Gerry Salim

Gerry Salim
Nationality	Indonesian
Born	(1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 28) Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Current team	Honda Asia Dream Racing
Bike number	31
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2019 Manufacturers Kalex 2019 championship position NC (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 1 0 0 0 0 0 Moto3 World Championship Active years 2019 Manufacturers Honda 2019 championship position NC (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 1 0 0 0 0 0

Gerry Salim Laurens (born in Surabaya, 19 April 1997), is a motorcycle racer from Indonesia.

Racing career

Gerry started his career in the mid-2000s. In 2011, he won the Motoprix National Championship in the MP6 class. ^[1] The following year saw him won the Honda One Make Race series in both underbone 110cc and 125cc classes. With him rising through the ranks, Astra Honda Racing Team recruited him to be a part of their rider development program.

Asia Road Racing Championship

Gerry tried his hands on international racing scene by competing in 2013 Asia Dream Cup. He finished the series as a runner-up. ^[2]  He also raced in GP3 class of All-Japan Championship, ranked 5th, and in Asia Talent Cup for 3 seasons (2015-2017). He won the 2016 Qatar round. ^[3] In overall, Gerry ranked 6th in 2015, ^[4] 6th in 2016 ^[5] and 7th in 2017. ^[6]

Gerry was signed to Astra Honda Racing and raced in Supersport 600cc class in Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC). In 2016, his first season, he won 2 races in the Indonesian round at Sentul, ^[7] and ranked 9th in that season. Astra Honda later called him up to race in the lesser class, (AP250) aboard a Honda CBR250RR. Gerry dominated the class with 7 victories out of 12 races in 6 rounds. ^[8] He secured the Asian championship at the final round at Chang International Circuit ^[9]

CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship & Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Gerry's success on Asia level paved his way to a higher class, CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship and Red Bull Rookies. In CEV Moto3, he got his first point at Circuito de Albacete and finished his first season in 35th position. ^[10] Gerry ranked 17th out of 24 riders with 23 points in Red Bull Rookies. ^[11]

Moto2 World Championship

Gerry is scheduled to race in FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship for Astra Honda Racing Team as a replacement for Dimas Ekky Pratama, who moves up to Moto2 Class. He completed in 2019 Moto2 Aragon GP also as a substitute for Dimas who was injured at Idemitsu Honda Team Asia where he finished 29th. ^[12]

Moto3 World Championship

Honda Team Asia called Gerry up to replace their injured regular rider, Ai Ogura, ahead of 2019 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix. Gerry finished the race in 16th position. ^[13]

Return to ARRC

Initially, Gerry was recruited by Honda Asia Dream Racing team to race in Asia Superbike (ASB1000) class of ARRC with Malaysian rider Zaqhwan Zaidi as a teammate for 2020 season. However, the season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. ^[14] He eventually made his debut in the class in 2022 as the series resumed. ^[15]

He also raced in 2022 Suzuka 8 Hours for the same team alongside Zaqhwan and Helmi Azman. The trio finished 11th in the race. ^[16]

Personal life

Gerry comes from a family that has racing background. His father, Gunawan Salim, is a former motorcycle racer and his brother Tommy Salim, also has the same profession as him. Tommy raced in 2018 Suzuka 4 Hours with M. Febriansyah under Astra Honda Racing Team flag and the pair finished 4th. ^[17]

Gerry is known by his nickname “Si Bonek” and is a fan of Persebaya Surabaya.

Career statistics

Asia Talent Cup

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Pts
2015	Honda	THA1 3	THA2 7	QAT1 11	QAT2 7	MAL1 8	MAL2 5	CHN1 7	CHN2 5	JPN1 3	JPN2 8	SEP1 9	SEP2 Ret	6th	109
2016	Honda	THA1 2	THA2 6	QAT1 1	QAT2 3	MAL1 3	MAL2 Ret	CHN1 4	CHN2 2	JPN1 10	JPN2 6	SEP1 Ret	SEP2 7	5th	145
2017	Honda	THA1 5	THA2 6	QAT1 NC	QAT2 8	SUZ1	SUZ2	MAL1 3	MAL2 6	JPN1 NC	JPN2 5	SEP1 2	SEP2 8	7th	94

