For the first time in his World Superbike (WorldSBK) Garret Gerloff finished in the top-five in all three races.
Garrett Gerloff continued his great World Superbike form this weekend at MotorLand Aragon. Since moving to BMW the American rider has struggled in World Superbikes but he has been back at the front in recent rounds.
Gerloff claimed a podium finish in Race One at Aragon as he finished in third place. But the Bonovo BMW rider was not done there as he finished fifth in the Superpole Race and Race Two on Sunday.
Discussing the Superpole Race, Gerloff said: “I was really happy with the pace that I had. I didn’t realise how fast they were going up at the front, which was even faster! I was happy to be doing 1’48s on the race tyre and, in general, I felt like I had a really good bike underneath me. We had a couple of issues pop up but nothing major. I gave it all I had so I can be happy.”
Reflecting on Race Two, the Texan said: “I’d say it’s probably the best weekend I’ve had in a really long time. That’s something super positive. I’m a bit disappointed as I thought I’d have a bit more pace in Race 2 to be able to stay in third. As soon as I got to third, I just, for some reason, lacked a bit of pace. Props to Nicolo and also Alvaro and Toprak. They had super-fast pace. I did everything that I could, I made a lunge on Iannone on the last lap. I missed the shift so that didn’t help me at all, I was pushing the front but couldn’t stop. All in all, to be top five all weekend except for Superpole was pretty good.”
Aragon was the first time in Gerloff's four-year World Superbike career that he has taken three top-five finishes in one weekend. The American has found himself in the form of his World Superbike career heading into the final two rounds of the 2024 season.
Discussing what’s changed in recent rounds, Gerloff said: “I think everything just stayed pretty consistent in the last few weekends. We haven’t been chasing our tail, we’ve been in a similar ballpark of setting and electronics. It’s been easier for me to push a bit closer to the limit and not feel like I’m riding over the limit. That’s been something nice. That’s all I really need, for the bike to be predictable, and I can try to ride a bit beyond it. I’ve felt pretty good all year on the bike, riding, I just haven’t had any lap time. For whatever reason, it’s been sorted out in the last few weekends, and it’s just come together. It’s late, which is annoying, but I’ve known I’ve got pace as a rider, I’ve got a good team and a good bike.”
