Saturday at Aragon proves a difficult day for Remy
It was a challenging Saturday for the GYTR GRT Yamaha team of Remy Gardner and stand-in teammate Marvin Fritz at the tenth round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship at Motorland Aragon.
In the morning, Remy and Fritz put the final free practice session to good use, getting ready for the Tissot Superpole qualifier. Afterwards, in the 15-minute session, they faced a challenging qualifying session. The Aussie rider couldn’t climb higher than 15th (1’49.038).
As Race 1 got underway at 14:00 local time, Remy enjoyed a good getaway to gain positions in the opening lap. Unfortunately, a red flag stoppage saw him restarting from 15th on the grid, still managing to have a good restart to win places in the early stages. The 26-year old showed consistent speed, but unluckily struggled with grip from the front tyre in the final stages, dropping to 16th at the chequered flag.
Remy Gardner
– Superpole: P15 / Race 1: P16“Disappointing Saturday, let’s be honest. We tried our best but I couldn’t climb higher than 15th in the Superpole session. Afterwards, in Race 1 I enjoyed a good start and managed to stay with those in front, but in the latter stages I really struggled with grip from the front tyre. We’ll check what happened and try to find some solution for tomorrow’s races, hoping to have a decent sprint race and a decent Race 2 overall.”