Brad Binder was the 2016 Moto3 Champion.
The 2016 FIM Moto3 World Championship was a part of the 68th
F.I.M.
Road Racing World Championship season.
Danny Kent was the reigning series champion but did not defend his title as he joined the series' intermediate class,
Moto2 .
The riders' championship title was won by
Ajo Motorsport rider
Brad Binder , after a second-place finish at the
Aragon Grand Prix gave him an unassailable lead over his title rivals with four races remaining.
[1] Binder, who finished each of the first seven races on the podium, took the championship lead after the second race in
Argentina ,
[2] and took his first Grand Prix victory at the
Spanish Grand Prix – starting from 35th on the grid.
[3] With four additional wins prior to Aragon, Binder was never headed in the championship thereafter to become South Africa's third world motorcycle racing champion,
[4] after
Kork Ballington and
Jon Ekerold .
[1] Binder took two further victories before the end of the season, in
Australia and
Valencia , en route to an eventual championship winning margin of 142 points over his next closest competitor. Compared to Binder's seven wins, no other rider was able to take more than two, with eight fellow riders taking at least one win during the 2016 season.
A fourth-place finish in Valencia sealed the runner-up position for
Gresini Racing 's
Enea Bastianini . Despite missing two races through injury and a slow start to the season, Bastianini then achieved six podium finishes in nine races, including his only win of the season in
Japan .
[5] Five riders were also in position to take third place at the finale; top
Mahindra rider
Francesco Bagnaia ,
Jorge Navarro and a trio of rookie riders also battling for Rookie of the Year honours,
Nicolò Bulega ,
Joan Mir and
Fabio Di Giannantonio . Bagnaia was taken out of the race by
Gabriel Rodrigo , with a ninth-place finish for Navarro allowing him to take third position by five points. Both riders took two victories during the season; Navarro winning in
Catalonia and Aragon,
[4]
[6] with Bagnaia doing so at
Assen and
Malaysia , the first wins for Mahindra at Grand Prix level.
[7]
[8] Mir and Di Giannantonio battled on-track in Valencia for the top rookie position, which ultimately went to Mir, as he finished second to Di Giannatonio's fifth position.
[9] Mir won the
Austrian Grand Prix ,
[10] one of two rookies to win during 2016.
Four other riders won races during the season; the other rookie winner
Khairul Idham Pawi took two wet-weather victories in
Argentina and
Germany ,
[11] becoming the first rider from Malaysia to win at World Championship level.
[12] Single race wins went to
Romano Fenati in
Austin ,
[13] before a mid-season dismissal from
Valentino Rossi 's team,
[14]
Niccolò Antonelli won the season-opening race in a photo-finish in
Qatar ,
[15] while
John McPhee took his, and
Peugeot 's, first Grand Prix win in wet conditions at
Brno .
[16] With nine wins during the campaign,
KTM won their fourth Moto3 constructors' title in five years, finishing 32 points clear of
Honda , with six wins. All four full-season manufacturers took at least one win.
Changes for 2016
French oil and gas giants company
Total was selected to become official fuel supplier of Moto2 and Moto3 beginning from 2016 onwards, replacing
Eni after five seasons as a fuel supplier of Moto2 and Moto3.
[17]
Calendar
The following Grands Prix took place in 2016.
[18]
Round
Date
Grand Prix
Circuit
1
20 March ‡
Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar
Losail International Circuit ,
Lusail
2
3 April
Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina
Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo ,
Termas de Río Hondo
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
Bugatti Circuit ,
Le Mans
6
22 May
Gran Premio d'Italia TIM
Mugello Circuit ,
Scarperia e San Piero
7
5 June
Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya
Circuit de Barcelona-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
HJC Helmets Grand Prix České republiky
Brno Circuit ,
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 ,
Sepang
18
13 November
Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana
Circuit Ricardo Tormo ,
Valencia
‡ = Night race
Calendar changes
Teams and riders
A provisional entry list was announced on 7 November 2015.
[20] All teams used
Dunlop tyres.
