Darryn Binder (born 21 January 1998) is a South African professional motorcycle racer currently competing in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship for Italjet Gresini Moto2.
Career
Binder was born in Potchefstroom, South Africa. His older brother, Brad Binder, is also a professional motorcycle racer, and competed alongside Darryn in Moto3 in both 2015 and 2016.
In 2022, he moved up into MotoGP with WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team, alongside Andrea Dovizioso.1
Following the 2022 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix, Binder announced that he would race in the 2023 Moto2 World Championship for Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP alongside Lukas Tulovic as Binder was unable to secure a seat in MotoGP for 2023.2
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
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | AME117 | AME25 | JER110 | JER2Ret | ASS116 | ASS2Ret | SAC114 | SAC2Ret | BRN12 | SIL1Ret | SIL216 | MIS5 | ARA15 | ARA2Ret | 15th | 45 |
| 2014 | JER16 | JER15 | MUGRet | ASS110 | ASS211 | SAC1Ret | SAC213 | BRN118 | BRN2Ret | SIL110 | SIL212 | MISDNS | ARA113 | ARA29 | 13th | 55 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Moto3 | Mahindra MGP3O | Outox Reset Drink Team | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2016 | Moto3 | Mahindra MGP30 | Platinum Bay Real Estate | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25th |
| 2017 | Moto3 | KTM RC250GP | Platinum Bay Real Estate | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 19th |
| 2018 | Moto3 | KTM RC250GP | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 17th |
| 2019 | Moto3 | KTM RC250GP | CIP Green Power | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 22nd |
| 2020 | Moto3 | KTM RC250GP | CIP Green Power | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 122 | 8th |
| 2021 | Moto3 | Honda NSF250RW | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 136 | 7th |
| 2022 | MotoGP | Yamaha YZR-M1 | WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24th |
| 2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 20th |
| 2024 | Moto2 | Kalex | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 19th |
| 2025 | Moto2 | Kalex | Gresini Moto2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10* | 14th* |
| Total | 173 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 542 | ||||
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2015–2021 | 2015 Qatar | 2018 Japan | 2020 Catalunya | 117 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 431 | 0 |
| Moto2 | 2023– | 2023 Portugal | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | ||
| MotoGP | 2022 | 2022 Qatar | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2015–present | 173 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 542 | 0 | |||
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
External links
- Darryn Binder at MotoGP.com
- Darryn Binder at AS.com (in Spanish)
- Official website
References
Sports, Dorna (21 October 2021). "Darryn Binder joins WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team for 2022". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 22 October 2021. https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2021/10/21/darryn-binder-joins-withu-yamaha-rnf-motogp-team-for-2022/397546 ↩
"Darryn with Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP Moto2 squad in 2023". darrynbinder40.com. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022. https://darrynbinder40.com/2022/10/19/darryn-with-liqui-moly-husqvarna-intact-gp-moto2-squad-in-2023/ ↩