Remy Gardner

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Remy Gardner
Gardner in 2016
NationalityAustralian
Born (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998 (age 26)
Sydney, Australia
Current teamGYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team
Bike number87
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2022
ManufacturersKTM
Championships0
2022 championship position23rd (13 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
20 0 0 0 0 13
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20162021
ManufacturersKalex, Tech3
Championships1 (2021)
2021 championship position1st (311 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
93 6 17 6 5 594
Moto3 World Championship
Active years20142015
ManufacturersKalex KTM, KTM, Mahindra
Championships0
2015 championship position30th (6 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
21 0 0 0 0 7
Superbike World Championship
Active years2023-
ManufacturersYamaha (2023– )
Championships0
2023 championship position9th (156 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
35 0 0 0 0 156

Remy Christopher Gardner (born 24 February 1998) is an Australian motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2021 Moto2 World Championship with Red Bull KTM Ajo. He is the son of 1987 premier class world champion, Wayne Gardner.[1]

Career[edit]

Moto3 World Championship[edit]

Gardner made his first three appearances in the Moto3 World Championship in 2014, twice as replacement for injured riders and once as a wild card entry, scoring one point in Malaysia.

In 2015 he was signed as a full-time rider for the Mahindra-equipped CIP team, riding next to Tatsuki Suzuki. Gardner achieved his best result, his only point scoring finish of the year, in his home GP at Phillip Island with a 10th place finish.

Moto2 World Championship[edit]

Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 (2016)[edit]

For 2016, Gardner was due to compete in the Moto2 class with AGP Racing aboard a Suter alongside Federico Fuligni, but the team withdrew from the championship.[2] He started the season in the Moto2 European Championship, winning a race in Barcelona, and mid-season made his debut in the Moto2 World Championship in Catalunya aboard Tasca Racing's Kalex as the substitute for Alessandro Tonucci.[3] Gardner scored his first point in the class in his first race, and was kept for the remainder of the season, as Tonucci had no points in 6 races. Gardner scored points in three races, collecting eight points in the season, and earning himself a full time ride for 2017.

Tech3 Racing (2017–2018)[edit]

For 2017, Gardner switched to Tech 3 Racing, partnering Spaniard Xavi Vierge. Gardner crashed out on the first lap in both of the opening two rounds in Qatar and Argentina, and was ruled out of the following round in Austin, being replaced by Julián Simón. Gardner would come back and improve steadily throughout the season however, picking up his first points of the season in Mugello with a 14th-place finish, and he also picked up points at the Sachsenring, Brno, the Red Bull Ring, Misano, Motegi, and Phillip Island. He finished in 21st place in the riders' championship, scoring 23 points.

In 2018, he remained with Tech 3, this time joined by Bo Bendsneyder, who moved up from Moto3. In the first half the season, Gardner suffered two broken legs and an ankle in a training accident and was replaced by Héctor Garzó for the rounds in Jerez, Le Mans, and Mugello. At Silverstone, Gardner achieved his first front row start in the Moto2 class, however due to heavy rain on race day, all races that weekend were cancelled due to unsafe track conditions after resurfacing. At Valencia, the last race of the season, Gardner scored his best ever result in the Moto2 class with a 5th place finish, and he finished 19th in the riders' championship, scoring 40 points.

Onexox TKKR SAG Team (2019–2020)[edit]

For 2019, Tech 3 decided to replace Gardner and Bendsneyder with Marco Bezzecchi and Philipp Öttl. In October 2018, it was announced that Gardner would join SAG Team, joining Tetsuta Nagashima.[4] Gardner started the season really well, finishing 4th in the opening round at Qatar, and scoring his first podium in Moto2 with a 2nd place finish in Argentina the next race weekend. Gardner finished the season 15th in the standings with 77 points, once again improving his tally from previous years, and just one point back from teammate Nagashima.

