2016 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix

Summary

The 2016 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventeenth round of the 2016 MotoGP season. It was held at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on 30 October 2016.

Malaysia  2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 17 of 18 races in the
2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date30 October 2016
Official nameShell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2][3]
LocationSepang International Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.543 km (3.444 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Time 2:11.485
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Time 2:11.950 on lap 12
Podium
First Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Second Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Third Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider France Johann Zarco Kalex
Time 2:18.621
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Luca Marini Kalex
Time 2:21.475 on lap 19
Podium
First France Johann Zarco Kalex
Second Italy Franco Morbidelli Kalex
Third Germany Jonas Folger Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider South Africa Brad Binder KTM
Time 2:26.268
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Joan Mir KTM
Time 2:14.201 on lap 2
Podium
First Italy Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra
Second Czech Republic Jakub Kornfeil Honda
Third Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder KTM

Classification edit

MotoGP edit

The race, originally scheduled for 20 laps, was shortened to 19 laps after the start was delayed by 20 minutes due to torrential rain.

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 19 42:27.333 1 25
2 46   Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 19 +3.115 2 20
3 99   Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 19 +11.924 3 16
4 8   Héctor Barberá Avintia Racing Ducati 19 +19.916 12 13
5 76   Loris Baz Avintia Racing Ducati 19 +21.353 10 11
6 25   Maverick Viñales Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 19 +22.932 8 10
7 19   Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 19 +25.829 9 9
8 43   Jack Miller Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 19 +32.746 14 8
9 44   Pol Espargaró Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 19 +33.704 11 7
10 9   Danilo Petrucci Octo Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 19 +34.280 15 6
11 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 19 +36.480 4 5
12 50   Eugene Laverty Pull & Bear Aspar Team Ducati 19 +36.638 19 4
13 41   Aleix Espargaró Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 19 +36.897 7 3
14 38   Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 19 +45.609 13 2
15 45   Scott Redding Octo Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 19 +49.779 18 1
16 7   Hiroshi Aoyama Repsol Honda Team Honda 19 +52.665 17
17 6   Stefan Bradl Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 19 +52.784 16
18 53   Tito Rabat Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 19 +54.891 21
Ret 29   Andrea Iannone Ducati Team Ducati 12 Accident 6
Ret 35   Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Honda 11 Accident 5
Ret 68   Yonny Hernández Pull & Bear Aspar Team Ducati 11 Front Tyre Wear 20
Sources: [4][5][6]

Moto2 race report edit

In the Moto2 class, Johann Zarco successfully defended the Moto2 title, thus becoming the first Moto2 rider to win two Moto2 title and the first since Jorge Lorenzo in 2007 to win a back-to-back intermediate class title.

Moto2 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Johann Zarco Kalex 19 45:51.036 1 25
2 21   Franco Morbidelli Kalex 19 +3.256 2 20
3 94   Jonas Folger Kalex 19 +3.689 4 16
4 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 19 +21.428 6 13
5 55   Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 19 +24.700 14 11
6 12   Thomas Lüthi Kalex 19 +26.184 5 10
7 73   Álex Márquez Kalex 19 +28.177 21 9
8 97   Xavi Vierge Tech 3 19 +28.855 25 8
9 10   Luca Marini Kalex 19 +29.247 11 7
10 32   Isaac Viñales Tech 3 19 +29.969 19 6
11 24   Simone Corsi Speed Up 19 +30.866 10 5
12 93   Ramdan Rosli Kalex 19 +31.260 12 4
13 87   Remy Gardner Kalex 19 +31.793 9 3
14 40   Álex Rins Kalex 19 +34.697 23 2
15 19   Xavier Siméon Speed Up 19 +46.669 7 1
16 2   Jesko Raffin Kalex 19 +49.126 27
17 11   Sandro Cortese Kalex 19 +49.293 15
18 52   Danny Kent Kalex 19 +51.610 24
19 57   Edgar Pons Kalex 19 +54.949 18
20 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 19 +55.461 22
21 30   Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 19 +1:08.613 20
22 27   Iker Lecuona Kalex 19 +1:16.574 17
23 54   Mattia Pasini Kalex 19 +1:25.838 8
24 14   Ratthapark Wilairot Kalex 19 +2:01.635 26
Ret 20   Alessandro Nocco Kalex 12 Accident Damage 16
Ret 70   Robin Mulhauser Kalex 5 Rear Tyre 28
Ret 49   Axel Pons Kalex 1 Accident 3
Ret 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 1 Accident 13
WD 60   Julián Simón Speed Up Withdrew
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT
  • Julian Simon withdrew from the event after suffering a broken vertebrae in a crash during Friday free practice.

