2012 Assen Superbike World Championship round

{{Infobox Superbike race report

| Round = Assen

| flag = Netherlands

| Location = Assen

| Course_km = 4.542

| SBK_Round_No = 3

| SBK_Season_No = 14

| SS_Round_No = 3

| SS_Season_No = 13

| Prev = Imola

| Next = Monza

| Image = TT Circuit Assen moto.svg

| Date = 22 April

| Year = 2012

| Pole_Rider_SBK = Tom Sykes

| Pole_Rider_SBK_Country = United Kingdom

| Pole_Time_SBK = 1:35.399

| Fast1_Rider_SBK = Sylvain Guintoli

| Fast1_Rider_SBK_Country = France

| Fast1_Time_SBK = 1:57.793

| Fast2_Rider_SBK = Carlos Checa

| Fast2_Rider_SBK_Country = Spain

| Fast2_Time_SBK = 1:38.092

| Pole_Rider_SS = Sam Lowes

| Pole_Rider_SS_Country = United Kingdom

| Pole_Time_SS = 1:38.900

| Fast_Rider_SS = Lorenzo Lanzi

| Fast_Rider_SS_Country = Italy

| Fast_Time_SS = 1:59.828

}}

The 2012 Assen Superbike World Championship round was the third round of the 2012 Superbike World Championship season and of the 2012 Supersport World Championship season. It took place over the weekend of 20–22 April 2012 at TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands.

Superbike

=Race 1 classification=

The race was red-flagged after 13 laps because of rain and later restarted over 9 laps.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! No.

! Rider

! Bike

! Laps

! Time

! Grid

! Points

1

| 50

| {{flagicon|France}} Sylvain Guintoli

| Ducati 1098R

| 9

| 18:38.395

| 4

| 25

2

| 34

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Davide Giugliano

| Ducati 1098R

| 9

| +2.633

| 19

| 20

3

| 7

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Carlos Checa

| Ducati 1098R

| 9

| +3.031

| 5

| 16

4

| 3

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Max Biaggi

| Aprilia RSV4 Factory

| 9

| +3.927

| 17

| 13

5

| 58

| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Eugene Laverty

| Aprilia RSV4 Factory

| 9

| +4.374

| 14

| 11

6

| 84

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Michel Fabrizio

| BMW S1000RR

| 9

| +11.359

| 6

| 10

7

| 96

| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Jakub Smrž

| Ducati 1098R

| 9

| +26.412

| 3

| 9

8

| 59

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Niccolò Canepa

| Ducati 1098R

| 9

| +37.562

| 18

| 8

9

| 33

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Marco Melandri

| BMW S1000RR

| 9

| +49.896

| 9

| 7

10

| 36

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Leandro Mercado

| Kawasaki ZX-10R

| 9

| +1:08.847

| 20

| 6

11

| 121

| {{flagicon|France}} Maxime Berger

| Ducati 1098R

| 9

| +1:11.760

| 15

| 5

12

| 4

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Hiroshi Aoyama

| Honda CBR1000RR

| 9

| +1:13.988

| 21

| 4

13

| 44

| {{flagicon|Spain}} David Salom

| Kawasaki ZX-10R

| 9

| +1:27.019

| 10

| 3

14

| 87

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Lorenzo Zanetti

| Ducati 1098R

| 8

| +1 lap

| 23

| 2

15

| 18

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Aitchison

| BMW S1000RR

| 6

| +3 laps

| 22

| 1

Ret

| 86

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Ayrton Badovini

| BMW S1000RR

| 6

| Accident

| 16

|

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Chaz Davies

| Aprilia RSV4 Factory

| 3

| Accident

| 11

|

Ret

| 91

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Leon Haslam

| BMW S1000RR

| 2

| Accident

| 7

|

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|United States}} John Hopkins

| Suzuki GSX-R1000

| 1

| Accident

| 8

|

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Leon Camier

| Suzuki GSX-R1000

| 0

| Accident

| 12

|

Ret

| 65

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jonathan Rea

| Honda CBR1000RR

| 0

| Accident

| 2

|

Ret

| 66

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Tom Sykes

| Kawasaki ZX-10R

|

| Retired in 1st part

| 1

|

Ret

| 68

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Brett McCormick

| Ducati 1098R

|

| Accident in 1st part

| 13

|

colspan=8| [https://web.archive.org/web/20150219141337/http://oldsbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_results/pdf/2012/0301501CLA.pdf OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 1 REPORT]

=Race 2 classification=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! No.

