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Red Bull KTM Ajo have revealed their 2017 Moto3™ line up as Niccolo Antonelli and Bo Bendsneyder, as current championship leader Brad Binder makes the move to Moto2™ to join the new intermediate class team in the same project. Antonelli is a 3-time Moto3™ race winner and will partner Dutch rookie and Silverstone podium sitter Bo Bendsneyder in the Finnish structure, as the Red Bull KTM Ajo squad again aim to fight for the 2017 world championship crown. Antonelli is one of the many World Championship riders to have participated…

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Brad Binder took a big step towards sealing the Moto3 title at the San Marino Grand Prix this Sunday, taking a fifth win of the season. The South African claimed victory from pole position, having to make a last lap pass to triumph for the second weekend in succession. He now has a 106-point lead in the overall standings, and the chance to seal the title in a fortnight’s time at Aragon. Teammate Bo Bendsneyder failed to finish the race after an unfortunate crash on the first lap. Binder showed…

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Binder used the final Free Practice session of the weekend to set a devastating pace, unmatched by any of his rivals. Making just a single stop in the pits, he completed a total of 10 laps in the 1:42 range, out of 21 overall. A best lap of 1:42.624 placed second him second in the session. Rookie Bendsneyder made an important improvement with his last lap, clocking a 1:43.142 that placed him ninth. In qualifying Binder displayed his good form from the start, riding first for much of the session.…

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Pleasant temperatures of 22ºC greeted the riders in the opening Free Practice session of the weekend. The morning run was interrupted by a red flag just four minutes in, due to oil on the track, but once it was cleared Binder established himself as one of the fastest riders in the class. Only a small electronics problem prevented him from completing the final four minutes of the session, but his 1:43.801 lap was enough to give him fourth on the timesheets. Bendsneyder, in fifteenth, set his fastest lap of 1:44.568…

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After spots of rain punctuated morning Warm Up for the MotoGP™ grid, Moto3™ got out on a dry track as the weather held off – grey skies and cool temperatures, but dry asphalt for the first showdown of the day. Francesco Bagnaia (Northgate Mahindra Aspar) got a good start from his first ever pole position, with P2 on the grid Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing Moto3) dueling with his compatriot for the lead as the lights went out. The large lead group headed away from the pack and was soon joined…

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Bo Bendsneyder took 3rd spot this afternoon in a very wet qualifying practice, due to a penalty he was given yesterday after FP2 he will start tomorrows race from 8th spot on the grid. He was penalised for riding to slow in 3 consecutive sectors of the track. This was the third time he got punished for the same mistake; it happened aswell in Qatar and Argentina. He was also given a penalty point after this third time. results qualifying practice: source: motogp.com, ajo.fi

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Despite grey skies overhead, the Moto3 riders were able to ride in the dry in the first 40-minute Free Practice session. Both Binder and Bendsneyder were inside the Top 10 throughout the session, making only a single stop in the pits. Binder completed the session third with a 2:16.114 lap, after leading the way at various times. He was just ahead of teammate Bendsneyder, whose best lap was 2:16.924. In the second session of the day, despite continuing chilly temperatures of 21ºC on track, conditions were better and the pair…

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Brad Binder and Bo Bendsneyder faced tricky conditions at the Czech GP, with heavy rain for the Moto3 race at the end of a sunny weekend with good weather. The track was completely wet for the 11am race start, and the two Red Bull KTM Ajo riders both had a great race -with differing outcomes. Binder suffered a crash at Turn 1 with five laps to go, when leading the race, while Bendsneyder finished seventh after starting twenty-fourth on the grid. Moto3 World Championship leader Binder was unable to extend…

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A great final Free Practice session by Binder laid down a challenge to the rest of the field. After riding in the Top 3 for most of the session, the South African went back out with new tyres and became the only rider to break into the 2:07 range. His best time of 2:07.713 was one of three laps by him that would have given him the top spot in FP3. Bo Bendsneyder also improved his times from Friday, clocking a 2:09.103 lap to take eighteenth place. Binder was back…

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Free Practice 1 gave a sign of Binder’s intentions, as he was the first to top the timesheets. Comfortable with his KTM bike, the South African had the best pace of the Moto3 field and lowered his fastest time on three consecutive occasions. Only at the end of the session, he was relegated to third place, with a best lap of 2:08.712. Bendsneyder was eighteenth, with a time of 2:10.189. In the second practice session Binder again took the top spot early. Bendsneyder also came out strongly, improving his FP1 time…

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