Brad takes top four finish in the #BritishGP Sprint race

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing restarted the 2024 MotoGP world championship in rapid style with Brad Binder rushing to 4th position in the British Grand Prix Saturday Sprint.

The British Grand Prix holds a special place in the MotoGP schedule for two reasons. Firstly, the Isle of Man formed part of the inaugural FIM World Championship in 1949 as one of six rounds. The distinction is significant in 2024 for MotoGP’s 75th ‘birthday’. Secondly, Silverstone is one of the fastest, oldest and longest tracks on the calendar, initially used for the GP in 1977 and then every year for MotoGP since 2010.

Brad and teammate Jack Miller got down to business after a short break in the agenda where the team was able to reflect and work on improvements for the second half of the season. Decent progress was seen on Friday as Brad made sure of P7 and went straight into Saturday’s Q2 outing for a final grid position. Brad was just over half a second away from Pole Position and acquiring 6th for his efforts (the final slot on the second row).

The tenth Sprint of the year lasted for ten laps and Brad fought for track space on the edge of podium positions in the first minutes of the chase. Contact with Pedro Acosta did not stop his progress and P4 by the end of the dispute represented a solid haul and decent prep work for Sunday.

Brad Binder
6th in qualification, 4th in the Sprint:

“Quite cool to finish 4th but of course I want much more. I went with the front guys at the beginning and made a couple of mistakes early on which cost me some time. I gave it my best and that’s all there was for us today. Tomorrow we need to play the long game and keep the tires until the end. I think we can do a bit better.”