Garrett Gerloff will join the Puccetti Kawasaki World Superbike squad in 2025 as part of a one-bike effor🅘t.

The American made his WSBK debut in 2020 with Yamaha at the GRT squad and managed three podiuꦦms in his first season, scoring three more across his final two years with the Japanese brand.

A move to BMW with the Bonovo Action team followed in 2023, though he has since struggled to replicate the form he showed on t♍he Yamaha with a best of fourth on thre🍸e occasions last year.

Gerloff became linked to Puccetti following the Bonovo squad's announcement tꦉhat it would b✤e quitting the championship at the end of the current season in June.

Ahead of this weekend’s Porti♍mao round of the 2024 campaign, Puℱccetti announced it had signed Gerloff for 2025 to ride current-spec Kawasaki ZX-10RR machinery.

S🐬peaking about the news, team owner Manuel Puccetti said: “On behalf of myself and my team - as well as my sponsors and my family - I would like to express what an honour and privilege this is.

“Since my first days in racing I personalꦉly appreciate the elements that make a rider or team successful.

“I started racing on a 125cc p♛roduction machine in an Italian cup race in the late 1990s and by 2002 I had taken the challenging step to become a team owner.

“Jꦅust one truck, some motorcycles and a loyal group of sponsors to start with.

“Yet, from these begin🏅nings, we worked and worked to become what we are now; a team with World, European and National Championships to our credit and a success record that includes over 120 podiums.

“In 2025, we will field current seasoꦗn KRT Ninja ZX-10RR machinery and I can on🐲ly say this is a dream come true.

“Rest assured we will do our best to fulꦺfil the ambitions of Ninja fans across the world in the 🦩coming season. We are truly honoured.”    

Ger🍨loff currently sits 13th in the championship on 50 points.

Michael Ruben Rinaldi had been in contention for a Puccetti ride, a꧟s had British Superbike star Ryan Vickers before Gerloff got the nod.

It is unclear what the future holds for current Puccetti rider Tito Rabat, who has endured a tough 2024 ha♈ving scored just six points.