21 Facts About Remy Gardner

Remy Christopher Gardner was born on 24 February 1998 and is an Australian motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2021 Moto2 World Championship with Red Bull KTM Ajo.

Remy Gardner is the son of 1987 premier class world champion, Wayne Gardner.

Remy 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, Remy 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.

Remy Gardner 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.

Remy 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.

Remy Gardner scored points in three races, collecting eight points in the season, and earning himself a full time ride for 2017.

For 2017, Remy Gardner switched to Tech 3 Racing, partnering Spaniard Xavi Vierge.

Remy 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 Julian Simon.

Remy 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 picked up points at the Sachsenring, Brno, the Red Bull Ring, Misano, Motegi, and Phillip Island.

Remy Gardner finished in 21st place in the riders' championship, scoring 23 points.

At Silverstone, Remy 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, Remy 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.

In October 2018, it was announced that Remy Gardner would join SAG Team, joining Tetsuta Nagashima.

Remy 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.

Remy Gardner finished the season 15th in the standings with 77 points, improving his tally from previous years, and just one point back from teammate Nagashima.

Remy Gardner 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.

Remy 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 Remy Gardner crowned world champion, winning the title with 311 points, four points over teammate Fernandez.

In September 2022, Remy 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 Fernandez in the standings during that time.

Remy Gardner was scheduled to make his comeback in upcoming German round with Yamaha as replacement to injured Alex Rins.