The 2016 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the first of eighteen motorcycle races of the 2016 MotoGP season and the thirteenth running of the event. It was held before a crowd of 11,737 spectators at th
The Losail International Circuit (pictured in 2010), where the race was held.
Danilo Petrucci (pictured in 2014) withdrew when an x-ray showed he re-opened fractures sealed by surgery in his right hand.
Marc Márquez qualified second after losing pole position due to him setting his fastest lap time after qualifying ended.
Andrea Dovizioso led the race after passing Ducati teammate Andrea Iannone on the sixth lap and eventually came second.
The 2016 FIM Moto2 World Championship was the intermediate class of the 68th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Road Racing World Championship season. The season was marred by the death of Luis
2016 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix
…from pole position. Andrea Dovizioso came second for Ducati, and Honda's Marc Márquez was third. In the junior classes, Kalex's Thomas Lüthi won the Moto2 race and Niccolò Antonelli on a Honda took the victory in the Moto3 round. Lorenzo won the pole position by posting the fastest lap in qualifying and…
Johann Zarco (pictured in 2015) was the 2016 Moto2 Champion.