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.

Career Moto3 World Championship 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, Gardner 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 Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 (2016) 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. 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. 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 six 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) 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, Gardner 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 fifth place finish, and he finished 19th in the riders' championship, scoring 40 points.

Onexox TKKR SAG Team (2019–2020) 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. Gardner started the season really well, finishing fourth in the opening round at Qatar, and scoring his first podium in Moto2 with a second 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) 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 five race wins, six 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 Tech3 KTM Factory Racing (2022) 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.

In September 2022, 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.

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team (2024) Gardner made a comeback with Yamaha as replacement to injured Álex Rins. Gardner raced the German and British Grands Prix and later in the season as a wildcard at the Japanese Grand Prix but failed to finish in the points in any of the three races.

Superbike World Championship GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team (from 2023) After Gardner was unable to find a seat for the 2023 MotoGP World Championship, he joined Yamaha for the 2023 Superbike World Championship.

Career statistics

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship Races by year (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 NAV ARA CAT ALB1 ALB2 VAL 26th 6 2013 KTM CAT1 CAT2 ARA ALB1 ALB2 NAV VAL1 VAL2 JER 16th 25 2014 KTM JER1 JER2 LMS ARA CAT1 CAT2 ALB NAV ALG VAL1 VAL2 9th 62

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship Races by year (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 VAL2 ARA1 ARA2 CAT1 CAT2 ALB ALG1 ALG2 JER VAL 16th 39

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd Moto3 Kalex KTM Kiefer Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 32nd KTM Team Laglisse Calvo 2 0 0 0 0 1 Moto3 Mahindra CIP 18 0 0 0 0 6 30th Moto2 Kalex Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 12 0 0 0 0 8 26th Moto2 Tech3 Tech3 Racing 17 0 0 0 0 23 21st Moto2 Tech3 Tech3 Racing 15 0 0 0 0 40 19th Moto2 Kalex ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team 18 0 1 1 1 77 15th Moto2 Kalex ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team 13 1 4 2 1 135 6th Moto2 Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 18 5 12 3 3 311 1st MotoGP KTM Tech3 KTM Factory Racing 20 0 0 0 0 13 23rd MotoGP Yamaha Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 26th Total 137 6 17 6 5 614

By class Class Seasons 1st GP 1st pod 1st win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap PtsWChmp 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, 2024 2022 Qatar 23 0 0 0 0 13 0 Total 2014–2022, 2024 137 6 17 6 5 614 0

Races by year (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 Moto3 Kalex KTM QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN 32nd 1 KTM AUS MAL VAL Moto3 Mahindra QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 30th 6 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 26th 8 Moto2 Tech3 QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 21st 23 Moto2 Tech3 QAT ARG AMESPAFRAITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 19th 40 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 15th 77 Moto2 Kalex QAT SPA ANC CZE AUT STY RSM EMI CAT FRA ARA TER EUR VAL POR 6th 135 Moto2 Kalex QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL 1st 311 MotoGP KTM QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL 23rd 13 MotoGP Yamaha QAT POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA NED GER GBR AUT ARA RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL SLD 26th 0

Superbike World Championship

By season Season Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd Yamaha YZF-R1 GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team 35 0 0 0 0 156 9th Yamaha YZF-R1 GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team 31 0 1 0 1 140 10th Yamaha YZF-R1 GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team 33 0 1 0 0 126 11th Yamaha YZF-R1 GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team 3 0 0 0 0 3* 16th* Total 102 0 2 0 1 425

Races by year (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 Yamaha AUS AUS AUS INA INA INA NED NED NED SPA SPA SPA ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR ITA ITA ITA CZE CZE CZE FRA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 9th 156 Yamaha AUS AUS AUS SPA SPA SPA NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR CZE CZE CZE POR POR POR FRA FRA FRA ITA ITA ITA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 10th 140 Yamaha AUS AUS AUS POR POR POR NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA CZE CZE CZE EMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR HUN HUN HUN FRA FRA FRA ARA ARA ARA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 11th 126 Yamaha AUS AUS AUS POR POR POR NED NED NED HUN HUN HUN CZE CZE CZE ARA ARA ARA EMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR FRA FRA FRA ITA ITA ITA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA 16th* 3* Season still in progress.

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