{"id":1695,"date":"2022-09-24T18:12:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T16:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grtracingteam.com\/?p=1695"},"modified":"2022-09-24T18:41:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T16:41:52","slug":"gerloff-returns-to-podium-with-sensational-race-1-performance-in-catalunya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grtracingteam.com\/en\/gerloff-returns-to-podium-with-sensational-race-1-performance-in-catalunya\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerloff Returns to Podium with Sensational Race 1 Performance in Catalunya"},"content":{"rendered":"

GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team\u2019s Garrett Gerloff produced a superb performance in the opening FIM Superbike World Championship race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, fighting back to score his first podium of the 2022 season in third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was another strong Superpole for Gerloff, who qualified on the second row for a third consecutive weekend. Starting sixth, Gerloff initially lost two places early on, but then the American began a stellar comeback through the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With four laps to go, Gerloff managed to pull off a breathtaking double overtake for fourth on Alex Lowes (Kawasaki) and Iker Lecuona (Honda), diving down the inside of both on the run into Turn 1. The 27-year-old then took third place off Toprak Razgatl\u0131o\u011flu (Pata Yamaha) at the same place a lap later, just running out of laps to challenge Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) for second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having qualified 15th, Nozane battled for a points finish throughout the 20-lap contest, with the Japanese rider narrowly missing out in 16th after struggling in the closing stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team will be back tomorrow in Barcelona for the Superpole Race at 11:00 (CEST) and Race 2 at 14:00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free Practice 3 Results<\/a>
Superpole Result<\/a>
Race 1 Results<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garrett Gerloff: P3
<\/strong>\u201cIt feels amazing to be back on the podium, I\u2019m really happy for myself and for the team. I wanted to give them a good result, they deserve it. The start was nothing special, but I tried to be gentle on the tyres and it paid off in the latter stages of the race. The rear tyre was still toasted at the end, but I was able to make some good overtakes. Now we\u2019re focused on tomorrow, where we\u2019ll just continue what we\u2019ve been doing so far this weekend.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kohta Nozane: P16
<\/strong>\u201cThe Tissot Superpole wasn\u2019t too bad, but I\u2019m disappointed as I made a mistake in the second run which prevented me from improving my lap time. Anyway, we went into the race with a good feeling, but unfortunately our pace was not enough to stay in the points. There\u2019s another day tomorrow and we\u2019ll try our best to be quicker.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n