Former Moto2 Champion extends his partnership with the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team

Remy Gardner has inked a new deal with Yamaha Motor Europe that will see him remain in the FIM Superbike World Championship through the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The agreement confirms his continued partnership with the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team, extending what has become a solid and steadily improving collaboration since his debut in the series.

After rising through the Moto2 ranks, culminating with the 2021 Championship win with Red Bull KTM Ajo, Gardner made the jump to MotoGP in 2022 with the Tech3 KTM Factory Racing squad. Despite finishing ahead of his teammate Raúl Fernández—whom he had previously outpaced en route to the Moto2 crown—Gardner was controversially dropped from KTM’s program after just one year. Left without a MotoGP ride in 2023, he made the move to WorldSBK with Yamaha, enduring a learning season before emerging as a consistent top-six contender in 2024.

Gardner is currently 11th in the WorldSBK standings – the second highest placed Yamaha behind Locatelli. This year he’s continued to build his momentum, showcasing impressive pace aboard the Yamaha R1 at times and securing his second career WorldSBK podium at Assen.

Remy Gardner

“I am happy to be continuing with Yamaha in WorldSBK, our journey together so far has been good but I still feel that we are only scratching the surface of what we can achieve. We’ve shown that when everything comes together, we can be quick and fight for the podium, my target is to do this more consistently over the remainder of the 2025 season and look towards taking a further step in 2026.”

Niccolò Canepa – Road Racing Sporting Manager, Motorsport Division, Yamaha Motor Europe

“Remy has become a valuable member of our line-up over the last few years, not just through his speed and potential, but also his ability to give detailed feedback which proves useful to our engineers as we look to continue developing the R1 in WorldSBK. We have already seen he has the ability to fight for the podium, and the target is to be more consistent in this goal towards the end of this season and then build on this for next year.”