2016 Moto3 World Championship

The 2016 FIM Moto3 World Championship was a part of the 68th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Danny Kent was the reigning series champion but did not defend his title as he joined the series' intermediate class, Moto2.

Brad Binder was the 2016 Moto3 Champion.

The riders' championship title was won by Ajo Motorsport rider Brad Binder, after a second-place finish at the Aragon Grand Prix gave him an unassailable lead over his title rivals with four races remaining.[1] Binder, who finished each of the first seven races on the podium, took the championship lead after the second race in Argentina,[2] and took his first Grand Prix victory at the Spanish Grand Prix – starting from 35th on the grid.[3] With four additional wins prior to Aragon, Binder was never headed in the championship thereafter to become South Africa's third world motorcycle racing champion,[4] after Kork Ballington and Jon Ekerold.[1] Binder took two further victories before the end of the season, in Australia and Valencia, en route to an eventual championship winning margin of 142 points over his next closest competitor. Compared to Binder's seven wins, no other rider was able to take more than two, with eight fellow riders taking at least one win during the 2016 season.

A fourth-place finish in Valencia sealed the runner-up position for Gresini Racing's Enea Bastianini. Despite missing two races through injury and a slow start to the season, Bastianini then achieved six podium finishes in nine races, including his only win of the season in Japan.[5] Five riders were also in position to take third place at the finale; top Mahindra rider Francesco Bagnaia, Jorge Navarro and a trio of rookie riders also battling for Rookie of the Year honours, Nicolò Bulega, Joan Mir and Fabio Di Giannantonio. Bagnaia was taken out of the race by Gabriel Rodrigo, with a ninth-place finish for Navarro allowing him to take third position by five points. Both riders took two victories during the season; Navarro winning in Catalonia and Aragon,[4][6] with Bagnaia doing so at Assen and Malaysia, the first wins for Mahindra at Grand Prix level.[7][8] Mir and Di Giannantonio battled on-track in Valencia for the top rookie position, which ultimately went to Mir, as he finished second to Di Giannatonio's fifth position.[9] Mir won the Austrian Grand Prix,[10] one of two rookies to win during 2016.

Four other riders won races during the season; the other rookie winner Khairul Idham Pawi took two wet-weather victories in Argentina and Germany,[11] becoming the first rider from Malaysia to win at World Championship level.[12] Single race wins went to Romano Fenati in Austin,[13] before a mid-season dismissal from Valentino Rossi's team,[14] Niccolò Antonelli won the season-opening race in a photo-finish in Qatar,[15] while John McPhee took his, and Peugeot's, first Grand Prix win in wet conditions at Brno.[16] With nine wins during the campaign, KTM won their fourth Moto3 constructors' title in five years, finishing 32 points clear of Honda, with six wins. All four full-season manufacturers took at least one win.

Changes for 2016

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  • 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.[17]

Calendar

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The following Grands Prix took place in 2016.[18]

RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit
120 March ‡ Commercial Bank Grand Prix of QatarLosail International Circuit, Lusail
23 April Gran Premio Motul de la República ArgentinaAutódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
310 April Red Bull Grand Prix of the AmericasCircuit of the Americas, Austin
424 April Gran Premio Red Bull de EspañaCircuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera
58 May Monster Energy Grand Prix de FranceBugatti Circuit, Le Mans
622 May Gran Premio d'Italia TIMMugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero
75 June Gran Premi Monster Energy de CatalunyaCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
826 June Motul TT AssenTT Circuit Assen, Assen
917 July GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix DeutschlandSachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
1014 August NeroGiardini Motorrad Grand Prix von ÖsterreichRed Bull Ring, Spielberg
1121 August HJC Helmets Grand Prix České republikyBrno Circuit, Brno
124 September Octo British Grand PrixSilverstone Circuit, Silverstone
1311 September Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di RiminiMisano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
1425 September Gran Premio Movistar de AragónMotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz
1516 October Motul Grand Prix of JapanTwin Ring Motegi, Motegi
1623 October Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand PrixPhillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
1730 October Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand PrixSepang International Circuit, Sepang
1813 November Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat ValencianaCircuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
‡ = Night race

Calendar changes

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Teams and riders

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A provisional entry list was announced on 7 November 2015.[20] All teams used Dunlop tyres.

