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2016 Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Season
The 2016 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 68th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, F.I.M. Road racing, Road Racing World Championship season. Season summary Jorge Lorenzo was the defending world champion, having secured his third MotoGP title and fifth overall Championship title at the 2015 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix, 2015 Valencian Community Grand Prix. The riders' championship title was won for the third time by Marc Márquez, after his fifth victory of the season at the 2016 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, Japanese Grand Prix has given him an unassailable lead over his title rivals Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi – who both crashed out at Motegi – with three races remaining. Márquez's title marked a return to the top step for Honda Racing Corporation, Honda after a difficult 2015 MotoGP World Championship, 2015 campaign for its factory team. Márquez ultimately won the championship by 49 points. Reigning champion Lorenzo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fédération Internationale De Motocyclisme
The International Motorcycling Federation (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) or (FIM) is the global governing/sanctioning body of motorcycle racing. It represents 123 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six continental unions. There are seven motorcycle-racing disciplines that FIM covers, encompassing 82 world championships as well as hundreds of secondary championships: enduro, Motorcycle trials, trial, Road racing, circuit racing, motocross and supermoto, Motorcycle racing#Cross-country rally, cross-country, Electric bicycle, e-bike, and track racing. FIM is also involved in many non-racing activities that promote the sport, its safety, and support relevant public policy. The FIM is also the first international sporting federation to publish an Environmental Code, in 1994. In 2007, a Commission for Women in Motorcycling was created by the FIM in order to promote the use of powered two-wheelers and the motorcycle sport among women. History The FIM w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamaha Motor Racing
Yamaha MotoGP Racing or Yamaha Factory Racing is the official Italian-Japanese factory team of Yamaha in MotoGP, currently competing as Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team. History The team was founded in 1999 following the retirement of Wayne Rainey, who had run a factory-supported team in the 500 cc class for the previous two years, with Kenny Roberts and Giacomo Agostini having run their own works supported teams before him. The team was originally based in the Netherlands but was relocated in Italy in 2002. The early years Max Biaggi and Carlos Checa raced for the team from 1999 to . Biaggi achieved a total of 8 race wins in that period, first riding the Yamaha YZR500 and later the Yamaha YZR-M1 in 2002. In , Checa was joined by Marco Melandri. The team had an average season with no podium finishes. The VR46 era For , Valentino Rossi joined Checa at the team. Rossi got 9 wins and won the championship. Colin Edwards joined the team for , when Rossi once a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 San Marino And Rimini Riviera Motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2016 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 2016 MotoGP season. It was held at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Misano Adriatico on 11 September 2016. Classification MotoGP After the first three practice sessions Michele Pirro, who was already competing in the event as a wild card entry, was designated as the replacement rider for the injured Andrea Iannone. * Jack Miller withdrew from the race due to pain in his right hand. Moto2 Moto3 * Jorge Martin suffered a broken foot in a crash during qualifying. Championship standings after the race (MotoGP) Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round thirteen has concluded. ;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Notes References {{MotoGP 2010–19 San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Italian Motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2016 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Mugello Circuit in Scarperia on 22 May 2016. The MotoGP race was settled by a mere 0.019 seconds as Jorge Lorenzo pulled out of Marc Márquez' slipstream on the final straight on the final lap after a dramatic duel between the two, whilst polesitter Valentino Rossi lost a chance at challenging for a home win due to an engine failure. This race marks Rossi's first bike failure since the 2007 San Marino Grand Prix. This race was the last race for Luis Salom before he was fatally injured after an accident during practice session at the following Grand Prix in Barcelona. In the Moto3 class, Fabio Di Giannantonio took his first podium in what was just his 7th start. Classification MotoGP * Tito Rabat crashed in Free Practice 3 and suffered a broken collarbone. Moto2 The race, scheduled to be run for 21 laps, was red-flagged after Xavi Vierge crashed causi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maverick Viñales
Maverick Viñales Ruiz (; born 12 January 1995) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer, riding for Red Bull KTM Tech3 in the MotoGP class. He won the 2013 Moto3 World Championship. After five seasons as a MotoGP factory rider with the Yamaha Motor Racing, Yamaha Factory Racing team, his contract was terminated by mutual consent midway through the 2021 MotoGP World Championship, 2021 season. He raced with the Aprilia Racing team in the 2022-2024 seasons before moving to Red Bull KTM Tech3 in 2025. Career Early career Born in Figueres, Alt Empordà, Viñales began competitive racing at the age of three in minimotos before moving onto motocross and eventually to circuit racing in 2002, competing in the Catalan 50cc Championship, before several successful seasons in 70cc "metrakit" bikes. In 2007, he became champion of the Catalan 125cc Championship, and repeated the feat in 2008, as well as winning the Mediterranean Trophy. Also in 2008, he competed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Iannone
