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Garrett Gerloff will race for his third manufacturer in WorldSBK, linking up with Manuel Puccetti’s factory Kawasaki squad for 2025 and 2026 after racing for Yamaha and BMW previously. The #31 will have a slightly different ZX-10RR machine for 2026 featuring new aero and a revised engine, plus he’s re-united with long-term crew chief Les Pearson. Will the American be back to his best?

Kawasaki (2025-)

With Provec Racing running the bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team squad for the Italian brand’s return, the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team outfit is being run by Manuel Puccetti’s squad as a one-bike line-up featuring Gerloff. Although the Texan didn’t hit the high notes everyone knows he can, it was a solid first year on the green machine and he’ll be aiming to make steps throughout 2026.

BMW (2023-2024)

Gerloff moved from Yamaha to BMW for the 2023 season and claimed his first pole at Magny-Cours in that year, before taking two podiums in 2024 - at the French circuit and also MotorLand Aragon. While his first win still eluded him, the Texan was able to fight at the front on the M 1000 RR more often than not despite some trickier moments, particularly at the start of the 2024 campaign.

Yamaha (2020-2022)

Gerloff burst onto the WorldSBK scene in 2020 when he linked up with the GRT Yamaha squad for his rookie season and remained there for three campaigns. While he took a bit of time to adapt to WorldSBK – not helped by the multi-month Covid-19 enforced hiatus – he soon took his first rostrum in Race 2 in Barcelona; he finished his rookie campaign with three. Two podiums followed in 2021 and another in 2022 despite some tricky times for Gerloff, before his move to BMW.

Before WorldSBK

American star Gerloff made a name for himself in the MotoAmerica Supersport championship, finishing third in 2015 before taking the title in 2016 and 2017. That earned him a seat in the MotoAmerica Superbike series for 2018, before taking his first win on the Yamaha R1 in 2019. He took four wins, and 19 podiums, that season as he finished third before moving to WorldSBK.