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2020 MotoGP Season
Styrian Grand Prix
Round 5
Red Bull Ring
Spielberg, Austria
23 August 2020
KTM rider Brad Binder will be hoping to continue his impressive form at the
Styrian Grand Prix on August 23.
The South African star has caught the eye on his debut season in the MotoGP having recently won the Czech Republic Grand Prix.
Binder then secured a fourth spot finish in the most recent race, Austrian Grand Prix and he narrowly missed out on the podium.
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The race was won by Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso, who secured his third win in Spielberg having also emerged victorious in 2017 and 2019.
Suzuki rider Joao Mir finished second and he was followed by Dovizioso's teammate Jack Miller as Ducate enjoyed a successful race.
Looking at the 2020 season riders' standings, Fabian Quartararo of Yamaha is placed at the top followed by Dovizioso and Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales.
Binder is currently placed fourth on the riders' standings and he will be looking move into the top three positions soon.
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Binder was satisfied with his performance at the Austrian Grand Prix and he is now looking forward to the next race in the same race track.
“It was tough at the beginning because I was able to make up places and it was a shame about the red flag," Binder said.
"But it did give me an opportunity to restart from higher up on the grid. I didn’t pass too many riders after the restart but there were a lot of crashes.
"On one hand I’m quite satisfied but then I was also pretty lucky. Things turned out well but let’s work again for next week.”
Yahama are sitting at the top of Manufacturers' Championship standings - 14 points above their closest rivals, Ducati.
Ducatiand KTM are placed second and third respectively on the standings after four races.
2020 Austrian Grand Prix results
Winner: Andrea Dovizioso - Ducati
Runner-up: Joao Mir - Suzuki
Third-Place: Jack Miller - Ducati
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