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. It was held at the

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on 16 October 2016.

MotoGP race report

In the MotoGP class, both factory

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riders crashed out of the race, thus marking their first double retirement since the

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Classification

MotoGP

With

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still recovering from the injuries sustained at Misano, he was replaced in the factory Ducati team by

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. Australian Superbike rider Mike Jones made his MotoGP debut filling in for Barbera at Avintia Racing.

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suffered a broken collarbone in a crash during Friday practice and was replaced by Honda test rider

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for the rest of the weekend.

Moto2

* Miguel Oliveira withdrew after the first practice session due to effects of the broken collarbone suffered at Aragon GP.

Moto3

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fifteen has concluded. ;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

References

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