2016 MXGP of Qatar explained

The 2016 MXGP of Qatar was the first round of the 2016 FIM Motocross World Championship season.^[1] It was held at the Losail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar on 26-27 February 2016 and included the first rounds of the 2016 MXGP and MX2 world championships, along with the first round of the 2016 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship.^[2] Romain Febvre was the reigning MXGP world champion, after taking his first title in 2015.

Entry Lists

The entry lists for the 2016 MXGP of Qatar were announced on 12 January 2016.^{[3] [4]}

Entry List

MXGP Entry List

No.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer
7	Tanel Leok^[5]		KTM
8	Ben Townley	Team Suzuki World MXGP	Suzuki
9	Ken De Dycker^1	24MX Honda	Honda
12	Max Nagl	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna	Husqvarna
17	Jose Butron	Marchetti Racing KTM	KTM
21	Gautier Paulin	Team HRC	Honda
22	Kevin Strijbos	Team Suzuki World MXGP	Suzuki
23	Christophe Charlier	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna	Husqvarna
24	Shaun Simpson	Wilvo Virus Performance KTM	KTM
25	Clement Desalle	Monster Energy Kawasaki	Kawasaki
31	Alex Snow	JK Racing Yamaha	Yamaha
32	Milko Potisek	Tip Top MP32 Racing	Yamaha
77	Alessandro Lupino	Team Assomotor Honda	Honda
89	Jeremy van Horebeek	Monster Energy Yamaha	Yamaha
92	Valentin Guillod	Kemea Yamaha Yamalube	Yamaha
100	Tommy Searle	Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki	Kawasaki
191	Matiss Karro^2	24MX Honda	Honda
222	Tony Cairoli	Red Bull KTM	KTM
243	Tim Gajser	Honda Gariboldi	Honda
259	Glenn Coldenhoff	Red Bull KTM	KTM
400	Kei Yamamoto	Team Assomotor Honda	Honda
461	Romain Febvre	Monster Energy Yamaha	Yamaha
777	Evgeny Bobryshev	Team HRC	Honda
911	Jordi Tixier^3	Monster Energy Kawasaki	Kawasaki
999	Rui Gonçalves^4	NewHolland 8biano Massignani Husqvarna	Husqvarna

¹ Ken De Dycker did not ride due to a broken femur sustained in pre-season training.^[6]

² Matiss Karro did not ride due to a torn left ACL sustained in a pre-season race.^[7]

³ Jordi Tixier did not ride due to an operation needed on his already injured wrist.^[8]

⁴ Rui Gonçalves did not ride due to a serious finger injury picked up at a pre-season race.^[9]

MX2 Entry List

No.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer
4	Dylan Ferrandis	Monster Energy Kawasaki	Kawasaki
6	Benoit Paturel	Kemea Yamaha Yamalube	Yamaha
10	Calvin Vlaanderen	HSF Logistics Motorsport	KTM
14	Christopher Valente	Marchetti Racing Team	KTM
18	Vsevolod Brylyakov	Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki	Kawasaki
29	Henry Jacobi	JTech Honda	Honda
33	Julien Lieber^1	Wilvo Standing Construct Yamaha	Yamaha
41	Pauls Jonass	Red Bull KTM	KTM
43	Davide de Bortoli	NewHolland 8biano Massignani Husqvarna	Husqvarna
46	Davy Pootjes	Red Bull KTM	KTM
59	Aleksandr Tonkov	Wilvo Standing Construct Yamaha	Yamaha
64	Thomas Covington	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna	Husqvarna
71	Damon Graulus	JTech Honda	Honda
84	Jeffrey Herlings	Red Bull KTM	KTM
88	Frederik van der Vlist	Team HNR GPR PROMO	Kawasaki
91	Jeremy Seewer	Team Suzuki World MX2	Suzuki
97	Michael Ivanov	Marchetti Racing Team	KTM
99	Max Anstie	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna	Husqvarna
101	Jorge Zaragoza	Honda Gariboldi	Honda
128	Ivo Monticelli	Marchetti Racing Team	KTM
152	Petar Petrov	Monster Energy Kawasaki	Kawasaki
161	Alvin Östlund^2	Wilvo Standing Construct Yamaha	Yamaha
172	Brent van Doninck	Kemea Yamaha Yamalube	Yamaha
174	Alfie Smith	JK Racing Yamaha	Yamaha
189	Brian Bogers	HSF Logistics Motorsport	KTM
223	Giuseppe Tropepe	NewHolland 8biano Massignani Husqvarna	Husqvarna
251	Jens Getteman	Motocross Marketing KTM	KTM
321	Samuele Bernardini	TM Factory Racing Team	TM
811	Adam Sterry	Wilvo Virus Performance KTM	KTM
919	Ben Watson	Hitachi Construction KTM	KTM

