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The morning session started with track temperatures down to just 10ºC, and so during the first few laps the Red Bull KTM Ajo riders looked to get a feel for the circuit and adapt to the conditions. Binder had got up to the top spot after his only return to the pits, but eventually finished FP1 in 3rd place with a time of 1:40.590. Teammate Bo Bendsneyder was inside the Top 10 for much of the session, finishing 11th with a time of 1:40.900. FP2 began with a better track…

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A largely dry track, high ambient temperatures and a full Moto3™ grid characterized the start of the race, before the drama began early and went on to claim almost half the field. There were high rates of attrition on Lap 1, with a first incident at Turn 2 seeing Andrea Migno (Sky Racing Team VR46) losing control of his KTM and making contact with RBA Racing’s Juanfran Guevara to take both out of the race. Ayumu Sasaki, replacing injured Enea Bastianini at Gresini Racing Moto3, was another early casualty as…

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The asphalt of the Sepang International Circuit was dry with damp patches for Moto3 FP3. This prevented lap times from improving until the very end of the session. As happened yesterday morning, Binder waited until the last lap to set the top time of the entire weekend in the class -2:14.690. Bendsneyder also dropped his time from yesterday, going eleventh with a 2:15.517. In the afternoon, heavy rain forced Race Direction to show the red flag with 19 minutes remaining, when the Red Bull KTM Ajo riders occupied two of…

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The first day of the Malaysian Grand Prix saw very different track conditions for the Moto3 riders in the two Free Practice sessions. In the opening session, Red Bull KTM Ajo enjoyed a positive run with Brad Binder topping the timesheets and Bo Bendsneyder in fifteenth –in his first experience on the track. In the afternoon, rain stopped the pair from improving their times at the resurfaced Sepang International Circuit. In the first practice session in Malaysia, Brad Binder put in the showing of a World Champion. The South African…

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At the start it’s Binder who has the holeshot, he is follwed by Rodrigo. Bo Bendsneyder has a reasonable start and is in 12th. In the “Stoner”corner Darryn Binder highsides and takes Pawi and Mir with him into the gravel. Loi has to run into the gravel aswell and falls back to 20th. Going in to lap two Migno takes over the lead coming out of the slipstream of Binder. A few cornrers up the road Bulega takes over first. Aron Canet crashes out of the race. Bo is in…

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The rain at Phillip Island gave a 35-minute respite to the Moto3 riders on Saturday, as they were able to run slick tyres for the first time. However, it was not until after a red flag and with 4½ minutes remaining that the starting grid for tomorrow’s race was decided. The Red Bull KTM Ajo riders played their cards perfectly, with Brad Binder achieving his fifth pole position of the year and Bo Bendsneyder taking twelfth place on his first time at the Australian track. The final Free Practice session…

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Difficult conditions greeted the Moto3 riders on the first day of the Australian GP at Phillip Island. Track temperatures of 11°C and heavy rain made it a tough Friday for the lower cylinder class competitors, who set their best times in FP1. Red Bull KTM Ajo riders Bo Bendsneyder and Brad Binder completed the day with the ninth and twenty-second best laps, respectively, on the combined timesheet. The first practice session began with the track already wet and fine rain complicating mattersurther. For rookie Bendsneyder, the adverse conditions were less…

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At the start it’s Migno who takes the lead into the first corner. Binder is second, Bastianini third. In turn two Navarro crashes, taking John McPhee and Rodrigo with him into the gravel.  Bendsneyder has made a reasonable start and is 21st after lap 1. Binder takes over the lead when Migno runs wide at the penultimate corner of lap one. During lap two racecontrol already announces Bendsneyder has made a jumpstart; he will have to come in for a drivethrough penalty. In lap two Bo is 20th. In lap…

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Andrea Migno (Sky Racing Team VR46) will begin the Japanese GP from pole position at the Twin Ring Motegi for the first time in his career, as the Italian set the second fastest lap in the QP session behind home hero Hiroki Ono (Honda Team Asia). Ono has a 3-place penalty from FP1 for riding too slowly in sectors of the track, and will therefore begin his home GP from P4. Freshly crowned Moto3™ World Champion Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was third fastest in the session and will…

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The 2016 series of flyaway Moto3 rounds began on Friday with the first day of free practice for the Japanese GP. On a day of good weather at Twin Ring Motegi, Brad Binder took to the track for the first time as World Champion. The day was not an easy one for the Red Bull KTM Ajo riders, as both Binder a and teammate Bo Bendsneyder suffered crashes; on the combined timesheets, the pair placed twelfth and nineteenth, respectively. Binder started the day in a way that has become habitual…

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