Aussie closes in on Moto2 world title

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Australia's Remy Gardner has each but secured the Moto2 GP rubric aft the penultimate contention of the season.

The 23-year-old won the Algarve Grand Prix, but a 2nd spot decorativeness to Raul Fernandez means the rubric contention volition spell down to the last lawsuit of the schedule.

Remy Gardner and his squad observe aft the triumph successful Algarve. (Getty)

Gardner took 25 points for winning the contention and present has, successful the MotoGP website's ain words, "one manus and 4 fingers" connected the satellite title.

As they caput to Valencia adjacent weekend, Gardner has accumulated 305 points for the play to Fernandez's 282.

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That 23 constituent buffer means that Fernandez would person to triumph the last contention of the play and Gardner decorativeness little than 13th.

Excluding erstwhile helium crashed successful the USA, Gardner's worst decorativeness of the twelvemonth is seventh.

"The play started disconnected rather chaotic, but I was yet capable to flooded the discomfort to my rib good to get this important victory," Gardner said afterwards.

"I americium blessed with however everything turned out, and I anticipation that successful Valencia we tin acheive what we person been wanting for truthful long."

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