The lone American in the WorldSBK paddock is a high quality rider with a championship winning pedigree in MotoAmerica and a proven podium record ever since he arrived in WorldSBK in 2020.
Garrett entered his second Kawasaki WorldSBK season in 2026, and with some refreshed partnerships in his pit-box and beyond, he will be looking to move forward again with the 2026 specification Ninja ZX-10RR.
Kawasaki is his third different manufacturer at this level. Gerloff had made almost 200 WorldSBK race starts even before the 2026 season was scheduled to begin in late February. Once again Garret is the point of the Kawasaki spear inside the overall WorldSBK paddock.
Born in Oregon but spending most of his life in Texas, Garrett spent some early years moving from state to state to follow his father’s expanding career within the motor industry.
He started racing on the asphalt at what was then called AMA level in 2011, and within five years he had won the first of two consecutive MotoAmerica Supersport championships.
In 2018 he graduated to the AMA Superbike class, finishing fifth on a Yamaha. One year later he was third for the same manufacturer, and that was when he chose to move to Europe to compete in the WorldSBK Championship.
Garrett scored three podiums in his first WorldSBK season of 2020, and then two more in year two. He even enjoyed a stand-in ride inside the MotoGP paddock. Another WorldSBK podium in 2022 was the eventual sign-off from Garrett’s long involvement with Yamaha. He then embarked on two season of WorldSBK racing aboard a BMW for an Independent team - albeit with close factory links.
In 2025 Gerloff made another step forward by becoming the one official Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR rider in WorldSBK. He has now developed a close bond with his Kawasaki WorldSBK Team, run by the Puccetti Racing squad, which is based in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
After many years being based in Europe during the competitive season, Gerloff located back to his native USA for the bulk of the 2025 season, and he will continue to make the best of both old and new worlds.
Both rider and team are enthused and motivated by the opportunities that the still competitive Ninja ZX-10RR should afford them once again, in the second year of their latest adventure. Once again Garrett will compete in a 12 round/36 race WorldSBK season.