¹ Julien Lieber did not ride due to ongoing hip problems.^[10]

² Alvin Östlund made his Grand Prix debut to replace Lieber.^[11]

WMX Entry List

No.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer
8	Kiara Fontanesi	MX Fontaracing	Yamaha
9	Virginie Germond		Suzuki
25	Stacey Fisher		KTM
32	Elaine MacEachern		KTM
44	Natalie Kane	BRT Racing Team	KTM
45	Gwenda Haans		Husqvarna
52	Justine Charroux		Yamaha
67	Britt van der Werff		Suzuki
85	Nancy van der Ven		Yamaha
111	Anne Borchers		Suzuki
114	Livia Lancelot	Team One One Four	Kawasaki
116	Francesca Nocera		Suzuki
151	Courtney Duncan		Yamaha
174	Giorgia Giudici	NewHolland 8biano Massignani Husqvarna	Husqvarna
188	Shana van der Vlist		Yamaha
193	Kimberley Braam		Kawasaki
274	Amandine Verstappen	Motocross Marketing KTM	KTM
386	Lianne Muilwijk		Honda
555	Emelie Dahl		Yamaha
811	Genette Vaage	CEC Scandinavian Sports	KTM
991	Liubov Leonteva		Yamaha

MXGP

MXGP Practice Times

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Free Practice

Position		Driver	Constructor	Time	Time Gap
1	777	Evgeny Bobryshev	Honda	1:42.284
2	461	Romain Febvre	Yamaha	1:42.625	+0.341
3	243	Tim Gajser	Honda	1:42.633	+0.379
4	89	Jeremy van Horebeek	Yamaha	1:42.665	+0.381
5	259	Glenn Coldenhoff	KTM	1:42.872	+0.588
6	222	Tony Cairoli	KTM	1:43.054	+0.770
7	100	Tommy Searle	Kawasaki	1:43.226	+0.942
8	21	Gautier Paulin	Honda	1:43.507	+1.223
9	24	Shaun Simpson	KTM	1:43.908	+1.624
10	17	Jose Butron	KTM	1:44.044	+1.760
11	7	Tanel Leok	KTM	1:45.018	+2.734
12	8	Ben Townley	Suzuki	1:45.061	+2.777
13	12	Max Nagl	Husqvarna	1:45.366	+3.082
14	23	Christophe Charlier	Husqvarna	1:45.544	+3.260
15	77	Alessandro Lupino	Honda	1:45.870	+3.586
16	22	Kevin Strijbos	Suzuki	1:45.871	+3.587
17	92	Valentin Guillod	Yamaha	1:46.344	+4.060
18	32	Milko Potisek	Yamaha	1:47.259	+4.975
19	31	Alex Snow	Yamaha	1:49.002	+6.718
20	400	Kei Yamamoto	Honda	1:53.604	+11.320
21	25	Clement Desalle^1	Kawasaki	2:05.312	+23.028

¹ Clement Desalle is riding the grand prix with a broken arm that he sustained at a pre-season race.^[13]

MXGP Timed Practice

Position		Driver	Constructor	Time	Time Gap
1	21	Gautier Paulin	Honda	1:42.773
2	777	Evgeny Bobryshev	Honda	1:43.064	+0.291
3	259	Glenn Coldenhoff	KTM	1:43.069	+0.296
4	243	Tim Gajser	Honda	1:43.425	+0.625
5	461	Romain Febvre	Yamaha	1:43.655	+0.882
6	89	Jeremy van Horebeek	Yamaha	1:43.779	+1.006
7	22	Kevin Strijbos	Suzuki	1:43.915	+1.142
8	100	Tommy Searle	Kawasaki	1:44.212	+1.439
9	24	Shaun Simpson	KTM	1:44.432	+1.659
10	92	Valentin Guillod	Yamaha	1:44.648	+1.875
11	12	Max Nagl	Husqvarna	1:44.742	+1.969
12	77	Alessandro Lupino	Honda	1:45.258	+2.485
13	17	Jose Butron	KTM	1:45.422	+2.649
14	8	Ben Townley	Suzuki	1:45.547	+2.774
15	23	Christophe Charlier	Husqvarna	1:45.584	+2.811
16	222	Tony Cairoli	KTM	1:45.688	+2.915
17	7	Tanel Leok	KTM	1:46.699	+3.926
18	31	Alex Snow	Yamaha	1:47.838	+5.065
19	32	Milko Potisek	Yamaha	1:48.554	+5.781
20	400	Kei Yamamoto	Honda	1:49.384	+6.611

MXGP Qualifying Race

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Position		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time Gap
1	777	Evgeny Bobryshev	Honda	13
2	243	Tim Gajser	Honda	13	+1.814
3	461	Romain Febvre	Yamaha	13	+6.734
4	222	Tony Cairoli	KTM	13	+16.642
5	259	Glenn Coldenhoff	KTM	13	+19.578
6	21	Gautier Paulin	Honda	13	+24.719
7	12	Max Nagl	Husqvarna	13	+26.985
8	24	Shaun Simpson	KTM	13	+28.083
9	100	Tommy Searle	Kawasaki	13	+29.186
10	22	Kevin Strijbos	Suzuki	13	+30.329
11	89	Jeremy van Horebeek	Yamaha	13	+39.504
12	92	Valentin Guillod	Yamaha	13	+40.586
13	17	Jose Butron	KTM	13	+43.419
14	77	Alessandro Lupino	Honda	13	+59.196
15	7	Tanel Leok	KTM	13	+1:00.165
16	32	Milko Potisek	Yamaha	13	+1:08.852
17	8	Ben Townley	Suzuki	13	+1:25.015
18	23	Christophe Charlier	Husqvarna	13	+1:31.096
19	31	Alex Snow	Yamaha	13	+1:34.825
20	400	Kei Yamamoto	Honda	13	+1:55.131
	25	Clement Desalle	Kawasaki	2

MXGP Races

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Race 1

Position		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time Gap	Points
1	243	Tim Gajser^1	Honda	18		25
2	777	Evgeny Bobryshev	Honda	18	+7.507	22
3	461	Romain Febvre	Yamaha	18	+19.644	20
4	89	Jeremy van Horebeek	Yamaha	18	+23.148	18
5	24	Shaun Simpson	KTM	18	+27.015	16
6	222	Tony Cairoli	KTM	18	+29.383	15
7	259	Glenn Coldenhoff	KTM	18	+30.886	14
8	22	Kevin Strijbos	Suzuki	18	+32.227	13
9	100	Tommy Searle	Kawasaki	18	+33.672	12
10	21	Gautier Paulin	Honda	18	+35.336	11
11	8	Ben Townley	Suzuki	18	+38.183	10
12	12	Max Nagl	Husqvarna	18	+40.398	9
13	17	Jose Butron	KTM	18	+58.882	8
14	92	Valentin Guillod	Yamaha	18	+59.204	7
15	32	Milko Potisek	Yamaha	18	+1:20.303	6
16	7	Tanel Leok	KTM	18	+1:22.623	5
17	23	Christophe Charlier	Husqvarna	18	+1:42.385	4
18	77	Alessandro Lupino	Honda	17	+1 Lap	3
19	400	Kei Yamamoto	Honda	17	+1 Lap	2
	25	Clement Desalle	Kawasaki	13	Retired	1
	31	Alex Snow	Yamaha	5	Retired

¹ 2015 MX2 world champion Tim Gajser won his first MXGP class race on his MXGP debut.^[15]

Race 2^[16]

Position		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time Gap	Points
1	243	Tim Gajser^1	Honda	18		25
2	461	Romain Febvre	Yamaha	18	+8.230	22
3	777	Evgeny Bobryshev	Honda	18	+9.952	20
4	222	Tony Cairoli	KTM	18	+10.628	18
5	89	Jeremy van Horebeek	Yamaha	18	+11.960	16
6	12	Max Nagl	Husqvarna	18	+14.601	15
7	24	Shaun Simpson	KTM	18	+19.057	14
8	100	Tommy Searle	Kawasaki	18	+20.221	13
9	22	Kevin Strijbos	Suzuki	18	+41.741	12
10	259	Glenn Coldenhoff	KTM	18	+42.891	11
11	8	Ben Townley	Suzuki	18	+1:06.509	10
12	92	Valentin Guillod	Yamaha	18	+1:08.264	9
13	7	Tanel Leok	KTM	18	+1:09.098	8
14	32	Milko Potisek	Yamaha	18	+1:14.161	7
15	17	Jose Butron	KTM	18	+1:18.256	6
16	77	Alessandro Lupino	Honda	17	+1:24.587	5
17	23	Christophe Charlier	Husqvarna	18	+1:28.740	4
18	400	Kei Yamamoto	Honda	17	+1 Lap	3
19	25	Clement Desalle	Kawasaki	17	+1 Lap	2
20	31	Alex Snow	Yamaha	17	+1 Lap	1
	21	Gautier Paulin^2	Honda	0	Retired

¹ Tim Gajser took his first MXGP class double race win on his MXGP debut.

² Gautier Paulin retired with a mechanical problem on the first lap.

MXGP of Qatar Overall

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Position		Driver	Constructor	Race 1	Race 2	Points
1	243	Tim Gajser^1	Honda	25	25	50
2	461	Romain Febvre	Yamaha	20	22	42
3	777	Evgeny Bobryshev	Honda	22	20	42
4	89	Jeremy van Horebeek	Yamaha	18	16	34
5	222	Tony Cairoli	KTM	15	18	33
6	24	Shaun Simpson	KTM	16	14	30
7	100	Tommy Searle	Kawasaki	12	13	25
8	22	Kevin Strijbos	Suzuki	13	12	25
9	259	Glenn Coldenhoff	KTM	14	11	25
10	12	Max Nagl	Husqvarna	9	15	24
11	8	Ben Townley	Suzuki	10	10	20
12	92	Valentin Guillod	Yamaha	7	9	16
13	17	Jose Butron	KTM	8	6	14
14	7	Tanel Leok	KTM	5	8	13
15	32	Milko Potisek	Yamaha	6	7	13
16	21	Gautier Paulin	Honda	11	0	11
17	77	Alessandro Lupino	Honda	3	5	8
18	23	Christophe Charlier	Husqvarna	4	4	8
19	400	Kei Yamamoto	Honda	2	3	5
20	25	Clement Desalle	Kawasaki	1	2	3
21	31	Alex Snow	Yamaha	0	1	1

¹Tim Gajser took his first MXGP class overall on his debut in the class.

MX2

MX2 Practice Times

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Free Practice

Position		Driver	Constructor	Time	Time Gap
1	172	Brent van Donninck	Yamaha	1:43.122
2	84	Jeffrey Herlings	KTM	1:43.532	+0.410
3	4	Dylan Ferrandis	Kawasaki	1:43.554	+0.432
4	59	Aleksandr Tonkov	Yamaha	1:43.958	+0.836
5	64	Thomas Covington	Husqvarna	1:44.314	+1.192
6	99	Max Anstie	Husqvarna	1:44.802	+1.680
7	41	Pauls Jonass	KTM	1:44.824	+1.702
8	46	Davy Pootjes	KTM	1:44.982	+1.860
9	152	Petar Petrov	Kawasaki	1:45.035	+1.913
10	811	Adam Sterry	KTM	1:45.569	+2.447
11	18	Vsevolod Brylyakov	Kawasaki	1:45.599	+2.477
12	91	Jeremy Seewer	Suzuki	1:45.702	+2.580
13	6	Benoit Paturel	Yamaha	1:45.766	+2.644
14	101	Jorge Zaragoza	Honda	1:45.940	+2.818
15	10	Calvin Vlaanderen	KTM	1:45.949	+2.827
16	251	Jens Getteman	KTM	1:46.161	+3.039
17	161	Alvin Östlund	Yamaha	1:46.607	+3.485
18	29	Henry Jacobi	Honda	1:46.748	+3.626
19	71	Damon Graulus	Honda	1:47.049	+3.927
20	97	Michael Ivanov	KTM	1:47.174	+4.052
21	189	Brian Bogers	KTM	1:47.261	+4.139
22	88	Freek van der Vlist	Kawasaki	1:47.706	+4.584
23	321	Samuele Bernardini	TM	1:47.827	+4.705
24	919	Ben Watson	Husqvarna	1:48.136	+5.014
25	132	Karel Kutsar	KTM	1:50.355	+7.233
26	174	Alfie Smith	Yamaha	1:52.586	+9.464

MX2 Timed Practice

Position		Driver	Constructor	Time	Time Gap
1	4	Dylan Ferrandis	Kawasaki	1:42.677
2	84	Jeffrey Herlings	KTM	1:44.465	+1.788
3	152	Petar Petrov	Kawasaki	1:44.756	+2.079
4	59	Aleksandr Tonkov	Yamaha	1:45.068	+2.391
5	64	Thomas Covington	Husqvarna	1:45.068	+2.391
6	41	Pauls Jonass	KTM	1:45.392	+2.715
7	189	Brian Bogers	KTM	1:45.494	+2.817
8	6	Benoit Paturel	Yamaha	1:45.743	+3.066
9	91	Jeremy Seewer	Suzuki	1:45.822	+3.145
10	99	Max Anstie	Husqvarna	1:46.019	+3.342
11	172	Brent van Donninck	Yamaha	1:46.130	+3.453
12	251	Jens Getteman	KTM	1:46.209	+3.532
13	18	Vsevolod Brylyakov	Kawasaki	1:46.375	+3.698
14	46	Davy Pootjes	KTM	1:46.553	+3.876
15	101	Jorge Zaragoza	Honda	1:46.680	+4.003
16	97	Michael Ivanov	KTM	1:46.777	+4.100
17	71	Damon Graulus	Honda	1:47.515	+4.838
18	321	Samuele Bernardini	TM	1:47.592	+4.915
19	161	Alvin Östlund	Yamaha	1:47.690	+5.013
20	174	Alfie Smith	Yamaha	1:48.432	+5.755
21	29	Henry Jacobi	Honda	1:48.528	+5.851
22	88	Freek van der Vlist	Kawasaki	1:49.107	+6.430
23	919	Ben Watson	Husqvarna	1:49.222	+6.545
24	132	Karel Kutsar	KTM	1:49.405	+6.782
25	811	Adam Sterry^1	KTM	1:49.571	+6.894
26	10	Calvin Vlaanderen	KTM	1:54.466	+11.789

¹ Adam Sterry did not take further part in the Grand Prix due to a wrist injury picked up in timed practice.

MX2 Qualifying Race

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Position		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time Gap
1	84	Jeffrey Herlings	KTM	13
2	4	Dylan Ferrandis	Kawasaki	13	+1.783
3	41	Pauls Jonass	KTM	13	+35.137
4	91	Jeremy Seewer	Suzuki	13	+38.236
5	6	Benoit Paturel	Yamaha	13	+39.310
6	152	Petar Petrov	Kawasaki	13	+42.207
7	59	Aleksandr Tonkov	Yamaha	13	+49.764
8	18	Vsevolod Brylyakov	Kawasaki	13	+51.811
9	99	Max Anstie	Husqvarna	13	+54.116
10	46	Davy Pootjes	KTM	13	+1:02.236
11	251	Jens Getteman	KTM	13	+1:08.536
12	321	Samuele Bernardini	TM	13	+1:12.636
13	172	Brent van Doninck	Yamaha	13	+1:15.178
14	919	Ben Watson	KTM	13	+1:18.380
15	189	Brian Bogers	KTM	13	+1:32.779
16	29	Henry Jacobi	Honda	13	+1:33.758
17	132	Karel Kutsar	KTM	13	+1:35.647
18	101	Jorge Zaragoza	Honda	13	+1:37.935
19	71	Damon Graulus	Honda	13	+1:39.298
20	161	Alvin Östlund	Yamaha	13	+1:46.573
21	97	Michael Ivanov	KTM	13	+1:46.906
22	88	Freek van der Vlist	Kawasaki	12	+ 1 Lap
	10	Calvin Vlaanderen^1	KTM	3
	64	Thomas Covington	Husqvarna	1
	174	Alfie Smith^2	Yamaha	0
	811	Adam Sterry	KTM		Did not start

¹ Calvin Vlaanderen did not take any further part in the Grand Prix after aggravating an ankle injury in timed practice.

² Alfie Smith did not take any further part in the Grand Prix after picking up an injury in practice.

MX2 Races

Race 1^[19]

Position		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time Gap	Points
1	84	Jeffrey Herlings	KTM	18		25
2	4	Dylan Ferrandis	Kawasaki	18	+2.127	22
3	41	Pauls Jonass	KTM	18	+36.086	20
4	91	Jeremy Seewer	Suzuki	18	+39.609	18
5	59	Aleksandr Tonkov	Yamaha	18	+45.698	16
6	152	Petar Petrov	Kawasaki	18	+46.475	15
7	321	Samuele Bernardini	TM	18	+54.016	14
8	172	Brent van Doninck	Yamaha	18	+1:00.550	13
9	251	Jens Getteman	KTM	18	+1:08.121	12
10	99	Max Anstie	Husqvarna	18	+1:12.918	11
11	64	Thomas Covington	Husqvarna	18	+1:19.051	10
12	161	Alvin Östlund	Yamaha	18	+1:21.324	9
13	189	Brian Bogers	KTM	18	+1:24.675	8
14	919	Ben Watson	Husqvarna	18	+1:25.985	7
15	29	Henry Jacobi	Honda	18	+1:56.695	6
16	132	Karel Kutsar	KTM	17	+1 Lap	5
17	71	Damon Graulus	Honda	17	+1 Lap	4
18	88	Freek van der Vlist	Kawasaki	17	+1 Lap	3
19	97	Michael Ivanov	KTM	17	+1 Lap	2
20	101	Jorge Zaragoza	Honda	17	+1 Lap	1
	6	Benoit Paturel	Yamaha	12	Retired
	18	Vsevolod Brylyakov	Kawasaki	11	Retired
	46	Davy Pootjes^1	KTM	7	Retired
	10	Calvin Vlaanderen	KTM		Did Not Start
	174	Alfie Smith	Yamaha		Did Not Start
	811	Adam Sterry	KTM		Did Not Start

¹ Davy Pootjes broke his collarbone in this race and did not take part in the second race.

Race 2

Position		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time Gap	Points
1	84	Jeffrey Herlings	KTM	18		25
2	4	Dylan Ferrandis	Kawasaki	18	+17.253	22
3	41	Pauls Jonass	KTM	18	+33.722	20
4	172	Brent van Doninck	Yamaha	18	+35.284	18
5	91	Jeremy Seewer	Suzuki	18	+36.687	16
6	152	Petar Petrov	Kawasaki	18	+38.114	15
7	59	Aleksandr Tonkov	Yamaha	18	+39.889	14
8	6	Benoit Paturel	Yamaha	18	+51.246	13
9	18	Vsevolod Brylyakov	Kawasaki	18	+52.150	12
10	321	Samuele Bernardini	TM	18	+1:07.939	11
11	101	Jorge Zaragoza	Honda	18	+1:19.466	10
12	189	Brian Bogers	KTM	18	+1:22.199	9
13	71	Damon Graulus	Honda	18	+1:24.406	8
14	919	Ben Watson	Husqvarna	18	+1:25.592	7
15	64	Thomas Covington	Husqvarna	18	+1:40.219	6
16	251	Jens Getteman	KTM	18	+1:44.040	5
17	161	Alvin Östlund	Yamaha	18	+1:47.376	4
18	29	Henry Jacobi	Honda	18	+1:47.893	3
19	88	Freek van der Vlist	Kawasaki	18	+1:50.551	2
20	132	Karel Kutsar	KTM	17	+1 Lap	1
	97	Michael Ivanov	KTM	2	Retired
	99	Max Anstie	Husqvarna	0	Retired
	46	Davy Pootjes	KTM		Did Not Start
	10	Calvin Vlaanderen	KTM		Did Not Start
	174	Alfie Smith	Yamaha		Did Not Start
	811	Adam Sterry	KTM		Did Not Start

MX2 Grand Prix Overall

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Position		Driver	Constructor	Race 1	Race 2	Points
1	84	Jeffrey Herlings	KTM	25	25	50
2	4	Dylan Ferrandis	Kawasaki	22	22	44
3	41	Pauls Jonass	KTM	20	20	40
4	91	Jeremy Seewer	Suzuki	18	16	34
5	172	Brent van Doninck	Yamaha	13	18	31
6	152	Petar Petrov	Kawasaki	15	15	30
7	59	Aleksandr Tonkov	Yamaha	16	14	30
8	321	Samuele Bernardini	TM	14	11	25
9	189	Brian Bogers	KTM	8	9	17
10	251	Jens Getteman	KTM	12	5	17
11	64	Thomas Covington	Husqvarna	10	6	16
12	919	Ben Watson	KTM	7	7	14
13	6	Benoit Paturel	Yamaha	0	13	13
14	161	Alvin Östlund	Yamaha	9	4	13
15	18	Vsevolod Brylyakov	Kawasaki	0	12	12
16	71	Damon Graulus	Honda	4	8	12
17	101	Jorge Zaragoza	Honda	1	10	11
18	99	Max Anstie	Husqvarna	10	0	10
19	29	Henry Jacobi	Honda	6	3	9
20	132	Karel Kutsar	KTM	5	1	6
21	88	Freek van der Vlist	Kawasaki	3	2	5
22	97	Michael Ivanov	KTM	2	0	2
	46	Davy Pootjes	KTM	0	0	0
	10	Calvin Vlaanderen	KTM	0	0	0
	174	Alfie Smith	Yamaha	0	0	0
	811	Adam Sterry	KTM	0	0	0

WMX

WMX Practice Times

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Free Practice

Position		Driver	Constructor	Time	Time Gap
1	151	Courtney Duncan	Yamaha	1:52.326
2	8	Kiara Fontanesi	Honda	1:52.484	+0.158
3	114	Livia Lancelot	Kawasaki	1:52.771	+0.445
4	85	Nancy van de Ven	Yamaha	1:54.082	+1.756
5	423	Larissa Papenmeier	Suzuki	1:54.893	+2.567
6	811	Genette Vaage	KTM	1:57.780	+5.454
7	274	Amandine Verstappen	KTM	1:59.477	+7.151
8	44	Natalie Kane	KTM	2:00.477	+8.151
9	9	Virginie Germond	Suzuki	2:01.440	+9.114
10	67	Britt van der Werff	Suzuki	2:01.614	+9.228
11	111	Anne Borchers	Suzuki	2:01.837	+9.511
12	52	Justine Charroux	Yamaha	2:02.370	+10.044
13	555	Emelie Dahl	Yamaha	2:03.407	+11.081
14	45	Gwenda Haans	Husqvarna	2:07.878	+15.552
15	25	Stacey Fisher	KTM	2:09.095	+16.769
16	188	Shana van der Vlist	Yamaha	2:09.172	+16.846

MXW Timed Practice

Position		Driver	Constructor	Time	Time Gap
1	114	Livia Lancelot	Kawasaki	1:53.082
2	8	Kiara Fontanesi	Honda	1:54.442	+1.340
3	85	Nancy van de Ven	Yamaha	1:54.780	+1.698
4	151	Courtney Duncan	Yamaha	1:54.998	+1.916
5	423	Larissa Papenmeier	Suzuki	1:57.158	+4.076
6	274	Amandine Verstappen	KTM	1:58.125	+5.043
7	811	Genette Vaage	KTM	1:59.824	+6.742
8	67	Britt van der Werff	Suzuki	2:00.645	+7.563
9	44	Natalie Kane	KTM	2:01.493	+8.411
10	9	Virginie Germond	Suzuki	2:02.819	+9.737
11	52	Justine Charroux	Yamaha	2:03.083	+10.001
12	111	Anne Borchers	Suzuki	2:05.118	+12.036
13	555	Emelie Dahl	Yamaha	2:05.282	+12.200
14	188	Shana van der Vlist	Yamaha	2:06.012	+12.930
15	25	Stacey Fisher	KTM	2:08.539	+15.457
16	45	Gwenda Haans	Husqvarna	2:09.254	+16.172

WMX Races

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Race 1

Position		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time Gap	Points
1	151	Courtney Duncan^1	Yamaha	12		25
2	114	Livia Lancelot	Kawasaki	12	+27.377	22
3	85	Nancy van de Ven	Yamaha	12	+41.292	20
4	423	Larissa Papenmeier	Suzuki	12	+49.822	18
5	274	Amandine Verstappen	KTM	12	+1:14.578	16
6	44	Natalie Kane	KTM	12	+1:22.373	15
7	811	Genette Vaage	KTM	12	+1:24.655	14
8	67	Britt van der Werff	Suzuki	12	+1:36.855	13
9	52	Justine Charroux	Yamaha	12	+2:06.537	12
10	9	Virginie Germond	Suzuki	12	+2:07.762	11
11	8	Kiara Fontanesi	Honda	11	+1 Lap	10
12	111	Anne Borchers	Suzuki	11	+1 Lap	9
13	555	Emelie Dahl	Yamaha	11	+1 Lap	8
14	25	Stacey Fisher	KTM	11	+1 Lap	7
15	45	Gwenda Haans	Husqvarna	11	+1 Lap	6
	188	Shana van der Vlist	Yamaha	0	Retired	5

¹Courtney Duncan won her first WMX race on her debut at world championship level.

Race 2

Position		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time Gap	Points
1	151	Courtney Duncan^1	Yamaha	12		25
2	114	Livia Lancelot	Kawasaki	12	+28.037	22
3	8	Kiara Fontanesi	Honda	12	+48.139	20
4	85	Nancy van de Ven	Yamaha	12	+1:00.122	18
5	423	Larissa Papenmeier	Suzuki	12	+1:37.023	16
6	44	Natalie Kane	KTM	12	+1:54.701	15
7	67	Britt van der Werff	Suzuki	12	+1:58.400	14
8	52	Justine Charroux	Yamaha	12	+2:04.932	13
9	111	Anne Borchers	Suzuki	12	+2:07.702	12
10	25	Stacey Fisher	KTM	11	+1 Lap	11
11	188	Shana van der Vlist	Yamaha	11	+1 Lap	10
12	555	Emelie Dahl	Yamaha	11	+1 Lap	9
13	9	Virginie Germond	Suzuki	11	+1 Lap	8
14	274	Amandine Verstappen	KTM	11	+1 Lap	7
	811	Genette Vaage	KTM	0	Retired	6
	45	Gwenda Haans	Husqvarna		Did Not Start

¹Courtney Duncan took her first double race win on her world championship debut.

