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2016 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix

Italy  2016 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 6 of 18 races in the
2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Mugello Racing Circuit track map.svg
Date 22 May 2016
Official name Gran Premio d'Italia TIM
Location Mugello Circuit, Scarperia, Italy
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.245 km (3.259 mi)
MotorGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Time 1:46.504
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Andrea Iannone Ducati
Time 1:47.687 on lap 23
Podium
First Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Second Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Third Italy Andrea Iannone Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Time 1:51.965
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Kalex
Time 1:52.718 on lap 3 (first part)
Podium
First France Johann Zarco Kalex
Second Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex
Third United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Italy Romano Fenati KTM
Time 1:57.289
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Juan Francisco Guevara KTM
Time 1:58.009 on lap 3
Podium
First South Africa Brad Binder KTM
Second Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda
Third Italy Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra
Pole position
Rider Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Time 1:46.504
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Andrea Iannone Ducati
Time 1:47.687 on lap 23
Podium
First Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Second Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Third Italy Andrea Iannone Ducati
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Time 1:51.965
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Kalex
Time 1:52.718 on lap 3 (first part)
Podium
First France Johann Zarco Kalex
Second Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex
Third United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Pole position
Rider Italy Romano Fenati KTM
Time 1:57.289
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Juan Francisco Guevara KTM
Time 1:58.009 on lap 3
Podium
First South Africa Brad Binder KTM
Second Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda
Third Italy Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra

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.

The race, scheduled to be run for 21 laps, was red-flagged after Xavi Vierge crashed causing damage to an airfence and was later restarted over 10 laps.



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