Brad Binder Will Stay in the Factory KTM MotoGP Team thru 2024

2021 is proving to be a more normal year than last year in many different ways.

One of those is the fact that in addition to racing at the more traditional MotoGP tracks, MotoGP’s Silly Season is kicking off pretty much on schedule.

Mugello is traditionally the point in the season at which teams and factories start to think about next year, and 2021 is no exception.

KTM’s decision to exercise the option they have with Brad Binder is part of that trend. But more important was that his contract has been extended not just for next year, but for the next three seasons.

The South African will remain a part of the Red Bull Factory Racing KTM team through the end of the 2024 season.

Binder’s contract fills in one blank in the 2021 line up. Teammate Miguel Oliveira is expected to follow suit soon, though whether the Portuguese rider will sign on just for 2022 or for longer is as yet unknown.

With the announcement of Jack Miller’s contract extension with Ducati for next year and Binder at KTM through 2024, that leaves only the second Aprilia seat open as of this moment for 2022.