In the 2020 Moto2 World Championship, Gardner would be paired by Kasma Daniel, after Nagashima left to join Red Bull KTM Ajo. Gardner once again steadily improved, collecting 135 points total, finishing third in Austria, second in France, and third in Valencia, before winning the last race of the season in Portugal, his first victory in the Moto2 category. His teammate Daniel scored no points during the season, and Gardner finished 44 points ahead of ex-teammate Nagashima, who he would eventually replace at the Red Bull KTM Ajo team for 2021.

Red Bull KTM Ajo (2021)[edit]

Following Jorge Martín's graduation to MotoGP, and Tetsuta Nagashima's disappointing season, for the 2021 Moto2 World Championship, Red Bull KTM Ajo Motorsport signed Gardner, and Raúl Fernández. The pair dominated the season, winning 13 out of the 18 races held that year. Gardner scored 5 race wins, 6 second places, and a third place, never finishing outside the top ten during the season, besides a crash in the USA. The championship came down to the last race in Valencia, but a tenth place finish saw Gardner crowned world champion, winning the title with 311 points, four points over teammate Fernández.

MotoGP World Championship[edit]

Tech3 KTM Factory Racing (2022)[edit]

In September 2021, it was announced that both Gardner and Raúl Fernández would step up to the premier class for the 2022 MotoGP World Championship, riding for the KTM Tech3 team.[5][6]

In September, Gardner announced that he would be sacked from KTM at the end of the season, as he was told that he was "not professional enough", despite being ahead of teammate Fernández in the standings during that time.[7]

Superbike World Championship[edit]

GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team (from 2023)[edit]

After Gardner was unable to find a seat for the 2023 MotoGP World Championship, he joined Yamaha for the 2023 Superbike World Championship.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship[edit]

Races by year[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts
2012 Moriwaki Honda JER
Ret
NAV
15
ARA CAT
Ret
ALB1
13
ALB2
14
VAL
19
26th 6
2013 KTM CAT1
Ret
CAT2
20
ARA
Ret
ALB1 ALB2
5
NAV
7
VAL1
11
VAL2
Ret
JER
24
16th 25
2014 KTM JER1
12
JER2
11
LMS
14
ARA
17
CAT1
10
CAT2
14
ALB
3
NAV
DNS
ALG
4
VAL1
7
VAL2
11
9th 62

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship[edit]

Races by year[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts
2016 Kalex VAL1
Ret
VAL2
13
ARA1
Ret
ARA2
5
CAT1
Ret
CAT2
1
ALB ALG1 ALG2 JER VAL 16th 39

Grand Prix motorcycle racing[edit]

By season[edit]

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2014 Moto3 Kalex KTM Kiefer Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 32nd
KTM Team Laglisse Calvo 2 0 0 0 0 1
2015 Moto3 Mahindra CIP 18 0 0 0 0 6 30th
2016 Moto2 Kalex Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 12 0 0 0 0 8 26th
2017 Moto2 Tech3 Tech3 Racing 17 0 0 0 0 23 21st
2018 Moto2 Tech3 Tech3 Racing 15 0 0 0 0 40 19th
2019 Moto2 Kalex ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team 18 0 1 1 1 77 15th
2020 Moto2 Kalex ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team 13 1 4 2 1 135 6th
2021 Moto2 Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 18 5 12 3 3 311 1st
2022 MotoGP KTM Tech3 KTM Factory Racing 20 0 0 0 0 13 23rd
Total 134 6 17 6 5 614

By class[edit]

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2014–2015 2014 San Marino 21 0 0 0 0 7 0
Moto2 2016–2021 2016 Catalunya 2019 Argentina 2020 Portugal 93 6 17 6 5 594 1
MotoGP 2022 2022 Qatar 20 0 0 0 0 13 0
Total 2014–2022 134 6 17 6 5 614 0

