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Misano was the Kawasaki factory team's Superbike home race, but that was no advantage. With a new contract in his pocket, disaster once again struck for Garrett Gerloff in Superpole.
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Misano war das Heimrennen des Kawasaki-Werksteam
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Misano war das Heimrennen des Kawasaki-Werksteam
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It was supposed to be a celebration, a particularly good weekend in the 2026 World Superbike Championship, but it turned out to be the opposite. A crash in Superpole and only 14th, 14th and 12th places in the races - Garrett Gerloff was so confident for the home race of Puccetti Racing, which has organised Kawasaki's factory appearance since 2025, after recent strong results.
Kawasaki took the seventh meeting of the season as an opportunity to extend the contract with the Texan by one year on Friday. On the same day, Gerloff realised in the free practice sessions that it would be a difficult weekend.
"I'm a bit behind the times I set at the last test in Misano and I don't know why - it's frustrating," mused Gerloff. "My only explanation is that the track felt a bit dirty - Alex and Axel from the Bimota team felt the same way. When everyone else made a leap forward in the afternoon, I got stuck. That was frustrating, especially after a more or less good race weekend in Aragon."
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As a reminder: Gerloff achieved an unexpectedly good result in MotorLand with 6th place in the second race.
Willkommen zum Rennwochenende in Misano, Nicolò Bulega
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Paddock
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Kawasaki Motorhome
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Álvaro Bautista
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Axel Bassani
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Iker Lecuona & Nicolò Bulega
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Das Bike von Sam Lowes
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Iker Lecuona
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Lorenzo Baldassarri
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Álvaro Bautista
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Andrea Locatelli
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Nicolò Bulega
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Michael van der Mark
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Yari Montella
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Sam Lowes
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Somkiat Chantra
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Ryan Vickers
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Michael van der Mark
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Garrett Gerloff
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Alex Lowes
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Iker Lecuona
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Xavi Vierge
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Garrett Gerloff
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Alex Lowes
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Nicolò Bulega
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Yari Montella
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Iker Lecuona
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Nicolò Bulega
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Superpole - Iker Lecuona, Nicolò Bulega & Alex Lowes
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Rennen - Iker Lecuona, Nicolò Bulega & Yari Montella
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Sieger Nicolò Bulega
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Willkommen zum Rennwochenende in Misano, Nicolò Bulega
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However, the reason for the poor race was a crash on his first flying lap in Superpole. Because the ZX-10RR was destroyed, the 30-year-old was unable to resume qualifying and had to start last in the first race and the Superpole race. Gerloff had recently spoken to SPEEDWEEK.com about his pronounced weakness in Superpole.
"That was a difficult weekend. I really wish I could say something else," moaned the Kawasaki rider. "I made my life a lot harder than it should have been with the crash in Superpole. I'm really sorry for the team because it was their home race and all their sponsors were here. It was a really cool atmosphere and I hope everyone enjoyed it. I feel bad that we had one of our worst race weekends on the weekend they were all there. I hope we can get back to our old form at Donington."
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