TeamConstructorMotorcycleNo.RiderRounds
CIP-Unicom StarkerMahindraMahindra MGP3O3 Fabio Spiranelli[21]1–17
24 Tatsuki Suzuki[21]All
99 Enzo Boulom[22]18
Gresini Racing Moto3HondaHonda NSF250RW4 Fabio Di Giannantonio[20]All
33 Enea Bastianini[20]1–4, 6–16, 18
71 Ayumu Sasaki[23]17
Sky Racing Team VR46KTMKTM RC250GP5 Romano Fenati[24]1–10
8 Nicolò Bulega[24]All
16 Andrea Migno[24]All
48 Lorenzo Dalla Porta[14]12–18
MH6 Laglisse
MH6 Team
KTMKTM RC250GP6 María Herrera[25]1–17
31 Raúl Fernández[22]18
Drive M7 SIC Racing TeamHonda[26]Honda NSF250RW7 Adam Norrodin[27]All
84 Jakub Kornfeil[27]All
Estrella Galicia 0,0HondaHonda NSF250RW09 Jorge Navarro[28]1–7, 9–18
44 Arón Canet[28]All
48 Lorenzo Dalla Porta[29]8
Peugeot MC Saxoprint
KRM-RZT
Peugeot[30]Peugeot MGP3O10 Alexis Masbou[31]1–9
12 Albert Arenas[32]10–18
17 John McPhee[33]1–16
38 Hafiq Azmi[34]17
63 Vicente Pérez[22]18
KTMKTM RC250GP97 Maximilian Kappler[35]9
RW Racing GPHondaHonda NSF250RW11 Livio Loi[20]All
MRW Mahindra Aspar TeamMahindraMahindra MGP3O12 Albert Arenas[36]4, 7
Aspar Mahindra Team Moto3
Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra Team
MahindraMahindra MGP3O12 Albert Arenas[37]8[a]
21 Francesco Bagnaia[38]All
88 Jorge Martín[39]All[a]
UQ & Teluru Kohara RTHondaTSR3 Honda13 Shizuka Okazaki[40]15
Suus HondaFTR HondaFTR M31614 Matt Barton[41]16
41 Planning IodaRacing JapanHondaTSR3 Honda15 Rei Sato[40]15
Motomex Team Worldwide Race
Platinum Bay Real Estate
MahindraMahindra MGP3O18 Gabriel Martínez-Ábrego[42]14
22 Danny Webb[43]8–9
40 Darryn Binder[20]All
42 Marcos Ramírez[44]10–18
98 Karel Hanika[20]1–7
RBA Racing TeamKTMKTM RC250GP19 Gabriel Rodrigo[45]All
58 Juan Francisco Guevara[45]All
Leopard RacingKTM[46]KTM RC250GP20 Fabio Quartararo[47]All
36 Joan Mir[48]All
55 Andrea Locatelli[49]All
Ongetta–RivacoldHondaHonda NSF250RW23 Niccolò Antonelli[50]All
95 Jules Danilo[20]All
GA CompetitionKTMKTM RC250GP26 Daniel Sáez[22]18
Freudenberg Racing TeamKTMKTM RC250GP27 Tim Georgi[35]9
98 Karel Hanika[51]11, 18
Procercasa - 42 MotorsportKTMKTM RC250GP37 Davide Pizzoli[36]4–7
99 Enzo Boulom[36]4–5
Red Bull KTM AjoKTMKTM RC250GP41 Brad Binder[52]All
64 Bo Bendsneyder[53]All
3570 Team ItaliaMahindraMahindra MGP3O43 Stefano Valtulini[20]All
77 Lorenzo Petrarca[54]All
Schedl GP RacingKTMKTM RC250GP48 Lorenzo Dalla Porta[55]6
65 Philipp Öttl[20]1–5, 7–18
Mahindra RacingMahindraMahindra MGP3O53 Marco Bezzecchi[56]10, 12
62 Stefano Manzi[56]10, 12–13
Minimoto PortomaggioreMahindraMahindra MGP3O71 Alex Fabbri[57]13
Honda Team AsiaHondaHonda NSF250RW76 Hiroki Ono[20]1–7, 9–18
89 Khairul Idham Pawi[20]All
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

