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Brad Binder and Bo Bendsneyder faced tricky conditions at the Czech GP, with heavy rain for the Moto3 race at the end of a sunny weekend with good weather. The track was completely wet for the 11am race start, and the two Red Bull KTM Ajo riders both had a great race -with differing outcomes. Binder suffered a crash at Turn 1 with five laps to go, when leading the race, while Bendsneyder finished seventh after starting twenty-fourth on the grid. Moto3 World Championship leader Binder was unable to extend…

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A great final Free Practice session by Binder laid down a challenge to the rest of the field. After riding in the Top 3 for most of the session, the South African went back out with new tyres and became the only rider to break into the 2:07 range. His best time of 2:07.713 was one of three laps by him that would have given him the top spot in FP3. Bo Bendsneyder also improved his times from Friday, clocking a 2:09.103 lap to take eighteenth place. Binder was back…

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Free Practice 1 gave a sign of Binder’s intentions, as he was the first to top the timesheets. Comfortable with his KTM bike, the South African had the best pace of the Moto3 field and lowered his fastest time on three consecutive occasions. Only at the end of the session, he was relegated to third place, with a best lap of 2:08.712. Bendsneyder was eighteenth, with a time of 2:10.189. In the second practice session Binder again took the top spot early. Bendsneyder also came out strongly, improving his FP1 time…

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Brad Binder and Bo Bendsneyder both placed in the Top 10 in a thrilling Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring, with the Moto3 World Championship leader earning a hard-fought second place. Binder was on the podium for the eighth time this season, holding a record of three victories, three second and two third places. Teammate Bo Bendsneyder achieved his best result of the 2016 season with a seventh position finish. Binder made a spectacular start and had moved into the lead by the end of the opening lap, but was…

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Brad Binder put in a fantastic performance on the second day of action at the Red Bull Ring, and it was only heavy traffic in the final part of qualifying that kept him from taking pole position. Tomorrow he starts from second, for an Austrian GP which teammate Bo Bendsneyder will begin from tenth on the grid. With temperatures a little warmer than on Friday at 15°C, the Red Bull KTM Ajo riders completed an interesting final practice session on Saturday morning. The pair were able to confirm their work…

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The Red Bull KTM Ajo team returned to action after the summer break at the Austrian GP -the home round for both Red Bull and KTM-, and started strong with both of the team’s riders inside the Top 5. Good references gained at the Red Bull Ring in a test two weeks ago helped Brad Binder and Bo Bendsneyder to rapidly adapt to a new track on the Moto3 calendar. The pair concluded the first two free practice sessions in first and fourth position, respectively. Binder felt at home right from…

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The Red Bull KTM Ajo team took positive results away from a tricky German Grand Prix. In difficult conditions, Brad Binder and Bo Bendsneyder kept cool heads and accomplished their goals on Sunday. Heavy rain from the morning onwards made track conditions treacherous, and Binder did well to add 8 further points to his overall tally with eighth place. Bendsneyder managed to lead the race in the early laps and crossed the finish line in twelfth place, claiming four points for his haul for the year. The race began with…

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The second day of the German GP weekend was a positive one for Red Bull KTM Ajo. The team’s rookie rider, Bo Bendsneyder, took a further step forward in the Moto3 World Championship, taking his best qualifying result to date with fourth on the grid. He will be joined on Row 2 by his teammate, series leader Brad Binder. The South African made significant improvements to his feeling at Sachsenring and placed sixth in the session –only missing out on the opportunity to better his time due to late traffic.…

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Round 9 of the Moto3 season, the German Grand Prix, got underway at Sachsenring on Friday. The Red Bull KTM Ajo team had to adapt to the challenge of cold conditions at the twisty track. Both Brad Binder and Bo Bendsneyder performed well in the first free practice session, although in the afternoon runout they had to work hard to improve on their times. The pair placed fifth and eighteenth, respectively, on the combined timesheet for the day. FP1 was a positive session for the pair, despite the low 13ºC temperature…

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Moto3 World Championship leader Brad Binder ended the Dutch GP with his advantage in the lower cylinder class increased further, despite a run-off leaving him in twelfth place in the race. The Red Bull KTM Ajo rider added 4 points to his overall tally, helped in part by the absence of his closest rival from the event. Teammate Bo Bendsneyder finished his home Grand Prix with his the best result of the year, placing ninth. A large leading group contested the top spots from the start at Assen, with Binder always…

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