2012 North West 200 Races
# 2012 North West 200 Races

The 2012 Relentless International North West 200 was the 73rd running of the motorcycle road racing event which took place between 13 and 19 May 2012 at the circuit, known as "The Triangle", based around the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush, in Northern Ireland. All practice sessions took place during the day and the event was extended to include races on the Thursday evening.

The Northern Ireland First Minister, Peter Robinson, and Minister for Tourism, Arlene Foster joined Technical Director Mervyn Whyte along with many top riders at the launch of the event. Thursday night also included two races for the first time: a Superstock and newly introduced Supertwin race. Saturday saw a total of five races and all races except the Supertwin was held over six laps.

BBC Northern Ireland continued as the official media partner of the event and provided extensive coverage to the North West 200 across all three platforms: on-line, television and radio.

## Results

### Practice

During practice on Tuesday Alastair Seeley set the fastest times in both the Superbike and Supersport classes. Also during Tuesday practice session Martin Jessopp set a new fastest speed trap record of 208 mph (335 km/h).

### Race Results

**Race 1; 1000cc Superstock Race final standings**

Thursday 17 May 2012 6 laps – 53.656 miles

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alastair Seeley | Suzuki 1000cc | 29' 00.810 | 111.010 mph |
| 2 | Lee Johnson | Ducati 1000cc | + 22.511 | 109.593 mph |
| 3 | Cameron Donald | Honda 1000cc | + 24.226 | 106.487 mph |
| 4 | Ryan Farquhar | Kawasaki 1000cc | + 24.311 | 109.481 mph |
| 5 | Stefano Bonetti | Kawasaki 1000 cc | + 24.677 | 109.459 mph |
| 6 | James Hillier | Kawasaki 1000cc | + 35.386 | 108.799 mph |
| 7 | Michael Rutter | Kawasaki 1000cc | + 35.852 | 108.770 mph |
| 8 | Michael Dunlop | Kawasaki 1000cc | + 39.097 | 108.572 mph |
| 9 | Guy Martin | Suzuki 1000cc | + 45.679 | 108.172 mph |
| 10 | Ian Lougher | Kawasaki 1000cc | + 47.923 | 108.036 mph |

Fastest Lap: Alastair Seeley – Suzuki, 4 minutes, 49.008 seconds; 111.734 mph (179.818 km/h) on lap 6

**Race 2; 650cc Supertwins Race final standings**

Thursday 17 May 2012 4 laps – 35.724 miles

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ryan Farquhar | Kawasaki 650cc | 21' 23.294 | 100.261 mph |
| 2 | Jeremy McWilliams | Kawasaki 650cc | + 2.940 | 100.032 mph |
| 3 | Michael Rutter | Kawasaki 650cc | + 3.554 | 99.984 mph |
| 4 | James Hillier | Kawasaki 650cc | + 4.270 | 99.928 mph |
| 5 | Adrian Archibald | Kawasaki 650 cc | + 4.568 | 99.905 mph |
| 6 | James Hamilton | Kawasaki 650cc | + 32.497 | 97.785 mph |
| 7 | Ian Lougher | Kawasaki 650cc | + 33.181 | 97.734 mph |
| 8 | Michael Sweeney | Suzuki 650cc | + 34.351 | 97.647 mph |
| 9 | William Davison | Kawasaki 650cc | + 34.463 | 97.639 mph |
| 10 | Simon Andrews | Kawasaki 1000cc | + 37.454 | 97.418 mph |

Fastest Lap: Ryan Farquhar – Kawasaki, 5 minutes, 21.356 seconds; 100.487 mph (161.718 km/h) on lap 2

**Race 3; 600cc Supersport Race final standings**

Saturday 19 May 2012 4 laps – 35.724 miles

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | William Dunlop | Honda 600cc | 18' 36.494 | 115.239 mph |
| 2 | Alastair Seeley | Suzuki 600cc | + 2.660 | 114.965 mph |
| 3 | John McGuinness | Honda 600cc | + 3.774 | 114.851 mph |
| 4 | Cameron Donald | Honda 600cc | + 9.050 | 114.313 mph |
| 5 | Gary Johnson | Honda 600cc | + 9.940 | 114.222 mph |
| 6 | Michael Dunlop | Suzuki 600cc | + 18.861 | 113.525 mph |
| 7 | Bruce Anstey | Honda 600cc | + 23.679 | 112.846 mph |
| 8 | Dan Kneen | Suzuki 600cc | + 41.489 | 111.110 mph |
| 9 | Ben Wylie | Yamaha 600cc | + 42.182 | 111.044 mph |
| 10 | Ian Hutchinson | Yamaha 600cc | + 42.360 | 111.027 mph |

Fastest Lap: William Dunlop – Honda, 4 minutes, 39.142 seconds; 115.683 mph (186.174 km/h) on lap 3

**Race 4; 1000cc Superbike (I) Race final standings**

Saturday 19 May 2012 6 laps – 53.656 miles

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | John McGuinness | Honda 1000cc | 26' 51.976 | 119.883 mph |
| 2 | Alastair Seeley | Suzuki 1000cc | + 4.202 | 119.571 mph |
| 3 | Cameron Donald | Honda 1000cc | + 12.038 | 118.994 mph |
| 4 | Michael Rutter | Kawasaki 1000cc | + 12.836 | 118.936 mph |
| 5 | Ryan Farquhar | Kawasaki 1000 cc | + 13.920 | 118.856 mph |
| 6 | Bruce Anstey | Honda 1000cc | + 15.345 | 118.752 mph |
| 7 | Conor Cummins | Suzuki 1000cc | + 19.533 | 118.447 mph |
| 8 | James Hillier | Kawasaki 1000cc | + 20.577 | 118.372 mph |
| 9 | Simon Andrews | Honda 1000cc | + 23.429 | 118.165 mph |
| 10 | Michael Dunlop | Honda 1000cc | + 26.485 | 117.945 mph |

Fastest Lap: Alastair Seeley – Suzuki, 4 minutes, 25.570 seconds; 121.595 mph (195.688 km/h) on lap 4

