Garrett Gerloff

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Garrett Gerloff
Born (1995-08-01) August 1, 1995 (age 29)
Spring, Texas, United States
Current teamBonovo Action BMW
Bike number31
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years 2020–2021
Manufacturers Yamaha
Championships 0
2021 championship position17th (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
100000
Superbike World Championship
Active years 2020–
Manufacturers Yamaha (2020–2022) BMW (2023–)
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 riding a Yamaha YZF-R1. [1] New for 2023 is a move to a BMW M1000RR2 machine.

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He was a two-time champion MotoAmerica in the Supersport class after taking first place overall in 2016 and 2017. [2] [3]

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. [4]

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. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7] 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. [8] 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. [9] 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. [10]

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. [11] 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. [12] 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. [13]

From 2023 season, he joined Bonovo Action BMW Team. [14]

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. [15] 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. [16]

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. [17] 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. [18]

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
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

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