Sunshine blanketed the 14-corner layout outside the Catalan capital and the Grand Prix arranged in solidarity for the flood victims of the Valencia region; home of the last round that was cancelled just over two weeks ago.
Brad Binder and teammate Jack Miller both had their work cut out with grid slots of 18th and 19th but Brad had already made a nine-position gain to grasp the last Sprint point on Saturday and edge to within two points of 5th in the championship standings.
The Grand Prix ran for 24 laps on Sunday afternoon and both Brad and Miller could rely on the usual starting prowess of the KTM RC16 package. Grip and traction were issues that had to be managed across the notoriously slick Catalan asphalt.
Brad ended the first lap already inside the top ten and fought hard and grabbed more positions as he extended his race pace while others suffered with grip. He reached 6th and was just 7 seconds away from the winner.
Red Bull KTM drew a line under their eighth year in the premier class with a podium trophy and a top-five finish in the championship as well as standing P2 in the Constructor’s contest. 2025 testing begins on Tuesday.
Brad Binder
6th:
“I was happy with today’s race. I knew it was really important to get the tire until the end so I tried not to get too carried away at the beginning. I was quite pleased; I would have liked to have been a bit further forward but coming from 18th it is hard to ask for much more. Thank you to my team. It’s been challenging this year but we always tried to make the best of every situation and to finish 5th in the championship is cool.”
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