2016 Moto3 season

2016 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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The 2016 Moto3 season is a part of the 68th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Danny Kent is currently the reigning series champion but he is not defending his title as he joined the series' intermediate class, Moto2.

List of planned races

The following Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2016.^[1]

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[2]	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.^[1]
• Having been on the calendar since 2008, the Indianapolis round has been discontinued.^[3]

Teams and riders

A provisional entry list was announced on 7 November 2015.^[4]

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds CIP-Unicom Starker Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O 3 Fabio Spiranelli[5] 1–4 24 Tatsuki Suzuki[5] 1–4 Gresini Racing Moto3 Honda Honda NSF250RW 4 Fabio Di Giannantonio[4] 1–4 33 Enea Bastianini[4] 1–4 Sky Racing Team VR46 KTM KTM RC250GP 5 Romano Fenati[6] 1–4 8 Nicolò Bulega[6] 1–4 16 Andrea Migno[6] 1–4 MH6 Laglisse KTM KTM RC250GP 6 María Herrera[7] 1–4 Drive M7 SIC Racing Team Honda[8] Honda NSF250RW 7 Adam Norrodin[9] 1–4 84 Jakub Kornfeil[9] 1–4 Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda Honda NSF250RW 09 Jorge Navarro[10] 1–4 44 Arón Canet[10] 1–4 Peugeot MC Saxoprint Peugeot[11] Peugeot MGP3O 10 Alexis Masbou[12] 1–4 17 John McPhee[13] 1–4 RW Racing GP BV Honda Honda NSF250RW 11 Livio Loi[4] 1–4 MRW Mahindra Aspar Team Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O 12 Albert Arenas[14] 4 RBA Racing Team KTM KTM RC250GP 19 Gabriel Rodrigo[15] 1–4 58 Juan Francisco Guevara[15] 1–4 Leopard Racing KTM[16] KTM RC250GP 20 Fabio Quartararo[17] 1–4 36 Joan Mir[18] 1–4 55 Andrea Locatelli[19] 1–4 Aspar Mahindra Team Moto3 Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O 21 Francesco Bagnaia[20] 1–4 88 Jorge Martín[21] 1–4 Ongetta–Rivacold Honda Honda NSF250RW 23 Niccolò Antonelli[22] 1–4 95 Jules Danilo[4] 1–4 Procercasa - 42 Motorsport KTM KTM RC250GP 37 Davide Pizzoli[14] 4 99 Enzo Boulom[14] 4 Platinum Bay Real Estate Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O 40 Darryn Binder[4] 1–4 98 Karel Hanika[4] 1–4 Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM KTM RC250GP 41 Brad Binder[23] 1–4 64 Bo Bendsneyder[24] 1–4 3570 Team Italia Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O 43 Stefano Valtulini[4] 1–4 77 Lorenzo Petrarca[25] 1–4 Schedl GP Racing KTM KTM RC250GP 65 Philipp Öttl[4] 1–4 Honda Team Asia Honda Honda NSF250RW 76 Hiroki Ono[4] 1–4 89 Khairul Idham Pawi[4] 1–4

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning constructor	Report
1	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	Romano Fenati	Livio Loi	Niccolò Antonelli	Honda	Report
2	Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix	Brad Binder	Joan Mir	Khairul Idham Pawi	Honda	Report
3	Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas	Philipp Öttl	Romano Fenati	Romano Fenati	KTM	Report
4	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	Nicolò Bulega	Brad Binder	Brad Binder	KTM	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 Brad Binder KTM 2 3 3 1 77 2 Jorge Navarro Honda 7 2 2 4 62 3 Romano Fenati KTM 4 20 1 7 47 4 Nicolò Bulega KTM 6 18 10 2 36 5 Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra 3 23 14 3 34 6 Niccolò Antonelli Honda 1 10 Ret Ret 31 7 Enea Bastianini Honda 5 17 6 8 29 8 Jakub Kornfeil Honda 10 9 11 5 29 9 Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 22 1 20 14 27 10 Philipp Öttl KTM 9 15 4 10 27 11 Joan Mir KTM 12 5 Ret 6 25 12 Andrea Locatelli KTM 21 4 5 Ret 24 13 Jules Danilo Honda 11 26 9 9 19 14 Livio Loi Honda 8 16 8 17 16 15 Juan Francisco Guevara KTM 25 12 12 12 12 16 Hiroki Ono Honda 18 6 25 Ret 10 17 Arón Canet Honda 15 Ret 7 Ret 10 18 John McPhee Peugeot 27 7 21 Ret 9 19 Fabio Quartararo KTM 13 13 13 Ret 9 20 Jorge Martín Mahindra Ret 8 Ret Ret 8 21 Andrea Migno KTM 17 29 15 11 6 22 Adam Norrodin Honda 20 11 Ret 16 5 23 Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 19 19 18 13 3 24 María Herrera KTM 16 14 23 19 2 25 Bo Bendsneyder KTM 14 22 22 21 2 26 Tatsuki Suzuki Mahindra 28 27 19 15 1 Alexis Masbou Peugeot 24 21 16 Ret 0 Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda 26 25 17 Ret 0 Albert Arenas Mahindra 18 0 Davide Pizzoli KTM 20 0 Enzo Boulom KTM 22 0 Fabio Spiranelli Mahindra 32 32 26 23 0 Darryn Binder Mahindra 23 30 Ret Ret 0 Karel Hanika Mahindra 30 24 Ret Ret 0 Lorenzo Petrarca Mahindra 31 31 24 Ret 0 Stefano Valtulini Mahindra 29 28 Ret 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 Light blue – Rookie

Manufacturers' standings

Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	AUT	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	KTM	2	3	1	1															86
2	Honda	1	1	2	4															83
3	Mahindra	3	8	14	3															42
4	Peugeot	24	7	16	Ret															9
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