Races by year[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Pts
2014 Moto3 Kalex KTM QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM
27
ARA JPN 32nd 1
KTM AUS
26
MAL
15
VAL
2015 Moto3 Mahindra QAT
Ret
AME
18
ARG
19
SPA
25
FRA
Ret
ITA
23
CAT
25
NED
26
GER
23
INP
17
CZE
17
GBR
17
RSM
Ret
ARA
19
JPN
Ret
AUS
10
MAL
22
VAL
Ret
30th 6
2016 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT
15
NED
20
GER
12
AUT
19
CZE
21
GBR
20
RSM
19
ARA
19
JPN
19
AUS
Ret
MAL
13
VAL
18
26th 8
2017 Moto2 Tech3 QAT
Ret
ARG
Ret
AME SPA
22
FRA
20
ITA
14
CAT
19
NED
16
GER
12
CZE
9
AUT
15
GBR
20
RSM
12
ARA
20
JPN
12
AUS
15
MAL
Ret
VAL
22
21st 23
2018 Moto2 Tech3 QAT
12
ARG
6
AME
17
SPA FRA ITA CAT
15
NED
18
GER
11
CZE
Ret
AUT
Ret
GBR
C
RSM
12
ARA
19
THA
12
JPN
15
AUS
Ret
MAL
Ret
VAL
5
19th 40
2019 Moto2 Kalex QAT
4
ARG
2
AME
11
SPA
DNS
FRA
Ret
ITA
13
CAT
Ret
NED
Ret
GER
13
CZE
16
AUT
Ret
GBR
4
RSM
Ret
ARA
13
THA
12
JPN
Ret
AUS
6
MAL
14
VAL
15
15th 77
2020 Moto2 Kalex QAT
5
SPA
7
ANC
14
CZE
13
AUT
Ret
STY
3
RSM
DNS
EMI CAT
16
FRA
2
ARA
5
TER
4
EUR
3
VAL
7
POR
1
6th 135
2021 Moto2 Kalex QAT
2
DOH
2
POR
3
SPA
4
FRA
2
ITA
1
CAT
1
GER
1
NED
2
STY
4
AUT
7
GBR
1
ARA
2
RSM
2
AME
Ret
EMI
7
ALR
1
VAL
10
1st 311
2022 MotoGP KTM QAT
15
INA
21
ARG
17
AME
20
POR
14
SPA
20
FRA
Ret
ITA
19
CAT
11
GER
15
NED
19
GBR
18
AUT
20
RSM
19
ARA
16
JPN
19
THA
Ret
AUS
15
MAL
18
VAL
13
23rd 13

Superbike World Championship[edit]

By season[edit]

Season Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2023 Yamaha YZF-R1 GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team 35 0 0 0 0 156 9th
Total 35 0 0 0 0 156

Races by year[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2
2023 Yamaha AUS
12
AUS
Ret
AUS
10
INA
DNS
INA
14
INA
7
NED
8
NED
12
NED
6
SPA
10
SPA
Ret
SPA
13
ITA
9
ITA
Ret
ITA
10
GBR
10
GBR
15
GBR
12
ITA
11
ITA
11
ITA
11
CZE
11
CZE
6
CZE
6
FRA
15
FRA
11
FRA
8
SPA
7
SPA
10
SPA
9
POR
6
POR
4
POR
Ret
SPA
Ret
SPA
6
SPA
4
9th 156

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hartgerink, Nick (25 February 1998). "Wayne's boy racer on the throttle already". newsstore.smh.com.au. Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. ^ "AGP-Team steigt aus – Gardner und Fuligni ohne Job". speedweek.com (in German). 20 December 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Moto2: Remy Gardner con Tasca Racing nel Mondiale". corsedimoto.com (in Italian). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Gardner and Nagashima with SAG Team at Moto2 - Motorcycle Sports". 14 February 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Gardner confirmed for Tech3 KTM MotoGP™ seat in 2022". www.motogp.com.
  6. ^ "Raul Fernandez completes 2022 MotoGP™ Tech3 KTM Factory Racing roster". www.ktm.com. 2021.
  7. ^ Duncan, Lewis (1 September 2022). "Gardner dumped by KTM in MotoGP as it claims he's "not professional enough"". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Remy to join Yamaha in WorldSBK from 2023". remygardner.com. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

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