Last lap Stoner crash ensures Pedrosa victory
Dani Pedrosa
Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa has taken his first MotoGP race win of 2012, taking the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring.
Pedrosa took the win after Australian team-mate Casey Stoner fell off his Honda while challenging the Spaniard on the final lap.
A fast-starting Pedrosa was quickly overhauled by Stoner in the opening laps, with Stoner leading the way until his team-mate slipped by with 11 laps remaining.
Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo took second place, and retook the lead in the world title, ahead of Tech 3 Yamaha’s Andrea Dovizioso.
Lorenzo’s Yamaha team-mate Ben Spies took fourth place, ahead of the impressive Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda), Valentino Rossi (Ducati), Alvaro Bautista (San Carlo Gresini Honda), Cal Crutchlow (Tech 3 Yamaha), Hector Barbara (Pramac) and Nicky Hayden (Ducati).
See below for results.
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
| 1 | 25 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 159.3 | 41’28.396 |
| 2 | 20 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 158.4 | +14.996 |
| 3 | 16 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 158.0 | +20.669 |
| 4 | 13 | 11 | Ben SPIES | USA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 158.0 | +20.740 |
| 5 | 11 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | GER | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 157.6 | +27.893 |
| 6 | 10 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 157.6 | +28.050 |
| 7 | 9 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 157.5 | +28.246 |
| 8 | 8 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 157.5 | +28.447 |
| 9 | 7 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 157.5 | +29.053 |
| 10 | 6 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 157.5 | +29.226 |
| 11 | 5 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | FRA | Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 156.0 | +53.176 |
| 12 | 4 | 5 | Colin EDWARDS | USA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Suter | 155.7 | +58.204 |
| 13 | 3 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 155.3 | +1’04.654 |
| 14 | 2 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Avintia Blusens | BQR | 154.8 | +1’13.543 |
| 15 | 1 | 77 | James ELLISON | GBR | Paul Bird Motorsport | ART | 153.7 | +1’30.318 |
| 16 | 2 | Franco BATTAINI | ITA | Cardion AB Motoracing | Ducati | 153.6 | 1 Lap | |
| 17 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | Came IodaRacing Project | Ioda | 153.1 | 1 Lap | |
| 18 | 22 | Ivan SILVA | SPA | Avintia Blusens | BQR | 152.2 | 1 Lap | |
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| 1 | Casey STONER | AUS | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 159.3 | 1 Lap | ||
| 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Speed Master | ART | 153.3 | 26 Laps | ||
| 51 | Michele PIRRO | ITA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | FTR | 142.1 | 27 Laps | ||
