The 2016 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventeenth round of the 2016 MotoGP season. It was held at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on 30 October 2016.
Classification MotoGP
The race, originally scheduled for 20 laps, was shortened to 19 laps after the start was delayed by 20 minutes due to torrential rain.
Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 19 42:27.333 1 25 2 46 Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 19 +3.115 2 20 3 99 Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 19 +11.924 3 16 4 8 Héctor Barberá Avintia Racing Ducati 19 +19.916 12 13 5 76 Loris Baz Avintia Racing Ducati 19 +21.353 10 11 6 25 Maverick Viñales Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 19 +22.932 8 10 7 19 Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 19 +25.829 9 9 8 43 Jack Miller Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 19 +32.746 14 8 9 44 Pol Espargaró Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 19 +33.704 11 7 10 9 Danilo Petrucci Octo Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 19 +34.280 15 6 11 93 Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 19 +36.480 4 5 12 50 Eugene Laverty Pull & Bear Aspar Team Ducati 19 +36.638 19 4 13 41 Aleix Espargaró Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 19 +36.897 7 3 14 38 Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 19 +45.609 13 2 15 45 Scott Redding Octo Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 19 +49.779 18 1 16 7 Hiroshi Aoyama Repsol Honda Team Honda 19 +52.665 17 17 6 Stefan Bradl Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 19 +52.784 16 18 53 Tito Rabat Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 19 +54.891 21 Ret 29 Andrea Iannone Ducati Team Ducati 12 Accident 6 Ret 35 Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Honda 11 Accident 5 Ret 68 Yonny Hernández Pull & Bear Aspar Team Ducati 11 Front Tyre Wear 20 Sources:
Moto2 race report In the Moto2 class, Johann Zarco successfully defended the Moto2 title, thus becoming the first Moto2 rider to win two Moto2 title and the first since Jorge Lorenzo in 2007 to win a back-to-back intermediate class title.
Moto2 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Johann Zarco Kalex 19 45:51.036 1 25 2 21 Franco Morbidelli Kalex 19 +3.256 2 20 3 94 Jonas Folger Kalex 19 +3.689 4 16 4 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 19 +21.428 6 13 5 55 Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 19 +24.700 14 11 6 12 Thomas Lüthi Kalex 19 +26.184 5 10 7 73 Álex Márquez Kalex 19 +28.177 21 9 8 97 Xavi Vierge Tech 3 19 +28.855 25 8 9 10 Luca Marini Kalex 19 +29.247 11 7 10 32 Isaac Viñales Tech 3 19 +29.969 19 6 11 24 Simone Corsi Speed Up 19 +30.866 10 5 12 93 Ramdan Rosli Kalex 19 +31.260 12 4 13 87 Remy Gardner Kalex 19 +31.793 9 3 14 40 Álex Rins Kalex 19 +34.697 23 2 15 19 Xavier Siméon Speed Up 19 +46.669 7 1 16 2 Jesko Raffin Kalex 19 +49.126 27 17 11 Sandro Cortese Kalex 19 +49.293 15 18 52 Danny Kent Kalex 19 +51.610 24 19 57 Edgar Pons Kalex 19 +54.949 18 20 23 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 19 +55.461 22 21 30 Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 19 +1:08.613 20 22 27 Iker Lecuona Kalex 19 +1:16.574 17 23 54 Mattia Pasini Kalex 19 +1:25.838 8 24 14 Ratthapark Wilairot Kalex 19 +2:01.635 26 Ret 20 Alessandro Nocco Kalex 12 Accident Damage 16 Ret 70 Robin Mulhauser Kalex 5 Rear Tyre 28 Ret 49 Axel Pons Kalex 1 Accident 3 Ret 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 1 Accident 13 WD 60 Julián Simón Speed Up Withdrew OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT
Julian Simon withdrew from the event after suffering a broken vertebrae in a crash during Friday free practice.
Moto3
The race, originally scheduled for 18 laps, was red-flagged on lap 15 after Maria Herrera crashed into the back of Livio Loi in Turn 15. Since two thirds of the original distance required to award full points was completed, the race was not restarted. Maria Herrera was not classified in the final results since she failed to recover her bike into pit-lane within five minutes of the race being red-flagged (as required by the rules).
Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 21 Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra 13 29:29.351 3 25 2 84 Jakub Kornfeil Honda 13 +7.108 15 20 3 64 Bo Bendsneyder KTM 13 +7.253 7 16 4 20 Fabio Quartararo KTM 13 +8.469 9 13 5 55 Andrea Locatelli KTM 13 +12.414 11 11 6 42 Marcos Ramírez Mahindra 13 +12.706 27 10 7 19 Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 13 +13.387 5 9 8 89 Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 13 +13.506 20 8 9 11 Livio Loi Honda 13 +14.445 23 7 10 40 Darryn Binder Mahindra 13 +38.777 30 6 11 38 Hafiq Azmi Peugeot 13 +45.827 22 5 12 23 Niccolò Antonelli Honda 13 +48.899 6 4 13 43 Stefano Valtulini Mahindra 13 +49.648 29 3 14 77 Lorenzo Petrarca Mahindra 13 +49.842 28 2 15 4 Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda 13 +1:15.163 19 1 16 48 Lorenzo Dalla Porta KTM 12 +1 lap 4 17 41 Brad Binder KTM 10 +3 laps 1 NC 6 María Herrera KTM 13 +13.793 31 Ret 95 Jules Danilo Honda 6 Accident 24 Ret 9 Jorge Navarro Honda 5 Accident Damage 2 Ret 12 Albert Arenas Peugeot 3 Accident 26 Ret 36 Joan Mir KTM 2 Accident 14 Ret 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Mahindra 2 Accident 16 Ret 16 Andrea Migno KTM 2 Accident Damage 25 Ret 8 Nicolò Bulega KTM 1 Accident Damage 13 Ret 88 Jorge Martín Mahindra 0 Accident 8 Ret 44 Arón Canet Honda 0 Collision 10 Ret 65 Philipp Öttl KTM 0 Collision 12 Ret 58 Juan Francisco Guevara KTM 0 Collision 17 Ret 7 Adam Norrodin Honda 0 Collision 18 Ret 71 Ayumu Sasaki Honda 0 Collision 21 DNS 76 Hiroki Ono Honda Did not start DNS 3 Fabio Spiranelli Mahindra Did not start OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT
Hiroki Ono withdrew from the event following a concussion suffered in a crash during qualifying. Fabio Spiranelli was injured in a scooter crash during a track familiarisation run on Thursday prior to the race and withdrew from the event after the opening Friday practice session.
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP) Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round seventeen has concluded.
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Marc Marquez 278 2 Valentino Rossi 236 3 Jorge Lorenzo 208 4 Maverick Vinales 191 5 Andrea Dovizioso 162
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Honda 349 2 Yamaha 328 3 Ducati 245 4 Suzuki 197 5 Aprilia 95
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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