One WSBK rider’s season ends early due to injury; a replacement is named

Yamaha call up replacement for Jerez round

Remy Gardner
Remy Gardner

🥂Remy Gardner will miss this weekend’s World Superbike Championship round in Jerez d𒀰ue to injury.

Alessandro Delbianco will ride as Gardner’s replacement for the GYTR GRT Ya🌟maha team.

It means Gardner’s 2024 season has come to a premature end due to the fractured wrist he suffered in Race 1 of the most recent WSBK round in Estori🌄l.

Delbianco will be drafted back in - he previously deputised when Dominique Aege🐠rter was injured.

"First of all, we would like to wish a speedy recovery to Remy, sending him a big hug following an unfortunate incident in Estoril,” team principal Filippo Conti 🌳said.

“That means we'll have Alessandro with us one more time; in Magny-Cours he did a good job and we hope we'll be able ꧂to do it again, trying to improve, but the most important thing is to gain data.

“He'll work on Remy's side this time, with Damiano (Evangelisti) as crew chief: he already works with him in the Italian Championship, s🅷o he knows him well.

“On the other side of the gar꧑age, Domi pulled an impressive effort in Estoril, achieving strong points.

“The target for Jerez is the same, workiജng also on his physical condit🦂ion which is evolving each day.

2We had a strong season finale last year in Jerez, we would lik🐬e to enjoy another one, being aware that the si𝓀tuation is quite different than 2023."

Delbianco said: “I’m really sorry for Remy, I wish ౠhim a very s𝓡peedy recovery.

“I’m happy th🎐e team called me again and I’ll try to make my best again; in Magny-Cours we enjoyed a good round, and with more ꦕknowledge of the bike I hope I’ll be able to improve my feelings from the French round.

“I’ll be changing crew as I worked with Domi’s one previously, but Damiano (Evangelisti) will be my crew chief and I used to work with him in the Italian Championship. We had to 💝miss our season finale in Italy, but we’ll have one here. I cannot wait to be back on track.” 

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