2016 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix
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 the Losail International Circuit near the Qatari capital city of Doha on 20 March 2016. Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo won the 22-lap race after starting 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.
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.
2016 MotoGP World Championship
The 2016 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 68th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Marc Márquez won his third MotoGP world title, and fifth world title overall, by winning the Japanese Grand Prix.
