The Italian WorldSBK was a powerful occasion for Garrett Gerloff in 2024, however having switched to Kawasaki over the winter the American discovered dramatically totally different outcomes.
Gerloff was within the top-10 in all three races at Cremona in 2024 on the Bonovo BMW, together with a fourth in Race 2.
However this yr’s occasion noticed him go 15-15-12 throughout the three races, taking solely 5 factors away from the weekend.
Gerloff’s Race 2 time, although, was not a lot slower than the time that noticed him end fourth in Race 2 final yr: a 34:42.419 this yr versus a 34:41.715 final September.
It’s a 0.7-second regression on the stopwatch and a drop of eight locations on the outcomes sheet for Gerloff, however the American nonetheless was constructive about his Sunday in Cremona.
“It was a extremely good remaining day at Cremona ultimately,” Gerloff stated.
“We’re nonetheless far again from the place we want to be, however on the very least, we’re racing with different guys and making passes. I’m there greater than within the final couple of races.
“We’re making progress, however it’s not exhibiting 100 per cent within the outcomes but – however we’re making progress.
“I’m completely satisfied at present and due to the crew for all of the exhausting work. I’m trying ahead to a while off, after which we might be again at Most quickly.”
Gerloff now sits seventeenth within the World Superbike riders’ standings, his twelfth place in Race 2 matching his greatest results of 2025, achieved in each lengthy races at Portimao.
