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Race 2 of 18 races in the 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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Date | 3 April 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pole position | |||
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Rider | Marc Márquez | Honda | |
Time | 1:39.411 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Marc Márquez | Honda | |
Time | 1:40.243 on lap 12 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Marc Márquez | Honda | |
Second | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | |
Third | Dani Pedrosa | Honda |
Pole position | |||
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Rider | Sam Lowes | Kalex | |
Time | 1:43.347 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Johann Zarco | Kalex | |
Time | 1:44.345 on lap 23 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Johann Zarco | Kalex | |
Second | Sam Lowes | Kalex | |
Third | Jonas Folger | Kalex |
Pole position | |||
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Rider | Brad Binder | KTM | |
Time | 1:49.767 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Joan Mir | KTM | |
Time | 1:56.365 on lap 21 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Khairul Idham Pawi | Honda | |
Second | Jorge Navarro | Honda | |
Third | Brad Binder | KTM |
The 2016 Argentine 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.
Due to tyre safety concerns, the race distance was shortened from 25 to 20 laps with a compulsory mid-race bike change.