Darryn Binder (born 21 January 1998) is a South African professional
motorcycle racer
The motorcycle sport of racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) includes motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either on circuits or open courses, and track racing. Other categories include hill climbs, drag racing and ...
currently competing in the
2025 Moto2 World Championship for
Italjet Gresini Moto2.
Career
Binder was born in
Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom ( ; ), colloquially known as Potch, is an college town, academic city in the North West (South African province), North West Province of South Africa. It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. Potchefstro ...
,
South Africa
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. His older brother,
Brad Binder
Brad Binder (born 11 August 1995) is a South African Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing. He is the 2016 Moto3 season, 2016 Moto3 World Champion.
Previously, he had competed in the ...
, is also a professional motorcycle racer, and competed alongside Darryn in Moto3 in both 2015 and 2016.
In
2022
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, he moved up into MotoGP with
WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team, alongside
Andrea Dovizioso
Andrea Dovizioso (born 23 March 1986) is an Italian former professional motorcycle racer. He raced with RNF Racing, WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team for the 2022 MotoGP World Championship, 2022 season but announced his intended-retirement after the ...
.
Following the
2022 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix, Binder announced that he would race in the
2023 Moto2 World Championship
The 2023 FIM Moto2 World Championship was part of the 75th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Road racing, Road Racing World Championship season. Pedro Acosta (motorcyclist), Pedro Acosta won the championship with two races to sp ...
for Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP alongside
Lukas Tulovic as Binder was unable to secure a seat in MotoGP for
2023
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.
Binder continues to race with Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP for the 2024 Moto2 season.
Career statistics
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
By class
Races by year
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Season still in progress.
References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
South African motorcycle racers
Sportspeople from Potchefstroom
Moto3 World Championship riders
White South African people
MotoGP World Championship riders
RNF Racing MotoGP riders
21st-century South African people
Moto2 World Championship riders