Australian Remy Gardner says he gave everything he had to bag a maiden Moto2 podium at the Argentine MotoGP round.

Gardner missed out on third place in Qatar by fractions of a second and was not prepared to let it happen again in South America.

“You have no idea how long I have been waiting for this. I could’ve won it but Balda touched me and I got a bit out of shape on the brakes," said Gardner.

"I did it to the other guys so I’m not going to complain like a little girl, but I should have given him a bit more room and been a bit smarter with that tactic."

A previous top six finisher in Argentina, the Termas Rio de Hondo Circuit was also the scene of Gardner’s leg break a couple of years ago but thoughts of bad days in South America were banished after a ballsy 23-lap race saw the Aussie finish in an emotional second position, after a mature ride that puts him into contention for more podiums, a maiden win and quite possibly the title.

I never gave up. Every time someone passed me, I was like no, I want this, and after losing out in Qatar by two hundredths when I saw Schrotter in front of me I thought, it’s not happening this time and so I just pulled my finger out and gave it everything.

"I have no words, I am a bit emotional. Massive thanks to the team, they have believed in me from the start and to everyone who has been sending tweets and messages on Facebook, thank you.”