Tech3 Moto2 rider Remy Gardner will miss this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix from Jerez after suffering a suspected ankle injury and two broken legs in a training incident.
Gardner was training on his motocross bike in Spain when he crashed, breaking his legs and his ankle as a result.
The Australian – who currently sits 12th in the Moto2 points standings after two top 12 finishes from the opening three rounds – is currently awaiting treatment at the Dexeus Hospital in Barcelona, and is likely to be sidelined “for a few weeks.”
Tech3 team boss Herve Poncheral said: “It's very disappointing news that we received today from [Remy's father and the 1987 500cc world champion] Wayne Gardner informing us that Remy has apparently broken his two legs and one ankle, which means of course he won't be in Jerez.
“Right now I think he will be transferred to the Dexeus Clinica of Dr [Xavier] Mir and we have to wait and see.
“It looks like he could be out for a few weeks, so clearly he won't be able to race this weekend, which is a big shame because Remy was having the best start of his young career in Moto2 with a good race in Qatar, a really, really strong race in Argentina.
“Texas was a bit less competitive, but still holding a good position in the championship. For sure, after having nine days of testing in Jerez, we were looking for a good performance there.
“Unfortunately, it is what it is and he isn't the first one with an accident in training.
“Every year, race by race, MotoGP Championship riders are getting injured while training. It's a shame, but this is life.”
Tech3 will draft in Spaniard Hector Garzo, who competes in the CEV Moto2 Championship on the French chassis and filled in for the injured Xavi Vierge at last year's German Grand Prix, where he qualified an impressive fifth but failed to finish.
“We are proud to announce that Hector Garzo, who is riding the Mistral 610 in the CEV Moto2 Championship, who also replaced Xavi Vierge last year when he was out due to injury at the Sachsenring, will be back in the Tech3 Racing team,” Poncheral added.
“We hope he will be as impressive as he was for his first outing in the Moto2 World Championship. We will do everything we can to make him feel comfortable without too much pressure.
“He knows Jerez, he's from Spain and hopefully he can make us forget the disappointment of Remy's absence..”
Gardner won't be the only Moto2 rider absent from Jerez, after Kiefer Racing's Dominique Aegerter fractured his pelvis in a training incident last week.
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