MotoGP Rider of the Year: Full Results
After calculating tens of thousands of votes, Dani Pedrosa has been revealed as your 2012 MotoGP Ri𒊎der of the Year, polling an average rating of 8.86 out of 10.
Although we've already revealed your top ten, you were asked to mark all of the full time 2012 MotoGP riders - or at least the 20 that were unde✤r contract at both the start and finish of the season (so no Mattia Pasini or Robe♚rto Rolfo).
The full list confirms that the only factory r⛦iders not to make your top t🎶en were Valentino Rossi and Ben Spies.
Former double Rider of the Year winner Rossi dropped from tenth last year to eleventh this year as his average score slipped from 5.96 to 5.11 fo🌟llowing another disappointing year at Ducati.
Fﷺactory Yamaha rider Spies' plummeted from fourth and an average score of 7.32 last year, to 18th and a score of 3.61 this y๊ear.
Cal Crutchlow was the highest rated satellite rider on your list, turning the tables on team-mate Andrea Dovizioso by the smalle꧟st of margins, with Aleix Espargaro recognised for his top CRT efforts with seventh 🐎on your list.
Here is the complete list a👍nd average mark out of 10 for each rider...
1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda 8.86
2. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Factory Yamaha 8.57
3. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda 7.90
4. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Tech 3 7.60
5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Yamaha Tech 3 7.59
6. Stefan Bradl GER Yamaha Tech 3 7.12
7. Aleix Espargaro SPA Aspar 6.24
8. Alvaro Bautista SPA Honda Gresini 6.10
9. Randy de Puniet FRA Aspar 5.83
10. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team 5.67
11. Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team 5.11
12. Yonny Hernandez COL Avintia 4.36
13. Michele Pirro ITA Honda Gresini 3.99
14. James Ellison GBR PBM 3.94
15. Danilo Petrucci ITA IodaRacing 3.86
16. Hector Barbera SPA Pramac Ducati 3.77
17. Colin Edwards USA Forward Racing 3.73
18. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory 3.61
19. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB 3.44
20. Ivan Silva SPA Avintia 3.36
ltxcn.top Rider of the Year - Winners:
2012: Dani Pedrosa
2011: Casey Stoner
2010: Jorge Lorenzo
2009: Valentino Rossi
2008: Valentino Rossi
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Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚand has seen Valenti🔯no Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
