# 2012 CEV Moto3 season

The 2012 CEV Moto3 season was the inaugural year in which Moto3 bikes became mandatory. Álex Márquez was proclaimed champion after finishing runner up in the 125cc class in 2011.

## Calendar

2012 calendar :
| Round | Date | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner | Winning team |
| 1 | 1 April | Jerez | Philipp Öttl | Philipp Öttl | Philipp Öttl | HP-Moto-Kalex |
| 2 | 22 April | Navarra | Álex Márquez | Álex Márquez | Álex Márquez | Junior Team Catalunya Caixa Repsol |
| 3 | 27 May | Aragon | Juan Francisco Guevara | Luca Amato | Luca Amato | ADAC Stylobike |
| 4 | 24 June | Catalunya | Francesco Bagnaia | Lorenzo Baldassarri | Francesco Bagnaia | Junior Team Catalunya Caixa Repsol |
| 5 | 22 July | Albacete | Álex Márquez | Luca Amato | Álex Márquez | Junior Team Catalunya Caixa Repsol |
| 6 | 9 September | Albacete | Albert Arenas | Francesco Bagnaia | Juan Francisco Guevara | Wild Wolf-BST |
| 7 | 18 November | Valencia | Kevin Calia | Livio Loi | Brad Binder | Tey Racing |

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | JER | NAV | ARA | CAT | ALB | ALB | VAL | Pts |
| 1 | Álex Márquez | Suter Honda | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | 103 |
| 2 | Luca Amato | FTR Honda | Ret | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 12 | 78 |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | Honda | 8 | 2 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 73 |
| 4 | Philipp Öttl | Kalex KTM | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 4 | 70 |
| 5 | Marcos Ramírez | FTR Honda | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 63 |
| 6 | Juan Francisco Guevara | FTR Honda | 5 | Ret | 3 | 6 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 62 |
| 7 | John McPhee | KRP Honda | 3 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 5 | Ret | 60 |
| 8 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | Honda | Ret | 7 | 11 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 44 |
| 9 | Josep Rodríguez | FTR Honda | 4 | Ret | 6 | 14 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 41 |
| 10 | Hyuga Watanabe | Honda | Ret | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 38 |
| 11 | Julián Miralles | Honda | 13 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 7 | | 6 | 37 |
| 12 | Jorge Navarro | Honda | 11 | Ret | 8 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 36 |
| 13 | Alejandro Medina | Honda | 2 | Ret | 27 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 14 | 33 |
| 14 | Fraser Rogers | KRP Honda | 24 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 33 |
| 15 | Xavi Vierge | Honda | Ret | 10 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 31 |
| 16 | Albert Arenas | Honda | Ret | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 27 |
| 17 | Brad Binder | Suter Honda | | | | | | | 1 | 25 |
| 18 | Livio Loi | Honda | | | | | | 13 | 2 | 23 |
| 19 | Ana Carrasco | Honda | 7 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 20 |
| 20 | Kevin Calia | Kalex KTM | | | | | | | 3 | 16 |
| 21 | Jules Danilo | Honda | | 14 | | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 |
| 22 | Andrea Migno | Honda | 10 | 13 | 19 | Ret | | | 13 | 12 |
| 23 | Wayne Ryan | KRP Honda | 16 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 11 |
| 24 | Eduardo Alayon | Honda | 9 | 21 | Ret | 33 | | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| 25 | Kyle Ryde | Honda | | | | | | | 9 | 7 |
| 26 | Remy Gardner | Moriwaki Honda | Ret | 15 | | Ret | 13 | 14 | 19 | 6 |
| 27 | Fausto Granton | Honda | 12 | Ret | 22 | 22 | 16 | Ret | | 4 |
| 28 | Daniel Sáez | Honda | 14 | 18 | 18 | 27 | Ret | 26 | 22 | 2 |
| 29 | Pedro Rodríguez | Honda | 15 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 1 |
| 30 | María Herrera | Honda | 23 | WD | Ret | 29 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 1 |
| 31 | Gabriel Ramos | Honda | Ret | 17 | 20 | 24 | 15 | Ret | 25 | 1 |
| 32 | Bradley Ray | Honda | | | | | | | 15 | 1 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | JER | NAV | ARA | CAT | ALB | ALB | VAL | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |