2016 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix

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Flag of Australia (converted).svg   2016 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 16 of 18 races in the
2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.svg
Date23 October 2016
Official name Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix [1] [2] [3]
Location Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.448 km (2.764 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Honda
Time 1:30.189
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cal Crutchlow Honda
Time 1:29.494 on lap 8
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cal Crutchlow Honda
Second Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Third Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Suzuki
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi Kalex
Time 1:33.992
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Kalex
Time 1:33.414 on lap 2
Podium
First Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi Kalex
Second Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Kalex
Third Flag of Germany.svg Sandro Cortese Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder KTM
Time 1:37.696
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Locatelli KTM
Time 1:37.335 on lap 5 (first part)
Podium
First Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder KTM
Second Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Locatelli KTM
Third Flag of Spain.svg Arón Canet 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.

Contents

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 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Honda 2740:48.543225
246 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27+4.2181520
325 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 27+5.3091316
404 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 27+9.157913
544 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 27+14.299311
699 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27+20.1251210
745 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Redding Octo Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 27+28.369119
838 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 27+28.781148
99 Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Petrucci Octo Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 27+28.79267
1043 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 27+28.81556
116 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 27+31.80985
1219 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 27+47.734184
1368 Flag of Colombia.svg Yonny Hernández Pull & Bear Aspar Team Ducati 27+47.749173
1450 Flag of Ireland.svg Eugene Laverty Pull & Bear Aspar Team Ducati 27+54.311162
157 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Jones Avintia Racing Ducati 27+55.875191
1653 Flag of Spain.svg Tito Rabat Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 27+1:06.39521
1769 Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team Honda 27+1:22.6047
Ret8 Flag of Spain.svg Héctor Barberá Ducati Team Ducati 24Accident10
Ret41 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 22Accident4
Ret93 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 9Accident1
Ret76 Flag of France.svg Loris Baz Avintia Racing Ducati 0Electronics20
Sources: [4] [5] [6]
Thomas Luthi, battling with Franco Morbidelli during the Moto2 race. Luthi went on to win the race, with Morbidelli finishing second. Morbidelli-Luthi2016.jpg
Thomas Lüthi, battling with Franco Morbidelli during the Moto2 race. Lüthi went on to win the race, with Morbidelli finishing second.

Moto2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
112 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi Kalex 2539:15.891125
221 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Kalex 25+0.010920
311 Flag of Germany.svg Sandro Cortese Kalex 25+0.530416
47 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 25+3.081813
530 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 25+3.8151211
694 Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Folger Kalex 25+11.087610
724 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Corsi Speed Up 25+13.291139
849 Flag of Spain.svg Axel Pons Kalex 25+16.411188
923 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schrötter Kalex 25+17.650117
1097 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi Vierge Tech 3 25+17.66576
1119 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Siméon Speed Up 25+17.762205
125 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Kalex 25+17.796104
132 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jesko Raffin Kalex 25+31.57553
1457 Flag of Spain.svg Edgar Pons Kalex 25+34.670232
1514 Flag of Thailand.svg Ratthapark Wilairot Kalex 25+40.454161
1610 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Marini Kalex 25+47.70717
1770 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Robin Mulhauser Kalex 25+1:34.47026
1893 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ramdan Rosli Kalex 24+1 lap25
Ret20 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nocco Kalex 23Tyre27
Ret54 Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Pasini Kalex 22Accident Damage2
Ret52 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Kent Kalex 22Accident21
Ret87 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Remy Gardner Kalex 13Accident22
Ret60 Flag of Spain.svg Julián Simón Speed Up 9Accident14
Ret27 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Lecuona Kalex 9Accident24
Ret40 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Kalex 6Accident15
Ret22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Lowes Kalex 2Accident3
Ret55 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 0Accident19
DNS73 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Kalex Did not start
DNS32 Flag of Spain.svg Isaac Viñales Tech 3 Did 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 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder KTM 1016:22.009125
255 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Locatelli KTM 10+5.9371420
344 Flag of Spain.svg Arón Canet Honda 10+9.5942016
440 Flag of South Africa.svg Darryn Binder Mahindra 10+9.642613
511 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Livio Loi Honda 10+9.680411
688 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Mahindra 10+9.750810
742 Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Ramírez Mahindra 10+9.996299
876 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Ono Honda 10+10.115288
995 Flag of France.svg Jules Danilo Honda 10+10.142157
1064 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder KTM 10+10.358106
117 Flag of Malaysia.svg Adam Norrodin Honda 10+10.447265
1220 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo KTM 10+10.569344
1324 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuki Suzuki Mahindra 10+10.682233
1465 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Öttl KTM 10+10.979252
156 Flag of Spain.svg María Herrera KTM 10+13.763131
1612 Flag of Spain.svg Albert Arenas Peugeot 10+13.82124
1777 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Petrarca Mahindra 10+28.29731
183 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Spiranelli Mahindra 10+42.03630
1948 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Dalla Porta KTM 10+50.45427
2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Barton FTR Honda 10+1:23.44633
Ret19 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 9Accident3
Ret9 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Navarro Honda 9Accident11
Ret43 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Valtulini Mahindra 8Accident32
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Antonelli Honda 0Accident17
Ret8 Flag of Italy.svg Nicolò Bulega KTM 0Did not restart2
Ret16 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Migno KTM 0Did not restart5
Ret17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John McPhee Peugeot 0Did not restart7
Ret36 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir KTM 0Did not restart9
Ret21 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra 0Did not restart12
Ret89 Flag of Malaysia.svg Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 0Did not restart16
Ret33 Flag of Italy.svg Enea Bastianini Honda 0Did not restart18
Ret4 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda 0Did not restart19
Ret58 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Francisco Guevara KTM 0Did not restart21
Ret84 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Kornfeil Honda 0Did 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]

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