Garrett Gerloff, who competes in the FIM Superbike World Championship for the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team, has extended his contract through the 2026 season and will compete on a Ninja ZX-10RR.
Garrett Gerloff (United States)
Gerloff’s illustrious career achievements
Overwhelming success at MotoAmerica
Gerloff finished third in the Supersport category in 2015, scoring two wins along the way, and his prowess was evidenced by his back-to-back MotoAmerica Supersport Championship victories in 2016 and 2017.
In 2018, he moved up to the MotoAmerica Superbike class, where he steadily improved, finishing 5th in his first year and 3rd in his second.
WorldSBK podium finishes
He joined the World Superbike satellite team in the 2020 season and competed as a rider for two different manufacturers until he moved to Kawasaki in 2025. He achieved a total of eight podium finishes, including two brilliant second-place finishes in the rankings.
Garrett Gerloff (United States)
Garrett Gerloff (United States)
Garrett Gerloff (United States)
Garrett Gerloff (United States)
Steady progress for the 2025 season
Making his presence felt in the fiercely contested WorldSBK
This season, Gerloff is racing for the “Lone Star” Kawasaki WorldSBK Team run by Puccetti Racing, and the Texas rider has made steady progress in the most fiercely contested World Superbike line-up in over a decade.
The significance of continuing to compete with the Ninja ZX-10RR
Continuing Kawasaki’s official participation in World Superbike with the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR demonstrates Kawasaki’s unwavering commitment to the Ninja brand across all levels of racing, from production motorcycles onwards, and its strong desire to continue the success achieved with the various Ninja ZX-10 and ZX-10RR models to date, including winning seven World Superbike titles.
The trust behind the early contract extension
High expectations from the team
With the season now just halfway through, signing Gerloff for the 2026 season at this early stage is a testament to the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team’s confidence in the great things they can achieve together with Gerloff, not only in the second half of 2025 but also next year.
Comments from stakeholders
Gerloff’s joyful comments
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Garrett Gerloff (United States)
“I am very pleased to have re-signed with the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team for the 2026 season. I am confident in the team and everything we have done so far. There have been some tough times, but we are moving forward. I would like to thank the team, our progress in the first half of the season, and the fact that they believed in me. They have been great without putting too much pressure on me. I can see that they believe in the project and in me. We will continue to work hard to develop the Ninja ZX-10RR. I am excited to build on what we have learned with the Ninja ZX-10RR and further develop it. It will be great to be able to continue with the same project, with the same people, without having to re-learn the basics. I am sure that the 2026 season will be a positive one for us.”
Comments from Pucetti, the team’s representative
“I am very pleased to continue working with Garrett. He is a true top rider for us, on a par with any other top rider, and I am confident that we will see even better results in the future. Our collaboration began this year in the Superbike World Championship with a new Kawasaki-supported team. I am very proud of this achievement and also feel a great responsibility to do my best for this great brand, which I have been working with in various forms for over 20 years. We have made steady progress this year with Garrett, and I am confident that next year we will take even better steps and achieve even better results. Garrett is such a great person, and I am very pleased to be working with him. Looking at the history of collaborations between Kawasaki and new riders, their speed, progress, and performance will only increase.”
Kawasaki Japan’s expectations
Kawasaki Motors Corporation Marketing Department Manager Manabu Nobuo commented: “We are sure that Ninja fans will be pleased that Garrett Gerloff has extended his contract with the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team until 2026. As an official team, his feedback will be a great help in the continued development of Ninja machines for riders around the world. The Ninja brand is of global importance and has a strong presence in Gerloff’s home country of the United States, where the Ninja concept was born. We, along with all Kawasaki fans, wish him the best in 2026.”
