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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 ‡ Qatar Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar Losail International Circuit, Lusail
2 3 April Argentina Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
3 10 April United States Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin
4 24 April Spain Gran Premio Red Bull de España Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera
5 8 May France Monster Energy Grand Prix de France Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans
6 22 May Italy Gran Premio d'Italia TIM Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero
7 5 June Catalonia Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8 26 June Netherlands Motul TT Assen TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9 17 July Germany GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10 14 August Austria NeroGiardini Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
11 21 August Czech Republic HJC Helmets Grand Prix České republiky Brno Circuit, Brno
12 4 September United Kingdom Octo British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
13 11 September San Marino Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
14 25 September Aragon Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz
15 16 October Japan Motul Grand Prix of Japan Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
16 23 October Australia Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
17 30 October Malaysia Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
18 13 November Valencian Community 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 No. Rider Rounds
France CIP-Unicom Starker Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O 3 Italy Fabio Spiranelli[21] 1–17
24 Japan Tatsuki Suzuki[21] All
99 France Enzo Boulom[22] 18
Italy Gresini Racing Moto3 Honda Honda NSF250RW 4 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio[20] All
33 Italy Enea Bastianini[20] 1–4, 6–16, 18
71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki[23] 17
Italy Sky Racing Team VR46 KTM KTM RC250GP 5 Italy Romano Fenati[24] 1–10
8 Italy Nicolò Bulega[24] All
16 Italy Andrea Migno[24] All
48 Italy Lorenzo Dalla Porta[14] 12–18
Spain MH6 Laglisse
Spain MH6 Team
KTM KTM RC250GP 6 Spain María Herrera[25] 1–17
31 Spain Raúl Fernández[22] 18
Malaysia Drive M7 SIC Racing Team Honda[26] Honda NSF250RW 7 Malaysia Adam Norrodin[27] All
84 Czech Republic Jakub Kornfeil[27] All
Spain Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda Honda NSF250RW 09 Spain Jorge Navarro[28] 1–7, 9–18
44 Spain Arón Canet[28] All
48 Italy Lorenzo Dalla Porta[29] 8
Germany Peugeot MC Saxoprint
Germany KRM-RZT
Peugeot[30] Peugeot MGP3O 10 France Alexis Masbou[31] 1–9
12 Spain Albert Arenas[32] 10–18
17 United Kingdom John McPhee[33] 1–16
38 Malaysia Hafiq Azmi[34] 17
63 Spain Vicente Pérez[22] 18
KTM KTM RC250GP 97 Germany Maximilian Kappler[35] 9
Netherlands RW Racing GP Honda Honda NSF250RW 11 Belgium Livio Loi[20] All
Spain MRW Mahindra Aspar Team Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O 12 Spain Albert Arenas[36] 4, 7
Spain Aspar Mahindra Team Moto3
Spain Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra Team
Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O 12 Spain Albert Arenas[37] 8[a]
21 Italy Francesco Bagnaia[38] All
88 Spain Jorge Martín[39] All[a]
Japan UQ & Teluru Kohara RT Honda TSR3 Honda 13 Japan Shizuka Okazaki[40] 15
Australia Suus Honda FTR Honda FTR M316 14 Australia Matt Barton[41] 16
Japan 41 Planning IodaRacing Japan Honda TSR3 Honda 15 Japan Rei Sato[40] 15
Mexico Motomex Team Worldwide Race
United Arab Emirates Platinum Bay Real Estate
Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O 18 Mexico Gabriel Martínez-Ábrego[42] 14
22 United Kingdom Danny Webb[43] 8–9
40 South Africa Darryn Binder[20] All
42 Spain Marcos Ramírez[44] 10–18
98 Czech Republic Karel Hanika[20] 1–7
Spain RBA Racing Team KTM KTM RC250GP 19 Argentina Gabriel Rodrigo[45] All
58 Spain Juan Francisco Guevara[45] All
Luxembourg Leopard Racing KTM[46] KTM RC250GP 20 France Fabio Quartararo[47] All
36 Spain Joan Mir[48] All
55 Italy Andrea Locatelli[49] All
Italy Ongetta–Rivacold Honda Honda NSF250RW 23 Italy Niccolò Antonelli[50] All
95 France Jules Danilo[20] All
United Kingdom GA Competition KTM KTM RC250GP 26 Spain Daniel Sáez[22] 18
Germany Freudenberg Racing Team KTM KTM RC250GP 27 Germany Tim Georgi[35] 9
98 Czech Republic Karel Hanika[51] 11, 18
Spain Procercasa - 42 Motorsport KTM KTM RC250GP 37 Italy Davide Pizzoli[36] 4–7
99 France Enzo Boulom[36] 4–5
Finland Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM KTM RC250GP 41 South Africa Brad Binder[52] All
64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder[53] All
Italy 3570 Team Italia Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O 43 Italy Stefano Valtulini[20] All
77 Italy Lorenzo Petrarca[54] All
Germany Schedl GP Racing KTM KTM RC250GP 48 Italy Lorenzo Dalla Porta[55] 6
65 Germany Philipp Öttl[20] 1–5, 7–18
India Mahindra Racing Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O 53 Italy Marco Bezzecchi[56] 10, 12
62 Italy Stefano Manzi[56] 10, 12–13
Italy Minimoto Portomaggiore Mahindra Mahindra MGP3O 71 San Marino Alex Fabbri[57] 13
Japan Honda Team Asia Honda Honda NSF250RW 76 Japan Hiroki Ono[20] 1–7, 9–18
89 Malaysia Khairul Idham Pawi[20] All
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

Rider changes

Notes
  1. ^ a b Jorge Martín competed in Friday practice sessions at Assen, before being replaced by Albert Arenas.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Winning constructor Report
1 Qatar Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix Italy Romano Fenati Belgium Livio Loi Italy Niccolò Antonelli Italy Ongetta–Rivacold Japan Honda Report
2 Argentina Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix South Africa Brad Binder Spain Joan Mir Malaysia Khairul Idham Pawi Japan Honda Team Asia Japan Honda Report
3 United States Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas Germany Philipp Öttl Italy Romano Fenati Italy Romano Fenati Italy Sky Racing Team VR46 Austria KTM Report
4 Spain Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Italy Nicolò Bulega South Africa Brad Binder South Africa Brad Binder Finland Red Bull KTM Ajo Austria KTM Report
5 France French motorcycle Grand Prix Italy Niccolò Antonelli Spain Arón Canet South Africa Brad Binder Finland Red Bull KTM Ajo Austria KTM Report
6 Italy Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Italy Romano Fenati Spain Juan Francisco Guevara South Africa Brad Binder Finland Red Bull KTM Ajo Austria KTM Report
7 Catalonia Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix South Africa Brad Binder Italy Romano Fenati Spain Jorge Navarro Spain Estrella Galicia 0,0 Japan Honda Report
8 Netherlands Dutch TT Italy Enea Bastianini Spain Arón Canet Italy Francesco Bagnaia Spain Aspar Mahindra Team Moto3 India Mahindra Report
9 Germany German motorcycle Grand Prix Italy Enea Bastianini Malaysia Khairul Idham Pawi Malaysia Khairul Idham Pawi Japan Honda Team Asia Japan Honda Report
10 Austria Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix Spain Joan Mir Germany Philipp Öttl Spain Joan Mir Luxembourg Leopard Racing Austria KTM Report
