2016 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Australian
Flag:Australia
Official Name:Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1] [2] [3]
Location:Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Course Mi:2.763
Course Km:4.448
Race No:16
Season No:18
Date:23 October
Year:2016
Pole Rider Motogp:Marc Márquez
Pole Rider Motogp Country:ESP
Pole Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Pole Time Motogp:1:30.189
Fast Rider Motogp:Cal Crutchlow
Fast Rider Motogp Country:GBR
Fast Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Fast Time Motogp:1:29.494 on lap 8
First Rider Motogp:Cal Crutchlow
First Rider Motogp Country:GBR
First Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Second Rider Motogp:Valentino Rossi
Second Rider Motogp Country:ITA
Second Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Third Rider Motogp:Maverick Viñales
Third Rider Motogp Country:ESP
Third Rider Motogp Bike:Suzuki
Pole Rider Moto2:Thomas Lüthi
Pole Rider Moto2 Country:CHE
Pole Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Pole Time Moto2:1:33.992
Fast Rider Moto2:Franco Morbidelli
Fast Rider Moto2 Country:ITA
Fast Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Fast Time Moto2:1:33.414 on lap 2
First Rider Moto2:Thomas Lüthi
First Rider Moto2 Country:CHE
First Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Second Rider Moto2:Franco Morbidelli
Second Rider Moto2 Country:ITA
Second Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Third Rider Moto2:Sandro Cortese
Third Rider Moto2 Country:DEU
Third Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Pole Rider Moto3:Brad Binder
Pole Rider Moto3 Country:ZAF
Pole Rider Moto3 Bike:KTM
Pole Time Moto3:1:37.696
Fast Rider Moto3:Andrea Locatelli
Fast Rider Moto3 Country:ITA
Fast Rider Moto3 Bike:KTM
Fast Time Moto3:1:37.335 on lap 5 (first part)
First Rider Moto3:Brad Binder
First Rider Moto3 Country:ZAF
First Rider Moto3 Bike:KTM
Second Rider Moto3:Andrea Locatelli
Second Rider Moto3 Country:ITA
Second Rider Moto3 Bike:KTM
Third Rider Moto3:Arón Canet
Third Rider Moto3 Country:ESP
Third Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda

The 2016 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixteenth round of the 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Phillip Island on 23 October 2016.

This race marked 2006 MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden's final start in Grand Prix motorcycle racing before succumbing to his injuries after a cycling accident on 22 May 2017. Hayden was replacing Dani Pedrosa for this race.

Classification

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
135 Cal CrutchlowLCR HondaHonda2740:48.543225
246 Valentino RossiMovistar Yamaha MotoGPYamaha27+4.2181520
325 Maverick ViñalesTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki27+5.3091316
404 Andrea DoviziosoDucati TeamDucati27+9.157913
544 Pol EspargaróMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha27+14.299311
699 Jorge LorenzoMovistar Yamaha MotoGPYamaha27+20.1251210
745 Scott ReddingOcto Pramac YakhnichDucati27+28.369119
838 Bradley SmithMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha27+28.781148
99 Danilo PetrucciOcto Pramac YakhnichDucati27+28.79267
1043 Jack MillerEstrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDSHonda27+28.81556
116 Stefan BradlAprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia27+31.80985
1219 Álvaro BautistaAprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia27+47.734184
1368 Yonny HernándezPull & Bear Aspar TeamDucati27+47.749173
1450 Eugene LavertyPull & Bear Aspar TeamDucati27+54.311162
157 Mike JonesAvintia RacingDucati27+55.875191
1653 Tito RabatEstrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDSHonda27+1:06.39521
1769 Nicky HaydenRepsol Honda TeamHonda27+1:22.6047
Ret8 Héctor BarberáDucati TeamDucati24Accident10
Ret41 Aleix EspargaróTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki22Accident4
Ret93 Marc MárquezRepsol Honda TeamHonda9Accident1
Ret76 Loris BazAvintia RacingDucati0Electronics20
Sources:[4] [5] [6]

