MotoGP: Brad Binder, first South African winner of a Grand Prix

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Brad Binder scored his first success in the MotoGP World Championship, the premier category of speedbike competitions, on August 9, 2020. The South African won the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno on August 9, 2020.

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Brad Binder, 24, entered the legend of South African sport on August 9, 2020 in Brno, Czech Republic, becoming the very first MotoGP rider from his country to win a Grand Prix in the current top competition. motorcycle racing. Illustrious compatriots like Kork Ballington or Jon Ekerold had also distinguished themselves, in other categories, in the past.

" I dreamed of this day "

The representative of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team won in the Grand Prix České republiky, ahead of the Italian Franco Morbidelli (Yamaha-SRT) and the French Johann Zarco (Ducati-Avintia).

"  I dreamed of this day,  " said Brad Binder. For him, this moment of glory is doubly beautiful, since it is also the very first success of his team, KTM, in MotoGP. A novice in this category, the native of Potchefstroom, champion of the third division (Moto3) in 2016 and vice-world champion of the second division (Moto2) in 2019, offers the Austrian team this success in MotoGP, after three races. only in 2020.

Frenchman Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha-SRT), one of the sensations of this 2020 season, remains at the top of the general rider classification, despite his 7th place in Brno.

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