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 MotoGP Due to tyre safety concerns, the race distance was shortened from 25 to 20 laps with a compulsory mid-race bike change.
Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 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:
Moto2 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 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 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 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) Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round two has concluded.
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Marc Marquez 41 2 Valentino Rossi 33 3 Dani Pedrosa 27 4 Jorge Lorenzo 25 5 Andrea Dovizioso 23
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 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.
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