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Darryn Binder Steps Up To MotoGP
S
outh African Darryn Binder
will join brother Brad as
a MotoGP rider in 2022 after
signing for the rebranded RNF
MotoGP team, formerly Petronas
Yamaha SRT.
Currently competing in Moto3
for the Petronas Honda team,
Binder will make it three sets of
brothers competing in MotoGP
alongside Aleix and Pol Esparga-
ro, and Marc and Alex Marquez.
Binder's appointment will see
him ride a satellite Yamaha YZF-
M1 alongside current Petronas
Yamaha rider, Andrea Dovizioso,
and makes him the first rider
since Australian Jack Miller to
skip racing in Moto2 by jumping
straight from Moto3 competition
to the premier class of MotoGP.
"I'm extremely grateful for
this opportunity, as it has been
a lifelong dream to race in the
MotoGP category," Binder said.
"I definitely didn't expect to make
the jump straight from Moto3
to the highest class, but I do
believe I'm up for the challenge,
and I'm ready to put in all the
hard work for 2022.
"My target at the beginning
will be just to find my feet in the
big class and learn as much as
possible to get stronger and
stronger throughout my rookie
season.
"I would like to say a really big
thank you to Yamaha and the
RNF MotoGP Team for every-
thing they have done to make
this possible as well as everyone
who has been involved in get-
ting me to this point. I'm now
just looking forward to riding the
Yamaha YZR-M1 for the first time
at the end of this season."
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Darryn Binder joins
brother, Brad, as a
MotoGP rider in 2022.
