Binder bags sixth at Misano despite pain

2021-09-29 14:55
Despite battling pain, Darryn Binder was able to make his way through the field to claim sixth place at the end of the Moto3 race at Misano, while PETRONAS Sprinta Racing team-mate John McPhee ended the Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini inside the points in 13th.

An aggressive start from 14th on the grid saw Binder claim five places in as many corners, before moving into seventh by the second lap. Staying inside the leading group and battling hard with those around him, the South African was in contention for the podium, having moved into third with nine laps to go. Feeling the effects of his crashes from Friday and yesterday in the closing stages, Darryn was unable to stay with the leading group and ended the race sixth. He now sits seventh in the championship with 114 points.

Team-mate McPhee, who started the race 19th, had a poor start and found himself down in 23rd on the second lap. The Scot made steady progress through the field to move into the points – 12th – by the mid-point, and set his sights on closing the gap to the top-ten. Despite encountering an issue with the rear brake in the final ten laps, John was still able to cross the line 13th. Increasing his world championship points to 56, McPhee is 16th in the riders’ standings.

PETRONAS Sprinta Racing will now turn their attention to the first ‘overseas’ round of the year since the DohaGP: the Grand Prix of the Americas (1-3 October).






Johan Stigefelt
Team Director





Darryn had a good pace today; he was super fast and felt really good. However, due to the crash yesterday, he started feeling some pain towards the end of the race and that affected him. It’s a pity because he just couldn’t do more than what he did. It was still a strong performance to end the race in the top-sixth, which is always our target. I’m also really happy because the bike worked really well and the tyres were good.

It was a little bit more difficult for John at the beginning of the race, but he was fighting inside the top-15 positions and in the end he was 13th. He had an issue with his rear brake with ten laps to go, so it’s good that he was still able to finish. To have both riders in the points again is good for us.

Source: SIC Racing Team

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