Gardner eyes quick return after monster highside
14/09/20
The Aussie missed the Moto2™ race at the San Marino GP.
Australia’s Remy Gardner has set his sights on an early return to racing despite a monster highside crash that ruled him out of the Moto2™ race at the San Marino GP.
The ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team rider was set to start from pole position at the Misano circuit before an incident during the warm-up session left him with a fractured hand and foot.
“Honestly, I have no idea why I went down,” Gardner said. “It was a big crash, but I escaped relatively unhurt.
“I am now going to Barcelona to be operated on and I hope to be able to ride next week, but it’s too early to say for sure that I can.”
Gardner showed plenty of pace across the weekend and was promoted to P1 on the grid due to Sam Lowes’ penalty from the previous race in Styria.
“Saturday was a really great day,” Gardner added. “We worked really well as a team and were able to come back from a tough Friday.
“I was extremely happy to be on the front row and with Sam’s penalty, I was P1 on the grid.
“I knew the Italian riders would be fast here in Misano, so the target was to do a good race and leave with some strong points.”
With Gardner out, the Moto2™ race was won by Luca Marini (SKY Racing Team VR46), who extended his championship lead, followed by Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46) and Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team).
Moto2™ returns to racing this weekend, again at Misano, on 18-20 September.
Moto2™ 2020 World Championship Standings
- Luca Marini - 112
- Enea Bastianini - 95
- Marco Bezzecchi - 85
- Jorge Martin - 79
- Tetsuta Nagashima - 68
