14 +9.862 1 20
3 32 Lorenzo Savadori Ducati 1199 Panigale 14 +20.703 6 16
4 93 Mathieu Lussiana Kawasaki ZX-10R 14 +34.445 11 13
5 67 Bryan Staring Kawasaki ZX-10R 14 +37.916 4 11
6 71 Christoffer Bergman Kawasaki ZX-10R 14 +39.886 8 10
7 69 Ondřej Ježek Ducati 1098R 14 +43.775 12 9
8 25 Julien Millet Kawasaki ZX-10R 14 +49.227 15 8
9 39 Randy Pagaud Kawasaki ZX-10R 14 +49.678 14 7
10 21 Markus Reiterberger BMW S1000RR 14 +1:03.515 7 6
11 88 Massimo Parziani Aprilia RSV4 APRC 14 +1:23.345 19 5
12 27 Adrien Protat Kawasaki ZX-10R 14 +1:45.301 25 4
13 42 Heber Pedrosa Kawasaki ZX-10R 14 +1:46.615 22 3
14 99 Gabriel Berclaz Kawasaki ZX-10R 14 +2:14.496 24 2
15 155 Tiago Dias Kawasaki ZX-10R 14 +3:54.896 21 1
16 36 Philippe Thiriet Kawasaki ZX-10R 13 +1 lap 18
NC 55 Tomáš Svitok Ducati 1098R 9 +5 lap 26
Ret 43 Greg Gildenhuys BMW S1000RR 9 Accident 5
Ret 37 Andrzej Chmielewski Ducati 1098R 8 Retirement 17
Ret 92 Leandro Mercado Kawasaki ZX-10R 7 Accident 9
Ret 222 Nicolaas Grobler Kawasaki ZX-10R 4 Accident 16
Ret 47 Eddi La Marra Ducati 1199 Panigale 1 Accident 2
Ret 15 Fabio Massei Honda CBR1000RR 1 Accident 10
Ret 40 Alen Győrfi Hoda CBR1000RR 0 Accident 23
Ret 169 David McFadden Kawasaki ZX-10R 0 Accident 13
DNS 12 Marc Moser Ducati 1199 Panigale 0 Did not start 20
Report: [7]

References

  1. ^ "Half a point gives Max Biaggi the championship win". worldsbk.com. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Max Biaggi wins the World Superbikes crown by the smallest ever margin". skysports.com. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Biaggi wins WSBK title". tntsports.co.uk. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  4. ^ "2012 Superbike Magny-Cours race 1 results" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  5. ^ "2012 Superbike Magny-Cours race 2 results" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  6. ^ "2012 Supersport Magny-Cours race results" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  7. ^ "2012 Superstock 1000 Magny-Cours race results" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2025.