2016 Moto2 season

2016 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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The 2016 Moto2 season is a part of the 68th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Johann Zarco will start the season as the defending World Champion, having secured his first championship title at the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix.^[1]

List of planned races

The following Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2016.^[2]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	20 March	Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar	Losail International Circuit, Doha
2	3 April	Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina	Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero
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	Le Mans Bugatti, Maine
6	22 May	Gran Premio d'Italia TIM	Mugello Circuit, Mugello
7	5 June	Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya	Circuit de 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	Grand Prix České republiky[3]	Automotodrom Brno, 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, Selangor
18	13 November	Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

Calendar changes

• The 2016 season looked set to see the return of the Austrian Grand Prix to the series' schedule after 19 years absence. The race will be held at the Red Bull Ring, which was the venue of the last Austrian Grand Prix, when the track was called A1 Ring.^[2]
• Having been on the calendar since 2008, the Indianapolis round has been discontinued.^[4]

Teams and riders

A provisional entry list was announced on 7 November 2015.^[5]

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Sports-Millions-Emwe-SAG SAG Team Kalex Kalex Moto2 2 Jesko Raffin[6] 1–3 39 Luis Salom[7] 1–3 Ajo Motorsport Kalex Kalex Moto2 5 Johann Zarco[1][8] 1–3 Forward Team Kalex Kalex Moto2 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri[9] 1–3 10 Luca Marini[5] 1–3 JPMoto Malaysia Suter Suter MMX2 8 Efrén Vázquez[5] 1–3 Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex Kalex Moto2 11 Sandro Cortese[10] 1–3 94 Jonas Folger[10] 1–3 Garage Plus Interwetten CarXpert Interwetten Kalex Kalex Moto2 12 Thomas Lüthi[5] 1–3 70 Robin Mulhauser[5] 1–3 77 Dominique Aegerter[5] 1–3 Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex Kalex Moto2 14 Ratthapark Wilairot[5] 1–3 30 Takaaki Nakagami[5] 1–3 QMMF Racing Team Speed Up Speed Up SF16 19 Xavier Siméon[11] 1–3 60 Julián Simón[5] 1–3 EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex Kalex Moto2 21 Franco Morbidelli[12] 1–3 73 Álex Márquez[12] 1–3 Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex Kalex Moto2 22 Sam Lowes[13] 1–3 AGR Team Kalex Kalex Moto2 23 Marcel Schrötter[14] 1–3 49 Axel Pons[5] 1–3 Speed Up Speed Up Speed Up SF16 24 Simone Corsi[5] 1–3 Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 Tech 3 Mistral 610 32 Isaac Viñales[14] 1–3 97 Xavi Vierge[15] 1–3 Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex Kalex Moto2 33 Alessandro Tonucci[5] 1–3 Páginas Amarillas HP 40 Kalex Kalex Moto2 40 Álex Rins[16] 1–3 57 Edgar Pons[17] 1–2 Leopard Racing Kalex[18] Kalex Moto2 44 Miguel Oliveira[19] 1–3 52 Danny Kent[20] 1–3 Italtrans Racing Team Kalex Kalex Moto2 54 Mattia Pasini[5] 1–3 Petronas Raceline Malaysia Kalex Kalex Moto2 55 Hafizh Syahrin[5] 1–3

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

Team changes

• JiR Moto2 announced that they will withdraw from the championship at the end of the 2015 season.^[21]
• Dynavolt Intact GP will expand to enter second bike, while Italtrans Racing downgrade to single entry in 2016.
• Suter also announced that they will withdraw from the championship as they only have three riders to compete the 2016 season. Despite that, JPMoto Malaysia will stay with Suter.
• Leopard Racing will return to the Moto2 class after previously competing as Kiefer Racing from 2010 to 2012. They will use Kalex bikes, with Danny Kent and Miguel Oliveira as their riders.
• AGP Racing, which was on provisional entry list, was withdrawn from the championship due to financial problems, leaving Federico Fuligni and Remy Gardner without job.^[22]
• IodaRacing Project SRL was also withdrawn from the championship.

