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Czech Republic GP Report: Surprise Binder for KTM !

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Newbie Brad Binder, who turns 25 in two days, signs an authentic feat at the 2020 Czech Republic GP: the No.33 is the first South African rider to win in the premier class, with a KTM that reaches his first MotoGP success ! Franco Morbidelli and Johann Zarco complete this historic podium in Brno with their private Yamaha and Ducati. Report and results.

If the rapid strings of the circuit of Brno generally play the game of powerful engines, in particular Ducati, nobody would have bet on a stroke of brilliance of KTM whose demonstrative V4 has clearly progressed this season. And yet: Brad Binder – Moto3 world champion in 2016 – signs in the Czech Republic the first success of an RC16 in the premier class, for his third MotoGP race only !

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Binder, who will be celebrating his 25th birthday on August 11, makes history through the front door: in addition to this first victory offered to KTM, the n ° 33 is also the first South African to win in the premier class! Sacred tour de force which also places him at the level of a certain Marc Marquez, forfeited in Brno, who was until now the last "rookie" to win a MotoGP race since the GP of the Americas 2013 !

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The competitiveness of the Katoche was in fact revealed in free practice with the consistent rhythm set by Pol Espargaro: the future Honda-Repsol rider even came very close to securing second place in qualifying, before seeing his time canceled because he had achieved under yellow flags following the fall of Cal Crutchlow.

"It is not fair", he railed on Saturday evening, pointing out the impossibility of distinguishing this yellow flag which, according to him, would have been waved too late by the commissioners. Reassembled, "Polito" will set the best time in the warm-up on Sunday morning to demonstrate its competitiveness !

Quartararo less comfortable in Brno

When the lights go out, Fabio Quartararo takes the holeshot from second place ahead of Franco Morbidelli, who overtakes him from the first corner! Aleix Espargaro made a great take-off and placed third before overtaking Quartararo. The Aprilia rider is ahead of his brother Pol on the KTM, then Brad Binder and Johann Zarco who only appears in 6th place despite his pole position. Rins and Viñales follow while Rossi and Dovizioso are distant 10th and 15th.

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Franco Morbidelli completed a very consistent first lap, which worries Fabio: the Nice driver sent the sauce to climb to second place while his delay on the leader was already 1.4 seconds! Behind, it beats hard: Brad Binder continues to impress by climbing to 3rd position, after defeating the Espargaro brothers on their respective KTM and Aprilia.

Johann Zarco measures the interest of joining this infernal trio and roars the V4 of his Ducati to take place in 4th place, between the RC16 of Binder and that of Pol Espargaro. As an air of revenge for the Cannes, who must appreciate to fight against his former employer with "old" GP19 !

Rossi for his part returned to 8th place ahead of Viñales, while Joan Mir and Iker Lecuona crashed into Turn 13 – one of the most problematic this weekend due to the decried aging of Czech asphalt. Lecuona took Mir in his loss from the front after passing him under braking …

Pol Espargaro overtakes Johann Zarco 16 laps from the finish via an impeccable interior: the KTMs are definitely in imperial form in Brno! Binder is also very threatening on Quartararo, ready to steal second place from him at the slightest mistake….

Clash between Johann Zarco and Pol Espargaro !

But the hopes of No.44 suddenly ended: the Catalan set off 13 laps from the finish after a contested contact with his former teammate Johann Zarco. The incident occurred as Brad Binder had just passed Fabio Quartararo for second place…

Pol Espargaro had just imitated his teammate, but has to come back behind Fabio after having widened on his factory KTM. Zarco, on the lookout just behind, chooses this moment to go inside in turn 1 … Alas, "Polito" does not see him and hits the Ducati at the point of rope! The sanction is immediate: Espargaro goes to the mat, while the incident is studied by the Grands Prix commission.

For MNC, this unfortunate collision does not really deserve a debate: Johann was on the right trajectory, without moving away, and it was Pol Espargaro who came to hit him. This incident, however, resurfaces all the tensions between Zarco and Espargaro, which were never appreciated during their collaboration at KTM..

The n ° 5, indifferent to the criticisms which will not fail to emerge, continued his effort and immediately took third place thanks to a fine overtaking on Quartararo. However, the race management decided to impose a "long lap" penalty on him: Zarco had to widen in a bend before returning to the track..

A sanction promptly carried out by the n ° 5, who nevertheless manages to keep his third place ahead of Quartararo! At this stage, Morbidelli is still leading the proceedings with a small half a second ahead of Binder who comes back very, very strong…

The surprise Binder !

Nine laps from the finish, Brad Binder took control with astonishing ease: the South African led his third MotoGP race ahead of Morbidelli and he widened the gap on his KTM n ° 33! Never has a KTM been so comfortable in the dry since the Austrian manufacturer entered MotoGP four years ago.

