Moto3™ Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Brad Binder took his fifth victory of the season at Misano World Circuit

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Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) has won a stunning two-man tactical duel with Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing Mto3) at Misano World Circuit, with Leopard Racing rider Joan Mir completing the podium after a storming ride for the rookie from P16 on the grid.

Clear blue was the view above Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli as Moto3™ headed out on track to get down to business, and it was Friday pacesetter Enea Bastianini who got the best start and led through turn 1, with a great start from Row 2 for Jakub Kornfeil (Drive M7 SIC Racing) seeing him challenge polesitter Binder for second through Turn 2. The South African hit back as Jorge Navarro (Estrella Galicia 0,0) and teammate Aron Canet tagged onto the back of the front trio, with Nicolo Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46) then beginning a fightback after losing positions off the line.

It was the Italian VR46 rider who switched the action up a gear as he moved up to the front, with Binder and Bastianini dueling with the Italian rookie at the head of the lead group. Joan Mir (Leopard Racing), who started well outside the top ten, was another who made short work of the early laps as he sliced through the field to join the front freight train – part one of his stunning ride to the podium complete.

Binder then hit the front, with Bastianini getting tucked in to reel the championship leader back in, and the two opened a gap on the chasers as a crash saw Jorge Navarro out of contention when he lost the rear at Turn 14 – leaving his championship chances with another big dent.

With ten laps to go, the race was a story of two duels at the front – Binder vs Bastianini as fast-starting Mir wrestled with Bulega behind. With Mir then told to give a position back to Bulega after exceeding track limits, the Mallorcan timed it perfectly to then immediately take P3 back, staying ahead throughout the last lap to just pip his old FIM CEV Repsol rival to the podium.

Bastianini was ahead at the start of the last lap, having chosen to take back the lead a few laps before after a good number of laps stalking the championship leader, and the Italian stretched some daylight in between himself and Binder before the South African put in one final push to take the ‘Beast’ back. Bastianini hit the inside line in the final corner, but avoided last lap drama to not push too far and cross the line in a well earned P2.

The lead for winner Binder, after a DNF for Navarro and previous P3 title contender Francesco Bagnaia (Gaviota Mahindra Aspar) only crossing the line in P21, sees the South African now an almost-unbelievable 106 points clear at the top of the standings – meaning the title is within reach at MotorLand Aragon.

Bastianini, for his stunning ride back onto the podium, took back P2 in the championship at his home GP.

Aragon now awaits, with the modern classic of a track waiting for Binder to try his luck with that almost-unseen chance: win the championship before the triple-header flyaways. With 106 points of advantage, Binder must only leave the Spanish track with a lead of more than 100 points to put both hands on the trophy.

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Moto3 Race Classification 2016

1	25	41	Brad BINDER	RSA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	147.1	39’37.556
2	20	33	Enea BASTIANINI	ITA	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda	147.1	+0.262
3	16	36	Joan MIR	SPA	Leopard Racing	KTM	147.0	+1.416
4	13	8	Nicolo BULEGA	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	147.0	+1.534
5	11	84	Jakub KORNFEIL	CZE	Drive M7 SIC Racing Team	Honda	146.9	+4.278
6	10	55	Andrea LOCATELLI	ITA	Leopard Racing	KTM	146.9	+4.387
7	9	44	Aron CANET	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	146.8	+4.811
8	8	65	Philipp OETTL	GER	Schedl GP Racing	KTM	146.8	+5.582
9	7	76	Hiroki ONO	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	146.7	+6.259
10	6	4	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	ITA	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda	146.5	+10.896
11	5	23	Niccolò ANTONELLI	ITA	Ongetta-Rivacold	Honda	146.3	+13.939
12	4	58	Juanfran GUEVARA	SPA	RBA Racing Team	KTM	146.3	+14.091
13	3	11	Livio LOI	BEL	RW Racing GP BV	Honda	146.3	+14.103
14	2	95	Jules DANILO	FRA	Ongetta-Rivacold	Honda	146.2	+14.810
15	1	16	Andrea MIGNO	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	146.2	+14.868
16		62	Stefano MANZI	ITA	Mahindra Racing	Mahindra	145.7	+23.292
17		48	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	145.7	+23.349
18		20	Fabio QUARTARARO	FRA	Leopard Racing	KTM	145.7	+23.523
19		12	Albert ARENAS	SPA	Peugeot MC Saxoprint	Peugeot	145.2	+31.140
20		17	John MCPHEE	GBR	Peugeot MC Saxoprint	Peugeot	145.0	+35.145
21		21	Francesco BAGNAIA	ITA	Gaviota Mahindra ASPAR	Mahindra	145.0	+35.170
22		89	Khairul Idham PAWI	MAL	Honda Team Asia	Honda	145.0	+35.409
23		7	Adam NORRODIN	MAL	Drive M7 SIC Racing Team	Honda	145.0	+35.467
24		77	Lorenzo PETRARCA	ITA	3570 Team Italia	Mahindra	144.2	+48.285
25		3	Fabio SPIRANELLI	ITA	CIP-Unicom Starker	Mahindra	143.7	+56.451
26		43	Stefano VALTULINI	ITA	3570 Team Italia	Mahindra	143.7	+56.486
Not Classified
		40	Darryn BINDER	RSA	Platinum Bay Real Estate	Mahindra	146.0	4 Laps
		24	Tatsuki SUZUKI	JPN	CIP-Unicom Starker	Mahindra	144.8	8 Laps
		42	Marcos RAMIREZ	SPA	Platinum Bay Real Estate	Mahindra	144.7	10 Laps
		9	Jorge NAVARRO	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	146.1	16 Laps
		19	Gabriel RODRIGO	ARG	RBA Racing Team	KTM	145.1	17 Laps
		6	Maria HERRERA	SPA	MH6 Team	KTM	134.2	22 Laps
Not Finished 1st Lap
		64	Bo BENDSNEYDER	NED	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM		0 Lap
		71	Alex FABBRI	RSM	Minimoto Portomaggiore	Mahindra		0 Lap

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of MotoGP.com

Moto3™ Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Brad Binder took his fifth victory of the season at Misano World Circuit

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GP TIM DI SAN MARINO E DELLA RIVIERA DI RIMINI

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