Brad closes #ItalianGP weekend with a top ten finish

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing chased speed and feeling at the Italian Grand Prix and the second weekend of MotoGP in a row. Brad Binder rode to 10th position at a busy and bright Mugello for six points and moves up to 7th in the championship.

Mugello basked in sunny and warm late Spring weather with only the occasional dark cloud threatening the positive outlook. After the intensity of Saturday qualification and the Sprint, MotoGP formed a grid to tackle 23 laps on Sunday. Brad and teammate Jack Miller slotted into the depths of the pack and with hopes of repeating the same rapid start that Brad accomplished on Saturday when he zoomed from 13th to 4th in the first corners.

The getaways were decent but not as striking as the Sprint and Brad, in particular, began to work and attack from the lower reaches of the top ten. He suffered with front end grip and eventually made sure of 10th.

MotoGP will bring a hectic seven-day period of concentration and focus to a close on Monday afternoon. The second one-day official test of the season will now run around Mugello, and is followed by a three-week reprieve before another consecutive tally of dates in the Netherlands and Germany at the end of the month.

Brad Binder
– 10th:
“For sure we expected more today but the reality is that once we started rolling we just didn’t have the pace to go with the guys in front. I tried my best but when I started to push I kept losing the front and couldn’t hold the line well. It was a tricky race today and we’re lucky we have a test tomorrow because we have a lot of ideas and we’d like to find a direction to work in.”