Remy battles to top ten finish in Donington Race 1

Remy Gardner took home valuable points in Race 1 of the fifth round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship at Donington Park, finishing in tenth place.

The GYTR GRT Yamaha riders returned to action in the morning with a strong final free practice session, enjoying a great feeling on their Yamaha R1 machines; Remy showed impressive pace to top the session with a time of 1’25.823 with teammate Aegerter sixth with a 1’26.449.

Following the strong FP3, the duo were confident to attack in the Tissot Superpole qualifier and attack they did, with Remy qualifying tenth.

As the race begun, the #87 encountered a difficult start, dropping positions on the opening lap. The GYTR GRT Yamaha rider tried to recover places showing consistent pace, and Remy eventually crossed the line in tenth position.

Remy Gardner

Superpole: P10 / Race 1: P10

“We made a good improvement from yesterday. In the qualifying I was able to make a good lap to start from the second row, that was very positive. Unfortunately, I had a difficult getaway dropping a couple of places in the opening lap, but then I had good pace and tried to recover as many positions as I could. We scored at the end valuable points, even though we’re aiming for more, but we can build up a good Sunday from this race.”