Moto3 edit

The race, originally scheduled for 18 laps, was red-flagged on lap 15 after Maria Herrera crashed into the back of Livio Loi in Turn 15. Since two thirds of the original distance required to award full points was completed, the race was not restarted. Maria Herrera was not classified in the final results since she failed to recover her bike into pit-lane within five minutes of the race being red-flagged (as required by the rules).

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21   Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra 13 29:29.351 3 25
2 84   Jakub Kornfeil Honda 13 +7.108 15 20
3 64   Bo Bendsneyder KTM 13 +7.253 7 16
4 20   Fabio Quartararo KTM 13 +8.469 9 13
5 55   Andrea Locatelli KTM 13 +12.414 11 11
6 42   Marcos Ramírez Mahindra 13 +12.706 27 10
7 19   Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 13 +13.387 5 9
8 89   Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 13 +13.506 20 8
9 11   Livio Loi Honda 13 +14.445 23 7
10 40   Darryn Binder Mahindra 13 +38.777 30 6
11 38   Hafiq Azmi Peugeot 13 +45.827 22 5
12 23   Niccolò Antonelli Honda 13 +48.899 6 4
13 43   Stefano Valtulini Mahindra 13 +49.648 29 3
14 77   Lorenzo Petrarca Mahindra 13 +49.842 28 2
15 4   Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda 13 +1:15.163 19 1
16 48   Lorenzo Dalla Porta KTM 12 +1 lap 4
17 41   Brad Binder KTM 10 +3 laps 1
NC 6   María Herrera KTM 13 +13.793 31
Ret 95   Jules Danilo Honda 6 Accident 24
Ret 9   Jorge Navarro Honda 5 Accident Damage 2
Ret 12   Albert Arenas Peugeot 3 Accident 26
Ret 36   Joan Mir KTM 2 Accident 14
Ret 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Mahindra 2 Accident 16
Ret 16   Andrea Migno KTM 2 Accident Damage 25
Ret 8   Nicolò Bulega KTM 1 Accident Damage 13
Ret 88   Jorge Martín Mahindra 0 Accident 8
Ret 44   Arón Canet Honda 0 Collision 10
Ret 65   Philipp Öttl KTM 0 Collision 12
Ret 58   Juan Francisco Guevara KTM 0 Collision 17
Ret 7   Adam Norrodin Honda 0 Collision 18
Ret 71   Ayumu Sasaki Honda 0 Collision 21
DNS 76   Hiroki Ono Honda Did not start
DNS 3   Fabio Spiranelli Mahindra Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT
  • Hiroki Ono withdrew from the event following a concussion suffered in a crash during qualifying.
  • Fabio Spiranelli was injured in a scooter crash during a track familiarisation run on Thursday prior to the race and withdrew from the event after the opening Friday practice session.

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP) edit

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round seventeen has concluded.[7]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References edit

  1. ^ "2016 Malaysian MotoGP". Motorsportsmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2016 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Sepang International Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. ^ "2016 Malaysian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  5. ^ "SHELL MALAYSIA MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2016". Motogp.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. ^ "SHELL MALAYSIA MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2016" (PDF). Resources.motogp.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-27.


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