{"id":2684,"date":"2023-07-01T17:50:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T15:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grtracingteam.com\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2023-07-01T17:50:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T15:50:23","slug":"una-consistente-gara-1-a-donington-porta-punti-a-gardner-e-aegerter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grtracingteam.com\/en\/una-consistente-gara-1-a-donington-porta-punti-a-gardner-e-aegerter\/","title":{"rendered":"A Consistent Race 1 in Donington Earns Points for Gardner and Aegerter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remy Gardner recovered to P10 in Race 1 at Donington, with Dominique Aegerter scoring valuable points with a consistent P12 finish, despite misfortune dropping him back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The day started with Free Practice 3, where the GYTR GRT Yamaha riders clocked more laps on their Yamaha R1 machines and improved on their learning process at Donington Park. Even though the track had still wet patches, Gardner was able to build confidence to finish 11th (1\u201929.568) with his teammate Aegerter just behind in 12th (1\u201929.719).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afterwards, both gave it their all for a good grid position in the Tissot Superpole qualifier. The #77 rider eventually qualified in sixth (1\u201926.502) with a stunning final lap, while unfortunately the #87 couldn\u2019t fully express his potential and had to start from 18th (1\u201927.608).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Race 1, Aegerter dropped a couple of positions at the start, while Gardner impressed with a rocket getaway to gain five places in the opening lap. Then, in the 23-lap contest, the GYTR GRT Yamaha pair showed consistent pace to score valuable points. Indeed, the Australian rider recovered to P10 in the latter stages, while unfortunately bad luck forced his Swiss teammate to move from P9 to P12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remy Gardner \u2013 Superpole: P18 \/ Race 1: P10
<\/strong>\u201cIt was a tough day, especially in the qualifying. Missing track time was a shame, and Donington Park surely isn\u2019t the easiest track to learn. Anyway, for the race we made some important changes and I started to understand the circuit a bit better. In the final laps I started to get the flow and at the end we gained eight positions, which isn\u2019t bad. We\u2019ll keep working for tomorrow, hoping we\u2019ll be able to put in another recovery.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dominique Aegerter \u2013 Superpole: P6 \/ Race 1: P12
<\/strong>\u201cFor sure missing valuable track time wasn\u2019t ideal for us, even though it was the same for everyone. In the Superpole we were able to perform a great final lap and I felt happy and had good grip on the bike. Then, in Race 1 I had the same good vibes while the grip lasted, but once I started losing it, things became difficult to manage. We\u2019ll have a lot of data to work on for Sunday\u2019s races, I\u2019m confident we can find the way to be competitive tomorrow.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n