2012 MotoGP World Championship
The 2012 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 64th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Casey Stoner started the season as the defending World Champion, while Honda was the defending Manufacturers' Champion.
Jorge Lorenzo became the MotoGP world champion.
Casey Joel Stoner is an Australian retired professional motorcycle racer, and a two-time MotoGP World Champion, in 2007 and 2011. During his MotoGP career, Stoner raced for the factory teams of Ducati and Honda, winning a title for each team.
Stoner at the 2011 Australian Grand Prix
Stoner during the MotoGP pre-season test session at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia in January 2007.
Stoner's bike in Brno
Stoner at the 2011 Czech Grand Prix