MotoGP 2016: Championship standings after Qatar

The Championship standings after the first round of the 2016 season

THE REIGNING MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo has continued his winning ways during the first round of the season in Qatar and leads the Championship standings by 5-points. 

With Lorenzo finishing first and gaining the full 25-points, Ducati's Andrew Dovizioso is in second 5-points adrift and Marc Marquez a further 9-points behind the leader. 

Lorenzo's team-mate Valentino Rossi is fourth with Dani Pedrosa completing the top five. British riders Bradley Smith and Scott Redding are eight and tenth respectively followed by Aleix Espargaro, Eugene Laverty, Alvaro Bautista, Jack Miller and Tito Rabat in fifteenth. 

Stefan Bradl, Loris Baz, Cal Crutchlow, Andrea Iannone and Yonny Hernandez all end the first round of the season with 0 points. 

The next round takes place in two weeks' in Argentina. 

Pos.RiderBikeNationPoints

1Jorge LORENZOYamahaSPA25
2Andrea DOVIZIOSODucatiITA20
3Marc MARQUEZHondaSPA16
4Valentino ROSSIYamahaITA13
5Dani PEDROSAHondaSPA11
6Maverick VIÑALESSuzukiSPA10
7Pol ESPARGAROYamahaSPA9
8Bradley SMITHYamahaGBR8
9Hector BARBERADucatiSPA7
10Scott REDDINGDucatiGBR6
11Aleix ESPARGAROSuzukiSPA5
12Eugene LAVERTYDucatiIRL4
13Alvaro BAUTISTAApriliaSPA3
14Jack MILLERHondaAUS2
15Tito RABATHondaSPA1
16Stefan BRADLGER
17Loris BAZFRA
18Cal CRUTCHLOWGBR
19Andrea IANNONEITA
20Yonny HERNANDEZCOL