MotoGP Argentina [Sprint Results] | Brilliant Binder scythes from 15th to victory

Brad Binder is celebrating only his second career MotoGP class victory after capitalising on an extraordinary start from 15th on the grid to leave rivals trailing in an action-packed Argentinian MotoGP Sprint Race.

With the shortened Termas de Rio Hondo encounter coming just a week after Portimao inaugurated the first-ever MotoGP Sprint Race, the Argentine edition proved similarly relentlessly entertaining from start-to-finish.

It was Binder that would emerge as the star of the show as he held off a hard-charging Marco Bezzecchi to win by just +0.072secs, with Luca Marini collecting a maiden MotoGP class podium in third place.

With the grid down to a slender, injury-depleted 18-strong line-up, Binder is unlikely to have expected a victory challenge from a grid position that few have won a full MotoGP race from, let alone one half the distance

Indeed, Binder and KTM Factory Racing team-mate Jack Miller’s hopes of a strong result in the 12-lap sprint looked to have been scuppered by their respective 15th and 14th starting positions in qualifying.

However, it was a deficit Binder needed only moments to negate at the lights as a firm lunge at the opening turn paved the way for him to run fifth by Turn 4.

Full MotoGP Argentina Sprint Race Report & Results to follow

2023 Argentinian MotoGP | Termas de Rio Hondo

SPRINT Race Results | Round 2 / 21 | Race 3 / 42