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2016 MotoGP World Championship

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The 2016 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 68th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Marc Márquez won his third MotoGP world title, and fifth world title overall, by winning the Japanese Grand Prix.

Season summary edit

Jorge Lorenzo was the defending world champion, having secured his third MotoGP title and fifth overall Championship title at the 2015 Valencian Community Grand Prix.[1]

The riders' championship title was won for the third time by Marc Márquez, after his fifth victory of the season at the Japanese Grand Prix has given him an unassailable lead over his title rivals Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi – who both crashed out at Motegi – with three races remaining.[2][3] Márquez's title marked a return to the top step for Honda after a difficult 2015 campaign for its factory team. Márquez ultimately won the championship by 49 points.

Reigning champion Lorenzo won three of the first six races to lead the title race, but very poor wet weather form during wet races in mid-season curtailed his title bid along with no wins in the dry until the season-ending race in Valencia. Rossi has been the most consistent title challenger, yet he has crashed out of three races up until Márquez's decisive victory in Japan. The Yamaha team has suffered a severe win drought from June onwards, going eight races without a win before Márquez has clinched the title. The drought reached ten races before Lorenzo's Valencian triumph, in his final race for the manufacturer before his move to Ducati in 2017. Rossi has clinched the runner-up position by 16 points from Lorenzo, while their performances earned Yamaha the teams' championship, although Honda won the manufacturers' championship. The only rookie in this season was Tito Rabat – who clinched the rookie of the year award. LCR Honda rider, Cal Crutchlow, achieved the top independent rider award; winning races at Brno and Phillip Island and finished in 7th place in the championship with 141 points. Ducati and Suzuki both have won at least one race during the season, with Ducati's first win marking the first non Yamaha or Honda win for six years.

The 2016 season saw numerous records in regards to race winners. Cal Crutchlow, Jack Miller, Andrea Iannone and Maverick Viñales each won their first races in the premier class, the first time that four new winners had emerged in a MotoGP season. Between the Italian Grand Prix in May and the San Marino Grand Prix in September, eight riders – Lorenzo, Rossi, Miller, Márquez, Iannone, Crutchlow, Viñales and Dani Pedrosa – won in eight successive races, surpassing the previous record of seven, between the 1999 Imola Grand Prix and the 2000 South African Grand Prix. With a win for Andrea Dovizioso in Malaysia further adding to the tally, the total of nine winners was also a record for a single premier class season,[4] surpassing the previous record of eight in the 2000 season.[5] This season also marked the first non-factory teams to win a race since the 2006 season, with wins for Marc VDS from Miller (at the Dutch TT) and for LCR from Crutchlow (at the Czech and Australian Grands Prix).

Calendar edit

The following Grands Prix took place in 2016:[6][7][8]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 20 March ‡   Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar Losail International Circuit, Lusail
2 3 April   Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
3 10 April   Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin
4 24 April   Gran Premio Red Bull de España Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera
5 8 May   Monster Energy Grand Prix de France Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans
6 22 May   Gran Premio d'Italia TIM Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero
7 5 June   Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8 26 June   Motul TT Assen TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9 17 July   GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10 14 August   NeroGiardini Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
11 21 August   HJC Helmets Grand Prix České republiky Brno Circuit, Brno
12 4 September   Octo British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
13 11 September   Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
14 25 September   Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz
15 16 October   Motul Grand Prix of Japan Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
16 23 October   Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
17 30 October   Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
18 13 November   Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
‡ = Night race

Calendar changes edit

Teams and riders edit

A provisional entry list was announced on 7 November 2015.[10]

