Brad Binder
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 Binder at the 2013 British Grand Prix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 South African | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
11 August 1995 Potchefstroom, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Red Bull KTM Ajo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brad Binder (born 11 August 1995, in Potchefstroom, South Africa) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from South Africa competing in the Moto3 class. Prior to moving up to Grand Prix level, Binder contested three seasons of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, with a best finish of fifth overall in the championship standings. At the 2016 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix in Jerez, Brad Binder became the first South African to win a motorcycle Grand Prix since Jon Ekerold won the 1981 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix.
Binder's younger brother Darryn is also a motorcycle racer, and competed alongside Brad in Moto3 in 2015.
Career statistics
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2012 | Moto3 | Kalex KTM | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21st |
| 2013 | Moto3 | Suter Honda | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 13th |
| Mahindra | |||||||||
| 2014 | Moto3 | Mahindra | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 11th |
| 2015 | Moto3 | KTM | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 6th |
| 2016 | Moto3 | KTM | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 1st* |
| Total | 79 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 435 |
Races by year
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT | SPA | POR | FRA | CAT | GBR | NED | ITA | GER | CZE | IND 17 |
RSM | ARA | JPN 20 |
AUS 21 |
MAL Ret |
VAL Ret |
NC | 0 | |
| 2012 | Moto3 | Kalex KTM | QAT Ret |
SPA Ret |
POR 11 |
FRA Ret |
CAT Ret |
GBR 17 |
NED 20 |
GER Ret |
ITA 24 |
IND Ret |
CZE 20 |
RSM 16 |
ARA 16 |
JPN Ret |
MAL 12 |
AUS 14 |
VAL 4 |
21st | 24 | |
| 2013 | Moto3 | Suter Honda | QAT 12 |
AME 9 |
SPA 4 |
FRA 8 |
ITA 14 |
CAT 12 |
NED 15 |
GER 9 |
IND Ret |
CZE Ret |
GBR Ret |
13th | 66 | |||||||
| Mahindra | RSM 18 |
ARA 12 |
MAL 11 |
AUS 15 |
JPN 10 |
VAL 12 |
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| 2014 | Moto3 | Mahindra | QAT 15 |
AME Ret |
ARG 14 |
SPA Ret |
FRA 14 |
ITA 9 |
CAT 6 |
NED 9 |
GER 2 |
IND 9 |
CZE 6 |
GBR 15 |
RSM 6 |
ARA 8 |
JPN 3 |
AUS 15 |
MAL Ret |
VAL 9 |
11th | 109 |
| 2015 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 10 |
AME 5 |
ARG 5 |
SPA 3 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 10 |
CAT 9 |
NED 7 |
GER 7 |
IND 8 |
CZE 3 |
GBR Ret |
RSM 5 |
ARA Ret |
JPN 17 |
AUS 3 |
MAL 2 |
VAL 4 |
6th | 159 |
| 2016 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 2 |
ARG 3 |
AME 3 |
SPA 1 |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GER |
AUT |
CZE |
GBR |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
1st* | 77* |
* Season still in progress
References
External links
- Brad Binder's Profile on motogp.com
- Official website
- Brad Binder's Official Facebook Page
- Brad Binder on Twitter
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