Gardner eyes quick return after monster highside
Monday, 14 September 2020
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.”
I wanted to race but rules are rules. Next week we go again #Moto2 @SAGRacingTeam pic.twitter.com/DV8w2tRKPV
— Remy Gardner (@GardnerRemy) September 13, 2020
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