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
  Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia RS-GP 6   Stefan Bradl[11] All
19   Álvaro Bautista[12] All
  Ducati Team Ducati Desmosedici GP16 04   Andrea Dovizioso[13] All
29   Andrea Iannone[12] 1–14, 17–18[a]
51   Michele Pirro[15] 13–14[a]
8   Héctor Barberá[16] 15–16
51   Michele Pirro[17] 6, 10
  Octo Pramac Yakhnich[18] Desmosedici GP15 9   Danilo Petrucci 1, 5–18
51   Michele Pirro[19] 2–4
45   Scott Redding[20] All
  Avintia Racing Desmosedici GP14 8   Héctor Barberá[12] 1–14, 17–18
7   Mike Jones[16] 15–16
76   Loris Baz[21] 1–6, 9–12, 14–18
51   Michele Pirro[22] 7–8
12   Javier Forés[23] 13
  Aspar Team MotoGP
  Pull & Bear Aspar Team 		50   Eugene Laverty[12] All
68   Yonny Hernández[24] All
  Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V 26   Dani Pedrosa[25] 1–15, 18[b]
73   Hiroshi Aoyama[26][27] 15[b]
7 17
69   Nicky Hayden[28] 16
93   Marc Márquez[29] All
  LCR Honda 35   Cal Crutchlow[30] All
  Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 43   Jack Miller[31] 1–10, 12–13, 15–18
69   Nicky Hayden[32] 14
53   Tito Rabat[33] All
  Red Bull KTM Factory Racing[34] KTM RC16 36   Mika Kallio[35] 18
  Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki GSX-RR 25   Maverick Viñales[12] All
41   Aleix Espargaró[12] All
  Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 46   Valentino Rossi[36] All
99   Jorge Lorenzo[37] All
  Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing 21   Katsuyuki Nakasuga[38] 15
  Monster Yamaha Tech 3 38   Bradley Smith[12] 1–11, 15–18
22   Alex Lowes[39] 12–14
44   Pol Espargaró[40] All
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider
Notes
  1. ^ a b Andrea Iannone competed in Friday practice sessions at Misano and Aragón, before being replaced by Michele Pirro. At Misano, Pirro initially competed as a wildcard,[14] but was officially designated as a rider replacement.[15]
  2. ^ a b Dani Pedrosa competed in Friday practice sessions at Motegi, before crashing heavily and fracturing a collarbone. He was replaced by Hiroshi Aoyama for the remainder of the weekend.

All the bikes used Michelin tyres.

Team changes edit

Rider changes edit

Rule changes edit

  • Starting in 2016, Michelin has become the series' official tyre supplier following Bridgestone's withdrawal from the category.[43] Dorna have also agreed a rule change to the 2016 regulations to increase the wheel size from 16.5 inches to 17 inches (similar to Moto2 and Moto3).[44]
  • The previous Factory and Open classes will be merged: every bike must adopt the unified electronic package (ECU and software).[45] Each rider will be able to use up to seven engines in a season, albeit with frozen specifications, and the maximum fuel tank capacity will be 22 litres.[46] Factories without a dry win between 2013 and 2015 will still be allowed to use 12 engines with free development, but in case of a determined number of podiums or wins scored during 2016 the factory will lose these benefits for the next season.[46] Similarly, any manufacturer not scoring a single podium in 2016 will gain those concessions in 2017.

Results and standings edit

Grands Prix edit

Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Winning constructor Report
1   Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix   Jorge Lorenzo   Jorge Lorenzo   Jorge Lorenzo   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha Report
2   Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
3   Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
4   Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix   Valentino Rossi   Valentino Rossi   Valentino Rossi   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha Report
5   French motorcycle Grand Prix   Jorge Lorenzo   Valentino Rossi   Jorge Lorenzo   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha Report
6   Italian motorcycle Grand Prix   Valentino Rossi   Andrea Iannone   Jorge Lorenzo   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha Report
7   Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix   Marc Márquez   Maverick Viñales   Valentino Rossi   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha Report
8   Dutch TT   Andrea Dovizioso   Danilo Petrucci   Jack Miller   Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS   Honda Report
9   German motorcycle Grand Prix   Marc Márquez   Cal Crutchlow   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
10   Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix   Andrea Iannone   Andrea Iannone   Andrea Iannone   Ducati Team   Ducati Report
11   Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix   Marc Márquez   Cal Crutchlow   Cal Crutchlow   LCR Honda   Honda Report
12   British motorcycle Grand Prix   Cal Crutchlow   Maverick Viñales   Maverick Viñales   Team Suzuki Ecstar   Suzuki Report
13   San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix   Jorge Lorenzo   Dani Pedrosa   Dani Pedrosa   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
14   Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
15   Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix   Valentino Rossi   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
16   Australian motorcycle Grand Prix   Marc Márquez   Cal Crutchlow   Cal Crutchlow   LCR Honda   Honda Report
17   Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix   Andrea Dovizioso   Andrea Dovizioso   Andrea Dovizioso   Ducati Team   Ducati Report
18   Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix   Jorge Lorenzo   Jorge Lorenzo   Jorge Lorenzo   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha Report

