2016 MXGP of Qatar
The 2016 MXGP of Qatar will be the first round of the 2016 FIM Motocross World Championship season.[1]It will be held at the Losail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar on 26-27 February 2016 and will include the first rounds of the 2016 MXGP and MX2 world championships, along with the first round of the 2016 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship.[2] Romain Febvre will start the event as the reigning MXGP world champion, after taking his first title in 2015.
Entry Lists
The entry lists for the 2016 MXGP of Qatar were announced on 12 January 2016.[3] [4]
Entry List
1 Ken De Dycker will not ride due to a broken femur sustained in pre-season training.[6] 2 Matiss Karro will not ride due to a torn left ACL sustained in a pre-season race.[7] 3 Jordi Tixier will not ride due to an operation needed on his already injured wrist.[8] 4 Rui Gonçalves will not ride due to a serious finger injury picked up at a pre-season race.[9] |
1 Julien Lieber will not ride due to ongoing hip problems.[10] 2 Alvin Östlund will make his grand prix debut to replace Lieber.[11] |
- WMX Entry List
| No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Kiara Fontanesi
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MX Fontaracing | Yamaha |
| 9 |  Virginie Germond
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Suzuki | |
| 25 |  Stacey Fisher
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KTM | |
| 32 | Elaine MacEachern
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KTM | |
| 44 |  Natalie Kane
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BRT Racing Team | KTM |
| 45 |  Gwenda Haans
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Husqvarna | |
| 52 |  Justine Charroux
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Yamaha | |
| 67 | Britt van der Werff
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Suzuki | |
| 85 | Nancy van der Ven
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Yamaha | |
| 111 |  Anne Borchers
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Suzuki | |
| 114 | Livia Lancelot
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Team One One Four | Kawasaki |
| 116 | Francesca Nocera
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Suzuki | |
| 151 |  Courtney Duncan
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Yamaha | |
| 174 | Giorgia Giudici
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NewHolland 8biano Massignani Husqvarna | Husqvarna |
| 188 | Shana van der Vlist
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Yamaha | |
| 193 | Kimberley Braam
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Kawasaki | |
| 274 |  Amandine Verstappen
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Motocross Marketing KTM | KTM |
| 386 | Lianne Muilwijk
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Honda | |
| 555 |  Emelie Dahl
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Yamaha | |
| 811 |  Genette Vaage
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CEC Scandinavian Sports | KTM |
| 991 |  Liubov Leonteva
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Yamaha |
MXGP
MXGP Practice Times
1 Clement Desalle is riding the grand prix with a broken arm that he sustained at a pre-season race.[13]
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MXGP Qualifying Race
| Position | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 777 | Evgeny Bobryshev
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Honda | 13 | |
| 2 | 243 |  Tim Gajser
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Honda | 13 | +1.814 |
| 3 | 461 | Romain Febvre
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Yamaha | 13 | +6.734 |
| 4 | 222 | Tony Cairoli
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KTM | 13 | +16.642 |
| 5 | 259 | Glenn Coldenhoff
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KTM | 13 | +19.578 |
| 6 | 21 | Gautier Paulin
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Honda | 13 | +24.719 |
| 7 | 12 | Max Nagl
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Husqvarna | 13 | +26.985 |
| 8 | 24 | Shaun Simpson
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KTM | 13 | +28.083 |
| 9 | 100 | Tommy Searle
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Kawasaki | 13 | +29.186 |
| 10 | 22 | Kevin Strijbos
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Suzuki | 13 | +30.329 |
| 11 | 89 | Jeremy van Horebeek
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Yamaha | 13 | +39.504 |
| 12 | 92 | Valentin Guillod
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Yamaha | 13 | +40.586 |
| 13 | 17 |  Jose Butron
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KTM | 13 | +43.419 |
| 14 | 77 | Alessandro Lupino
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Honda | 13 | +59.196 |
| 15 | 7 |  Tanel Leok
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KTM | 13 | +1:00.165 |
| 16 | 32 | Milko Potisek
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Yamaha | 13 | +1:08.852 |
| 17 | 8 | Ben Townley
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Suzuki | 13 | +1:25.015 |
| 18 | 23 | Christophe Charlier
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Husqvarna | 13 | +1:31.096 |
| 19 | 31 | Alex Snow
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Yamaha | 13 | +1:34.825 |
| 20 | 400 |  Kei Yamamoto
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Honda | 13 | +1:55.131 |
| 25 | Clement Desalle
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Kawasaki | 2 |
MXGP Races
1 2015 MX2 world champion Tim Gajser won his first MXGP class race on his MXGP debut.[15] |
1 Tim Gajser took his first MXGP class double race win on his MXGP debut. 2 Gautier Paulin retired with a mechanical problem on the first lap.
