# 2016 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The 2016 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the tenth season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. After the selection event held from 16 to 18 October 2015 at Circuito Guadix in Spain and pre-season testing, held from 1 to 4 April 2016 in Jerez, the season began at the same track on 23 April and ended on 25 September at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón after 13 races. The races, for the fourth year contested by the riders on equal KTM 250cc 4-stroke Moto3 bikes, were held at seven meetings on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar. The championship was won by Japanese rider Ayumu Sasaki at the last race.

## Calendar

2016 calendar :
| Round | Date | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner |
| 1 | 23 April | Jerez | Kaito Toba | Makar Yurchenko | Aleix Viu |
| 1 | 24 April | Jerez | Kaito Toba | Ayumu Sasaki | Ayumu Sasaki |
| 2 | 25 June | Assen | Raúl Fernández | Mykyta Kalinin | Raúl Fernández |
| 2 | 26 June | Assen | Raúl Fernández | Raúl Fernández | Raúl Fernández |
| 3 | 16 July | Sachsenring | Ayumu Sasaki | Rory Skinner | Ayumu Sasaki |
| 3 | 17 July | Sachsenring | Ayumu Sasaki | Ayumu Sasaki | Kaito Toba |
| 4 | 13 August | Spielberg | Aleix Viu | Marc García | Marc García |
| 4 | 14 August | Spielberg | Aleix Viu | Ayumu Sasaki | Aleix Viu |
| 5 | 20 August | Brno | Marc García | Patrik Pulkkinen | Marc García |
| 5 | 21 August | Brno | Marc García | Ayumu Sasaki | Marc García |
| 6 | 10 September | Misano | Mattia Casadei | Aleix Viu | Ayumu Sasaki |
| 7 | 24 September | Aragon | Kaito Toba | Ayumu Sasaki | Kaito Toba |
| 7 | 25 September | Aragon | Kaito Toba | Rufino Florido | Ayumu Sasaki |

## Entry list

2016 entry list :
| No. | Rider | Rounds |
| 4 | Patrik Pulkkinen | All |
| 11 | Alexandre Juanes | All |
| 12 | Filip Salač | All |
| 13 | Walid Soppe | All |
| 14 | Matthias Meggle | All |
| 18 | Manuel González | All |
| 19 | Rufino Florido | All |
| 20 | Omar Bonoli | All |
| 21 | Victor Steeman | All |
| 22 | Mykyta Kalinin | All |
| 23 | Raúl Fernández | All |
| 27 | Mattia Casadei | All |
| 36 | Sander Kroeze | All |
| 40 | Sean Kelly | All |
| 41 | Marc García | 1–5, 7 |
| 43 | Steward García | All |
| 44 | Kevin Orgis | All |
| 67 | Kaito Toba | All |
| 69 | Rory Skinner | 2–7 |
| 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | All |
| 76 | Makar Yurchenko | 1–5, 7 |
| 79 | Ai Ogura | All |
| 81 | Aleix Viu | All |
| 89 | Kevin Zannoni | All |

## Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top fifteen riders, provided the rider finished the race.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | JER | JER | ASS | ASS | SAC | SAC | RBR | RBR | BRN | BRN | MIS | ARA | ARA | Pts |
| 1 | Ayumu Sasaki | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 250 |
| 2 | Aleix Viu | 1 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 201 |
| 3 | Raúl Fernández | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 195 |
| 4 | Marc García | DNS | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | 6 | 170 |
| 5 | Kaito Toba | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 121 |
| 6 | Rory Skinner | | | Ret | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 103 |
| 7 | Rufino Florido | 4 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 8 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 94 |
| 8 | Makar Yurchenko | 5 | 7 | DNS | Ret | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 14 | | 9 | 11 | 79 |
| 9 | Filip Salač | 15 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 75 |
| 10 | Mattia Casadei | Ret | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 68 |
| 11 | Ai Ogura | Ret | 10 | 3 | Ret | 11 | 19 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 20 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 61 |
| 12 | Omar Bonoli | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 57 |
| 13 | Kevin Orgis | 13 | 19 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 56 |
| 14 | Patrik Pulkkinen | 14 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 53 |
| 15 | Kevin Zannoni | 8 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 41 |
| 16 | Manuel González | 7 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 40 |
| 17 | Steward García | 12 | 14 | Ret | 5 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 21 | 12 | 17 | 35 |
| 18 | Walid Soppe | 6 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | 20 | Ret | 9 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 34 |
| 19 | Mykyta Kalinin | 11 | 15 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 30 |
| 20 | Matthias Meggle | 10 | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 19 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 29 |
| 21 | Victor Steeman | 17 | 20 | 8 | Ret | 19 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 9 |
| 22 | Sean Kelly | 18 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
| 23 | Alexandre Juanes | 16 | 18 | Ret | 11 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 21 | Ret | 23 | 22 | Ret | 21 | 5 |
| 24 | Sander Kroeze | DNS | DNS | Ret | 14 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 2 |
| Pos. | Rider | JER | JER | ASS | ASS | SAC | SAC | RBR | RBR | BRN | BRN | MIS | ARA | ARA | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |