The young South African, who impressed by challenging other far more experienced Yamaha riders in several races for RNF this season, joined reigning Moto2 champion Remy Gardner in being left without a premier-class seat for 2023.
"It was a great opportunity to go straight to MotoGP but I am very happy to be coming to Moto2 for the very first time,” said Binder.“I am really happy to join this team as there have been talks before and so it's great to finally come together. In a reversal of the usual career path - which sees riders face increasing power and complexity from Moto3 to Moto2 to MotoGP - Binder is downgrading from the 990cc M1 to 765cc Triumph-powered Kalex.
“When I first tested the Moto2 bike, it felt really good despite being slower than a GP bike obviously,” said the 24-year-old, winner of the 2020 Catalan Moto3 Grand Prix.“I felt comfortable really quickly and after three days I already started to build up a good feeling.