2016 Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix

2016 Argentine Republic Grand PrixRace details

Race 2 of 18 races in the
2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date| 3 April 2016
Official name| Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina[1][2][3]
Location| Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo
Course|

* Permanent racing facility
* 4.806 km (2.986 mi)

MotoGP
| Pole position

Rider|  Marc Márquez|  Honda
Time|  1:39.411|
Fastest lap
Rider|  Marc Márquez|  Honda
Time|  1:40.243 on lap 12|
Podium
First|  Marc Márquez|  Honda
Second|  Valentino Rossi|  Yamaha
Third|  Dani Pedrosa|  Honda
Moto2
| Pole position

Rider|  Sam Lowes|  Kalex
Time|  1:43.347|
Fastest lap
Rider|  Johann Zarco|  Kalex
Time|  1:44.345 on lap 23|
Podium
First|  Johann Zarco|  Kalex
Second|  Sam Lowes|  Kalex
Third|  Jonas Folger|  Kalex
Moto3
| Pole position

Rider|  Brad Binder|  KTM
Time|  1:49.767|
Fastest lap
Rider|  Joan Mir|  KTM
Time|  1:56.365 on lap 21|
Podium
First|  Khairul Idham Pawi|  Honda
Second|  Jorge Navarro|  Honda
Third|  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[edit]

### MotoGP[edit]

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

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1  | 93  |  Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 20  | 34:13.628  | 1  | 25
2  | 46  |  Valentino Rossi | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 20  | +7.679  | 2  | 20
3  | 26  |  Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 20  | +28.100  | 4  | 16
4  | 50  |  Eugene Laverty | Aspar Team MotoGP | Ducati | 20  | +36.542  | 17  | 13
5  | 8  |  Héctor Barberá | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 20  | +36.711  | 8  | 11
6  | 44  |  Pol Espargaró | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 20  | +37.245  | 10  | 10
7  | 6  |  Stefan Bradl | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 20  | +41.353  | 16  | 9
8  | 38  |  Bradley Smith | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 20  | +50.709  | 12  | 8
9  | 53  |  Tito Rabat | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 20  | +50.983  | 19  | 7
10  | 19  |  Álvaro Bautista | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 20  | +1:01.388  | 20  | 6
11  | 41  |  Aleix Espargaró | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 20  | +1:08.868  | 11  | 5
12  | 51  |  Michele Pirro | Octo Pramac Yakhnich | Ducati | 20  | +1:18.987  | 18  | 4
13  | 4  |  Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati Team | Ducati | 20  | +1:33.419  | 5  | 3
Ret  | 29  |  Andrea Iannone | Ducati Team  | Ducati | 19  | Accident  | 6  |
Ret  | 35  |  Cal Crutchlow | LCR Honda  | Honda | 19  | Accident  | 9  |
Ret  | 25  |  Maverick Viñales | Team Suzuki Ecstar  | Suzuki | 17  | Accident  | 7  |
Ret  | 45  |  Scott Redding | Octo Pramac Yakhnich  | Ducati | 15  | Power Loss  | 14  |
Ret  | 76  |  Loris Baz | Avintia Racing  | Ducati | 12  | Rear Tyre Vibration  | 13  |
Ret  | 99  |  Jorge Lorenzo | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP  | Yamaha | 5  | Accident  | 3  |
Ret  | 43  |  Jack Miller | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS  | Honda | 3  | Accident  | 15  |
Ret  | 68  |  Yonny Hernández | Aspar Team MotoGP  | Ducati | 2  | Accident  | 21  |
Sources: [5][6][7]
Marc Márquez, crossing the line to win the MotoGP race.

### Moto2[edit]

Pos.  | No.  | Rider  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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1  | 5  |  Johann Zarco | Kalex | 23  | 40:57.806  | 2  | 25
2  | 22  |  Sam Lowes | Kalex | 23  | +1.347  | 1  | 20
3  | 94  |  Jonas Folger | Kalex | 23  | +2.754  | 3  | 16
4  | 40  |  Álex Rins | Kalex | 23  | +6.101  | 11  | 13
5  | 77  |  Dominique Aegerter | Kalex | 23  | +17.384  | 19  | 11
6  | 55  |  Hafizh Syahrin | Kalex | 23  | +17.484  | 12  | 10
7  | 12  |  Thomas Lüthi | Kalex | 23  | +26.411  | 6  | 9
8  | 49  |  Axel Pons | Kalex | 23  | +31.016  | 10  | 8
9  | 30  |  Takaaki Nakagami | Kalex | 23  | +31.403  | 4  | 7
10  | 54  |  Mattia Pasini | Kalex | 23  | +31.816  | 20  | 6
11  | 23  |  Marcel Schrötter | Kalex | 23  | +32.329  | 16  | 5
12  | 19  |  Xavier Siméon | Speed Up | 23  | +40.968  | 17  | 4
13  | 7  |  Lorenzo Baldassarri | Kalex | 23  | +47.883  | 9  | 3
14  | 97  |  Xavi Vierge | Tech 3 | 23  | +56.027  | 23  | 2
15  | 39  |  Luis Salom | Kalex | 23  | +58.278  | 14  | 1
16  | 52  |  Danny Kent | Kalex | 23  | +58.437  | 8  |
17  | 14  |  Ratthapark Wilairot | Kalex | 23  | +58.615  | 21  |
18  | 10  |  Luca Marini | Kalex | 23  | +59.245  | 22  |
19  | 60  |  Julián Simón | Speed Up | 23  | +59.535  | 24  |
20  | 24  |  Simone Corsi | Speed Up | 23  | +59.878  | 13  |
21  | 44  |  Miguel Oliveira | Kalex | 23  | +1:00.406  | 18  |
22  | 70  |  Robin Mulhauser | Kalex | 23  | +1:09.254  | 26  |
23  | 2  |  Jesko Raffin | Kalex | 23  | +1:14.825  | 25  |
24  | 32  |  Isaac Viñales | Tech 3 | 23  | +1:16.792  | 27  |
25  | 21  |  Franco Morbidelli | Kalex | 23  | +1:41.530  | 5  |
26  | 8  |  Efrén Vázquez | Suter | 22  | +1 lap  | 28  |
27  | 33  |  Alessandro Tonucci | Kalex | 22  | +1 lap  | 29  |
Ret  | 11  |  Sandro Cortese | Kalex | 12  | Accident  | 7  |
Ret  | 73  |  Álex Márquez | Kalex | 1  | Accident Damage  | 15  |
DNS  | 57  |  Edgar Pons | Kalex |  | Illness (Hepatitis A)  |  |
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

