BradBinder

Brad Binder carries South African motorsport into MotoGP's premier class, a rare presence from his country at the championship's highest level. He races for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, the Austrian factory team, wearing number 33. That combination makes him a reference point for fans at home and an established name in the international paddock, where South African riders have seldom held a factory seat.

His MotoGP results read 133 starts, two wins and eleven podium finishes, with no pole positions and no championships. The South African arrived in the top class in 2020 with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, after five seasons with Ajo Motorsport. Now thirty-one, he remains with the Austrian factory, still seeking a first title at the premier level. Potchefstroom, his birthplace, is far from the sport's European heartlands, yet he has held a factory seat for several seasons.