Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner returned to today at MotorLand Aragón, Spain, for the opening race of Round 10 in the FIM Superbike World Championship. The Swiss rider delivered a determined performance to secure 11th place in Race 1.

The day began with a very encouraging Free Practice 3 session, where Aegerter impressed by setting the fifth-fastest lap with a 1’48.584. His teammate Gardner was also competitive, finishing 11th with a 1’48.983, heading into qualifying with confidence.

Both GYTR GRT Yamaha riders entered the Tissot Superpole session with high expectations and pushed hard throughout the 15-minute run. Both improved significantly compared to their 2024 qualifying times, cutting over one second, but Gardner and Aegerter ultimately lined up 10th (1’48.178) and 14th (1’48.317) on the grid.

When the lights went out for Race 1, both riders made a solid start, battling through the pack. In the 18-lap contest, Aegerter showed consistent pace and mounted a strong late charge to cross the line in 11th place. Gardner was also running a steady race, but with just two laps remaining he was forced to retire with an electrical issue.

Dominique Aegerter – Superpole: P14 / Race 1: P11
“Race 1 was decent, but unfortunately not quite where we want to be. We’re struggling too much in the early laps, which costs us valuable time. As the race goes on, our pace improves and we can match the riders ahead, but it’s still not enough. The positive is that we clearly have the speed; now we need to put everything together to stay with the front group for the entire race. We still have one more day and more chances to improve – let’s stay confident and keep pushing.”

Remy Gardner – Superpole: P10 / Race 1: DNF
“It just wasn’t our day. Superpole wasn’t bad, but not quite enough to secure at least a third row start, even though we improved by more than a second compared to last year. In Race 1, I was close to the leading group in the opening laps, but unfortunately I began struggling in the second half and had to retire due to an electrical problem. We’re now checking what went wrong so we’ll be ready for tomorrow. There’s another race day ahead, and I’m confident we can bounce back.”