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MXGP of Qatar Overall
| Position | No. | Driver | Constructor | Race 1 | Race 2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 243 | Tim Gajser1
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Honda | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| 2 | 461 | Romain Febvre
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Yamaha | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| 3 | 777 | Evgeny Bobryshev
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Honda | 22 | 20 | 42 |
| 4 | 89 | Jeremy van Horebeek
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Yamaha | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | 222 | Tony Cairoli
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KTM | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| 6 | 24 | Shaun Simpson
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KTM | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 7 | 100 | Tommy Searle
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Kawasaki | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 8 | 22 | Kevin Strijbos
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Suzuki | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | 259 | Glenn Coldenhoff
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KTM | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 10 | 12 | Max Nagl
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Husqvarna | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 11 | 8 | Ben Townley
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Suzuki | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 | 92 | Valentin Guillod
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Yamaha | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 13 | 17 | Jose Butron
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KTM | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 14 | 7 | Tanel Leok
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KTM | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 15 | 32 | Milko Potisek
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Yamaha | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 16 | 21 | Gautier Paulin
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Honda | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | 77 | Alessandro Lupino
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Honda | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 18 | 23 | Christophe Charlier
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Husqvarna | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 19 | 400 | Kei Yamamoto
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Honda | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | 25 | Clement Desalle
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Kawasaki | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | 31 | Alex Snow
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Yamaha | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1Tim Gajser took his first MXGP class overall on his debut in the class.
MX2
MX2 Practice Times
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1 Adam Sterry will take no further part in the grand prix due to a wrist injury picked up in timed practice. |
MX2 Qualifying Race
| Position | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings
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KTM | 13 | |
| 2 | 4 | Dylan Ferrandis
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Kawasaki | 13 | +1.783 |
| 3 | 41 |  Pauls Jonass
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KTM | 13 | +35.137 |
| 4 | 91 | Jeremy Seewer
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Suzuki | 13 | +38.236 |
| 5 | 6 | Benoit Paturel
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Yamaha | 13 | +39.310 |
| 6 | 152 |  Petar Petrov
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Kawasaki | 13 | +42.207 |
| 7 | 59 | Aleksandr Tonkov
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Yamaha | 13 | +49.764 |
| 8 | 18 | Vsevolod Brylyakov
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Kawasaki | 13 | +51.811 |
| 9 | 99 | Max Anstie
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Husqvarna | 13 | +54.116 |
| 10 | 46 | Davy Pootjes
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KTM | 13 | +1:02.236 |
| 11 | 251 | Jens Getteman
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KTM | 13 | +1:08.536 |
| 12 | 321 | Samuele Bernardini
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TM | 13 | +1:12.636 |
| 13 | 172 | Brent van Doninck
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Yamaha | 13 | +1:15.178 |
| 14 | 919 | Ben Watson
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KTM | 13 | +1:18.380 |
| 15 | 189 | Brian Bogers
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KTM | 13 | +1:32.779 |
| 16 | 29 | Henry Jacobi
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Honda | 13 | +1:33.758 |
| 17 | 132 | Karel Kutsar
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KTM | 13 | +1:35.647 |
| 18 | 101 | Jorge Zaragoza
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Honda | 13 | +1:37.935 |
| 19 | 71 | Damon Graulus
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Honda | 13 | +1:39.298 |
| 20 | 161 | Alvin Östlund
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Yamaha | 13 | +1:46.573 |
| 21 | 97 | Michael Ivanov
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KTM | 13 | +1:46.906 |
| 22 | 88 | Freek van der Vlist
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Kawasaki | 12 | + 1 Lap |
| 10 | Calvin Vlaanderen1
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KTM | 3 | ||
| 64 |  Thomas Covington
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Husqvarna | 1 | ||
| 174 | Alfie Smith2
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Yamaha | 0 | ||
| 811 | Adam Sterry
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KTM | Did not start |
1 Calvin Vlaanderen will not take any further part in the grand prix after aggravating an ankle injury in timed practice.
