Garrett Gerloff took part in Superpole Qualifying and then Race One at the TT Circuit Assen on Saturday 18 April, securing 16th place each time.
Gerloff and his crew found some set-up advances on the Ninja ZX-10RR during FP3 on Saturday morning, finishing up 11th fastest before heading into the Superpole Qualifying session with the aim of taking the best possible grid position.
Garrett would end up 16th in Superpole Qualifying, and thus starting Race One from the sixth row of the grid.
The opening Assen race eventually featured a short period under a passing rain shower, with all the riders continuing to race through the white flag notifications of reduced adhesion on the track surface.
Garrett moved up to 15th in the middle section of the race, and then back to 16th position, where he finished after all 21 laps had been completed. He was just over 1.3 seconds from a points-scoring result.
Sunday 19 April features the now traditional ten-lap Tissot-Superpole and another 21-lap full-distance race before the weekend’s race action concludes at Assen for another year.
Manuel Puccetti – Team Principal
“A difficult race for Gerloff, who missed the points zone. These aren’t the results we expect, so we need to analyse the data collected and work to be more competitive already in tomorrow’s races.”
Garrett Gerloff
“I am kind of confused a bit still because I don’t feel I have a big problem with my riding right now, or with the bike also. But I seem to be just a little bit off in every sector and that just adds up. We are really kind of struggling to figure out what we need to do to improve because it looks like I need to improve a little bit everywhere. We are working on it and we will try some things tomorrow. So far, this weekend has not been the best one for us, but we will keep on trying.”
