Brad Binder has taken a shock maiden MotoGP World Championship win for both himself and the KTM in only his third career race after a spectacular performance at Brno.
The rookie racer stalked his way into contention to overhaul long-time leader Franco Morbidelli with nine laps remaining before clearing off for a wholly unexpected success.
As well as being his first MotoGP win, the historic success marks an incredible first MotoGP win for KTM since making its full-time debut in 2017.
A topsy-turvy race that would see a number of riders without any victories to their name ascend to the fore, Morbidelli looked as though he was well on course for maiden success after grabbing the lead out of the opening turn before multiplying his lead over team-mate Fabio Quartararo in the initial laps.
Though Quartararo attempted to give chase, he instead found himself being hounded by an inspired Binder,
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