2016 Moto2 World Championship

Summary

The 2016 FIM Moto2 World Championship was a part of the 68th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The season was marred by the death of Luis Salom during a free practice session, at the Catalan Grand Prix.[1]

Johann Zarco (pictured in 2015) was the 2016 Moto2 Champion.

Johann Zarco started the season as the defending World Champion, having secured his first championship title at the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix.[2] With victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix – his sixth of the 2016 season – Zarco was able to retain his title,[3] amassing an unassailable points lead ahead of the final round in Valencia. As a result, Zarco became the first French rider to win multiple world motorcycle racing titles,[4] as well as becoming the first rider in the Moto2 era to defend the world championship, and the first to do so in the intermediate class since Jorge Lorenzo in 2006 and 2007.[5] Zarco completed the season with victory in Valencia,[6] as he won the championship by an eventual margin of 42 points.

The runner-up position remained up for grabs in Valencia, as four-time winner Thomas Lüthi, double winner Álex Rins and Franco Morbidelli all had a mathematical chance of finishing there. Ultimately with a second-place finish,[6] Lüthi finished clear of Rins by 20 points; Lüthi's last-lap pass on Morbidelli also cost the latter third place in the championship by a point, as Rins had finished the race in fifth place.[6] Morbidelli took a total of eight podium finishes, including each of the last five races, but was unable to take a victory. Four other riders won races; Sam Lowes took two race victories at Jerez and Aragon,[7][8] Jonas Folger won at Brno,[9] while first Grand Prix victories went to Takaaki Nakagami at Assen,[10] and Lorenzo Baldassarri in Misano.[11] The constructors' championship went to Kalex with a maximum score of 450 points, with a 34-race winning streak at the conclusion of the season – a run stretching back to a Speed Up victory for Lowes at the 2015 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas.

Changes for 2016 edit

  • French oil and gas giants company Total was selected to become official fuel supplier of Moto2 and Moto3 beginning from 2016 onwards, replacing Eni after five seasons as a fuel supplier of Moto2 and Moto3.[12]

Calendar edit

The following Grands Prix took place in 2016.[13]

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.[15] All Moto2 competitors raced with an identical CBR600RR inline-four engine developed by Honda. Teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
  Sports-Millions-Emwe-SAG
  SAG Team
Kalex Kalex Moto2 2   Jesko Raffin[16] All
39   Luis Salom[17] 1–7
  AGR Team Kalex Kalex Moto2 4   Steven Odendaal[18] 14
23   Marcel Schrötter[19] All
49   Axel Pons[15] All
  Ajo Motorsport
  Ajo Motorsport Academy
Kalex Kalex Moto2 5   Johann Zarco[2][20] All
45   Tetsuta Nagashima[21] 14–15
  Forward Team Kalex Kalex Moto2 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri[22] All
10   Luca Marini[15] All
  JPMoto Malaysia Suter Suter MMX2 8   Efrén Vázquez[15] 1–3
69   Danny Eslick[23] 5
88   Ricard Cardús[24] 6
  Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex Kalex Moto2 11   Sandro Cortese[25] All
94   Jonas Folger[25] All
  Garage Plus Interwetten
  CarXpert Interwetten
Kalex Kalex Moto2 12   Thomas Lüthi[15] All
27   Iker Lecuona[26] 12–13, 15–18
70   Robin Mulhauser[15] All
77   Dominique Aegerter[15] 1–11, 14
  Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex Kalex Moto2 14   Ratthapark Wilairot[15] 1–7, 9–18
30   Takaaki Nakagami[15] All
  Promoto Sport TransFIORmers ??? 16   Hugo Clere[27] 18
  QMMF Racing Team Speed Up Speed Up SF16 19   Xavier Siméon[28] All
60   Julián Simón[15] All
  Leopard Racing Kalex[29] Kalex Moto2 20   Alessandro Nocco[30] 16–17
44   Miguel Oliveira[31] 1–15, 18
52   Danny Kent[32] All
  Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex Kalex Moto2 21   Franco Morbidelli[33] All
73   Álex Márquez[33] All
  Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex Kalex Moto2 22   Sam Lowes[34] All
  Speed Up Racing Speed Up Speed Up SF16 24   Simone Corsi[15] All
  Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 Tech 3 Mistral 610 32   Isaac Viñales[19] All
97   Xavi Vierge[35] All
  Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex Kalex Moto2 33   Alessandro Tonucci[15] 1–6
87   Remy Gardner[36] 7–18
  Páginas Amarillas HP 40 Kalex Kalex Moto2 40   Álex Rins[37] All
57   Edgar Pons[38] 1–2, 4, 6–18
  Team Ciatti Kalex Kalex Moto2 42   Federico Fuligni[39] 4, 6, 13, 18
  Italtrans Racing Team Kalex Kalex Moto2 54   Mattia Pasini[15] All
  Petronas Raceline Malaysia
  Petronas AHM Malaysia
Kalex Kalex Moto2 55   Hafizh Syahrin[15] All
93   Ramdan Rosli[40] 7, 16–17
  Japan-GP2 Kalex Kalex Moto2 63   Naomichi Uramoto[41] 15
  Team Taro Plus One TSR ??? 84   Taro Sekiguchi[41] 15
  NTS T.Pro Project NTS ??? 89   Alan Techer[21] 14
  Montáže Brož Racing Team Suter Suter MMX2 95   Anthony West[42] 11
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

