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.
The following Grands Prix took place in 2016. [18]
A provisional entry list was announced on 7 November 2015. [20] All teams used Dunlop tyres.
Round | Grand Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Winning constructor | Report |
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1 | Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix | Romano Fenati | Livio Loi | Niccolò Antonelli | Ongetta–Rivacold | Honda | Report |
2 | Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Brad Binder | Joan Mir | Khairul Idham Pawi | Honda Team Asia | Honda | Report |
3 | Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas | Philipp Öttl | Romano Fenati | Romano Fenati | Sky Racing Team VR46 | KTM | Report |
4 | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Nicolò Bulega | Brad Binder | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
5 | French motorcycle Grand Prix | Niccolò Antonelli | Arón Canet | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
6 | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Romano Fenati | Juan Francisco Guevara | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
7 | Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix | Brad Binder | Romano Fenati | Jorge Navarro | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | Report |
8 | Dutch TT | Enea Bastianini | Arón Canet | Francesco Bagnaia | Aspar Mahindra Team Moto3 | Mahindra | Report |
9 | German motorcycle Grand Prix | Enea Bastianini | Khairul Idham Pawi | Khairul Idham Pawi | Honda Team Asia | Honda | Report |
10 | Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix | Joan Mir | Philipp Öttl | Joan Mir | Leopard Racing | KTM | Report |
11 | Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Brad Binder | Brad Binder | John McPhee | Peugeot MC Saxoprint | Peugeot | Report |
12 | British motorcycle Grand Prix | Francesco Bagnaia | Nicolò Bulega | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
13 | San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix | Brad Binder | Andrea Locatelli | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
14 | Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix | Enea Bastianini | Juan Francisco Guevara | Jorge Navarro | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | Report |
15 | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Hiroki Ono [N 1] | Nicolò Bulega | Enea Bastianini | Gresini Racing Moto3 | Honda | Report |
16 | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Brad Binder | Andrea Locatelli | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
17 | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | Brad Binder | Joan Mir | Francesco Bagnaia | Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra Team | Mahindra | Report |
18 | Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix | Arón Canet | Brad Binder | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
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 |
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Bold – Pole |
Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Pos | Manufacturer |
QAT |
ARG |
AME |
SPA |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GER |
AUT |
CZE |
GBR |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | KTM | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 382 |
2 | Honda | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 350 |
3 | Mahindra | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 211 |
4 | Peugeot | 24 | 7 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 55 |
FTR Honda | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Manufacturer |
QAT |
ARG |
AME |
SPA |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GER |
AUT |
CZE |
GBR |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
Pts |
Pawi's win came in just his third appearance and was Malaysia's first ever win.
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.
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 |
A provisional entry list was announced on 7 November 2015. [20] All teams used Dunlop tyres.
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Round | Grand Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Winning constructor | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix | Romano Fenati | Livio Loi | Niccolò Antonelli | Ongetta–Rivacold | Honda | Report |
2 | Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Brad Binder | Joan Mir | Khairul Idham Pawi | Honda Team Asia | Honda | Report |
3 | Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas | Philipp Öttl | Romano Fenati | Romano Fenati | Sky Racing Team VR46 | KTM | Report |
4 | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Nicolò Bulega | Brad Binder | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
5 | French motorcycle Grand Prix | Niccolò Antonelli | Arón Canet | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
6 | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Romano Fenati | Juan Francisco Guevara | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
7 | Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix | Brad Binder | Romano Fenati | Jorge Navarro | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | Report |
8 | Dutch TT | Enea Bastianini | Arón Canet | Francesco Bagnaia | Aspar Mahindra Team Moto3 | Mahindra | Report |
9 | German motorcycle Grand Prix | Enea Bastianini | Khairul Idham Pawi | Khairul Idham Pawi | Honda Team Asia | Honda | Report |
10 | Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix | Joan Mir | Philipp Öttl | Joan Mir | Leopard Racing | KTM | Report |
11 | Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Brad Binder | Brad Binder | John McPhee | Peugeot MC Saxoprint | Peugeot | Report |
12 | British motorcycle Grand Prix | Francesco Bagnaia | Nicolò Bulega | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
13 | San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix | Brad Binder | Andrea Locatelli | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
14 | Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix | Enea Bastianini | Juan Francisco Guevara | Jorge Navarro | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | Report |
15 | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Hiroki Ono [N 1] | Nicolò Bulega | Enea Bastianini | Gresini Racing Moto3 | Honda | Report |
16 | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Brad Binder | Andrea Locatelli | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
17 | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | Brad Binder | Joan Mir | Francesco Bagnaia | Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra Team | Mahindra | Report |
18 | Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix | Arón Canet | Brad Binder | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
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 |
|
Bold – Pole |
Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Pos | Manufacturer |
QAT |
ARG |
AME |
SPA |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GER |
AUT |
CZE |
GBR |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | KTM | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 382 |
2 | Honda | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 350 |
3 | Mahindra | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 211 |
4 | Peugeot | 24 | 7 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 55 |
FTR Honda | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Manufacturer |
QAT |
ARG |
AME |
SPA |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GER |
AUT |
CZE |
GBR |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
Pts |
Pawi's win came in just his third appearance and was Malaysia's first ever win.