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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1998 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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]
After Gardner was unable to find a seat for the 2023 MotoGP World Championship, he joined Yamaha for the 2023 Superbike World Championship. [8]
(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 |
(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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||
(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 |
| 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 | |||
(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 |
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