Team
Constructor
Motorcycle
Rider
Rounds
CIP-Unicom Starker
Mahindra
Mahindra MGP3O
3
Fabio Spiranelli
[21]
1–17
24
Tatsuki Suzuki
[21]
All
99
Enzo Boulom
[22]
18
Gresini Racing Moto3
Honda
Honda NSF250RW
4
Fabio Di Giannantonio
[20]
All
33
Enea Bastianini
[20]
1–4, 6–16, 18
71
Ayumu Sasaki
[23]
17
Sky Racing Team VR46
KTM
KTM RC250GP
5
Romano Fenati
[24]
1–10
8
Nicolò Bulega
[24]
All
16
Andrea Migno
[24]
All
48
Lorenzo Dalla Porta
[14]
12–18
MH6 Laglisse
MH6 Team
KTM
KTM RC250GP
6
María Herrera
[25]
1–17
31
Raúl Fernández
[22]
18
Drive M7 SIC Racing Team
Honda
[26]
Honda NSF250RW
7
Adam Norrodin
[27]
All
84
Jakub Kornfeil
[27]
All
Estrella Galicia 0,0
Honda
Honda NSF250RW
09
Jorge Navarro
[28]
1–7, 9–18
44
Arón Canet
[28]
All
48
Lorenzo Dalla Porta
[29]
8
Peugeot MC Saxoprint
KRM-RZT
Peugeot
[30]
Peugeot MGP3O
10
Alexis Masbou
[31]
1–9
12
Albert Arenas
[32]
10–18
17
John McPhee
[33]
1–16
38
Hafiq Azmi
[34]
17
63
Vicente Pérez
[22]
18
KTM
KTM RC250GP
97
Maximilian Kappler
[35]
9
RW Racing GP
Honda
Honda NSF250RW
11
Livio Loi
[20]
All
MRW Mahindra Aspar Team
Mahindra
Mahindra MGP3O
12
Albert Arenas
[36]
4, 7
Aspar Mahindra Team Moto3
Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra Team
Mahindra
Mahindra MGP3O
12
Albert Arenas
[37]
8
[a]
21
Francesco Bagnaia
[38]
All
88
Jorge Martín
[39]
All
[a]
UQ & Teluru Kohara RT
Honda
TSR3 Honda
13
Shizuka Okazaki
[40]
15
Suus Honda
FTR
Honda
FTR M316
14
Matt Barton
[41]
16
41 Planning IodaRacing Japan
Honda
TSR3 Honda
15
Rei Sato
[40]
15
Motomex Team Worldwide Race
Platinum Bay Real Estate
Mahindra
Mahindra MGP3O
18
Gabriel Martínez-Ábrego
[42]
14
22
Danny Webb
[43]
8–9
40
Darryn Binder
[20]
All
42
Marcos Ramírez
[44]
10–18
98
Karel Hanika
[20]
1–7
RBA Racing Team
KTM
KTM RC250GP
19
Gabriel Rodrigo
[45]
All
58
Juan Francisco Guevara
[45]
All
Leopard Racing
KTM
[46]
KTM RC250GP
20
Fabio Quartararo
[47]
All
36
Joan Mir
[48]
All
55
Andrea Locatelli
[49]
All
Ongetta–Rivacold
Honda
Honda NSF250RW
23
Niccolò Antonelli
[50]
All
95
Jules Danilo
[20]
All
GA Competition
KTM
KTM RC250GP
26
Daniel Sáez
[22]
18
Freudenberg Racing Team
KTM
KTM RC250GP
27
Tim Georgi
[35]
9
98
Karel Hanika
[51]
11, 18
Procercasa - 42 Motorsport
KTM
KTM RC250GP
37
Davide Pizzoli
[36]
4–7
99
Enzo Boulom
[36]
4–5
Red Bull KTM Ajo
KTM
KTM RC250GP
41
Brad Binder
[52]
All
64
Bo Bendsneyder
[53]
All
3570 Team Italia
Mahindra
Mahindra MGP3O
43
Stefano Valtulini
[20]
All
77
Lorenzo Petrarca
[54]
All
Schedl GP Racing
KTM
KTM RC250GP
48
Lorenzo Dalla Porta
[55]
6
65
Philipp Öttl
[20]
1–5, 7–18
Mahindra Racing
Mahindra
Mahindra MGP3O
53
Marco Bezzecchi
[56]
10, 12
62
Stefano Manzi
[56]
10, 12–13
Minimoto Portomaggiore
Mahindra
Mahindra MGP3O
71
Alex Fabbri
[57]
13
Honda Team Asia
Honda
Honda NSF250RW
76
Hiroki Ono
[20]
1–7, 9–18
89
Khairul Idham Pawi
[20]
All
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider
Rider changes
Joan Mir ,
Andrea Locatelli , and
Fabio Quartararo joined
Leopard Racing , filling seat vacated by
Danny Kent and
Efrén Vázquez who moved up to Moto2 and
Hiroki Ono joining Honda Team Asia.
2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion,
Bo Bendsneyder made his Moto3 debut with
Red Bull KTM Ajo , filling the seat vacated by
Miguel Oliveira who moved up to Moto2.
Karel Hanika rode for Platinum Bay Real Estate, replacing
Alessandro Tonucci moves to Moto2. After Catalan GP, Hanika left and replaced by
Danny Webb for 2 rounds. Later, replaced by
Marcos Ramírez for the rest of season.
Fabio Spiranelli made his Moto3 debut, joining CIP. Replacing
Remy Gardner who moved up to Moto2.
Fabio Di Giannantonio made his Moto3 debut, joining
Gresini Racing after riding for them as a replacement for Andrea Locatelli in the 2015 Valencia GP.
After 2015 season as wildcard in Valencia,
Nicolò Bulega made his Moto3 debut, joining
Sky Racing Team VR46 .
Adam Norrodin rode for
SIC Racing Team , replacing
Zulfahmi Khairuddin .
Arón Canet made his Moto3 debut, joining
Estrella Galicia 0,0 .
Juan Francisco Guevara joined RBA Racing Team, replacing both
Isaac Viñales moved to Moto2 and
Ana Carrasco left the team.
Khairul Idham Pawi made his Moto3 debut, joining Honda Team Asia.
Both
Stefano Valtulini and
Lorenzo Petrarca rode for 3570 Team Italia, filling seat vacated by both
Stefano Manzi and
Manuel Pagliani .
Notes
^
a
b Jorge Martín competed in Friday practice sessions at Assen, before being replaced by Albert Arenas.
Results and standings
Grands Prix
Riders' standings
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
Points
25
20
16
13
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third 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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap Light blue – Rookie
Constructors' standings
Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Notes
^
Hiroki Ono , who set the fastest time in qualifying, was given a 3-place grid penalty for a riding infringement during free practice.
Andrea Migno started the race from pole position, although Ono was still credited with pole position.
[58]
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