Moto2 Portimão, Gardner and the eight points separating him from his dream

The Portimão track could be the stage on which Remy Gardner secures the championship to become Moto2 World Champion, if he can gain at least eight points on his Red Bull KTM Ajo team-mate. After crashing at Misano, Raul Fernandez has given him a hand in terms of the standings, turning the situation on its head, and the penultimate GP could prove decisive.

An 18-point lead

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Rookie Fernandez scored his first Moto2 win at this same Portimão track back in April. After a top five and a first podium in Qatar, he surprised everyone by securing a victory that was not to be just a one-off. In fact he has gone on to score another six race wins but, despite a season run at the sharp end, three DNFs see him arrive at the penultimate round with an 18-point disadvantage. Quite a significant figure.

Look out for the others

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Managing the race will be anything but easy, because Gardner won’t be his only rival. There’s recent Misano race winner Sam Lowes, third-placed rider Marco Bezzecchi, but also Aron Canet and Augusto Fernandez, both looking for their first win of the season. With the competition so strong, the first Moto2 match point is definitely going to be an interesting one.

Translated by Heather Watson

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