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

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

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Pts
2018	JER1 23	JER2 19	MUG Ret	ASS1 14	ASS2 8	SAC1 Ret	SAC2 15	RBR1 Ret	RBR2 8	MIS Ret	ARA1 17	ARA2 12	17th	23

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

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

Year	bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Pts
2018	Honda	EST Ret	VAL1 25	VAL2 27	FRA 25	CAT1 25	CAT2 21	ARA 16	JER1 17	JER2 16	ALB 15	VAL1 20	VAL2 Ret	35th	1

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

Races by year

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

Year	bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos	Pts
2019	Kalex	EST1 Ret	EST2 10	VAL 12	CAT1 18	CAT2 10	ARA1	ARA2	JER 9	ALB1 13	ALB2 Ret	VAL DNS	17th	26

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2019	Moto3	Honda	Honda Team Asia	1	0	0	0	0	0	37th
	Moto2	Kalex	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	1	0	0	0	0	0	41st
Total				2	0	0	0	0	0

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto3	2019	2019 Italy			1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moto2	2019	2019 Aragon			1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2019–Present				2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Races by year

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

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Pos	Pts
2019	Moto3	Honda	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA 16	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	37th	0
	Moto2	Kalex	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA 29	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	41st	0

Asia Superbike 1000

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1		2		3		4		5		Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
2022	Honda	CHA 8	CHA 9	SEP 7	SEP 10	SUG 8	SUG 11	SEP 10	SEP 8	CHA 7	CHA 11	10th	71

Asia Supersports 600

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1		2		3		4		5		6		Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
2023	Honda	CHA 5	CHA 13	SEP 11	SEP 10	SUG Ret	SUG DNS	MAN	MAN	ZHU	ZHU	CHA	CHA	15th	25

Asia Production 250

Races by year

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

Year	Bike	1		2		3		4		5		6		Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
2024	Honda	CHA	CHA	ZHU	ZHU	MOT	MOT	MAN	MAN	SEP 6	SEP 7	CHA	CHA	20th	19
2025	Honda	CHA	CHA	SEP	SEP	MOT	MOT	MAN 11	MAN 6	SEP	SEP	CHA	CHA	20th*	15*

* Season still in progress.

Mandalika Racing Series

Races by year

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

Year	Team	Bike	Class	Round 1			Round 2			Round 3			Round 4			Round 5			Pos	Pts
				R1	SP	R2	R1	SP	R2	R1	SP	R2	R1	SP	R2	R1	SP	R2
2024	RSeven Racing Tech	Yamaha	Underbone 150cc	MAN1		MAN2	MAN1		MAN2	MAN1		MAN2	MAN1 8		MAN2 Ret	MAN1		MAN2	NA	NA
	Honda GFS MTS Racing Team	Honda	National Sport 250cc	MAN1 7		MAN2 7	MAN1 9		MAN2 4	MAN2 10		MAN1 9	MAN1 15		MAN2 8	MAN1 4		MAN2 3	NA	NA
2025	MSGLOWFORMEN Racing Team	Honda	National Sport 250cc	MAN1 8		MAN2 8	MAN Ret	MAN 9	MAN 6	MAN	MAN	MAN	MAN	MAN	MAN	MAN	MAN	MAN	NA	NA

References

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14. Indosport; INDOSPORT.com (2020-11-22). "Cemas dan Berdebar-debar, Pengalaman Gerry Salim dengan Motor 1000CC". INDOSPORT.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
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16. GridOto.com. "Selepas Suzuka 8 Hours 2022, Gerry Salim Langsung Gaspol ARRC Jepang - GridOto.com". otorace.gridoto.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
17. OtomotifZone.com (2018-07-29). "Suzuka Endurance 4 Hours : Duet Tommy Salim dan Febriansyah Tembus Empat Besa". OtomotifZone. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2019-02-06.

External links

• Gerry Salim at MotoGP.com
• Profile on Red Bull Rookies Cup
• Profile on asiatalentcup.com