The 2016 MXGP of Qatar was the first round of the 2016 FIM Motocross World Championship season.[1] It was held at the Losail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar on 26-27 February 2016 and included the first rounds of the 2016 MXGP and MX2 world championships, along with the first round of the 2016 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship.[2] Romain Febvre was the reigning MXGP world champion, after taking his first title in 2015.

Entry Lists

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The entry lists for the 2016 MXGP of Qatar were announced on 12 January 2016.[3][4]

Entry List

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WMX Entry List
No. Rider Team Manufacturer
8   Kiara Fontanesi MX Fontaracing Yamaha
9   Virginie Germond Suzuki
25   Stacey Fisher KTM
32   Elaine MacEachern KTM
44   Natalie Kane BRT Racing Team KTM
45   Gwenda Haans Husqvarna
52   Justine Charroux Yamaha
67   Britt van der Werff Suzuki
85   Nancy van der Ven Yamaha
111   Anne Borchers Suzuki
114   Livia Lancelot Team One One Four Kawasaki
116   Francesca Nocera Suzuki
151   Courtney Duncan Yamaha
174   Giorgia Giudici NewHolland 8biano Massignani Husqvarna Husqvarna
188   Shana van der Vlist Yamaha
193   Kimberley Braam Kawasaki
274   Amandine Verstappen Motocross Marketing KTM KTM
386   Lianne Muilwijk Honda
555   Emelie Dahl Yamaha
811   Genette Vaage CEC Scandinavian Sports KTM
991   Liubov Leonteva Yamaha

MXGP

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MXGP Practice Times

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MXGP Qualifying Race

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Position No. Driver Constructor Laps Time Gap
1 777   Evgeny Bobryshev Honda 13
2 243   Tim Gajser Honda 13 +1.814
3 461   Romain Febvre Yamaha 13 +6.734
4 222   Tony Cairoli KTM 13 +16.642
5 259   Glenn Coldenhoff KTM 13 +19.578
6 21   Gautier Paulin Honda 13 +24.719
7 12   Max Nagl Husqvarna 13 +26.985
8 24   Shaun Simpson KTM 13 +28.083
9 100   Tommy Searle Kawasaki 13 +29.186
10 22   Kevin Strijbos Suzuki 13 +30.329
11 89   Jeremy van Horebeek Yamaha 13 +39.504
12 92   Valentin Guillod Yamaha 13 +40.586
13 17   Jose Butron KTM 13 +43.419
14 77   Alessandro Lupino Honda 13 +59.196
15 7   Tanel Leok KTM 13 +1:00.165
16 32   Milko Potisek Yamaha 13 +1:08.852
17 8   Ben Townley Suzuki 13 +1:25.015
18 23   Christophe Charlier Husqvarna 13 +1:31.096
19 31   Alex Snow Yamaha 13 +1:34.825
20 400   Kei Yamamoto Honda 13 +1:55.131
25   Clement Desalle Kawasaki 2

MXGP Races

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MXGP of Qatar Overall

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Position No. Driver Constructor Race 1 Race 2 Points
1 243   Tim Gajser1 Honda 25 25 50
2 461   Romain Febvre Yamaha 20 22 42
3 777   Evgeny Bobryshev Honda 22 20 42
4 89   Jeremy van Horebeek Yamaha 18 16 34
5 222   Tony Cairoli KTM 15 18 33
6 24   Shaun Simpson KTM 16 14 30
7 100   Tommy Searle Kawasaki 12 13 25
8 22   Kevin Strijbos Suzuki 13 12 25
9 259   Glenn Coldenhoff KTM 14 11 25
10 12   Max Nagl Husqvarna 9 15 24
11 8   Ben Townley Suzuki 10 10 20
12 92   Valentin Guillod Yamaha 7 9 16
13 17   Jose Butron KTM 8 6 14
14 7   Tanel Leok KTM 5 8 13
15 32   Milko Potisek Yamaha 6 7 13
16 21   Gautier Paulin Honda 11 0 11
17 77   Alessandro Lupino Honda 3 5 8
18 23   Christophe Charlier Husqvarna 4 4 8
19 400   Kei Yamamoto Honda 2 3 5
20 25   Clement Desalle Kawasaki 1 2 3
21 31   Alex Snow Yamaha 0 1 1

1Tim Gajser took his first MXGP class overall on his debut in the class.

