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The first day of the Malaysian Grand Prix saw very different track conditions for the Moto3 riders in the two Free Practice sessions. In the opening session, Red Bull KTM Ajo enjoyed a positive run with Brad Binder topping the timesheets and Bo Bendsneyder in fifteenth –in his first experience on the track. In the afternoon, rain stopped the pair from improving their times at the resurfaced Sepang International Circuit. In the first practice session in Malaysia, Brad Binder put in the showing of a World Champion. The South African…

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At the start it’s Binder who has the holeshot, he is follwed by Rodrigo. Bo Bendsneyder has a reasonable start and is in 12th. In the “Stoner”corner Darryn Binder highsides and takes Pawi and Mir with him into the gravel. Loi has to run into the gravel aswell and falls back to 20th. Going in to lap two Migno takes over the lead coming out of the slipstream of Binder. A few cornrers up the road Bulega takes over first. Aron Canet crashes out of the race. Bo is in…

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The rain at Phillip Island gave a 35-minute respite to the Moto3 riders on Saturday, as they were able to run slick tyres for the first time. However, it was not until after a red flag and with 4½ minutes remaining that the starting grid for tomorrow’s race was decided. The Red Bull KTM Ajo riders played their cards perfectly, with Brad Binder achieving his fifth pole position of the year and Bo Bendsneyder taking twelfth place on his first time at the Australian track. The final Free Practice session…

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Difficult conditions greeted the Moto3 riders on the first day of the Australian GP at Phillip Island. Track temperatures of 11°C and heavy rain made it a tough Friday for the lower cylinder class competitors, who set their best times in FP1. Red Bull KTM Ajo riders Bo Bendsneyder and Brad Binder completed the day with the ninth and twenty-second best laps, respectively, on the combined timesheet. The first practice session began with the track already wet and fine rain complicating mattersurther. For rookie Bendsneyder, the adverse conditions were less…

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At the start it’s Migno who takes the lead into the first corner. Binder is second, Bastianini third. In turn two Navarro crashes, taking John McPhee and Rodrigo with him into the gravel.  Bendsneyder has made a reasonable start and is 21st after lap 1. Binder takes over the lead when Migno runs wide at the penultimate corner of lap one. During lap two racecontrol already announces Bendsneyder has made a jumpstart; he will have to come in for a drivethrough penalty. In lap two Bo is 20th. In lap…

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Andrea Migno (Sky Racing Team VR46) will begin the Japanese GP from pole position at the Twin Ring Motegi for the first time in his career, as the Italian set the second fastest lap in the QP session behind home hero Hiroki Ono (Honda Team Asia). Ono has a 3-place penalty from FP1 for riding too slowly in sectors of the track, and will therefore begin his home GP from P4. Freshly crowned Moto3™ World Champion Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was third fastest in the session and will…

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The 2016 series of flyaway Moto3 rounds began on Friday with the first day of free practice for the Japanese GP. On a day of good weather at Twin Ring Motegi, Brad Binder took to the track for the first time as World Champion. The day was not an easy one for the Red Bull KTM Ajo riders, as both Binder a and teammate Bo Bendsneyder suffered crashes; on the combined timesheets, the pair placed twelfth and nineteenth, respectively. Binder started the day in a way that has become habitual…

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Brad Binder was crowned Moto3 World Champion today at the Aragon Grand Prix, placing second in a spectacular race that was not decided until the final corner. The Red Bull KTM Ajo took the necessary points to clinch the title four races before the end of the season. His teammate, Bo Bendsneyder, finished fifteenth, adding another point to his tally. Brad Binder rode an almost perfect race to seal the title. The South African, who had started from fifth position on the grid, started well and was up amongst the…

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Brad Binder and Bo Bendsneyder will start from the second and fourth rows, respectively, for the Aragon Grand Prix, following the results of qualifying this Saturday. The Red Bull KTM Ajo pair took another step forward today, although for Binder the session did notgo quite as well as expected. Seventh on the timesheets, he moved up to fifth after two riders ahead of him were handed penalties. Bendsneyder took a positive Top 10 start. Both Binder and Bo Bendsneyder were even faster than on Friday in the final practice session of…

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In FP1, Binder was the first to take the initiative, topping the timesheets on his early laps. A rear tyre that provided a lot of chatter hindered him for part of the session, and his best time of 2:00.649 placed him down in eleventh. Ninth was rookie Bendsneyder –2:00.466– who was back amongst the Top 10 for the entirety of the morning run. In the second session, Binder was the standout from start to finish. He lowered his best time from the morning just two laps in, and following a…

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