Former motorcycle racing champion Wayne Gardner was arrested\u00a0at the Japan Grand Prix over an alleged road-rage incident.<\/p>\n
The 57-year-old was reportedly questioned by Japanese police after being accused of assaulting three Tokyo men during a scuffle.<\/p>\n
The 1987 500cc champion got into a heated dispute after his car scratched the men’s vehicle near the Twin Ring Motegi circuit, police claimed.<\/p>\n
The Australian motorcycle legend\u00a0allegedly grabbed each of the men by the collar and pushed them around, a local police spokesman said.<\/p>\n
‘He was arrested on charges of assault inside the Twin Ring Motegi,’ the police spokesman told AFP.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred at the circuit where the championship was taking place.<\/p>\n
Gardner denied the allegations, claiming he was only trying to disengage himself from one of the men who had grabbed his body, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported.<\/p>\n
The father had arrived at the race tracks to watch his 18-year-old son Remy compete in the Moto2 event.<\/p>\n
Gardner is a legendary road racer, with four victories at the Suzuka Eight Hours motorcycle endurance race in addition to the 1987 500cc world championship.<\/p>\n
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