2016 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

The 2016 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas was the third round of the 2016 MotoGP season. It was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on April 10, 2016.

United States  2016 Grand Prix of the Americas
Race details
Race 3 of 18 races in the
2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date10 April 2016
Official nameRed Bull Grand Prix of the Americas[1][2][3]
LocationCircuit of the Americas
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.513 km (3.426 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 2:03.188
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 2:04.682 on lap 11
Podium
First Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Second Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Third Italy Andrea Iannone Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Spain Álex Rins Kalex
Time 2:08.850
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Time 2:09.994 on lap 2
Podium
First Spain Álex Rins Kalex
Second United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Third France Johann Zarco Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Germany Philipp Öttl KTM
Time 2:18.398
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Romano Fenati KTM
Time 2:16.842 on lap 6
Podium
First Italy Romano Fenati KTM
Second Spain Jorge Navarro Honda
Third South Africa Brad Binder KTM

Classification

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MotoGP

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Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 21 43:57.945 1 25
2 99   Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 21 +6.107 2 20
3 29   Andrea Iannone Ducati Team Ducati 21 +10.947 7 16
4 25   Maverick Viñales Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 21 +18.422 4 13
5 41   Aleix Espargaró Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 21 +20.711 9 11
6 45   Scott Redding Octo Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 21 +28.961 10 10
7 44   Pol Espargaró Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 21 +32.112 13 9
8 51   Michele Pirro Octo Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 21 +32.757 17 8
9 8   Héctor Barberá Avintia Racing Ducati 21 +34.592 14 7
10 6   Stefan Bradl Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 21 +40.211 16 6
11 19   Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 21 +45.423 19 5
12 50   Eugene Laverty Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 21 +47.127 15 4
13 53   Tito Rabat Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 21 +47.426 20 3
14 68   Yonny Hernández Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 21 +51.190 18 2
15 76   Loris Baz Avintia Racing Ducati 21 +1:12.929 12 1
16 35   Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Honda 21 +1:19.252 5
17 38   Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 21 +1:28.036 11
Ret 26   Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 11 Accident Damage 8
Ret 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 6 Accident 6
Ret 46   Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 2 Accident 3
DNS 43   Jack Miller Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda Did not start
Sources:[4][5][6]
 
Marc Márquez, holding his first-place trophy on the podium after winning the MotoGP race.

Moto2

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Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 40   Álex Rins Kalex 19 41:22.174 1 25
2 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 19 +2.091 3 20
3 5   Johann Zarco Kalex 19 +7.737 2 16
4 77   Dominique Aegerter Kalex 19 +8.646 4 13
5 94   Jonas Folger Kalex 19 +8.791 7 11
6 24   Simone Corsi Speed Up 19 +11.083 8 10
7 12   Thomas Lüthi Kalex 19 +11.278 5 9
8 19   Xavier Siméon Speed Up 19 +17.933 18 8
9 60   Julián Simón Speed Up 19 +18.718 11 7
10 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 19 +19.408 13 6
11 73   Álex Márquez Kalex 19 +22.173 21 5
12 11   Sandro Cortese Kalex 19 +23.898 10 4
13 39   Luis Salom Kalex 19 +25.395 14 3
14 21   Franco Morbidelli Kalex 19 +26.883 9 2
15 30   Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 19 +27.598 6 1
16 55   Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 19 +29.341 17
17 54   Mattia Pasini Kalex 19 +30.197 19
18 32   Isaac Viñales Tech 3 19 +36.863 25
19 14   Ratthapark Wilairot Kalex 19 +38.383 24
20 97   Xavi Vierge Tech 3 19 +38.437 23
21 2   Jesko Raffin Kalex 19 +45.206 26
22 49   Axel Pons Kalex 19 +47.688 15
23 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 19 +53.873 12
24 33   Alessandro Tonucci Kalex 19 +1:11.159 28
Ret 44   Miguel Oliveira Kalex 11 Accident Damage 20
Ret 52   Danny Kent Kalex 5 Clutch 16
Ret 70   Robin Mulhauser Kalex 3 Accident 27
Ret 10   Luca Marini Kalex 3 Accident 22
DNS 8   Efrén Vázquez Suter Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3

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Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Romano Fenati KTM 18 41:14.868 5 25
2 9   Jorge Navarro Honda 18 +6.612 2 20
3 41   Brad Binder KTM 18 +10.535 12 16
4 65   Philipp Öttl KTM 18 +10.975 1 13
5 55   Andrea Locatelli KTM 18 +13.845 7 11
6 33   Enea Bastianini Honda 18 +14.123 3 10
7 44   Arón Canet Honda 18 +16.309 22 9
8 11   Livio Loi Honda 18 +21.841 10 8
9 95   Jules Danilo Honda 18 +22.004 8 7
10 8   Nicolò Bulega KTM 18 +22.351 11 6
11 84   Jakub Kornfeil Honda 18 +22.714 4 5
12 58   Juan Francisco Guevara KTM 18 +22.764 14 4
13 20   Fabio Quartararo KTM 18 +26.024 9 3
14 21   Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra 18 +28.161 18 2
15 16   Andrea Migno KTM 18 +28.259 21 1
16 10   Alexis Masbou Peugeot 18 +39.223 15
17 4   Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda 18 +39.348 31
18 19   Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 18 +39.739 24
19 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Mahindra 18 +40.160 13
20 89   Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 18 +48.107 32
21 17   John McPhee Peugeot 18 +48.334 17
22 64   Bo Bendsneyder KTM 18 +48.442 23
23 6   María Herrera KTM 18 +1:15.871 25
24 77   Lorenzo Petrarca Mahindra 18 +1:16.043 28
25 76   Hiroki Ono Honda 18 +1:19.441 16
26 3   Fabio Spiranelli Mahindra 18 +1:45.929 33
Ret 23   Niccolò Antonelli Honda 16 Accident 30
Ret 98   Karel Hanika Mahindra 11 Accident Damage 19
Ret 43   Stefano Valtulini Mahindra 9 Retirement 26
Ret 88   Jorge Martín Mahindra 7 Accident Damage 20
Ret 40   Darryn Binder Mahindra 5 Collision Damage 29
Ret 36   Joan Mir KTM 4 Collision Damage 27
Ret 7   Adam Norrodin Honda 1 Accident 6
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

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

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

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Americas MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2016 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Circuit of the Americas - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "2016 Americas MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  5. ^ "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS · MotoGP Race Classification 2016". Motogp.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. ^ "OFFICIAL MOTOGP REPORT" (PDF). Resources.motogp.com. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-27.


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2016 Argentine Grand Prix
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2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Previous race:
2015 Grand Prix of the Americas
Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas Next race:
2017 Grand Prix of the Americas