11 Czech Republic Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix South Africa Brad Binder South Africa Brad Binder United Kingdom John McPhee Germany Peugeot MC Saxoprint France Peugeot Report
12 United Kingdom British motorcycle Grand Prix Italy Francesco Bagnaia Italy Nicolò Bulega South Africa Brad Binder Finland Red Bull KTM Ajo Austria KTM Report
13 San Marino San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix South Africa Brad Binder Italy Andrea Locatelli South Africa Brad Binder Finland Red Bull KTM Ajo Austria KTM Report
14 Aragon Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix Italy Enea Bastianini Spain Juan Francisco Guevara Spain Jorge Navarro Spain Estrella Galicia 0,0 Japan Honda Report
15 Japan Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Japan Hiroki Ono[N 1] Italy Nicolò Bulega Italy Enea Bastianini Italy Gresini Racing Moto3 Japan Honda Report
16 Australia Australian motorcycle Grand Prix South Africa Brad Binder Italy Andrea Locatelli South Africa Brad Binder Finland Red Bull KTM Ajo Austria KTM Report
17 Malaysia Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix South Africa Brad Binder Spain Joan Mir Italy Francesco Bagnaia Spain Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra Team India Mahindra Report
18 Valencian Community Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Spain Arón Canet South Africa Brad Binder South Africa Brad Binder Finland Red Bull KTM Ajo Austria KTM Report

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
Pos Rider Bike QAT
Qatar
ARG
Argentina
AME
United States
SPA
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GER
Germany
AUT
Austria
CZE
Czech Republic
GBR
United Kingdom
RSM
San Marino
ARA
Aragon
JPN
Japan
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
VAL
Valencian Community
Pts
1 South Africa Brad Binder KTM 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 12 8 2 Ret 1 1 2 2 1 17 1 319
2 Italy Enea Bastianini Honda 5 17 6 8 12 3 Ret 3 3 4 7 2 3 1 Ret 4 177
3 Spain Jorge Navarro Honda 7 2 2 4 3 Ret 1 7 Ret 10 Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret 9 150
4 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra 3 23 14 3 12 3 Ret 1 10 11 Ret 2 21 16 6 Ret 1 Ret 145
5 Spain Joan Mir KTM 12 5 Ret 6 25 7 8 8 Ret 1 8 9 3 5 9 Ret Ret 2 144
6 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda 26 25 17 Ret 17 2 9 2 5 8 3 6 10 4 5 Ret 15 5 134
7 Italy Nicolò Bulega KTM 6 18 10 2 5 8 5 7 Ret 9 9 5 4 Ret 3 Ret Ret 17 129
8 Czech Republic Jakub Kornfeil Honda 10 9 11 5 9 17 10 13 4 19 6 15 5 Ret 13 Ret 2 7 112
9 Italy Andrea Locatelli KTM 21 4 5 Ret 10 Ret 19 Ret 2 13 Ret 14 6 17 Ret 2 5 20 96
10 Italy Romano Fenati KTM 4 20 1 7 2 Ret 4 4 18 DNS 93
11 Italy Niccolò Antonelli Honda 1 10 Ret Ret 8 4 20 5 DNS 18 5 DSQ 11 14 10 Ret 12 16 91
12 Germany Philipp Öttl KTM 9 15 4 10 Ret 17 11 17 5 15 12 8 10 4 14 Ret 8 85
13 France Fabio Quartararo KTM 13 13 13 Ret 6 5 7 Ret 23 4 21 Ret 18 12 8 12 4 14 83
14 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder KTM 14 22 22 21 16 18 11 9 12 7 7 3 Ret 15 18 10 3 13 78
15 Spain Arón Canet Honda 15 Ret 7 Ret 4 Ret 6 Ret 15 21 Ret 8 7 7 Ret 3 Ret 19 76
16 Spain Jorge Martín Mahindra Ret 8 Ret Ret 18 14 Ret DNS Ret 6 2 10 DNS 6 Ret 6 Ret 10 72
17 Italy Andrea Migno KTM 17 29 15 11 7 10 18 3 Ret 25 12 29 15 11 24 Ret Ret 3 63
18 Belgium Livio Loi Honda 8 16 8 17 11 16 16 15 14 10 14 20 13 18 7 5 9 15 63
19 Malaysia Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 22 1 20 14 14 Ret Ret Ret 1 27 Ret 22 22 22 19 Ret 8 25 62
20 France Jules Danilo Honda 11 26 9 9 Ret 11 Ret 6 9 16 11 13 14 19 16 9 Ret 26 58