Team changes edit

  • JiR Moto2 announced that they would withdraw from the championship at the end of the 2015 season.[43]
  • Dynavolt Intact GP expanded to enter a second bike, while Italtrans Racing downgraded to a single entry in 2016.
  • Leopard Racing returned to the Moto2 class after previously competing as Kiefer Racing from 2010 to 2012. The team competed on Kalex bikes, with Danny Kent and Miguel Oliveira as their riders.
  • AGP Racing, who were listed on the provisional entry list, withdrew from the championship due to financial problems, leaving Federico Fuligni and Remy Gardner without rides.[44]
  • IodaRacing Project SRL also withdrew from the championship.

Rider changes edit

Mid-season changes edit

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   Jonas Folger   Sam Lowes   Thomas Lüthi   Garage Plus Interwetten   Kalex Report
2   Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix   Sam Lowes   Johann Zarco   Johann Zarco   Ajo Motorsport   Kalex Report
3   Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas   Álex Rins   Sam Lowes   Álex Rins   Páginas Amarillas HP 40   Kalex Report
4   Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix   Sam Lowes   Álex Rins   Sam Lowes   Federal Oil Gresini Moto2   Kalex Report
5   French motorcycle Grand Prix   Thomas Lüthi   Álex Rins   Álex Rins   Páginas Amarillas HP 40   Kalex Report
6   Italian motorcycle Grand Prix   Sam Lowes   Thomas Lüthi   Johann Zarco   Ajo Motorsport   Kalex Report
7   Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix   Johann Zarco   Johann Zarco   Johann Zarco   Ajo Motorsport   Kalex Report
8   Dutch TT   Thomas Lüthi   Takaaki Nakagami   Takaaki Nakagami   Idemitsu Honda Team Asia   Kalex Report
9   German motorcycle Grand Prix   Takaaki Nakagami   Xavier Siméon   Johann Zarco   Ajo Motorsport   Kalex Report
10   Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix   Johann Zarco   Johann Zarco   Johann Zarco   Ajo Motorsport   Kalex Report
11   Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix   Johann Zarco   Jonas Folger   Jonas Folger   Dynavolt Intact GP   Kalex Report
12   British motorcycle Grand Prix   Sam Lowes   Thomas Lüthi   Thomas Lüthi   Garage Plus Interwetten   Kalex Report
13   San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix   Johann Zarco   Álex Rins   Lorenzo Baldassarri   Forward Team   Kalex Report
14   Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix   Sam Lowes   Franco Morbidelli   Sam Lowes   Federal Oil Gresini Moto2   Kalex Report
15   Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix   Johann Zarco   Franco Morbidelli   Thomas Lüthi   Garage Plus Interwetten   Kalex Report
16   Australian motorcycle Grand Prix   Thomas Lüthi   Franco Morbidelli   Thomas Lüthi   Garage Plus Interwetten   Kalex Report
17   Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix   Johann Zarco   Luca Marini   Johann Zarco   Ajo Motorsport   Kalex Report
18   Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix   Johann Zarco   Johann Zarco   Johann Zarco   Ajo Motorsport   Kalex 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 QAT
 