Riders' standings edit

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had 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 Team QAT
  		ARG
  		AME
  		SPA
  		FRA
  		ITA
  		CAT
  		NED
  		GER
  		AUT
  		CZE
  		GBR
  		RSM
  		ARA
  		JPN
  		AUS
  		MAL
  		VAL
  		Pts
1   Marc Márquez Honda Repsol Honda Team 3 1 1 3 13 2 2 2 1 5 3 4 4 1 1 Ret 11 2 298
2   Valentino Rossi Yamaha Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 4 2 Ret 1 2 Ret 1 Ret 8 4 2 3 2 3 Ret 2 2 4 249
3   Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1 Ret 2 2 1 1 Ret 10 15 3 17 8 3 2 Ret 6 3 1 233
4   Maverick Viñales Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 6 Ret 4 6 3 6 4 9 12 6 9 1 5 4 3 3 6 5 202
5   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Ducati Team 2 13 Ret Ret Ret 5 7 Ret 3 2 Ret 6 6 11 2 4 1 7 171
6   Dani Pedrosa Honda Repsol Honda Team 5 3 Ret 4 4 4 3 12 6 7 12 5 1 6 WD Ret 155
7   Cal Crutchlow Honda LCR Honda Ret Ret 16 11 Ret 11 6 Ret 2 15 1 2 8 5 5 1 Ret Ret 141
8   Pol Espargaró Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 7 6 7 8 5 15 5 4 Ret 10 13 DNS 9 8 6 5 9 6 134
9   Andrea Iannone Ducati Ducati Team Ret Ret 3 7 Ret 3 Ret 5 5 1 8 Ret WD WD Ret 3 112
10   Héctor Barberá Ducati Avintia Racing 9 5 9 10 8 12 11 6 9 DSQ 5 14 13 13 4 11 102
Ducati Team 17 Ret
11   Aleix Espargaró Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 11 11 5 5 6 9 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 7 Ret 7 4 Ret 13 8 93
12   Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 13 10 11 Ret 9 Ret 8 Ret 10 16 16 10 10 9 7 12 7 10 82
13   Eugene Laverty Ducati Pull & Bear Aspar Team 12 4 12 9 11 13 13 7 11 18 6 12 14 14 Ret 14 12 16 77
14   Danilo Petrucci Ducati Octo Pramac Yakhnich DNS 7 8 9 Ret Ret 11 7 9 11 17 8 9 10 12 75
15   Scott Redding Ducati Octo Pramac Yakhnich 10 Ret 6 19 Ret Ret 16 3 4 8 15 17 15 19 9 7 15 14 74
16   Stefan Bradl Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Ret 7 10 14 10 14 12 8 DNS 19 14 Ret 12 10 10 11 17 13 63
17   Bradley Smith Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 8 8 17 12 Ret 7 Ret 13 13 9 Ret 13 8 14 9 62
18   Jack Miller Honda Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 14 Ret DNS 17 Ret Ret 10 1 7 DNS 16 DNS Ret 10 8 15 57
19   Michele Pirro Ducati Octo Pramac Yakhnich 12 8 16 36
Ducati Team 10 12 7 12
Avintia Racing 15 Ret
20   Loris Baz Ducati Avintia Racing Ret Ret 15 13 12 Ret 17 13 4 DNS 18 16 Ret 5 18 35
21   Tito Rabat Honda Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 15 9 13 18 Ret DNS 14 11 16 14 10 15 17 Ret 14 16 18 17 29
22   Yonny Hernández Ducati Pull & Bear Aspar Team Ret Ret 14 15 Ret 16 17 Ret 18 17 11 11 16 16 12 13 Ret Ret 20
23   Katsuyuki Nakasuga Yamaha Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing 11 5
24   Alex Lowes Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 13 Ret DNS 3
25   Hiroshi Aoyama Honda Repsol Honda Team 15 16 1
26   Nicky Hayden Honda Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 15 1
Repsol Honda Team 17
27   Mike Jones Ducati Avintia Racing 18 15 1
  Mika Kallio KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Ret 0
  Javier Forés Ducati Avintia Racing Ret 0
Pos Rider Bike Team QAT
  		ARG
  		AME
  		SPA
  		FRA
  		ITA
  		CAT
  		NED
  		GER
  		AUT
  		CZE
  		GBR
  		RSM
  		ARA
  		JPN
  		AUS
  		MAL
  		VAL
  		Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap
Light blue – Rookie

