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| Race 16 of 18 races in the 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 23 October 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2016 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixteenth round of the2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at thePhillip Island Grand Prix Circuit inPhillip Island on 23 October 2016.
This race marked 2006 MotoGP world championNicky Hayden's final start in Grand Prix motorcycle racing before succumbing to his injuries after a cycling accident on 22 May 2017. Hayden was replacing Dani Pedrosa for this race.
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 35 | LCR Honda | Honda | 27 | 40:48.543 | 2 | 25 | |
| 2 | 46 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 27 | +4.218 | 15 | 20 | |
| 3 | 25 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 27 | +5.309 | 13 | 16 | |
| 4 | 04 | Ducati Team | Ducati | 27 | +9.157 | 9 | 13 | |
| 5 | 44 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 27 | +14.299 | 3 | 11 | |
| 6 | 99 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 27 | +20.125 | 12 | 10 | |
| 7 | 45 | Octo Pramac Yakhnich | Ducati | 27 | +28.369 | 11 | 9 | |
| 8 | 38 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 27 | +28.781 | 14 | 8 | |
| 9 | 9 | Octo Pramac Yakhnich | Ducati | 27 | +28.792 | 6 | 7 | |
| 10 | 43 | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 27 | +28.815 | 5 | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 27 | +31.809 | 8 | 5 | |
| 12 | 19 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 27 | +47.734 | 18 | 4 | |
| 13 | 68 | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 27 | +47.749 | 17 | 3 | |
| 14 | 50 | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 27 | +54.311 | 16 | 2 | |
| 15 | 7 | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 27 | +55.875 | 19 | 1 | |
| 16 | 53 | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 27 | +1:06.395 | 21 | ||
| 17 | 69 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 27 | +1:22.604 | 7 | ||
| Ret | 8 | Ducati Team | Ducati | 24 | Accident | 10 | ||
| Ret | 41 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 22 | Accident | 4 | ||
| Ret | 93 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 9 | Accident | 1 | ||
| Ret | 76 | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 0 | Electronics | 20 | ||
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The race, scheduled to be run for 23 laps, was red-flagged after 5 laps due to accident and was later restarted for 10 laps.[7]
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round sixteen has concluded.[8]
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