Gerry Salim

Gerry Salim Laurens (born in Surabaya, 19 April 1997), is a motorcycle racer from Indonesia.

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 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 (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

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 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

Moto3 World Championship Honda Team Asia called Gerry up to replace their injured regular rider, Ai Ogura, 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. He eventually made his debut in the class in 2022 as the series resumed.

He also raced in 2022 Suzuka 8 Hours 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.

Career statistics Asia Talent Cup

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts 2015 Honda THA1 THA2 QAT1 QAT2 MAL1 MAL2 CHN1 CHN2 JPN1 JPN2 SEP1 SEP2 6th 109 2016 Honda THA1 THA2 QAT1 QAT2 MAL1 MAL2 CHN1 CHN2 JPN1 JPN2 SEP1 SEP2 5th 145 2017 Honda THA1 THA2 QAT1 QAT2 SUZ1 SUZ2 MAL1 MAL2 JPN1 JPN2 SEP1 SEP2 7th 94

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts 2018 JER1 JER2 MUG ASS1 ASS2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 MIS ARA1 ARA2 17th 23

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts 2018 Honda EST VAL1 VAL2 FRA CAT1 CAT2 ARA JER1 JER2 ALB VAL1 VAL2 35th 1

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts 2019 Kalex EST1 EST2 VAL CAT1 CAT2 ARA1 ARA2 JER ALB1 ALB2 VAL 17th 26

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Asia Superbike 1000

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2022 Honda CHA CHA SEP SEP SUG SUG SEP SEP CHA CHA 10th 71

Asia Supersports 600 Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2023 Honda CHA CHA SEP SEP SUG SUG MAN MAN ZHU ZHU CHA CHA 15th 25

Asia Production 250

Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Season still in progress.

Mandalika Racing Series Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Bike Class Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Pos Pts R1 SP R2 R1 SP R2 R1 SP R2 R1 SP R2 R1 SP R2 2024 RSeven Racing Tech Yamaha Underbone 150cc MAN1 MAN2 MAN1 MAN2 MAN1 MAN2 MAN1 MAN2 MAN1 MAN2 NA NA Honda GFS MTS Racing Team Honda National Sport 250cc MAN1 MAN2 MAN1 MAN2 MAN2 MAN1 MAN1 MAN2 MAN1 MAN2 NA NA 2025 MSGLOWFORMEN Racing Team Honda National Sport 250cc MAN1 MAN2 MAN MAN MAN MAN MAN MAN MAN MAN MAN MAN NA NA