Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) has now completed the two final races on the Motorland Aragon schedule, on Sunday 31 May, taking an impressive weekend best result of sixth place in Race Two.
In recent rounds, Gerloff and his Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR have posted some strong race performances, and that trend carried on into Sunday at the 5.077km Motorland Aragon circuit.
The ten-lap Superpole Race was not an easy one for Garrett as he could not get into the leading groups early on, and with so few laps to try and make up ground, he ended up 12th at the chequered flag – replicating his grid position.
In the second Sunday WorldSBK race, over 18 laps, the Texan rider made a better start from 13th position on the grid. He used his early opportunity to get into tenth place, a position he held for eight laps.
He relentlessly moved forward and finally took over sixth place with five laps to go. He finished close behind the BbKRT duo of Alex Lowes and Axel Bassani, and was finally less than two seconds from Axel.
After scoring good points in both long races at Motorland, Gerloff is tenth in the overall championship rankings, tied on 85 points with ninth-placed Miguel Oliveira.
The next round – which starts the second half of the current season – will be held at the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team’s home venue of Misano World Circuit ‘Marco Simoncelli’ between 12-14 June.
Manuel Puccetti
“Gerloff achieved a brilliant sixth place today. We were at a pro-Ducati track and races in very high temperatures which are definitely not ideal for our bike, but despite that our rider and whole team have done an excellent job. We’re doing very well right now and are consistently able to fight for the top five or six positions, despite very tough competition. So we’re pleased and feeling optimistic as we head into the second half of the championship.”
Garrett Gerloff
“Not a bad day on Sunday at Motorland, but I am just frustrated with the Superpole Race. In Race Two, I felt I had a better start and was able to push and be closer to the BbKRT riders, Axel and Alex. But I was still hoping for more this weekend. In the Superpole Race, I had good pace, and again in Race Two, but I also had that good start in the second race. Thanks to Kawasaki and the whole team for their hard work, and we will try again at Misano.”