Moto2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
112 Thomas LüthiKalex2539:15.891125
221 Franco MorbidelliKalex25+0.010920
311 Sandro CorteseKalex25+0.530416
47 Lorenzo BaldassarriKalex25+3.081813
530 Takaaki NakagamiKalex25+3.8151211
694 Jonas FolgerKalex25+11.087610
724 Simone CorsiSpeed Up25+13.291139
849 Axel PonsKalex25+16.411188
923 Marcel SchrötterKalex25+17.650117
1097 Xavi ViergeTech 325+17.66576
1119 Xavier SiméonSpeed Up25+17.762205
125 Johann ZarcoKalex25+17.796104
132 Jesko RaffinKalex25+31.57553
1457 Edgar PonsKalex25+34.670232
1514 Ratthapark WilairotKalex25+40.454161
1610 Luca MariniKalex25+47.70717
1770 Robin MulhauserKalex25+1:34.47026
1893 Ramdan RosliKalex24+1 lap25
Ret20 Alessandro NoccoKalex23Tyre27
Ret54 Mattia PasiniKalex22Accident Damage2
Ret52 Danny KentKalex22Accident21
Ret87 Remy GardnerKalex13Accident22
Ret60 Julián SimónSpeed Up9Accident14
Ret27 Iker LecuonaKalex9Accident24
Ret40 Álex RinsKalex6Accident15
Ret22 Sam LowesKalex2Accident3
Ret55 Hafizh SyahrinKalex0Accident19
DNS73 Álex MárquezKalexDid not start
DNS32 Isaac ViñalesTech 3Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3

The race, scheduled to be run for 23 laps, was red-flagged after 5 laps due to accident and was later restarted for 10 laps.[7]

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
141 Brad BinderKTM1016:22.009125
255 Andrea LocatelliKTM10+5.9371420
344 Arón CanetHonda10+9.5942016
440 Darryn BinderMahindra10+9.642613
511 Livio LoiHonda10+9.680411
688 Jorge MartínMahindra10+9.750810
742 Marcos RamírezMahindra10+9.996299
876 Hiroki OnoHonda10+10.115288
995 Jules DaniloHonda10+10.142157
1064 Bo BendsneyderKTM10+10.358106
117 Adam NorrodinHonda10+10.447265
1220 Fabio QuartararoKTM10+10.569344
1324 Tatsuki SuzukiMahindra10+10.682233
1465 Philipp ÖttlKTM10+10.979252
156 María HerreraKTM10+13.763131
1612 Albert ArenasPeugeot10+13.82124
1777 Lorenzo PetrarcaMahindra10+28.29731
183 Fabio SpiranelliMahindra10+42.03630
1948 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKTM10+50.45427
2014 Matt BartonFTR Honda10+1:23.44633
Ret19 Gabriel RodrigoKTM9Accident3
Ret9 Jorge NavarroHonda9Accident11
Ret43 Stefano ValtuliniMahindra8Accident32
Ret23 Niccolò AntonelliHonda0Accident17
Ret8 Nicolò BulegaKTM0Did not restart2
Ret16 Andrea MignoKTM0Did not restart5
Ret17 John McPheePeugeot0Did not restart7
Ret36 Joan MirKTM0Did not restart9
Ret21 Francesco BagnaiaMahindra0Did not restart12
Ret89 Khairul Idham PawiHonda0Did not restart16
Ret33 Enea BastianiniHonda0Did not restart18
Ret4 Fabio Di GiannantonioHonda0Did not restart19
Ret58 Juan Francisco GuevaraKTM0Did not restart21
Ret84 Jakub KornfeilHonda0Did not restart22
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round sixteen has concluded.[8]

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Marc Marquez273
2 Valentino Rossi216
3 Jorge Lorenzo192
4 Maverick Vinales181
5 Dani Pedrosa155
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda341
2 Yamaha308
3 Ducati220
4 Suzuki187
5 Aprilia86

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Australian MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportsmagazine.com. 31 May 2018.
  2. Web site: 2016 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 6 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Phillip Island Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 31 May 2018.
  4. Web site: 2016 Australian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017. 6 November 2018.
  5. Web site: MICHELIN AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2016. Motogp.com. 6 November 2018. 6 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181106132512/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2016/AUS/MotoGP/RAC. dead.
  6. Web site: MICHELIN AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2016. PDF. Resources.motogp.com. 6 November 2018.
  7. News: Australian Moto3: Binder wins crash-affected race at Phillip Island. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. 23 October 2016. 23 October 2016.
  8. Web site: Standings . 2016. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-27.

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