Marc Márquez was the reigning champion, but did not contest in season as he joined MotoGP with Repsol Honda.
[1] Pol Espargaró became champion in the class,[2][3] after overhauling Scott Redding towards the end of the season.
Nicolás Terol, who finished seventh, was another three-time race winner, with other victories taken by Mika Kallio (fourth) and Jordi Torres, who was tenth in the championship.
[9][10] On 23 November 2012, the calendar was updated following confirmation that the return of the Argentine Grand Prix would be postponed to 2014.
Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest LapLight blue – Rookie Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.