Estoril
Country: Portugal
Length: 4 182 m. / 2,599 miles
Corners: 13; 9R; 4L
Longest straight: 986 m. / 0,613 miles
In spite of a long downhill straight, fiendish twists and turns on the rest of the lap mean this track has the slowest average speed of the year. Just inland from the Atlantic coast, the circuit is also prey to unpredictable weather, including mists and very high winds.
Dunlop’s view:
Again different surfaces. The resurfaced points have quite low grip compared to the old. When it is windy, which is quite often, the track gets dusty and very abrasive. You dont know what you’re going to get one day to the next. You want quite a gap between “A” and “B” tyres.
Dunlop Inside Racing
Championship standings 2012
| Pos. | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Marquez | Catalunya Caixa Repsol | 70 |
| 2 | Pol Espargaro | HP Tuenti Speed Up | 61 |
| 3 | Thomas Luthi | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 | 43 |
| 4 | Andrea Iannone | Speed Master | 33 |
| 5 | Scott Redding | Marc VDS Racing Team | 28 |
| 6 | Johann Zarco | JIR Moto2 | 23 |
| 7 | Mika Kallio | Marc VDS Racing Team | 22 |
| 8 | Toni Elias | Mapfre Aspar | 19 |
| 9 | Bradley Smith | Tech 3 Racing | 18 |
| 10 | Alex De Angelis | JIR Moto2 | 14 |
| 11 | Takaaki Nakagami | Italtrans Racing | 13 |
| 12 | Esteve Rabat | Blusens-STX | 13 |
| 13 | Claudio Corti | Italtrans Racing Team | 12 |
| 14 | Dominique Aegerter | Technomag-CIP | 12 |
| 15 | Julian Simon | Mapfre Aspar Team | 9 |
| 16 | Mike Di Meglio | S/Master Speed Up | 9 |
| 17 | Simone Corsi | Ioda Racing Project | 8 |
| 18 | Xavier Simeon | Tech 3 Racing | 6 |
| 19 | Randy Krummenacher | GP Team Switzerland Kiefer Racing | 5 |
| 20 | Ricard Cardus | QMMF Racing Team | 1 |
| 21 | Gino Rea | Gresini Racing Moto2 | 1 |
