{"id":5610,"date":"2025-10-10T18:35:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T16:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grtracingteam.com\/?p=5610"},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:37:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:37:47","slug":"fridayestoril","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grtracingteam.com\/en\/fridayestoril\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Progress for Gardner on Opening Day at Estoril"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remy Gardner was back on track with the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team at Circuito do Estoril, Portugal, for the opening day of free practice at Round 11 of the FIM Superbike World Championship, showing solid progress throughout the day to finish tenth overall on combined times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The morning\u2019s Free Practice 1 proved challenging for the Australian, who nevertheless gathered valuable data for the weekend ahead. Gardner completed a productive 45-minute session \u2014 his first fully dry one at Estoril \u2014 setting a best lap of 1\u201937.399, placing him 16th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the afternoon\u2019s FP2, the #87 focused mainly on consistency and race pace, continuing to make positive steps forward. Gardner improved his time by 0.744s compared to the morning, delivering strong laps on used tyres. By the end of the session, he was ninth with a best time of 1\u201936.655, which placed him tenth overall in the combined standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remy Gardner: P10 (1\u201936.655)
<\/strong>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a bad day overall. We finally had a full dry day here at Estoril \u2014 last year we couldn\u2019t complete one \u2014 so it was also a bit of a learning experience for me. After a tricky morning, we made a good step in the afternoon and managed to be competitive, working on race setup and distance. I\u2019m confident we can keep building momentum and go even faster tomorrow, aiming for a strong qualifying to set up a good Race 1.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n