The top 10 MotoGP riders of 2012
Only three men won races in MotoGP this year, but that did at least make for a championship fight which lasted until the penultimate round. AUTOSPORT's Sam Tremayne runs the rule over the pick of the bunch in 2012
The top 10 MotoGP riders drivers of 2012
1. Jorge Lorenzo (E)
Championship position: 1st
Team: Yamaha
Starts: 18
Wins: 6
Poles: 7
Fastest laps: 5
Victory in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix set the tone for a season in which he recorded 16 top-two finishes and led the championship for all but one round.
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