Brad races to top nine in MotoGP Solidarity Barcelona Sprint

Catalan sunshine helped raise late autumn temperatures at the Barcelona race circuit. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing confronted the Solidarity GP of Barcelona knowing that tire choice and managing tire wear would be key to peak performance for the 12-lap Sprint. On Friday Brad and teammate Jack Miller ranked 11th and 12th after Practice, both missing out on Q2 by two hundredths of a second. Jack was 0.001 of a second behind Brad!

Saturday’s qualifying dash was an exercise in the search for grip. The teammates remained locked together as Brad was 18th on the grid and Miller 19th. The Sprint saw Brad make the brighter start from the sixth row and was in contention for the top ten by mid-race distance. He moved through to 9th in the closing stages and amidst a chaotic scrap in the third group.

Brad Binder
18th in qualification, 9th in the Sprint:

“A day of two halves. Qualifying was tough and I just couldn’t get a lap together. I got a decent start today and pushed up to 9th which was OK but I wanted a lot more here at the last GP. It was difficult to manage the front and I knew it would be tough from 18th but my KTM is a rocket off the line and my team did a great job to get us in the best position possible.”