Casey Stoner boosted his title hopes after defeating championship leader Jorge Lorenzo at the 2012 United States Grand Prix at Laguna Seca.
Stoner started from P3 and managed to take 2nd place from teammate Dani Pedrosa; the Australian then began mounting pressure on leader Lorenzo before overtaking the Spaniard with 10 laps to go.
Dani Pedrosa crossed the line in 3rd position, with a comfortable 11 second gap over the Tech 3 Yamahas of Andrea Dovizioso and and Cal Crutchlow.
Ben Spies and Valentino Rossi were forced to retire after heavy crashes around the famous Corkscrew corner. Luckily, both escaped injury.
Pos Rider Team/Bike Time/Gap 1. Casey Stoner Honda 43m45.961s 2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha + 3.429s 3. Dani Pedrosa Honda + 7.633s 4. Andrea Dovizioso Tech 3 Yamaha + 18.602s 5. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha + 18.779s 6. Nicky Hayden Ducati + 26.902s 7. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda + 28.393s 8. Alvaro Bautista Gresini Honda + 50.246s 9. Aleix Espargaro Aspar Aprilia + 1m18.993s 10. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati + 1m22.076s 11. Randy de Puniet Aspar Aprilia + 1 lap 12. Yonny Hernandez Avintia FTR-Kawasaki + 1 lap 13. Colin Edwards Forward Suter-BMW + 1 lap 14. Ivan Silva Avintia Inmotec-Kawasaki + 1 lap