Andrea Iannone (born 9 August 1989) is an Italian professional road racing, motorcycle racer who competes in the Superbike World Championship since 2024 and competed in the MotoGP World Championship from 2013 to 2019. After winning four races in 125 cc World Championship and finishing 7th overall in Iannone made the move to Moto2 World Championship in . A further eight race wins and three consecutive third-place finishes followed in Moto2. And then Iannone made the move up to MotoGP in 2013 with Pramac Racing on a satellite Ducati. After spending two seasons with Pramac, Iannone was moved up to the Ducati Corse, Factory Ducati Team in , managing to get three podiums, a Pole Position and what proved to be his best ever championship position and points tally of 5th and 188. A further four podiums and a pole position followed in including a maiden MotoGP win in 2016 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix, Austria. After the arrival of triple MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo to D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Miller (motorcyclist)
Jack Peter Miller (born 18 January 1995) is an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer who rides for the Pramac Racing, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP. He was the German 2011 IDM 125cc International Champion. Miller has won four races in the premier class, his first at the 2016 Dutch TT#MotoGP, 2016 Dutch TT on a Marc VDS Racing Team#Motorcycle Grand Prix era, Marc VDS Honda, his second and third in consecutive weekends of May 2021, at Jerez, Spain, and Le Mans, France on a Ducati Corse, Ducati, and his fourth at the 2022_Japanese_motorcycle_Grand_Prix, 2022 Motul Grand Prix of Japan, also on a Ducati. He has finished as the championship runner-up in the 2014 Moto3 World Championship. Miller now uses the nickname 'Thriller', whereas earlier in his career he was known as 'Jackass'. Career Early career Born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Miller grew up on a property outside the city. A tropical city where he made his own fun, riding his motorbike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzuki MotoGP
Suzuki MotoGP was the factory-backed team of Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Suzuki in the MotoGP World Championship, most recently using the name Team Suzuki Ecstar for sponsorship purposes. Suzuki withdrew from MotoGP competition at the conclusion of the 2022 season, winning their final race with Álex Rins. History 1970s In 1971, Grand Prix racer Jack Findlay and his business partner Daniele Fontana constructed a racing motorcycle using a Suzuki T series engine with a chassis of their own design. Findlay rode the motorcycle to victory in the 1971 Ulster Grand Prix marking the first victory for a Suzuki motorcycle in the premier 500cc class, as well as the first-ever 500cc class victory for a motorcycle powered by a two stroke engine. Suzuki first entered a works team in the 500cc Grand Prix World Championship in with riders Barry Sheene and Findlay riding the Suzuki RG500. The motorcycle was designed by Makoto Hase using the proven square-four, two stroke engine arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
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. Classification MotoGP Moto2 * Álex Márquez withdrew from the race after injuries to his wrist and back suffered in a crash during warm-up. * Isaac Viñales suffered a shoulder injury in a crash during qualifying. Moto3 The race, scheduled to be run for 23 laps, was red-flagged after 5 laps due to accident and was later restarted for 10 laps. Championship standings after the race (MotoGP) Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round sixteen has concluded. ;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Czech Republic Motorcycle Grand Prix ...
The 2016 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2016 MotoGP season. It was held at the Brno Circuit in Brno on 21 August 2016. Classification MotoGP Moto2 * Thomas Lüthi suffered a concussion in a crash during qualifying. Moto3 Championship standings after the race (MotoGP) Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eleven has concluded. ;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References {{MotoGP 2010–19 2016 MotoGP race reports Motorcycle Grand Prix 2016 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix The Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. Before 1993, the race was known as the Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix. Since 1965, the race was a part of world Grand P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cal Crutchlow
Cal Crutchlow (born 29 October 1985) is an English professional motorcycle racer who retired from regular competition after the 2020 season. He is contracted as a test rider for Yamaha Motor Racing, which he is expected to continue in 2022 and 2023. During 2021 he returned to race for two Yamaha teams as a replacement rider in four MotoGP events, and replaced Andrea Dovizioso for the last six events of 2022 after Dovizioso's retirement announced mid-season. Crutchlow competed in the MotoGP class from to and is a three-time race winner in both MotoGP and the Superbike World Championship. After winning the 2006 British Supersport Championship, he became the Supersport World Championship champion in 2009 with Yamaha. He also won races in the British Superbike Championship finishing 3rd in 2008 and in the Superbike World Championship finishing 5th in 2010. In 2011, Crutchlow joined the MotoGP World Championship with Monster Yamaha Tech 3. After finishing his rookie season in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LCR Team
LCR Team is a motorcycle racing team competing in the MotoGP World Championship under the name Castrol Honda LCR with rider Johann Zarco and Idemitsu Honda LCR with rider Somkiat Chantra, as well as the MotoE World Cup under the name LCR E-Team. MotoGP 1996–2003: Lucio Cecchinello era The team was established by Italian rider Lucio Cecchinello in 1996, with LCR being an initialism for ''Lucio Cecchinello Racing''. He set up his own team for the 125cc World Championship using Honda motorcycles, earning several top ten finishes. Similar results followed in the 1997. Cecchinello-Ueda partnership with Hondas In the 1998 season the team recruited two-time 125cc runner-up Noboru Ueda to ride alongside Cecchinello. In only his second race for the team, Ueda got the team their first Grand Prix victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix at Johor Circuit. Cecchinello's first win for his own team came later that year in Madrid Grand Prix at Jarama. Cecchinello finished 5th in ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
