“After my last Moto2 win I asked myself if I would have ever had that feeling again… and it happened after just three races! I wanted to stay in Moto2 to win the Title, but at the end I can only say that making the step up to MotoGP was the right choice”, said Brad discussing his desire to stay in the intermediate class The South African initially thought about staying one more year to win the championship, but KTM wanted him in the factory team. My plan was to do not stress too much the tire and lap after lap I felt stronger and I tried to get the chance”īinder was so close on winning Moto2 title on 2019 but was beaten at the end by Alex Marquez. Binder made everything at perfection on race day, managing the start really well being fast in the second part of the race where he was able to get the lead and create a gap.Īfter the race, 2016 Moto3 World Champion could not believe what he did: “I do not know what are my feelings now, I do not understand… it is crazy! I can only say that this is a dream come true. As of 2021, he is 26 years old and celebrates his birthday on August 11th every year. Nobody probably expected that despite KTM showed important progress and was looking good overall during the weekend a podium could be predictable, but winning was something out of every mind. He was born on the 11th of August 1995 in Potchefstroom, South Africa. An impressive result considering also that Binder made just his third race in the major class on Sunday. The South African clinched his maiden MotoGP victory in his rookie year and at the same time brought KTM to his first MotoGP win. What happened in Brno is something that Brad Binder will never forget.