WMX Grand Prix Overall

Position		Driver	Constructor	Race 1	Race 2	Points
1	151	Courtney Duncan^1	Yamaha	25	25	50
2	114	Livia Lancelot	Kawasaki	22	22	44
3	85	Nancy van de Ven	Yamaha	20	18	38
4	423	Larissa Papenmeier	Suzuki	18	16	34
5	8	Kiara Fontanesi	Honda	10	20	30
6	44	Natalie Kane	KTM	15	15	30
7	67	Britt van der Werff	Suzuki	13	14	27
8	52	Justine Charroux	Yamaha	12	13	25
9	274	Amandine Verstappen	KTM	16	7	23
10	111	Anne Borchers	Suzuki	9	12	21
11	811	Genette Vaage	KTM	14	6	20
12	9	Virginie Germond	Suzuki	11	8	19
13	25	Stacey Fisher	KTM	7	11	18
14	555	Emelie Dahl	Yamaha	8	9	17
15	188	Shana van der Vlist	Yamaha	5	10	15
16	45	Gwenda Haans	Husqvarna	6	0	6

¹Courtney Duncan won her first WMX overall grand prix on her debut in the world championship.

Notes and References

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2. News: Women's Motocross. 14 October 2015. 17 February 2016. fim-live.com.
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4. News: Official entry list for 2016 MXGP of Qatar. 12 January 2016. 17 February 2016. Andrew Hill. www.dirtbikerider.com.
5. News: 2016 FIM MXGP MX2 Women Motocross World Championships - Updated entry list - Losail (QAT), 27 February . 22 February 2016. 24 February 2016. fim-live.com.
6. News: Ken De Dycker Injury. 20 February 2016. 24 February 2016. britishmx.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305015537/http://britishmx.com/2016/02/20/ken-de-dycker-injury/. 5 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
7. News: Matiss Karro out for several months with knee injury. 23 February 2016. 24 February 2016. Adam Hill. dirtbikerider.com.
8. News: MXGP injury report!. 15 February 2016. 24 February 2016. Jonathan McCready. gatedrop.com.
9. News: Febvre and Gonçalves injuries. https://web.archive.org/web/20160211072909/http://www.mxlarge.com/2016/02/08/febvre-and-goncalves-injuries/. dead. 11 February 2016. 8 February 2016. 24 February 2016. mxlarge.com.
10. News: Julien Lieber out for most of the season. 18 February 2016. 24 February 2016. Andy McKinstry. gatedrop.com.
11. News: Östlund in for Lieber. https://web.archive.org/web/20171214141837/http://www.mxlarge.com/2016/02/18/ostlund-in-for-lieber/. dead. 14 December 2017. 18 February 2016. 24 February 2016. mxlarge.com.
12. News: MXGP of Qatar 2016. 26 February 2016. 26 February 2016. results.mxgp.com.
13. News: Clement Desalle Injury Update – Will Try to Race Qatar. 24 February 2016. 27 February 2016. Dan Lamb. motoxaddicts.com.
14. News: Evgeny Bobryshev wins the MXGP qualifying heat in Qatar. 26 February 2016. 27 February 2016. motocrossplanet.nl.
15. News: Tim Gajser wins the first MXGP moto in Qatar. https://web.archive.org/web/20171214140349/http://www.motocrossplanet.com/worldwide/50447/Tim-Gajser-wins-the-first-MXGP-moto-in-Qatar. dead. December 14, 2017. 27 February 2016. 27 February 2016. motocrossplanet.nl.
16. News: Tim Gajser wins both MXGP motos in Qatar. https://web.archive.org/web/20171214140345/http://www.motocrossplanet.com/worldwide/50455/Tim-Gajser-wins-both-MXGP-motos-in-Qatar. dead. December 14, 2017. 27 February 2016. 28 February 2016. motocrossplanet.nl.
17. News: Tim Gajser wins the first MXGP moto in Qatar. https://web.archive.org/web/20171214140349/http://www.motocrossplanet.com/worldwide/50447/Tim-Gajser-wins-the-first-MXGP-moto-in-Qatar. dead. December 14, 2017. 27 February 2016. 27 February 2016. motocrossplanet.nl.
18. News: Jeffrey Herlings on pole in the Grand Prix MX2 in Qatar. 26 February 2016. 27 February 2016. motocrossplanet.nl. https://web.archive.org/web/20171214140304/http://www.motocrossplanet.com/worldwide/50422/Jeffrey-Herlings-on-pole-in-the-Grand-Prix-MX2-in-Qatar. 14 December 2017. dead.
19. News: Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) wins race 1 of Qatar. 27 February 2016. 29 February 2016. Thoralf Abgarjan. speedweek.com.
20. News: Race results:2016 MXGP of Qatar. 27 February 2016. 29 February 2016. Dan Lamb. motoxaddicts.com.