2 Alfie Smith will not take any further part in the grand prix after picking up an injury in practice.
MX2 Races
1 Davy Pootjes broke his collarbone in this race and will not take part in the second race. |
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MX2 Grand Prix Overall
| Position | No. | Driver | Constructor | Race 1 | Race 2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings
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KTM | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| 2 | 4 | Dylan Ferrandis
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Kawasaki | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| 3 | 41 | Pauls Jonass
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KTM | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| 4 | 91 | Jeremy Seewer
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Suzuki | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | 172 | Brent van Doninck
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Yamaha | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 6 | 152 | Petar Petrov
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Kawasaki | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | 59 | Aleksandr Tonkov
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Yamaha | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 8 | 321 | Samuele Bernardini
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TM | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 9 | 189 | Brian Bogers
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KTM | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 10 | 251 | Jens Getteman
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KTM | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 11 | 64 | Thomas Covington
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Husqvarna | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 12 | 919 | Ben Watson
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KTM | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 13 | 6 | Benoit Paturel
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Yamaha | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 161 | Alvin Östlund
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Yamaha | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 15 | 18 | Vsevolod Brylyakov
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Kawasaki | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 16 | 71 | Damon Graulus
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Honda | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 17 | 101 | Jorge Zaragoza
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Honda | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 18 | 99 | Max Anstie
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Husqvarna | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 19 | 29 | Henry Jacobi
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Honda | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 20 | 132 | Karel Kutsar
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KTM | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | 88 | Freek van der Vlist
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Kawasaki | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | 97 | Michael Ivanov
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KTM | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 | Davy Pootjes
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KTM | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Calvin Vlaanderen
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KTM | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 174 | Alfie Smith
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Yamaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 811 | Adam Sterry
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KTM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WMX
WMX Practice Times
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WMX Races
1Courtney Duncan won her first WMX race on her debut at world championship level.
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1Courtney Duncan took her first double race win on her world championship debut.
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WMX Grand Prix Overall
| Position | No. | Driver | Constructor | Race 1 | Race 2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 151 | Courtney Duncan1
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Yamaha | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| 2 | 114 | Livia Lancelot
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Kawasaki | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| 3 | 85 | Nancy van de Ven
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Yamaha | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| 4 | 423 | Larissa Papenmeier
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Suzuki | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | 8 | Kiara Fontanesi
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Honda | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 6 | 44 | Natalie Kane
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KTM | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | 67 | Britt van der Werff
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Suzuki | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| 8 | 52 | Justine Charroux
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Yamaha | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 9 | 274 | Amandine Verstappen
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KTM | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 10 | 111 | Anne Borchers
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Suzuki | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 11 | 811 | Genette Vaage
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KTM | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 12 | 9 | Virginie Germond
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Suzuki | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 13 | 25 | Stacey Fisher
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KTM | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 14 | 555 | Emelie Dahl
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Yamaha | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 15 | 188 | Shana van der Vlist
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Yamaha | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 16 | 45 | Gwenda Haans
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Husqvarna | 6 | 0 | 6 |
1Courtney Duncan won her first WMX overall grand prix on her debut in the world championship.
References
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- ^ "Women's Motocross". fim-live.com. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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- ^ "Official entry list for 2016 MXGP of Qatar". Andrew Hill. www.dirtbikerider.com. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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