JORGE LORENZO has won the world championship, with Dani Pedrosa in second and Casey Stoner third.
The final weekend held few surprises in terms of final standings for the season, with Lorenzo's dramatic crash having no bearing on his already guaranteed win.
Alvaro Bautista was able to hold off the competition over the course of the season to seal a well-contested fifth place. 7 time champion Valentino Rossi finished sixth overall, as the final curtain fell on a relatively difficult period at Ducati.
MotoGP 2012 Final standings:
1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 350
2 Dani Pedrosa Honda 332
3 Casey Stoner Honda 254
4 Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 218
5 Álvaro Bautista Honda 178
6 Valentino Rossi Ducati 163
7 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 151
8 Stefan Bradl Honda 135
9 Nicky Hayden Ducati 122
10 Ben Spies Yamaha 88
11 Héctor Barberá Ducati 83
12 Aleix Espargaró ART 74
13 Randy de Puniet ART 62
14 Karel Abraham Ducati 59
15 Michele Pirro FTR-Honda 43
16 James Ellison ART 35
17 Yonny Hernández BQR-FTR 28
18 Katsuyuki Nakasuga Yamaha 27
19 Danilo Petrucci Suter-BMW 27
20 Colin Edwards Suter-BMW 27
21 Jonathan Rea Honda 17
22 Mattia Pasini ART 13
23 Iván Silva FTR-Kawasaki 12
24 Toni Elias Ducati 10
25 Hiroshi Aoyama BQR-FTR 3
26 Steve Rapp APR 2
27 David Salom FTR-Kawasaki 1