! Rider

! Bike

! Laps

! Time

! Grid

! Points

1

| 65

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jonathan Rea

| Honda CBR1000RR

| 22

| 36:45.936

| 2

| 25

2

| 50

| {{flagicon|France}} Sylvain Guintoli

| Ducati 1098R

| 22

| +2.819

| 4

| 20

3

| 58

| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Eugene Laverty

| Aprilia RSV4 Factory

| 22

| +12.638

| 14

| 16

4

| 33

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Marco Melandri

| BMW S1000RR

| 22

| +12.762

| 9

| 13

5

| 91

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Leon Haslam

| BMW S1000RR

| 22

| +12.764

| 7

| 11

6

| 66

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Tom Sykes

| Kawasaki ZX-10R

| 22

| +20.393

| 1

| 10

7

| 86

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Ayrton Badovini

| BMW S1000RR

| 22

| +36.317

| 16

| 9

8

| 3

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Max Biaggi

| Aprilia RSV4 Factory

| 22

| +37.747

| 17

| 8

9

| 34

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Davide Giugliano

| Ducati 1098R

| 22

| +41.350

| 19

| 7

10

| 84

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Michel Fabrizio

| BMW S1000RR

| 22

| +43.930

| 6

| 6

11

| 21

| {{flagicon|United States}} John Hopkins

| Suzuki GSX-R1000

| 22

| +57.515

| 8

| 5

12

| 44

| {{flagicon|Spain}} David Salom

| Kawasaki ZX-10R

| 22

| +1:32.593

| 10

| 4

13

| 4

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Hiroshi Aoyama

| Honda CBR1000RR

| 22

| +1:33.576

| 21

| 3

14

| 2

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Leon Camier

| Suzuki GSX-R1000

| 21

| +1 lap

| 12

| 2

15

| 36

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Leandro Mercado

| Kawasaki ZX-10R

| 21

| +1 lap

| 20

| 1

16

| 18

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Aitchison

| BMW S1000RR

| 21

| +1 lap

| 22

|

17

| 7

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Carlos Checa

| Ducati 1098R

| 21

| +1 lap

| 5

|

Ret

| 87

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Lorenzo Zanetti

| Ducati 1098R

| 20

| Accident

| 23

|

Ret

| 96

| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Jakub Smrž

| Ducati 1098R

| 18

| Accident

| 3

|

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Chaz Davies

| Aprilia RSV4 Factory

| 11

| Accident

| 11

|

Ret

| 121

| {{flagicon|France}} Maxime Berger

| Ducati 1098R

| 11

| Accident

| 15

|

Ret

| 68

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Brett McCormick

| Ducati 1098R

| 9

| Accident

| 13

|

Ret

| 59

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Niccolò Canepa

| Ducati 1098R

| 7

| Accident

| 18

|

colspan=8| [http://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2012/NED/SBK/002/CLA/Results.pdf OFFICIAL SUPERBIKE RACE 2 REPORT]

Supersport

=Race classification=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! No.