### Moto3[edit]

Pos.  | No.  | Rider  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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1  | 89  |  Khairul Idham Pawi | Honda | 21  | 41:35.452  | 7  | 25
2  | 9  |  Jorge Navarro | Honda | 21  | +26.170  | 3  | 20
3  | 41  |  Brad Binder | KTM | 21  | +30.060  | 1  | 16
4  | 55  |  Andrea Locatelli | KTM | 21  | +30.339  | 20  | 13
5  | 36  |  Joan Mir | KTM | 21  | +30.506  | 5  | 11
6  | 76  |  Hiroki Ono | Honda | 21  | +30.736  | 11  | 10
7  | 17  |  John McPhee | Peugeot | 21  | +32.493  | 28  | 9
8  | 88  |  Jorge Martín | Mahindra | 21  | +40.596  | 19  | 8
9  | 84  |  Jakub Kornfeil | Honda | 21  | +45.667  | 14  | 7
10  | 23  |  Niccolò Antonelli | Honda | 21  | +45.893  | 8  | 6
11  | 7  |  Adam Norrodin | Honda | 21  | +46.173  | 17  | 5
12  | 58  |  Juan Francisco Guevara | KTM | 21  | +51.434  | 12  | 4
13  | 20  |  Fabio Quartararo | KTM | 21  | +57.893  | 9  | 3
14  | 6  |  María Herrera | KTM | 21  | +1:05.983  | 25  | 2
15  | 65  |  Philipp Öttl | KTM | 21  | +1:08.426  | 16  | 1
16  | 11  |  Livio Loi | Honda | 21  | +1:10.165  | 10  |
17  | 33  |  Enea Bastianini | Honda | 21  | +1:11.664  | 6  |
18  | 8  |  Nicolò Bulega | KTM | 21  | +1:11.791  | 4  |
19  | 19  |  Gabriel Rodrigo | KTM | 21  | +1:12.151  | 18  |
20  | 5  |  Romano Fenati | KTM | 21  | +1:12.270  | 2  |
21  | 10  |  Alexis Masbou | Peugeot | 21  | +1:12.382  | 22  |
22  | 64  |  Bo Bendsneyder | KTM | 21  | +1:12.522  | 26  |
23  | 21  |  Francesco Bagnaia | Mahindra | 21  | +1:18.884  | 24  |
24  | 98  |  Karel Hanika | Mahindra | 21  | +1:25.115  | 32  |
25  | 4  |  Fabio Di Giannantonio | Honda | 21  | +1:31.975  | 23  |
26  | 95  |  Jules Danilo | Honda | 21  | +1:38.400  | 21  |
27  | 24  |  Tatsuki Suzuki | Mahindra | 21  | +1:38.784  | 27  |
28  | 43  |  Stefano Valtulini | Mahindra | 21  | +1:39.051  | 33  |
29  | 16  |  Andrea Migno | KTM | 21  | +1:44.035  | 15  |
30  | 40  |  Darryn Binder | Mahindra | 20  | +1 lap  | 29  |
31  | 77  |  Lorenzo Petrarca | Mahindra | 20  | +1 lap  | 30  |
32  | 3  |  Fabio Spiranelli | Mahindra | 20  | +1 lap  | 31  |
Ret  | 44  |  Arón Canet | Honda | 18  | Accident  | 13  |
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

## Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)[edit]

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

Riders' Championship standings
| Pos. | Rider  | Points

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1  |  Marc Marquez | 41
2  |  Valentino Rossi | 33
3  |  Dani Pedrosa | 27
4  |  Jorge Lorenzo | 25
5  |  Andrea Dovizioso | 23

Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos. | Constructor  | Points

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1  |  Yamaha | 45
2  |  Honda | 41
3  |  Ducati | 33
4  |  Suzuki | 15
5  |  Aprilia | 12

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

## References[edit]

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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