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Gerloff Sixth In Race 2 At Donington
Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) used the best machine setup he and his crew had found over the whole Donington race weekend to finish a confident sixth in the 23-lap Race 2.
In the Sunday morning Superpole Race, Gerloff placed ninth after 10 intense laps of the 2.5-mile circuit located in the English Midlands. He gained two places on his grid position thanks to his Superpole Race finishing position, and started the final ‘long’ race from ninth place.
Working with a strong setup on his Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR machine, Gerloff moved into sixth place at the flag, just a second behind the rider in fifth place, Alex Lowes. His Race 2 results meant that he had scored points in all three of the Donington races.
In the championship standings, after eight rounds of 12, Gerloff is eighth overall, with 110 points.
A vastly long summer break will now take place in the race action, with the next round not taking place until September 4-6, at Magny-Cours in France.
“It was really nice to finish the weekend pretty strongly here in Donington. The team did an awesome job, and we have been changing bike settings all weekend, changing electronics and so on all weekend. It is always good when we finish the weekend with the best setup. I felt I was really able to do the best I could have done. I wish I had been able to get a little bit closer to Axel [Bassani] and Alex [Lowes] in Race 2. I think maybe if I didn’t get caught up behind Sam Lowes for a lap I could be there, but anyway it was nice to cross the line and still be within a second of them. Top 6 is something we will take.”
- Garrett Gerloff
