Gerry Salim Laurens (born in
Surabaya
Surabaya is the capital city of East Java Provinces of Indonesia, province and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern corner of Java island, on the Madura Strai ...
, 19 April 1997), is a motorcycle racer from
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
.
Racing Career
Gerry started his career in the mid-2000s. In 2011, he won the Motoprix National Championship in the MP6 class. The following year saw him won the Honda One Make Race series in both
underbone
An underbone (弯梁车, literal translation: curve beam car) is a type of motorcycle that uses structural tube framing with an overlay of plastic or non-structural body panels and contrasts with monocoque or unibody designs where pressed st ...
110cc and 125cc classes. With him rising through the ranks, Astra Honda Racing Team recruited him to be a part of their rider development program.
Asia Road Racing Championship
Gerry tried his hands on international racing scene by competing in 2013 Asia Dream Cup. He finished the series as a runner-up. He also raced in GP3 class of All-Japan Championship, ranked 5th, and in Asia Talent Cup for 3 seasons (2015-2017). He won the 2016 Qatar round. In overall, Gerry ranked 6th in 2015, 6th in 2016 and 7th in 2017.
Gerry was signed to Astra Honda Racing and raced in Supersport 600cc class in
Asia Road Racing Championship
The FIM Asia Road Racing Championship (known as Idemitsu FIM Asia Road Racing Championship for sponsorship reason) is the regional motorcycle road racing championship for Asia, held since 1996.
This championship is part of the production-based ...
(ARRC). In 2016, his first season, he won 2 races in the Indonesian round at
Sentul, and ranked 9th in that season. Astra Honda later called him up to race in the lesser class, (AP250) aboard a
Honda CBR250RR. Gerry dominated the class with 7 victories out of 12 races in 6 rounds. He secured the Asian championship at the final round at
Chang International Circuit
The Buriram International Circuit (known as Chang International Circuit (ช้าง อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนล เซอร์กิต) for commercial purposes, but listed by its non-commercial name because of alcohol ...
CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship & Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Gerry's success on Asia level paved his way to a higher class, CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship and
Red Bull Rookies. In
CEV Moto3, he got his first point at
Circuito de Albacete
Circuito de Albacete is a motorsports facility located in Albacete, Spain, opened in 1990. The main circuit is long with 14 turns, 8 of them right turns and 6 left turns. The facility can also be configured in two other layouts: a long circuit ...
and finished his first season in 35th position. Gerry ranked 17th out of 24 riders with 23 points in
Red Bull Rookies.
Moto2 World Championship
Gerry is scheduled to race in FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship for Astra Honda Racing Team as a replacement for
Dimas Ekky Pratama, who moves up to
Moto2
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Class. He completed in
2019 Moto2 Aragon GP also as a substitute for Dimas who was injured at Idemitsu Honda Team Asia where he finished 29th.
Moto3 World Championship
Honda Team Asia called Gerry up to replace their injured regular rider,
Ai Ogura
is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer who competes in MotoGP for Trackhouse MotoGP Team. He was recently crowned 2024 Moto2 World Champion with MT Helmets – MSi, being the first Japanese rider to win a world championship in fifteen yea ...
, ahead of
2019 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix. Gerry finished the race in 16th position.
Return to ARRC
Initially, Gerry was recruited by Honda Asia Dream Racing team to race in Asia Superbike (ASB1000) class of ARRC with Malaysian rider
Zaqhwan Zaidi as a teammate for 2020 season. However, the season was cancelled due to
COVID-19 pandemic
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. He eventually made his debut in the class in
2022
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as the series resumed.
He also raced in 2022
Suzuka 8 Hours
The is a motorcycle endurance race held at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan each year. The race runs for eight hours consecutively, and entrants are composed of two or more riders who alternate during pitstops.
History
The race began in 1978 as a ...
for the same team alongside Zaqhwan and
Helmi Azman. The trio finished 11th in the race.
Personal life
Gerry comes from a family that has racing background. His father, Gunawan Salim, is a former motorcycle racer and his brother Tommy Salim, also has the same profession as him. Tommy raced in 2018 Suzuka 4 Hours with M. Febriansyah under Astra Honda Racing Team flag and the pair finished 4th.
Gerry is known by his nickname “Si Bonek” and is a fan of
Persebaya Surabaya
Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya ( 'Football Association of Surabaya'), commonly known as Persebaya Surabaya or simply Persebaya (), is an Indonesian professional association football, football club based in Surabaya, East Java. The club currentl ...
.
Career statistics
Asia Talent Cup
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Asia Superbike 1000
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Asia Supersports 600
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Asia Production 250
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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Profile on Red Bull Rookies CupProfile on asiatalentcup.com
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1997 births
Sportspeople from Surabaya
Javanese people
Indonesian motorcycle racers
Living people
Moto2 World Championship riders
Moto3 World Championship riders