Rider changes

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Notes
  1. ^ a b Jorge Martín competed in Friday practice sessions at Assen, before being replaced by Albert Arenas.

Results and standings

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Grands Prix

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RoundGrand PrixPole positionFastest lapWinning riderWinning teamWinning constructorReport
1 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix Romano Fenati Livio Loi Niccolò Antonelli Ongetta–Rivacold HondaReport
2 Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Brad Binder Joan Mir Khairul Idham Pawi Honda Team Asia HondaReport
3 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas Philipp Öttl Romano Fenati Romano Fenati Sky Racing Team VR46 KTMReport
4 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Nicolò Bulega Brad Binder Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Ajo KTMReport
5 French motorcycle Grand Prix Niccolò Antonelli Arón Canet Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Ajo KTMReport
6 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Romano Fenati Juan Francisco Guevara Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Ajo KTMReport
7 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Brad Binder Romano Fenati Jorge Navarro Estrella Galicia 0,0 HondaReport
8 Dutch TT Enea Bastianini Arón Canet Francesco Bagnaia Aspar Mahindra Team Moto3 MahindraReport
9 German motorcycle Grand Prix Enea Bastianini Khairul Idham Pawi Khairul Idham Pawi Honda Team Asia HondaReport
10 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix Joan Mir Philipp Öttl Joan Mir Leopard Racing KTMReport
11 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Brad Binder Brad Binder John McPhee Peugeot MC Saxoprint PeugeotReport
12 British motorcycle Grand Prix Francesco Bagnaia Nicolò Bulega Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Ajo KTMReport
13 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix Brad Binder Andrea Locatelli Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Ajo KTMReport
14 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix Enea Bastianini Juan Francisco Guevara Jorge Navarro Estrella Galicia 0,0 HondaReport
15 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Hiroki Ono[N 1] Nicolò Bulega Enea Bastianini Gresini Racing Moto3 HondaReport
16 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Brad Binder Andrea Locatelli Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Ajo KTMReport
17 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix Brad Binder Joan Mir Francesco Bagnaia Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra Team MahindraReport
18 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Arón Canet Brad Binder Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Ajo KTMReport

