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2016 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

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Date
  
14 August 2016

Time
  
1:23.142

Rider
  
Andrea Iannone

2016 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

Official name
  
NeroGiardini Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich

Location
  
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria

Course
  
Permanent racing facility 4.318 km (2.683 mi)

The 2016 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 2016 MotoGP season. It was held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on 14 August 2016. Andrea Iannone took his first victory in MotoGP and the first since Moto2 Italy 2012 and also was the first Ducati rider other than Casey Stoner to win a race since Loris Capirossi's win at the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix. This race marked Ducati's first 1-2 finish since the 2007 Australian Grand Prix and also the first win for a manufacturer other than Honda or Yamaha since the 2010 Australian Grand Prix.

Contents

MotoGP

  • Hector Barbera was black flagged for ignoring the jump start ride-through penalty.
  • Jack Miller crashed during Sunday morning warm-up and suffered a broken right wrist & vertebra

    • Moto3

  • Romano Fenati was suspended by his VR46 team following disciplinary issues.

    • MotoGP

    References

    2016 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix Wikipedia
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