Quick Facts
Biography
Brad Binder (born 11 August 1995) is a South African Grand Prix motorcycle racer. In November 2019 he was confirmed as a factory KTM rider in MotoGP class for the 2020 season, replacing Johann Zarco who had abandoned his factory ride earlier in the year.
Previously he had competed in the Moto2 class during 2019 with KTM satellite team Tech3, finishing the championship in second place. He was also known for winning the 2016 Moto3 World Championship. 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, Binder became the first South African to win a motorcycle Grand Prix since Jon Ekerold won the 350 cc class at the 1981 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix. From 2017, Binder raced in the Moto2 class having agreed a deal with Ajo Motorsport.
Binder's younger brother Darryn is also a motorcycle racer, and competed alongside Brad in Moto3 in 2015 and 2016.
Career
125cc World Championship
2011
Binder started his Grand Prix career in the 125cc class riding an Aprilia in the 2011 season with his bike number as 14. Binder finished the season pointless, with his best position being a 17th place in Indianapolis.
Moto3 World Championship
2012
In 2012 started racing in the Kalex KTM with his bike number changed to 41. Binder's first Moto3 point came at the 2012 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix. 2012 was a crash-filled season for Binder, with seven crashes. Binder scored four times in the season, with his best result of fourth place coming in Valencia. He finished the season at 21st place with 24 points.
2013
In 2013 Binder switched from KTM to Suter Honda and in the same year changed to Mahindra bike. 2013 was a consistent year for Binder; he scored in 14 out of the 18 races, his best result being a fourth place at Spain; he finished the final standings at 13th place with 66 points.
Moto2 World Championship
2019
In 2019 he joined KTM's Tech3 Moto2 satellite team finishing the championship in second place, and will move up to MotoGP with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing for the 2020 season.
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | Andalucía Banca Cívica | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2012 | Moto3 | Kalex KTM | RW Racing GP | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21st |
| 2013 | Moto3 | Suter Honda | Ambrogio Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 13th |
| Mahindra | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Moto3 | Mahindra | Ambrogio Racing | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 11th |
| 2015 | Moto3 | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 6th |
| 2016 | Moto3 | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 18 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 319 | 1st |
| 2017 | Moto2 | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 8th |
| 2018 | Moto2 | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 201 | 3rd |
| 2019 | Moto2 | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 19 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 2nd |
| Total | 145 | 15 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 1262 |
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125cc | 2011 | 2011 Indianapolis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Moto3 | 2012–2016 | 2012 Qatar | 2014 Japan | 2016 Spain | 88 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 677 | 1 |
| Moto2 | 2017–2019 | 2017 Qatar | 2017 Australia | 2018 Germany | 52 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 585 | 0 |
| Total | 2011–Present | 145 | 15 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 1262 | 1 |
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 1 | ITA 1 | CAT 2 | NED 12 | GER 8 | AUT 2 | CZE Ret | GBR 1 | RSM 1 | ARA 2 | JPN 2 | AUS 1 | MAL 17 | VAL 1 | 1st | 319 | |
| 2017 | Moto2 | KTM | QAT 20 | ARG 9 | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA 10 | CAT 17 | NED 13 | GER 7 | CZE 12 | AUT 7 | GBR 9 | RSM 4 | ARA 5 | JPN Ret | AUS 2 | MAL 2 | VAL 3 | 8th | 125 | |
| 2018 | Moto2 | KTM | QAT 6 | ARG Ret | AME 6 | SPA 6 | FRA 9 | ITA 6 | CAT 6 | NED 7 | GER 1 | CZE 6 | AUT 6 | GBR C | RSM 8 | ARA 1 | THA 4 | JPN 5 | AUS 1 | MAL 8 | VAL Ret | 3rd | 201 |
| 2019 | Moto2 | KTM | QAT 12 | ARG 6 | AME Ret | SPA 5 | FRA 4 | ITA 15 | CAT 11 | NED 2 | GER 2 | CZE Ret | AUT 1 | GBR 3 | RSM 6 | ARA 1 | THA 2 | JPN 12 | AUS 1 | MAL 1 | VAL 1 | 2nd | 259 |