2016 Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix
Motorcycle race
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The 2016 Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 2016 MotoGP season. It was held at the Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo in Santiago del Estero on 3 April 2016.
Date3 April 2016
LocationAutódromo Termas de Río Hondo
Course
- Permanent racing facility
- 4.806 km (2.986 mi)
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| Race 2 of 18 races in the 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 3 April 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification
MotoGP
Due to tyre safety concerns, the race distance was shortened from 25 to 20 laps with a compulsory mid-race bike change.[4]
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 93 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 20 | 34:13.628 | 1 | 25 | |
| 2 | 46 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 20 | +7.679 | 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | 26 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 20 | +28.100 | 4 | 16 | |
| 4 | 50 | Aspar Team MotoGP | Ducati | 20 | +36.542 | 17 | 13 | |
| 5 | 8 | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 20 | +36.711 | 8 | 11 | |
| 6 | 44 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 20 | +37.245 | 10 | 10 | |
| 7 | 6 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 20 | +41.353 | 16 | 9 | |
| 8 | 38 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 20 | +50.709 | 12 | 8 | |
| 9 | 53 | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 20 | +50.983 | 19 | 7 | |
| 10 | 19 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 20 | +1:01.388 | 20 | 6 | |
| 11 | 41 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 20 | +1:08.868 | 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 51 | Octo Pramac Yakhnich | Ducati | 20 | +1:18.987 | 18 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | Ducati Team | Ducati | 20 | +1:33.419 | 5 | 3 | |
| Ret | 29 | Ducati Team | Ducati | 19 | Accident | 6 | ||
| Ret | 35 | LCR Honda | Honda | 19 | Accident | 9 | ||
| Ret | 25 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 17 | Accident | 7 | ||
| Ret | 45 | Octo Pramac Yakhnich | Ducati | 15 | Power Loss | 14 | ||
| Ret | 76 | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 12 | Rear Tyre Vibration | 13 | ||
| Ret | 99 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 5 | Accident | 3 | ||
| Ret | 43 | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 3 | Accident | 15 | ||
| Ret | 68 | Aspar Team MotoGP | Ducati | 2 | Accident | 21 | ||
| Sources: [5][6][7] | ||||||||

Moto2
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 5 | Kalex | 23 | 40:57.806 | 2 | 25 | |
| 2 | 22 | Kalex | 23 | +1.347 | 1 | 20 | |
| 3 | 94 | Kalex | 23 | +2.754 | 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | 40 | Kalex | 23 | +6.101 | 11 | 13 | |
| 5 | 77 | Kalex | 23 | +17.384 | 19 | 11 | |
| 6 | 55 | Kalex | 23 | +17.484 | 12 | 10 | |
| 7 | 12 | Kalex | 23 | +26.411 | 6 | 9 | |
| 8 | 49 | Kalex | 23 | +31.016 | 10 | 8 | |
| 9 | 30 | Kalex | 23 | +31.403 | 4 | 7 | |
| 10 | 54 | Kalex | 23 | +31.816 | 20 | 6 | |
| 11 | 23 | Kalex | 23 | +32.329 | 16 | 5 | |
| 12 | 19 | Speed Up | 23 | +40.968 | 17 | 4 | |
| 13 | 7 | Kalex | 23 | +47.883 | 9 | 3 | |
| 14 | 97 | Tech 3 | 23 | +56.027 | 23 | 2 | |
| 15 | 39 | Kalex | 23 | +58.278 | 14 | 1 | |
| 16 | 52 | Kalex | 23 | +58.437 | 8 | ||
| 17 | 14 | Kalex | 23 | +58.615 | 21 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Kalex | 23 | +59.245 | 22 | ||
| 19 | 60 | Speed Up | 23 | +59.535 | 24 | ||
| 20 | 24 | Speed Up | 23 | +59.878 | 13 | ||
| 21 | 44 | Kalex | 23 | +1:00.406 | 18 | ||
| 22 | 70 | Kalex | 23 | +1:09.254 | 26 | ||
| 23 | 2 | Kalex | 23 | +1:14.825 | 25 | ||
| 24 | 32 | Tech 3 | 23 | +1:16.792 | 27 | ||
| 25 | 21 | Kalex | 23 | +1:41.530 | 5 | ||
| 26 | 8 | Suter | 22 | +1 lap | 28 | ||
| 27 | 33 | Kalex | 22 | +1 lap | 29 | ||
| Ret | 11 | Kalex | 12 | Accident | 7 | ||
| Ret | 73 | Kalex | 1 | Accident Damage | 15 | ||
| DNS | 57 | Kalex | Illness (Hepatitis A) | ||||
| OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT | |||||||
Moto3
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 89 | Honda | 21 | 41:35.452 | 7 | 25 | |
| 2 | 9 | Honda | 21 | +26.170 | 3 | 20 | |
| 3 | 41 | KTM | 21 | +30.060 | 1 | 16 | |
| 4 | 55 | KTM | 21 | +30.339 | 20 | 13 | |
| 5 | 36 | KTM | 21 | +30.506 | 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 76 | Honda | 21 | +30.736 | 11 | 10 | |
| 7 | 17 | Peugeot | 21 | +32.493 | 28 | 9 | |
| 8 | 88 | Mahindra | 21 | +40.596 | 19 | 8 | |
| 9 | 84 | Honda | 21 | +45.667 | 14 | 7 | |
| 10 | 23 | Honda | 21 | +45.893 | 8 | 6 | |
| 11 | 7 | Honda | 21 | +46.173 | 17 | 5 | |
| 12 | 58 | KTM | 21 | +51.434 | 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | 20 | KTM | 21 | +57.893 | 9 | 3 | |
| 14 | 6 | KTM | 21 | +1:05.983 | 25 | 2 | |
| 15 | 65 | KTM | 21 | +1:08.426 | 16 | 1 | |
| 16 | 11 | Honda | 21 | +1:10.165 | 10 | ||
| 17 | 33 | Honda | 21 | +1:11.664 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 8 | KTM | 21 | +1:11.791 | 4 | ||
| 19 | 19 | KTM | 21 | +1:12.151 | 18 | ||
| 20 | 5 | KTM | 21 | +1:12.270 | 2 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Peugeot | 21 | +1:12.382 | 22 | ||
| 22 | 64 | KTM | 21 | +1:12.522 | 26 | ||
| 23 | 21 | Mahindra | 21 | +1:18.884 | 24 | ||
| 24 | 98 | Mahindra | 21 | +1:25.115 | 32 | ||
| 25 | 4 | Honda | 21 | +1:31.975 | 23 | ||
| 26 | 95 | Honda | 21 | +1:38.400 | 21 | ||
| 27 | 24 | Mahindra | 21 | +1:38.784 | 27 | ||
| 28 | 43 | Mahindra | 21 | +1:39.051 | 33 | ||
| 29 | 16 | KTM | 21 | +1:44.035 | 15 | ||
| 30 | 40 | Mahindra | 20 | +1 lap | 29 | ||
| 31 | 77 | Mahindra | 20 | +1 lap | 30 | ||
| 32 | 3 | Mahindra | 20 | +1 lap | 31 | ||
| Ret | 44 | Honda | 18 | Accident | 13 | ||
| OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT | |||||||
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round two has concluded.[8]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.