{"id":353684,"date":"2025-12-17T10:27:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/353684\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T10:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:27:06","slug":"ex-yamaha-motogp-rider-makes-motoamerica-switch-with-ducati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/353684\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Yamaha MotoGP rider makes MotoAmerica switch with Ducati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former RNF Yamaha MotoGP rider Darryn Binder will leave the grand prix paddock next year to take up a ride in the MotoAmerica Supersport class on Ducati machinery.<\/p>\n<p>A veteran of 11 seasons in the grand prix paddock, the younger brother of multiple MotoGP race winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/939427\/brad-binder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brad Binder<\/a> has had a very mixed career to date.<\/p>\n<p>Scoring no points in his debut Moto3 campaign in 2015, Darryn Binder wouldn\u2019t win a race in the lightweight class until 2020.<\/p>\n<p>He scored two podiums in 2021, before becoming a surprise MotoGP signing for the now-defunct RNF Racing Yamaha team, with Binder becoming the first rider since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/1452\/jack-miller\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Miller<\/a> in 2015 to go directly from Moto3 to the premier class.<\/p>\n<p>Binder only managed three points finishes in his rookie 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MotoGP<\/a> campaign, with a best of 10th in a wet Indonesian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>After RNF severed ties with Yamaha to partner with Aprilia for 2023, Binder was left without a ride on the MotoGP grid and stepped down to Moto2.<\/p>\n<p>He failed to impress in three seasons in the class, scoring a best of fifth in Indonesia last year. He scored just 19 points in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Losing out on a place on the Moto2 grid for 2026, the 27-year-old will join the Warhorse Ducati team in the MotoAmerica Supersport series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very excited to start this new chapter with Celtic Racing, Economy Lube + Tire, and Warhorse HSBK Ducati,\u201d Binder said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy journey through Moto3, Moto2, and MotoGP has taught me a lot, and I feel ready to bring all that experience into MotoAmerica.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Panigale V2 is a bike with proven speed and championship history, and I cannot wait to get to work with the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal is simple. I want to race at the front, enjoy the battle, and build something strong for the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am grateful for the opportunity and for the confidence the team has shown in me, and I am fully motivated to make the most of this season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Warhorse team is no stranger to fielding former grand prix talent, with double MotoGP race winner Danilo Petrucci riding for the squad in the Superbike class in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former RNF Yamaha MotoGP rider Darryn Binder will leave the grand prix paddock next year to take up&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353685,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,194127,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":["post-353684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-darryn-binder","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}