Another gutsy ride from Binder

Brad Binder delivered one of his customary gutsy rides in tricky circumstances at the Australia MotoGP on Sunday.

- Jaco van der Merwe

The Red Bull KTM rider fought his way from 16th place on the grid to finish in a very respectable eighth place at Phillip Island. He earned eight points for his efforts after crashing out of Saturday sprint race on lap two.

Sunday's main race produced a second straight first-time winner in Spaniard Trackhouse Aprilia rider Raul Fernandez, who edged out Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi. The previous race in Indonesia was won by rookie Fermin Aldeguer.