ARG
 
AME
 
SPA
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GER
 
AUT
 
CZE
 
GBR
 
RSM
 
ARA
 
JPN
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
VAL
 
Pts
1   Johann Zarco Kalex 12 1 3 5 24 1 1 2 1 1 11 22 4 8 2 12 1 1 276
2   Thomas Lüthi Kalex 1 7 7 6 3 4 5 Ret Ret 4 DNS 1 6 4 1 1 6 2 234
3   Álex Rins Kalex 8 4 1 3 1 7 2 6 Ret 3 2 7 2 6 20 Ret 14 5 214
4   Franco Morbidelli Kalex 7 25 14 4 4 8 11 3 Ret 2 8 2 5 3 3 2 2 3 213
5   Sam Lowes Kalex 9 2 2 1 6 3 6 4 Ret Ret 3 21 Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret 4 175
6   Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 14 9 15 7 5 9 3 1 11 7 Ret 3 3 5 4 5 21 6 169
7   Jonas Folger Kalex Ret 3 5 2 Ret 15 7 10 2 26 1 5 8 10 Ret 6 3 8 167
8   Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex DNS 13 23 17 17 2 14 5 5 8 16 6 1 7 Ret 4 4 14 127
9   Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 4 6 16 11 8 5 4 Ret 7 21 6 4 7 14 13 Ret 5 15 118
10   Simone Corsi Speed Up 3 20 6 Ret 2 12 Ret 7 Ret Ret 19 8 Ret 9 6 7 11 11 103
11   Mattia Pasini Kalex 16 10 17 12 16 Ret 12 19 4 13 4 9 16 12 7 Ret 23 7 72
12   Dominique Aegerter Kalex 5 5 4 8 13 10 Ret 9 10 10 17 22 71
13   Álex Márquez Kalex Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 16 18 8 Ret 6 5 25 10 2 Ret DNS 7 Ret 69
14   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 17 11 10 Ret 14 18 10 13 Ret 5 18 11 11 15 9 9 20 10 64
15   Sandro Cortese Kalex 15 Ret 12 Ret DNS 11 Ret 12 15 11 23 12 9 13 5 3 17 Ret 61
16   Axel Pons Kalex Ret 8 22 Ret 7 6 9 Ret Ret 9 Ret 10 Ret 16 Ret 8 Ret Ret 55
17   Xavier Siméon Speed Up Ret 12 8 10 11 DNS Ret 11 Ret 23 15 16 Ret 11 10 11 15 16 46
18   Julián Simón Speed Up Ret 19 9 DNS Ret 17 13 16 3 15 13 14 Ret 21 8 Ret DNS 23 40
19   Luis Salom Kalex 2 15 13 9 10 Ret DNS 37
20   Xavi Vierge Tech 3 Ret 14 20 Ret 15 Ret 20 17 Ret 16 12 13 12 17 11 10 8 12 37
21   Miguel Oliveira Kalex 11 21 Ret Ret 9 13 8 15 Ret 14 9 Ret 17 DNS DNS 13 36
22   Danny Kent Kalex 6 16 Ret Ret 19 14 Ret 14 DNS 12 7 15 Ret 29 Ret Ret 18 9 35
23   Luca Marini Kalex 10 18 Ret 16 12 Ret Ret Ret 6 17 Ret Ret 13 25 12 16 9 22 34
24   Isaac Viñales Tech 3 19 24 18 13 20 24 16 21 9 18 14 Ret Ret 28 15 DNS 10 Ret 19
25   Jesko Raffin Kalex 18 23 21 14 23 26 DNS 18 8 24 24 17 15 20 17 13 16 17 14
26   Remy Gardner Kalex 15 20 12 19 21 20 19 19 19 Ret 13 18 8
27   Anthony West Suter 10 6
28   Ratthapark Wilairot Kalex 13 17 19 Ret 21 22 Ret Ret 22 25 18 14 26 18 15 24 20 6
29   Ramdan Rosli Kalex 19 18 12 4
30   Robin Mulhauser Kalex 20 22 Ret 15 18 21 21 22 13 25 22 24 20 27 Ret 17 Ret 21 4
31   Edgar Pons Kalex Ret DNS DNS 23 17 23 14 20 20 23 Ret 24 16 14 19 19 4
32   Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 23 14 2
33   Federico Fuligni Kalex 18 20 18 Ret 0
34   Steven Odendaal Kalex 18 0
35   Alessandro Tonucci Kalex 21 27 24 19 22 25 0
36   Iker Lecuona Kalex 19 21 Ret Ret 22 24 0
37   Ricard Cardús Suter 19 0
38   Naomichi Uramoto Kalex 21 0
39   Efrén Vázquez Suter 22 26 DNS 0
40   Taro Sekiguchi TSR 22 0
41   Danny Eslick Suter 25 0
  Alessandro Nocco Kalex Ret Ret 0
  Hugo Clere TransFIORmers Ret 0
  Alan Techer NTS Ret 0
Pos Rider Bike 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

† – Rider deceased

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   Kalex 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 450
2   Speed Up 3 12 6 10 2 12 13 7 3 15 13 8 Ret 9 6 7 11 11 136
3   Tech 3 19 14 18 13 15 24 16 17 9 16 12 13 12 17 11 10 8 12 47
4   Suter 22 26 DNS 25 19 10 6
  TSR 22 0
  TransFIORmers Ret 0
  NTS Ret 0
Pos Constructor QAT
 
ARG
 
AME
 
SPA
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GER
 
AUT
 
CZE
 
GBR
 
RSM
 
ARA
 
JPN
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
VAL
 
Pts

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External links edit

  • The official website of Grand Prix motorcycle racing