21 Spain Juan Francisco Guevara KTM 25 12 12 12 13 9 13 Ret Ret 12 23 16 12 9 25 Ret Ret 6 50
22 United Kingdom John McPhee Peugeot 27 7 21 Ret 20 23 15 16 6 24 1 17 20 13 Ret Ret 48
23 Japan Hiroki Ono Honda 18 6 25 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 15 20 19 9 20 DSQ 8 DNS 21 36
24 Argentina Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 19 19 18 13 Ret 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret 17 11 Ret 8 Ret Ret 7 Ret 31
25 South Africa Darryn Binder Mahindra 23 30 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 17 Ret 17 Ret 21 Ret 26 22 4 10 12 27
26 Spain Marcos Ramírez Mahindra 26 18 Ret Ret 27 17 7 6 Ret 19
27 Japan Tatsuki Suzuki Mahindra 28 27 19 15 15 19 14 Ret 11 Ret 13 25 Ret 21 15 13 Ret 18 16
28 Malaysia Adam Norrodin Honda 20 11 Ret 16 Ret 22 Ret 19 Ret 23 Ret 23 23 23 12 11 Ret 27 14
29 Italy Stefano Manzi Mahindra 20 4 16 13
30 Italy Lorenzo Dalla Porta KTM 15 18 17 25 11 19 16 Ret 12
Honda 10
31 Spain María Herrera KTM 16 14 23 19 21 21 Ret 14 DNS 14 19 26 Ret 28 23 15 NC 7
32 Spain Raúl Fernández KTM 11 5
33 Malaysia Hafiq Azmi Peugeot 11 5
34 Italy Stefano Valtulini Mahindra 29 28 Ret DNS 22 24 Ret 18 20 28 Ret Ret 26 Ret Ret Ret 13 31 3
35 Spain Albert Arenas Mahindra 18 Ret Ret 2
Peugeot 22 Ret Ret 19 24 14 16 Ret 24
36 Italy Lorenzo Petrarca Mahindra 31 31 24 Ret 24 25 22 20 Ret 30 24 28 24 29 21 17 14 28 2
37 France Alexis Masbou Peugeot 24 21 16 Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret 16 0
38 Czech Republic Karel Hanika Mahindra 30 24 Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret 0
KTM 16 22
39 Italy Fabio Spiranelli Mahindra 32 32 26 23 23 Ret 21 21 DNS 29 22 27 25 Ret 20 18 DNS 0
40 Germany Maximilian Kappler KTM 19 0
41 Australia Matt Barton FTR Honda 20 0
42 Italy Davide Pizzoli KTM 20 DNS DNS Ret 0
43 Germany Tim Georgi KTM 21 0
44 United Kingdom Danny Webb Mahindra 22 22 0
45 France Enzo Boulom KTM 22 Ret 0
Mahindra 30
46 Spain Vicente Pérez Peugeot 23 0
47 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Mahindra Ret 24 0
48 Japan Shizuka Okazaki Honda 26 0
49 Spain Daniel Sáez KTM 29 0
50 Mexico Gabriel Martínez-Ábrego Mahindra 30 0
Japan Ayumu Sasaki Honda Ret 0
San Marino Alex Fabbri Mahindra Ret 0
Japan Rei Sato Honda DNS 0
Pos Rider Bike QAT
Qatar
ARG
Argentina
AME
United States
SPA
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GER
Germany
AUT
Austria
CZE
Czech Republic
GBR
United Kingdom
RSM
San Marino
ARA
Aragon
JPN
Japan
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
VAL
Valencian Community
Pts
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.

Pos Manufacturer QAT
Qatar
ARG
Argentina
AME
United States
SPA
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GER
Germany
AUT
Austria
CZE
Czech Republic
GBR
United Kingdom
RSM
San Marino
ARA
Aragon
JPN
Japan
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
VAL
Valencian Community
Pts
1 Austria KTM 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 7 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 382
2 Japan Honda 1 1 2 4 3 2 1 2 1 3 3 6 2 1 1 3 2 4 350
3 India Mahindra 3 8 14 3 12 3 12 1 10 6 2 2 16 6 6 4 1 10 211
4 France Peugeot 24 7 16 Ret 19 23 15 16 6 22 1 17 19 13 14 16 11 23 55
United Kingdom FTR Honda 20 0
Pos Manufacturer QAT
Qatar
ARG
Argentina
AME
United States
SPA
Spain
FRA
France
ITA
Italy
CAT
Catalonia
NED
Netherlands
GER
Germany
AUT
Austria
CZE
Czech Republic
GBR
United Kingdom
RSM
San Marino
ARA
Aragon
JPN
Japan
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
VAL
Valencian Community
Pts

Notes

  1. ^ 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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