Garrett Gerloff

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.

Garrett Gerloff
Garrett Gerloff, Donington World Superbike 2024
Born	(1995-08-01) August 1, 1995 (age 29) Spring, Texas, United States
Current team	Bonovo Action BMW
Bike number	31
Motorcycle racing career statistics MotoGP World Championship Active years 2020–2021 Manufacturers Yamaha Championships 0 2021 championship position 17th (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 1 0 0 0 0 0 Superbike World Championship Active years 2020– Manufacturers Yamaha (2020–2022) BMW (2023–) Championships 0 2024 championship position 9th (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.^[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

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

By season

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

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

(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

By season

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

(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

1. "WorldSBK". www.worldsbk.com. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
2. "Championship Standings of MotoAmerica Supersport" (PDF). September 11, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
3. "Championship Standings of Supersport" (PDF). September 17, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
4. "WERA Racer Profile: Garrett Gerloff". www.wera.com. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
5. "2014 Media Guide - AMA Pro Road Racing" (PDF). November 17, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
6. "Championship Standings of MotoAmerica Supersport" (PDF). September 13, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
7. "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.
8. Le Pard, Michael (July 15, 2019). "Garrett Gerloff Gets His First Career Superbike Win". Total Motorcycle. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
9. Beeler, Jensen (October 10, 2019). "Garrett Gerloff Is Headed to WorldSBK Next Season". Asphalt & Rubber. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
10. Thukral, Rachit; Fränzschky, Sebastian (November 6, 2020). "Yamaha explains why Gerloff didn't get factory WSBK seat". Motorsport.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
11. 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.
12. Barstow, Ollie. "WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO TOUTED FUTURE MOTOGP STAR GARRETT GERLOFF IN WORLDSBK?". VisorDown. CMG Full Throttle Network. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
13. Bice, Sean (November 21, 2021). "GARRETT GERLOFF WINS WORLD SUPERBIKE INDEPENDENT RIDERS' CHAMPIONSHIP". MotoAmerica.com. MotoAmerica. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
14. "Bonovo Action BMW confirms Garrett Gerloff for 2023".
15. Patterson, Simon (November 6, 2020). "Gerloff replaces Rossi in Valencia practice at least". The Race. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
16. "Rossi will take part in the European Grand Prix". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
17. Duncan, Lewis. "Yamaha WSBK rider Gerloff replaces Morbidelli for Dutch MotoGP". Autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
18. 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.

External links

• Garrett Gerloff at MotoGP.com
• Garrett Gerloff at WorldSBK.com