2016 Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix

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Argentina  2016 Argentine Republic Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 18 races in the
2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date3 April 2016
Official nameGran Premio Motul de la República Argentina[1][2][3]
LocationAutódromo Termas de Río Hondo
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.806 km (2.986 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 1:39.411
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 1:40.243 on lap 12
Podium
First Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Second Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Third Spain Dani Pedrosa Honda
Moto2
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Time 1:43.347
Fastest lap
Rider France Johann Zarco Kalex
Time 1:44.345 on lap 23
Podium
First France Johann Zarco Kalex
Second United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Third Germany Jonas Folger Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider South Africa Brad Binder KTM
Time 1:49.767
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Joan Mir KTM
Time 1:56.365 on lap 21
Podium
First Malaysia Khairul Idham Pawi Honda
Second Spain Jorge Navarro Honda
Third South Africa Brad Binder KTM

The 2016 Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 2016 MotoGP season. It was held at the Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo in Santiago del Estero on 3 April 2016.

Classification

MotoGP

Due to tyre safety concerns, the race distance was shortened from 25 to 20 laps with a compulsory mid-race bike change.[4]

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 93 Spain Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 20 34:13.628 1 25
2 46 Italy Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 +7.679 2 20
3 26 Spain Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 20 +28.100 4 16
4 50 Republic of Ireland Eugene Laverty Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 20 +36.542 17 13
5 8 Spain Héctor Barberá Avintia Racing Ducati 20 +36.711 8 11
6 44 Spain Pol Espargaró Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 20 +37.245 10 10
7 6 Germany Stefan Bradl Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 20 +41.353 16 9
8 38 United Kingdom Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 20 +50.709 12 8
9 53 Spain Tito Rabat Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 20 +50.983 19 7
10 19 Spain Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 20 +1:01.388 20 6
11 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 20 +1:08.868 11 5
12 51 Italy Michele Pirro Octo Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 20 +1:18.987 18 4
13 4 Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 20 +1:33.419 5 3
Ret 29 Italy Andrea Iannone Ducati Team Ducati 19 Accident 6
Ret 35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Honda 19 Accident 9
Ret 25 Spain Maverick Viñales Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 17 Accident 7
Ret 45 United Kingdom Scott Redding Octo Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 15 Power Loss 14
Ret 76 France Loris Baz Avintia Racing Ducati 12 Rear Tyre Vibration 13
Ret 99 Spain Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 5 Accident 3
Ret 43 Australia Jack Miller Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 3 Accident 15
Ret 68 Colombia Yonny Hernández Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 2 Accident 21
Sources: [5][6][7]
Marc Márquez, crossing the line to win the MotoGP race.

Moto2

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 France Johann Zarco Kalex 23 40:57.806 2 25
2 22 United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex 23 +1.347 1 20
3 94 Germany Jonas Folger Kalex 23 +2.754 3 16
4 40 Spain Álex Rins Kalex 23 +6.101 11 13
5 77 Switzerland Dominique Aegerter Kalex 23 +17.384 19 11
6 55 Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 23 +17.484 12 10
7 12 Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Kalex 23 +26.411 6 9
8 49 Spain Axel Pons Kalex 23 +31.016 10 8
9 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 23 +31.403 4 7
10 54 Italy Mattia Pasini Kalex 23 +31.816 20 6
11 23 Germany Marcel Schrötter Kalex 23 +32.329 16 5
12 19 Belgium Xavier Siméon Speed Up 23 +40.968 17 4
13 7 Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 23 +47.883 9 3
14 97 Spain Xavi Vierge Tech 3 23 +56.027 23 2
15 39 Spain Luis Salom Kalex 23 +58.278 14 1
16 52 United Kingdom Danny Kent Kalex 23 +58.437 8
17 14 Thailand Ratthapark Wilairot Kalex 23 +58.615 21
18 10 Italy Luca Marini Kalex 23 +59.245 22
19 60 Spain Julián Simón Speed Up 23 +59.535 24
20 24 Italy Simone Corsi Speed Up 23 +59.878 13
21 44 Portugal Miguel Oliveira Kalex 23 +1:00.406 18
22 70 Switzerland Robin Mulhauser Kalex 23 +1:09.254 26
23 2 Switzerland Jesko Raffin Kalex 23 +1:14.825 25
24 32 Spain Isaac Viñales Tech 3 23 +1:16.792 27
25 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Kalex 23 +1:41.530 5
26 8 Spain Efrén Vázquez Suter 22 +1 lap 28
27 33 Italy Alessandro Tonucci Kalex 22 +1 lap 29
Ret 11 Germany Sandro Cortese Kalex 12 Accident 7
Ret 73 Spain Álex Márquez Kalex 1 Accident Damage 15
DNS 57 Spain Edgar Pons Kalex Illness (Hepatitis A)
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 89 Malaysia Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 21 41:35.452 7 25
2 9 Spain Jorge Navarro Honda 21 +26.170 3 20
3 41 South Africa Brad Binder KTM 21 +30.060 1 16
4 55 Italy Andrea Locatelli KTM 21 +30.339 20 13
5 36 Spain Joan Mir KTM 21 +30.506 5 11
6 76 Japan Hiroki Ono Honda 21 +30.736 11 10
7 17 United Kingdom John McPhee Peugeot 21 +32.493 28 9
8 88 Spain Jorge Martín Mahindra 21 +40.596 19 8
9 84 Czech Republic Jakub Kornfeil Honda 21 +45.667 14 7
10 23 Italy Niccolò Antonelli Honda 21 +45.893 8 6
11 7 Malaysia Adam Norrodin Honda 21 +46.173 17 5
12 58 Spain Juan Francisco Guevara KTM 21 +51.434 12 4
13 20 France Fabio Quartararo KTM 21 +57.893 9 3
14 6 Spain María Herrera KTM 21 +1:05.983 25 2
15 65 Germany Philipp Öttl KTM 21 +1:08.426 16 1
16 11 Belgium Livio Loi Honda 21 +1:10.165 10
17 33 Italy Enea Bastianini Honda 21 +1:11.664 6
18 8 Italy Nicolò Bulega KTM 21 +1:11.791 4
19 19 Argentina Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 21 +1:12.151 18
20 5 Italy Romano Fenati KTM 21 +1:12.270 2
21 10 France Alexis Masbou Peugeot 21 +1:12.382 22
22 64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder KTM 21 +1:12.522 26
23 21 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra 21 +1:18.884 24
24 98 Czech Republic Karel Hanika Mahindra 21 +1:25.115 32
25 4 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda 21 +1:31.975 23
26 95 France Jules Danilo Honda 21 +1:38.400 21
27 24 Japan Tatsuki Suzuki Mahindra 21 +1:38.784 27
28 43 Italy Stefano Valtulini Mahindra 21 +1:39.051 33
29 16 Italy Andrea Migno KTM 21 +1:44.035 15
30 40 South Africa Darryn Binder Mahindra 20 +1 lap 29
31 77 Italy Lorenzo Petrarca Mahindra 20 +1 lap 30
32 3 Italy Fabio Spiranelli Mahindra 20 +1 lap 31
Ret 44 Spain Arón Canet Honda 18 Accident 13
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

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

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

References

  1. ^ "2016 Argentinian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2016 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Termas de Río Hondo - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "Marc Marquez the victor in Argentina". Mcnews.com.au. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ^ "2016 Argentinian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. ^ "GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA · MotoGP Race Classification 2016". Motogp.com. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. ^ "OFFICIAL MOTOGP REPORT" (PDF). Resources.motogp.com. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-27.


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