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Australian Moto2 contender Remy Gardener raced to 19th at the San Marino Grand Prix, finishing shy of a points paying position after an unknown issue forced him to lose valuable time.

Starting 28th on the grid, the Scuderia Tasca GP Racing rider negotiated his way into the top 20 by lap two, however when the unknown issue arose 11 laps in leading the 18-year-old to an off track excursion, he was forced to regroup and recover the positions he had lost.

“Well it was almost a bad weekend turned good, I was going quite well and only a little behind the point scoring group,” Gardener recalled. “Something happened on braking and I almost crashed.”

“The bike lurched without warning and jumped out of my hands and I had to go off track with my legs up in the air.”

Despite the unfortunate turn of events, Gardener is remaining optimistic following his impressive pace in the opening laps which saw him make several passes through the field.

“The team can’t explain what happened so we will keep looking to see what caused it. Overall I am still happy with my pace and I showed we can come from the back twice in one race I guess,” he concluded.

Currently 27th in the championship standings, the Australian prodigy will now shift his attention towards the Aragon Grand Prix in Spain on 25 September.