MX2 Practice Times

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MX2 Qualifying Race

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Position No. Driver Constructor Laps Time Gap
1 84   Jeffrey Herlings KTM 13
2 4   Dylan Ferrandis Kawasaki 13 +1.783
3 41   Pauls Jonass KTM 13 +35.137
4 91   Jeremy Seewer Suzuki 13 +38.236
5 6   Benoit Paturel Yamaha 13 +39.310
6 152   Petar Petrov Kawasaki 13 +42.207
7 59   Aleksandr Tonkov Yamaha 13 +49.764
8 18   Vsevolod Brylyakov Kawasaki 13 +51.811
9 99   Max Anstie Husqvarna 13 +54.116
10 46   Davy Pootjes KTM 13 +1:02.236
11 251   Jens Getteman KTM 13 +1:08.536
12 321   Samuele Bernardini TM 13 +1:12.636
13 172   Brent van Doninck Yamaha 13 +1:15.178
14 919   Ben Watson KTM 13 +1:18.380
15 189   Brian Bogers KTM 13 +1:32.779
16 29   Henry Jacobi Honda 13 +1:33.758
17 132   Karel Kutsar KTM 13 +1:35.647
18 101   Jorge Zaragoza Honda 13 +1:37.935
19 71   Damon Graulus Honda 13 +1:39.298
20 161   Alvin Östlund Yamaha 13 +1:46.573
21 97   Michael Ivanov KTM 13 +1:46.906
22 88   Freek van der Vlist Kawasaki 12 + 1 Lap
10   Calvin Vlaanderen1 KTM 3
64   Thomas Covington Husqvarna 1
174   Alfie Smith2 Yamaha 0
811   Adam Sterry KTM Did not start

1 Calvin Vlaanderen did not take any further part in the Grand Prix after aggravating an ankle injury in timed practice.

2 Alfie Smith did not take any further part in the Grand Prix after picking up an injury in practice.

MX2 Races

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MX2 Grand Prix Overall

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Position No. Driver Constructor Race 1 Race 2 Points
1 84   Jeffrey Herlings KTM 25 25 50
2 4   Dylan Ferrandis Kawasaki 22 22 44
3 41   Pauls Jonass KTM 20 20 40
4 91   Jeremy Seewer Suzuki 18 16 34
5 172   Brent van Doninck Yamaha 13 18 31
6 152   Petar Petrov Kawasaki 15 15 30
7 59   Aleksandr Tonkov Yamaha 16 14 30
8 321   Samuele Bernardini TM 14 11 25
9 189   Brian Bogers KTM 8 9 17
10 251   Jens Getteman KTM 12 5 17
11 64   Thomas Covington Husqvarna 10 6 16
12 919   Ben Watson KTM 7 7 14
13 6   Benoit Paturel Yamaha 0 13 13
14 161   Alvin Östlund Yamaha 9 4 13
15 18   Vsevolod Brylyakov Kawasaki 0 12 12
16 71   Damon Graulus Honda 4 8 12
17 101   Jorge Zaragoza Honda 1 10 11
18 99   Max Anstie Husqvarna 10 0 10
19 29   Henry Jacobi Honda 6 3 9
20 132   Karel Kutsar KTM 5 1 6
21 88   Freek van der Vlist Kawasaki 3 2 5
22 97   Michael Ivanov KTM 2 0 2
46   Davy Pootjes KTM 0 0 0
10   Calvin Vlaanderen KTM 0 0 0
174   Alfie Smith Yamaha 0 0 0
811   Adam Sterry KTM 0 0 0

WMX Practice Times

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WMX Races

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WMX Grand Prix Overall

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Position No. Driver Constructor Race 1 Race 2 Points
1 151   Courtney Duncan1 Yamaha 25 25 50
2 114   Livia Lancelot Kawasaki 22 22 44
3 85   Nancy van de Ven Yamaha 20 18 38
4 423   Larissa Papenmeier Suzuki 18 16 34
5 8   Kiara Fontanesi Honda 10 20 30
6 44   Natalie Kane KTM 15 15 30
7 67   Britt van der Werff Suzuki 13 14 27
8 52   Justine Charroux Yamaha 12 13 25
9 274   Amandine Verstappen KTM 16 7 23
10 111   Anne Borchers Suzuki 9 12 21
11 811   Genette Vaage KTM 14 6 20
12 9   Virginie Germond Suzuki 11 8 19
13 25   Stacey Fisher KTM 7 11 18
14 555   Emelie Dahl Yamaha 8 9 17
15 188   Shana van der Vlist Yamaha 5 10 15
16 45   Gwenda Haans Husqvarna 6 0 6

1Courtney Duncan won her first WMX overall grand prix on her debut in the world championship.

References

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