Garrett Gerloff

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Garrett Gerloff
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Garrett Gerloff, Donington World Superbike 2024
Born (1995-08-01) August 1, 1995 (age 29)
Spring, Texas, United States
Current teamKawasaki WorldSBK Team
Bike number31
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years 20202021
Manufacturers Yamaha
Championships 0
2021 championship position17th (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
100000
Superbike World Championship
Active years 2020
Manufacturers Yamaha (20202022) BMW (20232024) Kawasaki (2025)
Championships 0
2024 championship position9th (176 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
1640810793

Garrett Gerloff (born August 1, 1995) is an American motorcycle racer who has competed in the Superbike World Championship since 2020.

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He was a two-time champion MotoAmerica in the Supersport class after taking first place overall in 2016 and 2017. [1] [2]

Career

Early career

Beginning in 2007 Gerloff began competing in the Western Eastern Roadracing Association (WERA). By the 2010 and 2011 seasons he was competing and finishing first and second overall in the Superbike and Superstock categories on a Yamaha 600. [3]

Following success in the WERA national series, he stepped up to the AMA Daytona Sportbike Championship in 2011 and 2012 beginning in the regional series before moving into the national competition in 2013. In his two years in the Daytona Sportbike Championship, he finished 3rd in 2013 and 6th in 2014. [4] When MotoAmerica took the place as the national road racing competition, Gerloff landed in the MotoAmerica Supersport class in 2015, finishing 3rd on his first attempt. [5] He become champion in the Supersport class in 2016 and 2017.

MotoAmerica Superbike Championship

Gerloff's success in Supersport earned him a seat with the factory Yamaha team for the 2018 season in the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. [6] Gerloff finished the season with 5 podiums and fifth overall in the season standings. Gerloff earned his first Superbike win at Laguna Seca on July 14, 2019. [7] In 2019 he achieved four wins overall and 11 podiums from 20 races. He ultimately finished third in the 2019 overall standings behind Cameron Beaubier and Toni Elias, 51 points behind the champion.

Superbike World Championship

Gerloff's performances in MotoAmerica lead to a move to the factory-supported GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team in the 2020 Superbike World Championship. [8] Gerloff finished the season with two third places in Catalunya and Estoril. He ended the year in 11th place with 103 points. He was subsequently signed to a further season with the GRT Yamaha team. [9]

Gerloff made further progress in his second year in World Superbike and was signed to another one year contract to compete with GRT Yamaha WorldSBK team in 2022. [10] He did not record any wins on the season but he increased his number of podium finishes and was a consistent top five finisher throughout most of 2021, though he briefly incurred controversy when he crashed into Factory Yamaha rider Toprak Razgatlioglu at Assen. [11] His improved results helped the GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team clinch the Independent Team's Championship while Gerloff himself clinched the Independent Rider's Championship as the highest scoring rider not riding for a factory team. [12]

From 2023 season, he joined Bonovo Action BMW Team. [13]

MotoGP World Championship

After delays to Valentino Rossi's SARS-CoV-2 recovery in November 2020, Gerloff was announced initially to replace Rossi at the European Grand Prix. [14] Gerloff completed the Friday free practice sessions, before Rossi's negative tests allowed his return to the third practice session on Saturday, and Gerloff was subsequently withdrawn from the race weekend. [15]

Gerloff made his MotoGP race debut at the 2021 Dutch TT riding for the Sepang Racing Yamaha team as a replacement for the injured Franco Morbidelli. He was the first American to race in the premier class since his idol Nicky Hayden's last outing in 2016. [16] Gerloff did not get to ride the newest YZR-M1, instead riding Morbidelli's 'A-Spec' 2019 version. Gerloff finished the race in seventeenth position. [17]

Career statistics

MotoAmerica Superbike Championship

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPtsPlcd
2018SBK Yamaha Yamaha Factory Team19002085th
2019SBK Yamaha Yamaha Factory Team194113163rd
Total38411524

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2020 MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 000000NC
2021 MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 Petronas Yamaha SRT 10000017th
Total100000