Constructors' standings edit

Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

Pos Constructor QAT
  		ARG
  		AME
  		SPA
  		FRA
  		ITA
  		CAT
  		NED
  		GER
  		AUT
  		CZE
  		GBR
  		RSM
  		ARA
  		JPN
  		AUS
  		MAL
  		VAL
  		Pts
1   Honda 3 1 1 3 4 2 2 1 1 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 8 2 369
2   Yamaha 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 8 3 2 3 2 2 6 2 2 1 353
3   Ducati 2 4 3 7 7 3 7 3 3 1 4 6 6 11 2 4 1 3 261
4   Suzuki 6 11 4 5 3 6 4 9 12 6 9 1 5 4 3 3 6 5 208
5   Aprilia 13 7 10 14 9 14 8 8 10 16 14 10 10 9 7 11 7 10 101
  KTM Ret 0
Pos Constructor QAT
  		ARG
  		AME
  		SPA
  		FRA
  		ITA
  		CAT
  		NED
  		GER
  		AUT
  		CZE
  		GBR
  		RSM
  		ARA
  		JPN
  		AUS
  		MAL
  		VAL
  		Pts

Teams' standings edit

The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.

Pos Team Bike
No. 		QAT
  		ARG
  		AME
  		SPA
  		FRA
  		ITA
  		CAT
  		NED
  		GER
  		AUT
  		CZE
  		GBR
  		RSM
  		ARA
  		JPN
  		AUS
  		MAL
  		VAL
  		Pts
1   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 46 4 2 Ret 1 2 Ret 1 Ret 8 4 2 3 2 3 Ret 2 2 4 482
99 1 Ret 2 2 1 1 Ret 10 15 3 17 8 3 2 Ret 6 3 1
2   Repsol Honda Team 7 16 454
26 5 3 Ret 4 4 4 3 12 6 7 12 5 1 6 WD Ret
69 17
73 15
93 3 1 1 3 13 2 2 2 1 5 3 4 4 1 1 Ret 11 2
3   Ducati Team 04 2 13 Ret Ret Ret 5 7 Ret 3 2 Ret 6 6 11 2 4 1 7 296
8 17 Ret
29 Ret Ret 3 7 Ret 3 Ret 5 5 1 8 Ret WD WD Ret 3
51 7 12
4   Team Suzuki Ecstar 25 6 Ret 4 6 3 6 4 9 12 6 9 1 5 4 3 3 6 5 295
41 11 11 5 5 6 9 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 7 Ret 7 4 Ret 13 8
5   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 22 13 Ret DNS 199
38 8 8 17 12 Ret 7 Ret 13 13 9 Ret 13 8 14 9
44 7 6 7 8 5 15 5 4 Ret 10 13 DNS 9 8 6 5 9 6
6   Octo Pramac Yakhnich 9 DNS 7 8 9 Ret Ret 11 7 9 11 17 8 9 10 12 161
45 10 Ret 6 19 Ret Ret 16 3 4 8 15 17 15 19 9 7 15 14
51 12 8 16
7   Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 6 Ret 7 10 14 10 14 12 8 DNS 19 14 Ret 12 10 10 11 17 13 145
19 13 10 11 Ret 9 Ret 8 Ret 10 16 16 10 10 9 7 12 7 10
8   LCR Honda 35 Ret Ret 16 11 Ret 11 6 Ret 2 15 1 2 8 5 5 1 Ret Ret 141
9   Avintia Racing 7 18 15 139
8 9 5 9 10 8 12 11 6 9 DSQ 5 14 13 13 4 11
12 Ret
51 15 Ret
76 Ret Ret 15 13 12 Ret 17 13 4 DNS 18 16 Ret 5 18
10   Pull & Bear Aspar Team 50 12 4 12 9 11 13 13 7 11 18 6 12 14 14 Ret 14 12 16 97
68 Ret Ret 14 15 Ret 16 17 Ret 18 17 11 11 16 16 12 13 Ret Ret
11   Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 43 14 Ret DNS 17 Ret Ret 10 1 7 DNS 16 DNS Ret 10 8 15 87
53 15 9 13 18 Ret DNS 14 11 16 14 10 15 17 Ret 14 16 18 17
69 15
Pos Team Bike
No. 		QAT
  		ARG
  		AME
  		SPA
  		FRA
  		ITA
  		CAT
  		NED
  		GER
  		AUT
  		CZE
  		GBR
  		RSM
  		ARA
  		JPN
  		AUS
  		MAL
  		VAL
  		Pts

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