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Revision as of 20:51, 5 February 2016

The 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season will be the 68th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Jorge Lorenzo will start the season as the defending World Champion, having secured his fifth overall Championship title at the 2015 Valencian Community Grand Prix.

List of planned races

The following Grands Prix are officially scheduled to take place in 2016.[1]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 20 March Qatar Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar Losail International Circuit, Doha
2 3 April Argentina Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina Autodromo Termas de Rio Hondo, Santiago del Estero
3 10 April United States Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin
4 24 April Spain Gran Premio bwin de España Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera
5 8 May France Monster Energy Grand Prix de France Le Mans Bugatti, Maine
6 22 May Italy Gran Premio d'Italia TIM Mugello Circuit, Mugello
7 5 June Catalonia Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Circuit de 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 Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
11 21 August Czech Republic bwin Grand Prix Ceske Republiky[2] Automotodrom Brno, 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 Pramac Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
17 30 October Malaysia Shell Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit, Selangor
18 13 November Valencian Community Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

Calendar changes

  • The 2016 season will see the return of the Austrian Grand Prix to the series' schedule after 19 years absence. The race will be held at the Red Bull Ring, which was the venue of the last Austrian Grand Prix, when the track was called A1 Ring.[1]
  • Having been on the calendar since 2008, the Indianapolis round has been discontinued.[3]
  • For the first time in the history of the Dutch TT, the races will be held on a Sunday.[1]

Teams and riders

A provisional entry list was announced on 7 November 2015.[4]

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider
Italy Ducati Team Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP 4 Italy Andrea Dovizioso[5]
29 Italy Andrea Iannone[6]
Italy Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia Aprilia RS-GP 6 Germany Stefan Bradl[7]
19 Spain Alvaro Bautista[6]
Spain Avintia Racing Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP14[6] 8 Spain Héctor Barberá[6]
76 France Loris Baz[8]
Italy Octo Pramac Yakhnich[9] Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP15[6] 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci[6]
45 United Kingdom Scott Redding[10]
Japan Team Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP Suzuki Suzuki GSX-RR 25 Spain Maverick Viñales[6]
41 Spain Aleix Espargaró[6]
Japan Repsol Honda Team Honda Honda RC213V 26 Spain Dani Pedrosa[11]
93 Spain Marc Márquez[12]
Monaco LCR Honda Honda Honda RC213V 35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow[13]
France Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha YZR-M1 38 United Kingdom Bradley Smith[6]
44 Spain Pol Espargaró[14]
Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team
Belgium Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 		Honda Honda RC213V 43 Australia Jack Miller[15]
53 Spain Esteve Rabat[16]
Japan Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha Yamaha YZR-M1 46 Italy Valentino Rossi[17]        
99 Spain Jorge Lorenzo[18]
Spain Aspar MotoGP Team Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP14[6] 50 Republic of Ireland Eugene Laverty[6]
68 Colombia Yonny Hernández[19]      

Team changes

  • Marc VDS Racing will expand to enter a second bike.
  • After entering two bikes in 2015, Team LCR will downgrade to a single entry in 2016.
  • Aspar Racing Team will end their association with Honda and will return to Ducati whose bikes they used between 2010 and 2011.
  • Forward Racing team has confirmed it is set to leave the MotoGP grid at the end of the season 2015 after announcing a new partnership with MV Agusta in the World Superbike and World Supersport championships in 2016.[20]
  • AB Motoracing will also leave MotoGP.
  • Ioda Racing announce will leave MotoGP and compete in World Superbike.[21]

Rider changes

Changes

  • Starting in 2016, Michelin will become the series' official tyre supplier following Bridgestone's withdrawal from the category.[22] Dorna have also agreed a rule change to the 2016 regulations to increase the wheel size from 16.5 inches to 17 inches (similar to Moto2 and Moto3).[23]
  • The previous Factory and Open classes will be merged: every bike must adopt the unified electronic package (ECU and software).[24] Each rider will be able to use up to seven engines in a season, albeit with frozen specifications, and the maximum fuel tank capacity will be 22 litres.[25] Factories without a dry win between 2013 and 2015 will still be allowed to use 12 engines with free development, but in case of a determined number of podiums or wins scored during 2016 the factory will lose these benefits for the next season.[25] Similarly, any manufacturer not scoring a single podium in 2016 will gain those concessions in 2017.

References

  1. ^ a b c "2016 provisional MotoGP™ calendar announced". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. ^ Dorna extends contract with Brno until 2020
  3. ^ "MotoGP Will Not Return to IMS in 2016". 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  4. ^ "2016 MotoGP™ provisional entry list". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Andrea Dovizioso signs new Ducati MotoGP contract". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Miller Moves To Marc VDS - 2016 MotoGP Grid Now Nearly Complete". MotoMatters.com. David Emmett. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  7. ^ "Aprilia signs Bradl for 2016, Lowes for 2017". crash.net. crash.net. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  8. ^ "Loris Baz joins Avintia for 2016". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Pramac Racing announces its partnership with Yakhnich Motorsport". pramacracing.com. Pramac Racing. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Redding joins Octo Pramac Racing for 2016". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Honda Racing Corporation sign Pedrosa until end of 2016". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  12. ^ "Honda Racing Corporation renew with Marc Marquez until end of 2016". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  13. ^ "Crutchlow renews deal with LCR Honda Team". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Yamaha Announces Continuation of Contract with Pol Espargaró for 2016". Yamaha-racing.com. Yamaha Motor Europe. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  15. ^ "Miller joins Marc VDS Racing for 2016". speedcafe.com. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Official: Tito Rabat to MotoGP with Marc VDS". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Yamaha and Valentino Rossi set to continue with two-year contract extension". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  18. ^ "Yamaha and Lorenzo confirm new two-year agreement". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  19. ^ "Aspar Team and Yonny Hernandez together in 2016". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  20. ^ "Forward Racing confirms MotoGP exit". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Ein MotoGP-Team weniger: Iodaracing fährt Superbike (A MotoGP team less: Iodaracing enters Superbike)". Speedweek.com. Speedweek. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  22. ^ "motogp.com · Michelin to become MotoGP™ Official Tyre supplier". Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  23. ^ "MotoGP to Adopt 17-inch Wheels in 2016 - Motorcycle USA". Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  24. ^ Emmett, David (8 September 2015). "Everything you wanted to Know about MotoGP's 2016 unified software". Motomatters.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  25. ^ a b Emmett, David (3 April 2015). "2016 MotoGP rules clarified". Motomatters.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
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