Race 16 of 18 races in the 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date
23 October 2016
Official name
Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2][3]
Location
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Course
Permanent racing facility
4.448 km (2.764 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider
Marc Márquez
Honda
Time
1:30.189
Fastest lap
Rider
Cal Crutchlow
Honda
Time
1:29.494 on lap 8
Podium
First
Cal Crutchlow
Honda
Second
Valentino Rossi
Yamaha
Third
Maverick Viñales
Suzuki
Moto2
Pole position
Rider
Thomas Lüthi
Kalex
Time
1:33.992
Fastest lap
Rider
Franco Morbidelli
Kalex
Time
1:33.414 on lap 2
Podium
First
Thomas Lüthi
Kalex
Second
Franco Morbidelli
Kalex
Third
Sandro Cortese
Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider
Brad Binder
KTM
Time
1:37.696
Fastest lap
Rider
Andrea Locatelli
KTM
Time
1:37.335 on lap 5 (first part)
Podium
First
Brad Binder
KTM
Second
Andrea Locatelli
KTM
Third
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.
^"2016 Australian MotoGP". Motorsportsmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
^Mitchell, Malcolm. "2016 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
^Mitchell, Malcolm. "Phillip Island Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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