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Garrett Gerloff

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

Garrett Gerloff
Garrett Gerloff, Donington World Superbike 2024
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 years2020–2021
ManufacturersYamaha
Championships0
2021 championship position17th (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 0
Superbike World Championship
Active years2020–
ManufacturersYamaha (2020–2022) BMW (2023–)
Championships0
2024 championship position9th (176 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
164 0 8 1 0 793

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

Career

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Early career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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MotoAmerica Superbike Championship

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pts Plcd
2018 SBK Yamaha Yamaha Factory Team 19 0 0 208 5th
2019 SBK Yamaha Yamaha Factory Team 19 4 11 316 3rd
Total 38 4 11 524

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2020 MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2021 MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 Petronas Yamaha SRT 1 0 0 0 0 0 17th
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0

By class

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Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
MotoGP 2020–2021 2021 Netherlands 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2020–2021 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Races by year

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(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 Pos Pts
2020 MotoGP Yamaha SPA ANC CZE AUT STY RSM EMI CAT FRA ARA TER EUR
WD 		VAL POR NC 0
2021 MotoGP Yamaha QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED
17 		STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL 17th 0

Superbike World Championship

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By season

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Season Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2020 Yamaha YZF-R1 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team 22 0 3 0 0 103 11th
2021 Yamaha YZF-R1 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team 37 0 2 0 0 228 7th
2022 Yamaha YZF-R1 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team 33 0 1 0 0 142 11th
2023 BMW M1000RR Bonovo Action BMW 36 0 0 1 0 144 12th
2024 BMW M1000RR Bonovo Action BMW 36 0 2 0 0 176 9th
Total 164 0 8 1 0 793

Races by year

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(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 13 Pos Pts
R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2
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 		11th 103
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 		7th 228
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 		11th 142
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 		12th 144
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 		9th 176

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "Championship Standings of MotoAmerica Supersport" (PDF). September 11, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Championship Standings of Supersport" (PDF). September 17, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "WERA Racer Profile: Garrett Gerloff". www.wera.com. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "2014 Media Guide - AMA Pro Road Racing" (PDF). November 17, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Championship Standings of MotoAmerica Supersport" (PDF). September 13, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "Garrett Gerloff Set For MotoAmerica Motul Superbike On Factory Team". MotoAmerica.com. November 17, 2017. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Le Pard, Michael (July 15, 2019). "Garrett Gerloff Gets His First Career Superbike Win". Total Motorcycle. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  8. ^ Beeler, Jensen (October 10, 2019). "Garrett Gerloff Is Headed to WorldSBK Next Season". Asphalt & Rubber. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  9. ^ Thukral, Rachit; Fränzschky, Sebastian (November 6, 2020). "Yamaha explains why Gerloff didn't get factory WSBK seat". Motorsport.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  10. ^ Dosoli, Andrea (July 22, 2021). "World Superbike: Gerloff Staying With Yamaha For 2022". Road Racing World and Motorcycle Technology. Roadracing World Publishing LLC. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Barstow, Ollie. "WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO TOUTED FUTURE MOTOGP STAR GARRETT GERLOFF IN WORLDSBK?". VisorDown. CMG Full Throttle Network. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  12. ^ Bice, Sean (November 21, 2021). "GARRETT GERLOFF WINS WORLD SUPERBIKE INDEPENDENT RIDERS' CHAMPIONSHIP". MotoAmerica.com. MotoAmerica. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  13. ^ "Bonovo Action BMW confirms Garrett Gerloff for 2023".
  14. ^ Patterson, Simon (November 6, 2020). "Gerloff replaces Rossi in Valencia practice at least". The Race. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  15. ^ "Rossi will take part in the European Grand Prix". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  16. ^ Duncan, Lewis. "Yamaha WSBK rider Gerloff replaces Morbidelli for Dutch MotoGP". Autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  17. ^ Beaver, Dan (June 28, 2021). "Fabio Quartararo wins Dutch GP MotoGP as Garrett Gerloff makes his series debut". NBC Sports. NBC Universal. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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