Brad Binder Takes on New Challenge With BMW in WorldSBK

Brad Binder, MotoGP race, Spanish MotoGP 30 April 2023 Photo Credit: Gold & Goose / Red Bull Content Pool

The South African MotoGP racer will join the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team in 2027 after seven seasons in the premier class.

Andorra (11 September 2026) – Brad Binder is swapping MotoGP for WorldSBK, with the South African set to begin a new chapter with the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team in 2027.

The 30-year-old will leave MotoGP after seven seasons in the premier class and join BMW as a factory rider, where he will race alongside Miguel Oliveira.

Binder has enjoyed a standout Grand Prix career since winning the 2016 Moto3 World Championship. He progressed through Moto2 before reaching MotoGP, where he has won two races and stood on the podium 11 times.

He has also been a consistent presence near the front of the field, finishing inside the top six in the championship every season from 2021 to 2024 and ending the 2023 campaign in fourth after five podium finishes.

Now, he gets to start from scratch.

The move will see Binder take on the BMW M 1000 RR and a completely different championship, with the South African clearly excited by the change of scenery.

“It’s super exciting to be starting something fresh. I had a good run here, a good seven seasons but I’m looking forward to the next adventure. It’s going to be exciting, a completely new paddock, a completely new bike. I’m looking forward to getting started there for sure, but looking forward to my last few races here in MotoGP, and hopefully we can make them good ones. I’ve had the opportunity to race up at the front, and where I am at the moment, it’s a lot more fun at the sharp end. I want to achieve good things there.”

And there will be a familiar teammate waiting for him.

Binder and Oliveira have raced alongside each other across multiple categories, including Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP, giving them plenty of history to draw on as they begin this new project together.