| Birth date | August 1, 1995 (age 31) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Spring, Texas |
| Current team | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team |
| Bike number | 31 |
| Motogp active years | – |
| Motogp manufacturers | Yamaha |
| Motogp championships | 0 |
| Motogp race starts | 1 |
| Motogp race wins | 0 |
| Motogp podiums | 0 |
| Motogp poles | 0 |
| Motogp fastest laps | 0 |
| Motogp total points | 0 |
| Motogp last season | 2021 |
| Motogp last position | 17th (0 pts) |
| Sbk active years | – |
| Sbk championships | 0 |
| Sbk manufacturers | Yamaha (–) BMW (–) Kawasaki (–) |
| Sbk race starts | 204 |
| Sbk race wins | 0 |
| Sbk podiums | 8 |
| Sbk poles | 1 |
| Sbk fastest laps | 0 |
| Sbk total points | 905 |
| Sbk last season | 2025 |
| Sbk last position | 15th (88 pts) |
Garrett James Gerloff (born August 1, 1995) is an American motorcycle racer who has competed in the Superbike World Championship since 2020.
He was a two-time champion MotoAmerica in the Supersport class after taking first place overall in 2016 and 2017.[1][2]
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.[3]
Following success in the WERA national series, Gerloff 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
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
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, Gerloff joined Bonovo Action BMW Team.[13]
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.[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
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 | ||||
Races by year
| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | |||||
| 2019 | SuperBike | Yamaha | ATL Ret | ATL 9 | COA 3 | COA 4 | VIR 3 | VIR 2 | RAM 3 | RAM 3 | UMC 3 | UMC 3 | LGS 2 | LGS 1 | SON 1 | SON 2 | PIT 1 | PIT 1 | NJR Ret | NJR 1 | BAR 2 | BAR 2 | 3rd | 316 | ||
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MotoGP | Yamaha YZR-M1 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| MotoGP | Yamaha YZR-M1 | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MotoGP | Yamaha | SPA | ANC | CZE | AUT | STY | RSM | EMI | CAT | FRA | ARA | TER | EUR WD | VAL | POR | NC | 0 | |||||
| MotoGP | Yamaha | QAT | DOH | POR | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED 17 | STY | AUT | GBR | ARA | RSM | AME | EMI | ALR | VAL | 29th | 0 |
Superbike World Championship
By season
| Season | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaha YZF-R1 | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 11th | |
| Yamaha YZF-R1 | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 7th | |
| Yamaha YZF-R1 | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 11th | |
| BMW M1000RR | Bonovo Action BMW | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 12th | |
| BMW M1000RR | Bonovo Action BMW | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 9th | |
| Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 15th | |
| Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24* | 12th* | |
| Total | 204 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 905 | |||
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
- Season still in progress.
References
- ^ "Championship Standings of MotoAmerica Supersport". September 11, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Championship Standings of Supersport". September 17, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "WERA Racer Profile: Garrett Gerloff". www.wera.com. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "2014 Media Guide - AMA Pro Road Racing". November 17, 2015. Archived November 17, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Championship Standings of MotoAmerica Supersport". September 13, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Le Pard, Michael (July 15, 2019). "Garrett Gerloff Gets His First Career Superbike Win". Total Motorcycle. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Beeler, Jensen (October 10, 2019). "Garrett Gerloff Is Headed to WorldSBK Next Season". Asphalt & Rubber. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Thukral, Rachit & Fränzschky, Sebastian (November 6, 2020). "Yamaha explains why Gerloff didn't get factory WSBK seat". Motorsport.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Dosoli, Andrea (July 22, 2021). "World Superbike: Gerloff Staying With Yamaha For 2022". Road Racing World and Motorcycle Technology. Roadracing World Publishing LLC. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Barstow, Ollie. "WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO TOUTED FUTURE MOTOGP STAR GARRETT GERLOFF IN WORLDSBK?". VisorDown. CMG Full Throttle Network. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Bice, Sean (November 21, 2021). "GARRETT GERLOFF WINS WORLD SUPERBIKE INDEPENDENT RIDERS' CHAMPIONSHIP". MotoAmerica.com. MotoAmerica. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Bonovo Action BMW confirms Garrett Gerloff for 2023"
- ^ Patterson, Simon (November 6, 2020). "Gerloff replaces Rossi in Valencia practice at least". The Race. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "Rossi will take part in the European Grand Prix". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ Duncan, Lewis. "Yamaha WSBK rider Gerloff replaces Morbidelli for Dutch MotoGP". Autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ Beaver, Dan (June 28, 2021). "Fabio Quartararo wins Dutch GP MotoGP as Garrett Gerloff makes his series debut". NBC Sports. NBC Universal. Retrieved 28 June 2021.