Broken thumb and fractured left foot for Remy Gardner

2020 MotoGP Round Seven – Misano

Gran Premio Lenovo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini

A spill on Friday didn’t prevent Remy from bouncing back to secure a front row start in Qualifying in the #SanMarinoGP at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. Setting the second fastest time in Q2, Gardner was set to start from Pole Position following a penalty for Sam Lowes, but, following a monster high side crash in morning Wam-Up, the Australian was ruled unfit for the race.

Misano 2020 Moto2 front row
1 Sam Lowes – EG0,0 Marc VDS – Kalex – 1:36.170
2 Remy Gardner – ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team – Kalex +0.254
3 Luca Marini – Sky Racing Team VR46 – Kalex +0.332

Further medical checks revealed that Remy suffered a broken thumb and three left foot fractures. Whilst the tough Aussie wanted to ride, he will now fly to Barcelona for an operation.

He remains optimistic and focused on next weekend’s event which is also going to take place in Misano.

Remy Gardner

“The crash on Friday morning didn’t help with the confidence and with the plan for working on the basic setting but the new asphalt really surprised me. I was still sure we would be able to improve when it counted – the focus was always on the race. Saturday was a really great day. 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. We were fast again in Warm-Up and honestly, I have no idea why I went down. 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. Thanks for the support and see you all back on track soon!”

Moto2 Race Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap
1	Luca MARINI	Kalex	40m41.774
2	Marco BEZZECCHI	Kalex	+0.799
3	Enea BASTIANINI	Kalex	+0.897
4	Xavi VIERGE	Kalex	+2.177
5	Augusto FERNANDEZ	Kalex	+8.307
6	Thomas LUTHI	Kalex	+9.046
7	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	Speed Up	+9.971
8	Sam LOWES	Kalex	+16.485
9	Aron CANET	Speed Up	+17.036
10	Joe ROBERTS	Kalex	+17.209
11	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	Kalex	+17.741
12	Marcos RAMIREZ	Kalex	+19.152
13	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	Kalex	+21.946
14	Simone CORSI	MV Agusta	+22.005
15	Nicolò BULEGA	Kalex	+24.404
16	Jake DIXON	Kalex	+24.663
17	Stefano MANZI	MV Agusta	+27.442
18	Somkiat CHANTRA	Kalex	+32.671
19	Bo BENDSNEYDER	NTS	+35.844
20	Kasma DANIEL	Kalex	+46.463
Not Classified
DNF	Tetsuta NAGASHIMA	Kalex	1 Lap
DNF	Hafizh SYAHRIN	Speed Up	4 Laps
DNF	Marcel SCHROTTER	Kalex	7 Laps
DNF	Andi Farid IZDIHAR	Kalex	9 Laps
DNF	Jesko RAFFIN	NTS	10 Laps
DNF	Edgar PONS	Kalex	13 Laps
DNF	Jorge NAVARRO	Speed Up	15 Laps
DNF	Hector GARZO	Kalex	19 Laps

Moto2 World Championship Standings

Pos	Rider	Bike	Points
1	Luca MARINI	Kalex	112
2	Enea BASTIANINI	Kalex	95
3	Marco BEZZECCHI	Kalex	85
4	Jorge MARTIN	Kalex	79
5	Tetsuta NAGASHIMA	Kalex	68
6	Sam LOWES	Kalex	67
7	Xavi VIERGE	Kalex	59
8	Aron CANET	Speed Up	50
9	Joe ROBERTS	Kalex	45
10	Thomas LUTHI	Kalex	45
11	Remy GARDNER	Kalex	41
12	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	Kalex	39
13	Marcel SCHROTTER	Kalex	37
14	Augusto FERNANDEZ	Kalex	36
15	Jorge NAVARRO	Speed Up	19
16	Hafizh SYAHRIN	Speed Up	17
17	Stefano MANZI	MV Agusta	15
18	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	Speed Up	12
19	Jake DIXON	Kalex	12
20	Hector GARZO	Kalex	12
21	Nicolò BULEGA	Kalex	12
22	Bo BENDSNEYDER	NTS	5
23	Marcos RAMIREZ	Kalex	5
24	Dominique AEGERTER	NTS	4
25	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	Kalex	3
26	Somkiat CHANTRA	Kalex	3
27	Simone CORSI	MV Agusta	3