Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) is testing at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, today and tomorrow, January 22-23. This is the third Jerez track outing he has undertaken on the official Ninja ZX-10RR in readiness for what will be his first Kawasaki season in the FIM Superbike World Championship, and his sixth overall.
His most recent test on the ZX-10RR was completed in late November, with Gerloff setting strong times and ending up fourth fastest. There are new parts and set-up options for Garrett to try at Jerez, with Gerloff able to compare them to the materials and machine settings he has used in the previous Jerez outings.
There should also be a greater number of other official and independent teams at this next test than any previous outing at the end of the 2024 season, all of which adds another level of interest for both competitors and fans, who are eagerly anticipating the start of the season itself in late February.
The 2025 WorldSBK campaign will be the first for Manuel Puccetti’s race team as the official Kawasaki entry. This new status has led to a name change for the one-rider effort – now called the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team. This fresh initiative forms positive proof of Kawasaki’s continuing participation in WorldSBK with an official team.
After the Jerez test Gerloff will next ride the Ninja ZX-10RR at the heavily undulating Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal, between 28-29 January.
Round One of the championship takes place at the now legendary Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Australia, between 21-23 February, after the traditional two day official championship organiser’s pre-season test, between 17-18 February.
Garrett Gerloff, stated: “I am very excited to be on the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR again after not riding it since the last test at Jerez in November. I am looking forward to going back to the same track as last time to see if we can find some more improvements. Then, I will be very excited to go to following tests at Portimao. That will be the first time I will ride the bike at a track other than Jerez. I know we can find more improvements from me, the bike and the team, so it should be fun to get 2025 officially started at Jerez.”
Manuel Puccetti, Team Principal, stated: “We’re very happy to be back testing our bikes less than a month ahead of the Phillip Island season-opener. Unfortunately, the weather forecast doesn’t look great for the first tests at Jerez, but we’ll try to make the most of the sessions anyway. As for WorldSBK, we’ve already had the chance to work with Garrett Gerloff on our 2025 version of the Ninja ZX-10RR but we now have a lot of new parts to test, and we hope to be able to do that before shipping the bikes to Australia.”
