2016 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix

Australia  2016 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 16 of 18 races in the
2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date23 October 2016
Official nameMichelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2][3]
LocationPhillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.448 km (2.764 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 1:30.189
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow Honda
Time 1:29.494 on lap 8
Podium
First United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow Honda
Second Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Third Spain Maverick Viñales Suzuki
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Kalex
Time 1:33.992
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Franco Morbidelli Kalex
Time 1:33.414 on lap 2
Podium
First Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Kalex
Second Italy Franco Morbidelli Kalex
Third Germany Sandro Cortese Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider South Africa Brad Binder KTM
Time 1:37.696
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Andrea Locatelli KTM
Time 1:37.335 on lap 5 (first part)
Podium
First South Africa Brad Binder KTM
Second Italy Andrea Locatelli KTM
Third Spain Arón Canet Honda

The 2016 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixteenth round of the 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Phillip Island on 23 October 2016.

This race marked 2006 MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden's final start in Grand Prix motorcycle racing before succumbing to his injuries after a cycling accident on 22 May 2017. Hayden was replacing Dani Pedrosa for this race.

  1. ^ "2016 Australian MotoGP". Motorsportsmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2016 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Phillip Island Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.