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2025 MotoGP World Championship
Grand Prix of the United Kingdom
Silverstone Circuit
Northamptonshire, England
Sunday, 25 May 2025
Brand Binder will be seeking redemption when the 2025 MotoGP World Championship continues with the Grand Prix of the United Kingdom at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England, this weekend.
The South Africa comes into the weekend on the back of a nightmare French Motorcycle Grand Prix, where he recorded a second full-length DNF (Did Not Finish) of the season. He sits in a lowly 14th on the Riders’ Championship standings with 37 points – nine point behind younger teammate Pedro Acosta, and a full 134 points off the pace of leader Marc Marquez.
Binder was one of many riders who struggled to nail down their strategy – and then adjust as necessary – in changeable weather conditions at Le Mans.
“Well, I was pretty sure that the slicks were the good choice for when we went out for the first start,” Binder explained. “I then it was soaked, the track was wet, so everyone came in.
“We put on the wets, went out again, quick start procedure and the track was bone dry. So, I decided to come in and put the slicks on - which was the good choice at the time.
“Three laps later it started to rain a bit heavier and everything seemed okay. I could manage the conditions alright, but when we got to the last corner it seemed like it had rained there in the last two corners a bit and I didn’t quite notice that it had rained that amount.
“I threw it down the first time, picked the bike up, went and did the two long lap penalties for coming in before the race.
“I was planning to come in for the wets, because obviously the track was really wet and I lost the front at Turn 1. Sorry to my team. It’s really been a difficult weekend and it would have been nice to get them a really good result.”
Binder’s best MotoGP result in Britain was a third-place finish in the Grand Prix in 2023, while he won the 2016 Moto3 race en route to claiming the Riders’ Championship in the junior category that year.
2025 MotoGP Riders’ Championship standings (top three)
1. Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo) – 171 points
2. Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Ducati) – 149
3. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) – 120
2025 MotoGP Constructors’ Championship standings (top three)
1. Ducati – 217 points
2. Honda – 85
3. KTM – 76
2025 MotoGP Teams’ Championship standings (top three)
1. Ducati Lenovo – 291 points
2. BK8 Gresini Ducati – 197
3. VR46 Ducati – 159
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