By class

ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiums Pole FLapPtsWChmp
MotoGP2020–2021 2021 Netherlands 1000000
Total2020–20211000000

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718PosPts
2020 MotoGP Yamaha SPA ANC CZE AUT STY RSM EMI CAT FRA ARA TER EUR
WD
VAL POR NC0
2021 MotoGP Yamaha QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED
17
STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL 17th0

Superbike World Championship

By season

SeasonMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodium Pole FLap PtsPlcd
2020 Yamaha YZF-R1 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team22030010311th
2021 Yamaha YZF-R1 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team3702002287th
2022 Yamaha YZF-R1 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team33010014211th
2023 BMW M1000RR Bonovo Action BMW36001014412th
2024 BMW M1000RR Bonovo Action BMW3602001769th
2025 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR Kawasaki WorldSBK Team000000*0*
Total1640810793

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike12345678910111213PosPts
R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2R1SRR2
2020 Yamaha AUS
14
AUS
DNS
AUS
DNS
SPA
11
SPA
8
SPA
10
POR
14
POR
10
POR
11
SPA
Ret
SPA
13
SPA
10
SPA
11
SPA
13
SPA
10
SPA
8
SPA
5
SPA
3
FRA
Ret
FRA
8
FRA
8
POR
3
POR
2
POR
Ret
11th103
2021 Yamaha SPA
9
SPA
3
SPA
7
POR
4
POR
4
POR
Ret
ITA
12
ITA
8
ITA
5
GBR
7
GBR
5
GBR
2
NED
6
NED
8
NED
Ret
CZE
6
CZE
6
CZE
8
SPA
9
SPA
9
SPA
Ret
FRA
11
FRA
13
FRA
9
SPA
Ret
SPA
8
SPA
7
SPA
10
SPA
C
SPA
10
POR
6
POR
8
POR
5
ARG
7
ARG
7
ARG
8
INA
11
INA
C
INA
6
7th228
2022 Yamaha SPA
9
SPA
10
SPA
9
NED
8
NED
7
NED
Ret
POR
DNS
POR
DNS
POR
DNS
ITA
8
ITA
9
ITA
Ret
GBR
7
GBR
10
GBR
11
CZE
10
CZE
9
CZE
18
FRA
5
FRA
8
FRA
8
SPA
3
SPA
10
SPA
Ret
POR
10
POR
Ret
POR
9
ARG
13
ARG
13
ARG
12
INA
7
INA
13
INA
8
AUS
6
AUS
7
AUS
Ret
11th142
2023 BMW AUS
10
AUS
15
AUS
14
INA
14
INA
12
INA
11
NED
12
NED
17
NED
12
SPA
9
SPA
7
SPA
10
ITA
13
ITA
9
ITA
8
GBR
7
GBR
Ret
GBR
9
ITA
13
ITA
Ret
ITA
13
CZE
Ret
CZE
9
CZE
20
FRA
4
FRA
Ret
FRA
5
SPA
8
SPA
9
SPA
10
POR
4
POR
8
POR
4
SPA
14
SPA
Ret
SPA
9
12th144
2024 BMW AUS
9
AUS
13
AUS
9
SPA
12
SPA
17
SPA
10
NED
16
NED
11
NED
12
ITA
12
ITA
Ret
ITA
18
GBR
14
GBR
14
GBR
13
CZE
8
CZE
12
CZE
12
POR
4
POR
11
POR
8
FRA
12
FRA
6
FRA
3
ITA
8
ITA
9
ITA
4
SPA
3
SPA
5
SPA
5
POR
6
POR
11
POR
Ret
SPA
10
SPA
8
SPA
7
9th176
2025 Kawasaki AUS AUS AUS POR POR POR NED NED NED ITA ITA ITA CZE CZE CZE EMI EMI EMI GBR GBR GBR HUN HUN HUN FRA FRA FRA ARA ARA ARA POR POR POR SPA SPA SPA NC*0*

* Season still in progress.

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