Krugersdorp’s Brad Binder rode to fourth place and his team mate Jack Miller was 5th to cap another competitive and positive weekend of MotoGP™ for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing.
It was the second Grand Prix of the campaign and only the fifth to be held at the Algarve International Circuit.
Both KTM RC16s made their customary bright getaway from the grid and Brad and Jack were joined by starlet rookie Pedro Acosta as Austrian machinery filled three slots in the mid-top ten.
“Brad and Jack had to measure their pace with their tire wear and levels of effective grip as the race distance counted down. Incident and accident marked the running order in the space of the final three laps and the two orange bikes took full benefit to cross the line in the top five. The points ensure that Brad stays second place on the table after two rounds and Jack posted his first score to sit ninth,” the Red Bull KTM team announced in their official newsletter
The Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas will bring MotoGP to a US audience with the annual visit to the long and varied Circuit of the Americas in Austin. The world championship will reconvene in Texas in mid-April.
Brad said, “It was cool to take 4th even though we had some help with it. It was a tough weekend and I struggled to get comfortable and that meant it was hard in the race because I wanted to push and go with the boys. I had to ride smart and make sure I didn’t make the same mistake as yesterday. To have 4th after a hectic and hard weekend…we’ll take it.”
