The 2016 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone on 4 September 2016.
MotoGP race report Maverick Viñales took his first victory in MotoGP and the first since the 2014 Malaysian Moto2 round. This race marked Suzuki's first victory since the 2007 French Grand Prix.
Classification MotoGP The race was red-flagged on the first lap due to an accident involving Loris Baz and Pol Espargaró; for the subsequent restart, the race distance was shortened from 20 to 19 laps. Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 25 Maverick Viñales Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 19 39:03.559 3 25 2 35 Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Honda 19 +3.480 1 20 3 46 Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 19 +4.063 2 16 4 93 Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 19 +5.992 5 13 5 26 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 19 +6.381 4 11 6 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 19 +12.303 10 10 7 41 Aleix Espargaró Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 19 +16.672 11 9 8 99 Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 19 +19.432 9 8 9 9 Danilo Petrucci Octo Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 19 +25.618 14 7 10 19 Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 19 +32.084 19 6 11 68 Yonny Hernández Pull & Bear Aspar Team Ducati 19 +36.131 20 5 12 50 Eugene Laverty Pull & Bear Aspar Team Ducati 19 +39.130 6 4 13 22 Alex Lowes Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 19 +40.143 16 3 14 8 Héctor Barberá Avintia Racing Ducati 19 +41.356 18 2 15 53 Tito Rabat Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 19 +41.943 21 1 16 43 Jack Miller Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 19 +47.610 12 17 45 Scott Redding Octo Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 19 +1:56.177 7 Ret 29 Andrea Iannone Ducati Team Ducati 13 Accident 8 Ret 6 Stefan Bradl Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 2 Accident 17 DNS 76 Loris Baz Avintia Racing Ducati 0 Did not restart 13 DNS 44 Pol Espargaró Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 0 Did not restart 15 Sources:
Moto2 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 12 Thomas Lüthi Kalex 18 38:49.473 10 25 2 21 Franco Morbidelli Kalex 18 +0.856 6 20 3 30 Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 18 +1.179 11 16 4 55 Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 18 +1.359 5 13 5 94 Jonas Folger Kalex 18 +1.970 3 11 6 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 18 +5.292 8 10 7 40 Álex Rins Kalex 18 +7.962 19 9 8 24 Simone Corsi Speed Up 18 +8.421 9 8 9 54 Mattia Pasini Kalex 18 +8.556 27 7 10 49 Axel Pons Kalex 18 +13.740 25 6 11 23 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 18 +15.381 23 5 12 11 Sandro Cortese Kalex 18 +16.089 14 4 13 97 Xavi Vierge Tech 3 18 +16.564 17 3 14 60 Julián Simón Speed Up 18 +22.155 13 2 15 52 Danny Kent Kalex 18 +22.190 12 1 16 19 Xavier Siméon Speed Up 18 +27.892 22 17 2 Jesko Raffin Kalex 18 +29.045 18 18 14 Ratthapark Wilairot Kalex 18 +29.195 28 19 27 Iker Lecuona Kalex 18 +31.565 26 20 87 Remy Gardner Kalex 18 +31.722 21 21 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 18 +32.701 1 22 5 Johann Zarco Kalex 18 +35.232 2 23 57 Edgar Pons Kalex 18 +38.296 20 24 70 Robin Mulhauser Kalex 18 +38.716 24 25 73 Álex Márquez Kalex 18 +44.146 4 Ret 10 Luca Marini Kalex 17 Engine 16 Ret 44 Miguel Oliveira Kalex 11 Lost Drive 15 Ret 32 Isaac Viñales Tech 3 0 Accident 7 OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT
Moto3 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 41 Brad Binder KTM 17 38:39.142 4 25 2 21 Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra 17 +0.183 1 20 3 64 Bo Bendsneyder KTM 17 +0.336 8 16 4 62 Stefano Manzi Mahindra 17 +0.787 34 13 5 8 Nicolò Bulega KTM 17 +0.802 9 11 6 4 Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda 17 +0.883 25 10 7 33 Enea Bastianini Honda 17 +1.016 2 9 8 44 Arón Canet Honda 17 +1.409 12 8 9 36 Joan Mir KTM 17 +1.193 5 7 10 88 Jorge Martín Mahindra 17 +1.624 7 6 11 19 Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 17 +2.400 14 5 12 65 Philipp Öttl KTM 17 +8.585 23 4 13 95 Jules Danilo Honda 17 +12.807 6 3 14 55 Andrea Locatelli KTM 17 +12.839 11 2 15 84 Jakub Kornfeil Honda 17 +12.885 15 1 16 58 Juan Francisco Guevara KTM 17 +13.174 28 17 17 John McPhee Peugeot 17 +13.216 17 18 48 Lorenzo Dalla Porta KTM 17 +13.326 10 19 76 Hiroki Ono Honda 17 +16.963 19 20 11 Livio Loi Honda 17 +32.397 22 21 40 Darryn Binder Mahindra 17 +39.125 27 22 89 Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 17 +39.140 16 23 7 Adam Norrodin Honda 17 +39.257 24 24 53 Marco Bezzecchi Mahindra 17 +39.414 35 25 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Mahindra 17 +39.516 29 26 6 María Herrera KTM 17 +39.714 13 27 3 Fabio Spiranelli Mahindra 17 +51.679 33 28 77 Lorenzo Petrarca Mahindra 17 +1:09.870 30 29 16 Andrea Migno KTM 17 +1:32.740 20 Ret 9 Jorge Navarro Honda 15 Accident 18 Ret 43 Stefano Valtulini Mahindra 15 Accident Damage 31 Ret 42 Marcos Ramírez Mahindra 14 Mechanical 26 Ret 20 Fabio Quartararo KTM 5 Lost Power 21 Ret 12 Albert Arenas Peugeot 0 Electronics 32 DSQ 23 Niccolò Antonelli Honda 17 (+0.920) 3 OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP) Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round twelve has concluded.
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Marc Marquez 210 2 Valentino Rossi 160 3 Jorge Lorenzo 146 4 Maverick Vinales 125 5 Dani Pedrosa 120
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Honda 241 2 Yamaha 238 3 Ducati 172 4 Suzuki 131 5 Aprilia 59
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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