Gerry Salim

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Gerry Salim
NationalityIndonesian
Born (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 27)
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Current teamHonda Asia Dream Racing
Bike number31
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years 2019
Manufacturers Kalex
2019 championship positionNC (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
100000
Moto3 World Championship
Active years 2019
Manufacturers Honda
2019 championship positionNC (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
100000

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

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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)

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
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		6th109
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		5th145
2017 Honda THA1
5		 THA2
6		 QAT1
NC		 QAT2
8		 SUZ1
SUZ2
MAL1
3		 MAL2
6		 JPN1
NC		 JPN2
5		 SEP1
2		 SEP2
8		7th94

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

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

Year123456789101112PosPts
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		17th23

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

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

Yearbike123456789101112PosPts
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		35th1

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

Races by year

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

Yearbike1234567891011PosPts
2019 Kalex EST1
Ret		 EST2
10		 VAL
12		 CAT1
18		 CAT2
10		 ARA1
ARA2
JER
9		 ALB1
13		 ALB2
Ret		 VAL
DNS		17th26

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2019 Moto3 Honda Honda Team Asia 10000037th
Moto2 Kalex IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia 10000041st
Total200000

By class

ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiums Pole FLapPtsWChmp
Moto32019 2019 Italy 1000000
Moto22019 2019 Aragon 1000000
Total2019–Present2000000

Races by year

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

YearClassBike12345678910111213141516171819PosPts
2019 Moto3 Honda QAT
ARG
AME
SPA
FRA
ITA
16		 CAT
NED
GER
CZE
AUT
GBR
RSM
ARA
THA
JPN
AUS
MAL
VAL
37th0
Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA
29		 THA
JPN
AUS
MAL
VAL
41st0

Asia Superbike 1000

Races by year

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

YearBike12345PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2022 Honda CHA
8		 CHA
9		 SEP
7		 SEP
10		 SUG
8		 SUG
11		 SEP
10		 SEP
8		 CHA
7		 CHA
11		10th71

Asia Supersports 600

Races by year

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

YearBike123456PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2023 Honda CHA
5		 CHA
13		 SEP
11		 SEP
10		 SUG
Ret		 SUG
DNS		 MAN
MAN
ZHU
ZHU
CHA
CHA
13th*25*

Asia Production 250

Races by year

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

YearBike123456PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2024 Honda CHA
CHA
ZHU
ZHU
MOT
MOT
MAN
MAN
SEP
6		 SEP
7		 CHA
CHA
19th*19*

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