Rider changes

• Luis Salom will leave Paginas Amarillas HP 40 at the end of the 2015 season to join Stop and Go Racing Team. His place will be taken by 2015 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship winners Edgar Pons.
• Danny Kent will return to the Moto2 class with Leopard Racing, marking his second season in Moto2 following a season with Tech 3 back in 2013.
• Franco Morbidelli will move to Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS, following Esteve Rabat's decision to join MotoGP class with Marc VDS for 2016.
• Simone Corsi leave Forward Team at the end of 2015 season to join Speed Up.
• Jonas Folger leave AGR Team to join Dynavolt Intact GP.
• Sam Lowes will replace Xavier Siméon at Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 as part of a contract-signing for a MotoGP seat with Gresini in 2017.
• Xavier Siméon will join QMMF Racing Team following his departure from Gresini.
• Mika Kallio will leave Moto2 to join KTM as a test driver for their 2017 MotoGP project.
• Miguel Oliveira will move up to the Moto2 class, becoming Danny Kent's teammate at Leopard Racing.
• Randy Krummenacher will leave Moto2 to join World Supersport Championship following JiR's withdrawal from the championship.
• After competing in the mid-half of 2015 season with Tech 3 as subtitution riders, Xavi Vierge will make full-time competition with the same team for 2016 season.
• Efrén Vázquez will move up to the Moto2 class with JPMoto Malaysia replacing Ricard Cardús, thus marking his second season in the intermediate class following a season back in 2007.
• Valentino Rossi's half-brother Luca Marini also step up to Moto2 class and join with Forward Team.
• Isaac Viñales move up to Moto2 class with Tech 3 replacing Marcel Schrotter who join to AGR Team.
• Alessandro Tonucci move up to Moto2 class with Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 replacing Louis Rossi, with the team will switch to Kalex bikes for 2016 season.
• Ratthapark Wilairot will make full-time return to Moto2 with IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia.
• Azlan Shah, which was on provisional entry list with JPMoto Malaysia, for second time was withdrawn from the championship due to financial problems.^[23]

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning constructor	Report
1	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	Jonas Folger	Sam Lowes	Thomas Lüthi	Kalex	Report
2	Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix	Sam Lowes	Johann Zarco	Johann Zarco	Kalex	Report
3	Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas	Álex Rins	Sam Lowes	Álex Rins	Kalex	Report
4	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	Sam Lowes	Álex Rins	Sam Lowes	Kalex	Report

Riders' standings

Pos Rider Bike QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Sam Lowes Kalex 9 2 2 1 72 2 Álex Rins Kalex 8 4 1 3 62 3 Johann Zarco Kalex 12 1 3 5 56 4 Thomas Lüthi Kalex 1 7 7 6 53 5 Jonas Folger Kalex Ret 3 5 2 47 6 Dominique Aegerter Kalex 5 5 4 8 43 7 Luis Salom Kalex 2 15 13 9 31 8 Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 4 6 16 11 28 9 Simone Corsi Speed Up 3 20 6 Ret 26 10 Franco Morbidelli Kalex 7 25 14 4 24 11 Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 14 9 15 7 19 12 Xavier Siméon Speed Up Ret 12 8 10 18 13 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 17 11 10 Ret 11 14 Danny Kent Kalex 6 16 Ret Ret 10 15 Mattia Pasini Kalex 16 10 17 12 10 16 Axel Pons Kalex Ret 8 22 Ret 8 17 Julián Simón Speed Up Ret 19 9 DNS 7 18 Luca Marini Kalex 10 18 Ret 16 6 19 Miguel Oliveira Kalex 11 21 Ret Ret 5 20 Álex Márquez Kalex Ret Ret 11 Ret 5 21 Sandro Cortese Kalex 15 Ret 12 Ret 5 22 Ratthapark Wilairot Kalex 13 17 19 Ret 3 23 Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex DNS 13 23 17 3 24 Isaac Viñales Tech 3 19 24 18 13 3 25 Jesko Raffin Kalex 18 23 21 14 2 26 Xavi Vierge Tech 3 Ret 14 20 Ret 2 27 Robin Mulhauser Kalex 20 22 Ret 15 1 Federico Fuligni Kalex 18 0 Alessandro Tonucci Kalex 21 27 24 19 0 Efrén Vázquez Suter 22 26 DNS 0 Edgar Pons Kalex Ret DNS DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd 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 participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Manufacturers' standings

Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	AUT	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Kalex	1	1	1	1															100
2	Speed Up	3	12	6	10															36
3	Tech 3	19	14	18	13															5
	Suter	22	26	DNS																0
Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	AUT	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts

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External links

• The official website of Grand Prix motorcycle racing