MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2012
Le Mans, Friday, May 18, 2012
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. | 1 | 1 | Casey STONER | AUS | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 307.5 | 1'34.321 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 308.0 | 1'34.908 | 0.587 / 0.587 | 3 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 304.7 | 1'35.065 | 0.744 / 0.157 |
| 4 | 11 | Ben SPIES | USA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 299.3 | 1'35.202 | 0.881 / 0.137 | 5 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 308.3 | 1'35.213 | 0.892 / 0.011 |
| 6 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 303.8 | 1'35.239 | 0.918 / 0.026 | 7 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 302.8 | 1'35.318 | 0.997 / 0.079 |
| 8 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 304.3 | 1'35.336 | 1.015 / 0.018 | 9 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 303.5 | 1'35.403 | 1.082 / 0.067 |
| 10 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 302.4 | 1'35.829 | 1.508 / 0.426 | 11 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | Ducati | 304.3 | 1'36.291 | 1.970 / 0.462 |
| 12 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | GER | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 305.3 | 1'36.500 | 2.179 / 0.209 | 13 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | FRA | Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 283.8 | 1'36.935 | 2.614 / 0.435 |
| 14 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Power Electronics Aspar | ART | 284.1 | 1'37.916 | 3.595 / 0.981 | 15 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Speed Master | ART | 282.1 | 1'38.140 | 3.819 / 0.224 |
| 16 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Avintia Blusens | BQR | 287.0 | 1'38.209 | 3.888 / 0.069 | 17 | 51 | Michele PIRRO | ITA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | FTR | 289.9 | 1'38.255 | 3.934 / 0.046 |
| 18 | 77 | James ELLISON | GBR | Paul Bird Motorsport | ART | 284.2 | 1'38.943 | 4.622 / 0.688 | 19 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | Came IodaRacing Project | Ioda | 273.1 | 1'39.110 | 4.789 / 0.167 |
| 20 | 22 | Ivan SILVA | SPA | Avintia Blusens | BQR | 284.9 | 1'39.729 | 5.408 / 0.619 | 7 | Chris VERMEULEN | AUS | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Suter | 283.8 | 1'41.398 | 7.077 / 1.669 |
| Fastest Lap: | Lap: 15 | Casey STONER | 1'34.321 | 159.7 Km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit Record Lap: | 2011 | Dani PEDROSA | 1'33.617 | 160.9 Km/h |
| Best Lap: | 2008 | Dani PEDROSA | 1'32.647 | 162.6 Km/h |