! Rider

! Bike

! Laps

! Time

! Grid

! Points

1

| 57

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Lorenzo Lanzi

| Honda CBR600RR

| 21

| 42:56.376

| 21

| 25

2

| 54

| {{flagicon|Turkey}} Kenan Sofuoğlu

| Kawasaki ZX-6R

| 21

| +12.054

| 4

| 20

3

| 65

| {{flagicon|Russia}} Vladimir Leonov

| Yamaha YZF-R6

| 21

| +14.460

| 8

| 16

4

| 23

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Broc Parkes

| Honda CBR600RR

| 21

| +23.884

| 2

| 13

5

| 25

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alex Baldolini

| Triumph Daytona 675

| 21

| +47.063

| 20

| 11

6

| 16

| {{flagicon|France}} Jules Cluzel

| Honda CBR600RR

| 21

| +49.755

| 3

| 10

7

| 8

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea Antonelli

| Honda CBR600RR

| 21

| +53.850

| 13

| 9

8

| 26

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Twan van Poppel

| Yamaha YZF-R6

| 21

| +1:42.505

| 29

| 8

9

| 22

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Roberto Tamburini

| Honda CBR600RR

| 21

| +1:53.053

| 16

| 7

10

| 77

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Stuart Voskamp

| Suzuki GSX-R600

| 21

| +1:57.442

| 17

| 6

11

| 98

| {{flagicon|France}} Romain Lanusse

| Kawasaki ZX-6R

| 21

| +1:57.690

| 18

| 5

12

| 27

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Thomas Caiani

| Honda CBR600RR

| 21

| +2:03.555

| 30

| 4

13

| 9

| {{flagicon|United States}} P. J. Jacobsen

| Honda CBR600RR

| 20

| +1 lap

| 24

| 3

14

| 87

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Luca Marconi

| Yamaha YZF-R6

| 20

| +1 lap

| 27

| 2

15

| 32

| {{flagicon|South Africa}} Sheridan Morais

| Kawasaki ZX-6R

| 20

| +1 lap

| 7

| 1

16

| 10

| {{flagicon|Hungary}} Imre Tóth

| Honda CBR600RR

| 20

| +1 lap

| 6

|

Ret

| 31

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Vittorio Iannuzzo

| Triumph Daytona 675

| 19

| Accident

| 14

|

Ret

| 13

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Dino Lombardi

| Yamaha YZF-R6

| 19

| Accident

| 22

|

Ret

| 53

| {{flagicon|France}} Valentin Debise

| Honda CBR600RR

| 13

| Retirement

| 11

|

Ret

| 61

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Fabio Menghi

| Yamaha YZF-R6

| 12

| Retirement

| 26

|

Ret

| 40

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Martin Jessopp

| Honda CBR600RR

| 9

| Retirement

| 23

|

Ret

| 55

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Massimo Roccoli

| Yamaha YZF-R6

| 9

| Retirement

| 9

|

Ret

| 11

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Sam Lowes

| Honda CBR600RR

| 8

| Accident

| 1

|

Ret

| 34

| {{flagicon|South Africa}} Ronan Quarmby

| Honda CBR600RR

| 8

| Retirement

| 15

|

Ret

| 38

| {{flagicon|Hungary}} Balázs Németh

| Honda CBR600RR

| 7

| Accident

| 19

|

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|South Africa}} Mathew Scholtz

| Honda CBR600RR

| 6

| Accident

| 10

|

Ret

| 99

| {{flagicon|France}} Fabien Foret

| Kawasaki ZX-6R

| 5

| Retirement

| 5

|

Ret

| 33

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Yves Polzer

| Yamaha YZF-R6

| 5

| Retirement

| 28

|

Ret

| 64

| {{flagicon|United States}} Joshua Day

| Kawasaki ZX-6R

| 1

| Accident

| 25

|

Ret

| 3

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jed Metcher

| Yamaha YZF-R6

| 0

| Accident

| 12

|

DNQ

| 24

| {{flagicon|Russia}} Eduard Blokhin

| Yamaha YZF-R6

|

|

|

|

DNQ

| 73

| {{flagicon|Russia}} Oleg Pozdneev

| Yamaha YZF-R6

|

|

|

|

colspan=8| [http://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2012/NED/SSP/001/CLA/Results.pdf OFFICIAL SUPERSPORT RACE REPORT]