Behind, Alex Rins and Valentino Rossi are pressing on Quartararo, who ends up giving way to the Suzuki rider with five laps to go. Rossi overtakes him a few rows later with an ease which reflects the obvious loss of grip "of El Diablo": Fabio, 6th, does not even manage to resist Miguel Oliveira !

Brad Binder continues to increase his lead and starts the last two laps with more than four seconds (!) Ahead of Franco Morbidelli! Johann Zarco, solid third despite his penalty, ahead of Rins, Rossi, Oliveira and Quartararo.

The young official KTM rider continues his momentum until the checkered flag and signs his first success in the premier class ahead of Franco Morbidelli and Johann Zarco. The Cannes driver is back on the podium for the first time since his second place at the 2018 Malaysian GP, ​​at the time on the Yamaha Tech3.

Quite a symbol, moreover, to see the talented French rider back on the podium the day his former employer finally achieves the consecration on this bike that Johann has never managed to tame …

Not enough to sulk his pleasure so far: Johann offers a fantastic revenge to all his despisers and to those who were worried about his ability to adapt to the difficult GP19 – including MNC, let’s face it! Let it be said: Zarcocorico has lost none of his talent and the second Ducati – Miller’s GP20 – only appeared in 9th place, nine seconds behind No.5. Excuse the little !

His compatriot Fabio Quartararo finished in 7th position 11.8 seconds behind the winner, between Miguel Oliveira and Takaaki Nakagami. Obviously disappointed after his two victories in a row in Spain and Andalusia, the n ° 20 is however bad luck because he remains at the head of the championship. The future official Yamaha rider also appreciates having offered the French an unprecedented event since 1974: the first qualification of two French tricolors in the first places with Johann on pole in front of Fabio. !

The point (s) in the championship

Another consequence of this magnificent podium: Johann climbs to 6th place in the provisional, between the sparkling winner Brad Binder and the experienced Valentino Rossi. The Italian, 5th at 7.5 sec, fails to reach the .

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Fabio Quartararo remains in charge of the standings with 59 points against 42 for Maverick Viñales. The Yamaha official once again delivered this Sunday to a very successful interpretation of "The invisible man": the n ° 12, threatening in practice but inconsistent in the race, finished 14th (!) 19.720 sec behind the winner, ie almost a second per lap yielded during the 21 laps of the race !

The two future teammates are followed by Franco Morbidelli, a real revelation of this Grand Prix of the Czech Republic which he has led for a long time: without Brad Binder, "Franky" certainly held his first victory in the premier class.

Andrea Dovizioso drops one rank in the championship to fourth place: the Italian pays the consequences of his modest 11th place this Sunday, 16.5 seconds behind the winner. "DesmoDovi" appears less and less at ease on his GP20 and – above all? – in the official Ducati team…

The next MotoGP race, the Austrian Grand Prix, is scheduled for August 14-16 at the traditionally Ducati-friendly Red Bull Ring circuit. This fourth MotoGP event will be followed the following week by the unprecedented Styrian GP on the same track: stay tuned !

Czech Republic GP MotoGP 2020 results

  1.  Brad BINDER KTM 41’38.764
  2. Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha +5.266
  3. Johann ZARCO Ducati +6.470
  4. Alex RINS Suzuki +6,609
  5. Valentino Rossi Yamaha +7.517
  6. Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM +7.969
  7. Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha +11.827
  8. Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda +12.862
  9. Jack MILLER Ducati +15,013
  10. Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia +15,087
  11. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati +16.455
  12. Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati +18.506
  13. Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda +18.736
  14. Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha +19.720
  15. Alex MARQUEZ Honda +24 597
  16. Tito RABAT Ducati +29.004
  17. Bradley SMITH Aprilia +32.290
  18. Stefan BRADL Honda +55,977

Unclassified 

  • Pol ESPARGARO KTM 12 laps
  • Joan MIR Suzuki 18 laps
  • Iker LECUONA KTM 18 lap

Provisional MotoGP classification 2020

  1. Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha 59
  2. Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 42
  3. Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha 31
  4. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 31
  5. Brad BINDER KTM 28
  6. Johann ZARCO Ducati 28
  7. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 27
  8. Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 27
  9. Jack MILLER Ducati 20
  10. Alex RINS Suzuki 19
  11. Pol ESPARGARO KTM 19
  12. Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM 18
  13. Alex MARQUEZ Honda 13
  14. Joan MIR Suzuki 11
  15. Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 11
  16. Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati 9
  17. Tito RABAT Ducati 7
  18. Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia 6
  19. Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 6
  20. Bradley SMITH Aprilia 5

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