--- title: "Binder bows out of Moto3 in style" canonical: "https://readmotorsport.com/2016/11/13/binder-bows-out-of-moto3-in-style/" type: "post" language: "en-GB" author: "Lewis Duncan" section: "Moto3" published: "2016-11-13T11:15:20Z" modified: "2016-11-13T11:15:20Z" --- # Binder bows out of Moto3 in style Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Brad Binder ended his time in the introduction class of the World Championship on the top step of the podium, after he recovered from an early mistake to take his seventh win of the season. The South African had been threatening to break away early on in this particular race, his pace in practice seriously impressive. He was left with a clear run into Turn 1 at the start after Aron Canet was wheeled off from pole position when he stalled his bike. However, it was Hiroki Ono who took the holeshot and Binder was shuffled back to third. Behind, Pecco Bagnaia’s chances of finishing third in the standings were dashed when he was caught up in Gabriel Rodrigo’s crash at Turn 13. The Argentinian lost the rear-end of his RBA KTM and wiped the Aspar rider out of contention. Thankfully, both rider were unharmed. > Twitter: Terrible fortune for ＠PeccoBagnaia, caught up in ＠gabrirodrigo19’s crash at turn 13! Both up & ![](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2/svg/1f6b6.svg) #ValenciaGP https://t.co/ZdCXnD0tvG (@MotoGP) On lap two, Binder’s afternoon got a whole lot more complicated as he made a mistake at Turn 6. The South African nearly high-sided exiting the corner and dropped back to 22nd. At the front of the pack, Leopard Racing’s Joan Mir had risen from 10th to take the lead at the start of the third lap as he staked his claim for the honour of top rookie in 2016. The Spaniard held off the advances of the two Gresini bikes and Sky Racing Team VR46 ride Andrea Migno for some time, though dropped to fourth mid-race. > Twitter: Change up the front as @Joanmir36 leads and there was a problem for Binder, who drops from 2nd to 22nd! #ValenciaGP https://t.co/NlQKeTAbIE (@MotoGP) By this point, having set a string of fastest laps, Binder was cruising through the field and was up to fifth with 10 laps remaining. The World Champion wasted no time in getting back up to the podium positions over the next three laps, whilst Mir retook the lead from Migno. Hot on the heels of the Spanish youngster now, Binder’s challenge unravelled again when he ran wide at Turn 2 with three laps to go. However, the Ajo rider carved his way past Migno and Enea Bastianini, and took the lead for the first time with just one lap to go. Mir pushed as hard as he dared, but a slight twitch exiting Turn 11 gave Binder just enough breathing space to take the chequered flag by a mere five hundredths of a second from the Spaniard. Migno beat his compatriot Bastianini to claim the final podium place of 2016. Fabio Di Giannantonio was on course for the top rookie placement in the standings in the opening stages of the Grand Prix, but dropped away late on and crossed the line fifth. RBA Racing’s Juanfran Guevara claimed his best result of the year in sixth, with Jakub Kornfeil, Philipp Oettl, Jorge Navarro and Jorge Martin rounding out the top 10. An impressive ride from debutante Raul Fernandez on the MH6 KTM saw him cross the line 11th ahead of Darryn Binder, who tallied up his third successive points finish. Bo Bendsneyder, Fabio Quartararo and Livio Loi took the final points of 2016. > Twitter: And in amongst all that smoke is @Joanmir36 – 2nd in #ValenciaGP & #Moto3 rookie of the year! https://t.co/w0bFS3ftUu (@MotoGP) Nicolo Bulega’s afternoon was an absolute horror show. A 12-place grid penalty for touring in qualifying dropped him from fourth to 16th, and the Italian failed to make any inroads from there. With Bulega out of the points and Di Giannantonio fifth, Mir ends the year as the top rookie. Canet recovered from the back of the grid to finish 18th on home soil. ![2016-11-13](https://media.readmotorsport.com/readmotorsport/2016/11/2016-11-13.png)