Brad just outside the top ten in Jerez Sprint Race

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The European chapter of MotoGP began around the sun-drenched curves and age-old 4.4km layout of Jerez for the Spanish Grand Prix. Each of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Red Bull KTM Tech3 riders have won and podiumed at the course in various classes: such is the prevalence of Jerez in modern day world championship racing and since its first GP fixture in 1987.

Fans and spectators poured into the facility from Thursday and for what is a hotbed of passion for MotoGP in this corner of the world. Free Practice 1 and Practice on Friday saw Brad narrowly miss out on Q2 in P11, and qualified in 13th.

On Saturday afternoon the fifth Sprint of the season lasted for 12-laps. The race was a static affair with few position changes at the top of the leaderboard, Brad eventually crossing the line in 11th.

MotoGP will get fast from the habitual race time of 14.00 CET and for 25 laps.

Brad Binder
13th in qualification, 11th in the Sprint:

“I expected more from the Sprint but the conditions were quite different compared to the morning; it was a lot greasier on track and a trickier. I tried my best to manage it. The pace wasn’t bad but I was still too slow. We have a bit too much chatter and we need more edge grip but my guys have some ideas and we’ll see what we can do tomorrow.”