Gardner – son of 1987 MotoGP world champion Wayne Gardner – is one of five rookies making their MotoGP debut in 2022.
The Australian has stepped up to the premier class with Tech3 KTM having won last year’s Moto2 title and will be partnered by 2021 Moto2 runner-up Raul Fernandez.
Also making the step up will be Moto2 race winners Marco Bezzecchi at VR46 Racing and Fabio Di Giannantonio at Gresini, while Darryn Binder makes the leap straight from Moto3 to join RNF Racing Yamaha.
Gardner ended the final pre-season in Indonesia 23rd overall having battled through a wrist injury he picked up a few weeks before testing, while top rookie honours went to Bezzecchi in 20th.
When asked by Autosport if he felt Moto2 had prepared him well for the step to MotoGP, Gardner replied: “Yeah, 100%. I think Moto2 is a really, really good school and when things are not going well, especially bike set-up wise, you can usually ride around the problems and make the best of the situation.
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