Monday, 21 March 2016

2016 Qatar MotoGP Review, Valentino Rossi staying in MotoGP with two more years at Yamaha, and Bradley Smith signs for KTM MotoGP Team for 2017 and 2018 MotoGP Seasons

Review of the first round of the 2016 MotoGP season at Losail, Doha in Qatar for MotoGP's only night race of the season. And for the season ahead, all MotoGP classes are reviewed (MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3).

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that race was won by Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider and current MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo on his works Yamaha YZR-M1. Second was Ducati Team rider Andrea Dovizioso on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP16, he was only two second behind Lorenzo at the end. While, third was Repsol Honda Team rider Marc Márquez on his works Honda RC213V, he was over two seconds behind Lorenzo at the end of the race.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Garage Plus Interwetten rider Thomas Lüthi on the Kalex. Second was SAG Team rider Luis Salom on the Kalex, he was nine and half seconds behind Lüthi at the end of the race. While, third was Speed Up rider of Simone Corsi on the Speed Up, he was ten seconds behind Lüthi at the end of the race.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Ongetta–Rivacold rider Niccolò Antonelli on the Honda. Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Brad Binder on the KTM, he was only seven thousandths of a second behind Antonelli at the end of the race. While, third was Aspar Mahindra Team Moto3 rider Francesco Bagnaia on the Mahindra, he was only fifteen hundredths of a second behind Antonelli at the end of the race.



It was confirmed on Saturday (19/3/16), Valentino Rossi has signed a new two-year deal with that will see him continue to compete with the factory Movistar Yamaha team in MotoGP in 2017 and 2018.



No word yet who is his team-mate yet for next season. Looks it would be more than likely is his current team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, unless something changes.

Finally, it was confirmed on Sunday (20/3/16) Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Bradley Smith have signed for the KTM's factory team when the manufacturer competes in MotoGP next season.



Smith will now move to KTM in 2017 after signing a two-year deal with the manufacturer. Smith finished sixth in last year's MotoGP standings, with a best result of second place at Misano.

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