Riders' standings

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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 
Points252016131110987654321
PosRiderBikeQAT
ARG
AME
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
NED
GER
AUT
CZE
GBR
RSM
ARA
JPN
AUS
MAL
VAL
Pts
1 Brad BinderKTM23311121282Ret11221171319
2 Enea BastianiniHonda51768123Ret3347231Ret4177
3 Jorge NavarroHonda72243Ret17Ret10RetRet1RetRetRet9150
4 Francesco BagnaiaMahindra323143123Ret11011Ret221166Ret1Ret145
5 Joan MirKTM125Ret625788Ret189359RetRet2144
6 Fabio Di GiannantonioHonda262517Ret1729258361045Ret155134
7 Nicolò BulegaKTM6181025857Ret9954Ret3RetRet17129
8 Jakub KornfeilHonda10911591710134196155Ret13Ret27112
9 Andrea LocatelliKTM2145Ret10Ret19Ret213Ret14617Ret252096
10 Romano FenatiKTM420172Ret4418DNS93
11 Niccolò AntonelliHonda110RetRet84205DNS185DSQ111410Ret121691
12 Philipp ÖttlKTM915410Ret17111751512810414Ret885
13 Fabio QuartararoKTM131313Ret657Ret23421Ret181281241483
14 Bo BendsneyderKTM14222221161811912773Ret15181031378
15 Arón CanetHonda15Ret7Ret4Ret6Ret1521Ret877Ret3Ret1976
16 Jorge MartínMahindraRet8RetRet1814RetDNSRet6210DNS6Ret6Ret1072
17 Andrea MignoKTM17291511710183Ret251229151124RetRet363
18 Livio LoiHonda816817111616151410142013187591563
19 Khairul Idham PawiHonda221201414RetRetRet127Ret22222219Ret82562
20 Jules DaniloHonda112699Ret11Ret691611131419169Ret2658
21 Juan Francisco GuevaraKTM2512121213913RetRet12231612925RetRet650
22 John McPheePeugeot27721Ret202315166241172013RetRet48
23 Hiroki OnoHonda18625RetRet6RetRet152019920DSQ8DNS2136
24 Gabriel RodrigoKTM19191813Ret13RetRet13Ret1711Ret8RetRet7Ret31
25 Darryn BinderMahindra2330RetRetRetRet1217Ret17Ret21Ret26224101227
26 Marcos RamírezMahindra2618RetRet271776Ret19
27 Tatsuki SuzukiMahindra28271915151914Ret11Ret1325Ret211513Ret1816
28 Adam NorrodinHonda2011Ret16Ret22Ret19Ret23Ret2323231211Ret2714
29 Stefano ManziMahindra2041613
30 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKTM15181725111916Ret12
Honda10
31 María HerreraKTM161423192121Ret14DNS141926Ret282315NC7
32 Raúl FernándezKTM115
33 Hafiq AzmiPeugeot115
34 Stefano ValtuliniMahindra2928RetDNS2224Ret182028RetRet26RetRetRet13313
35 Albert ArenasMahindra18RetRet2
Peugeot22RetRet19241416Ret24
36 Lorenzo PetrarcaMahindra313124Ret24252220Ret3024282429211714282
37 Alexis MasbouPeugeot242116Ret19RetRetRet160
38 Karel HanikaMahindra3024RetRetRet20Ret0
KTM1622
39 Fabio SpiranelliMahindra3232262323Ret2121DNS29222725Ret2018DNS0
40 Maximilian KapplerKTM190
41 Matt BartonFTR Honda200
42 Davide PizzoliKTM20DNSDNSRet0
43 Tim GeorgiKTM210
44 Danny WebbMahindra22220
45 Enzo BoulomKTM22Ret0
Mahindra30
46 Vicente PérezPeugeot230
47 Marco BezzecchiMahindraRet240
48 Shizuka OkazakiHonda260
49 Daniel SáezKTM290
50 Gabriel Martínez-ÁbregoMahindra300
Ayumu SasakiHondaRet0
Alex FabbriMahindraRet0
Rei SatoHondaDNS0
PosRiderBikeQAT
ARG
AME
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
NED
GER
AUT
CZE
GBR
RSM
ARA
JPN
AUS
MAL
VAL
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
Light blue – Rookie

Constructors' standings

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Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

PosManufacturerQAT
ARG
AME
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
NED
GER
AUT
CZE
GBR
RSM
ARA
JPN
AUS
MAL
VAL
Pts
1 KTM231111232171122131382
2 Honda112432121336211324350
3 Mahindra381431231211062216664110211
4 Peugeot24716Ret1923151662211719131416112355
FTR Honda200
PosManufacturerQAT
ARG
AME
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
NED
GER
AUT
CZE
GBR
RSM
ARA
JPN
AUS
MAL
VAL
Pts

Notes

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  1. ^ Hiroki Ono, who set the fastest time in qualifying, was given a 3-place grid penalty for a riding infringement during free practice. Andrea Migno started the race from pole position, although Ono was still credited with pole position.[58]

References

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