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Toprak Razgatlıoğlu
Turkish motorcycle racer (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (born 16 October 1996) is a Turkish motorcycle road racer who currently races for ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team in the Superbike World Championship.[1] Toprak currently has 2 Superbike World Championship titles, one in 2021 for the Factory Yamaha Superbike team, in which ending Jonathan Rea's six-year reign and is the first Turkish Superbike World Champion whilst having the most wins for Yamaha in the championship,[2] and 2024 for BMW, becoming the first BMW rider to win the title.
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He is well known for his famous "Stoppie" celebration, balancing on the front wheel on the bike, then being adopted by riders across multiple racing series. He is also known for his dominating record, being called a Superbike equivalent to Marc Márquez and has always been touted for a MotoGP seat. He will get that opportunity in MotoGP in the 2026 season, as he is set to race for the Prima Pramac Racing team on board a Yamaha YZR-M1, a year before the new 2027 regulations and in doing so will become the first MotoGP rider hailing from Turkey. He will become the first WSBK champion to join the MotoGP grid since Ben Spies, and also the first WSBK rider since Loris Baz to switch to MotoGP.
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Early life
Born in Alanya, Razgatlıoğlu is the second son of famous Turkish stunt motorcyclist Arif Razgatlıoğlu who was known as "Tek Teker Arif" ("Wheelie Arif"). His father died, together with his girlfriend who was riding on the pillion seat, following a motorcycle accident in Antalya on 17 November 2017.[3]
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Early career
He competed in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2013 and 2014, finishing 10th and 6th overall respectively. He finished first in the 7th race of the 2014 season in Sachsenring, Germany.[4]
He won his debut race in the European Superstock 600 Championship on 5 October 2014 at Magny Cours aboard a Kawasaki ZX-6R.[5][6]
He won the 2015 European Superstock 600 Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-6R.
Superbike World Championship
Razgatlıoğlu was an upcoming performer with Turkish Puccetti Kawasaki racing team from 2018 and was partnered with factory Kawasaki riders Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam for the 2019 Suzuka 8 Hours, a track endurance race. Due to not being allowed to ride with the other two taking turns throughout the race, Razgatlıoğlu soon left the Kawasaki marque to become a factory Yamaha rider from 2020. He became World Champion in 2021 after finishing 2nd in Race 1 at the Mandalika International Street Circuit.[7][8]
Under contract to Yamaha in the Superbike class from 2020 until 30 November 2023, Razgatlıoğlu was prevented by Yamaha from testing his 2024 BMW machine at an official test held immediately after the 2023 season-end race at Jerez in late October/early November, when Jonathan Rea, previously with Kawasaki Racing Team and Razgatlıoğlu's direct replacement, was allowed to participate on his new Yamaha.[9]
Razgatlıoğlu was offered a test on 22/23 November with gagging conditions attached, but chose to wait until 4 December when out of contract to Yamaha.[9] He rode the BMW over two days at Portimão,[10] followed by another test at Jerez.[11]
2024
BMW signed Razgatlıoğlu in 2024 on a two-year deal.[12] Razgatlıoğlu won his first race at race 1 in Catalunya, the first win for BMW since 2013 and his 40th overall.[13] He would then proceed to win the Superpole race by overtaking Álvaro Bautista at the last corner of the final lap.[14] Razgatlıoğlu scored his first hat trick in Misano;[15] this was followed by further consecutive hat tricks at Donington,[16] Most[17] and Portimão.[18] Razgatlıoğlu crashed heavily during free practice at Magny-Cours and was ultimately diagnosed with pneumothorax; the session was red-flagged as a result. Razgatlioğlu would ultimately be declared unfit to race.[19]
Razgatlıoğlu broke the record for most consecutive wins in a season with 13 following his hat trick in Portimão;[20] he celebrated breaking the record by imitating a viral pose struck by Olympic silver medalist shooter Yusuf Dikeç.[21]
MotoGP World Championship
2022
In June, Razgatlıoğlu got an opportunity to test a Yamaha YZR-M1 during a one-day MotoGP private test at the Motorland Aragón circuit. Razgatlıoğlu completed forty laps during this test. No empirical data was made available from the test likely owing to the test's confidentiality and press being locked out of the event. He was accompanied by Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow during the test.[22]
2023
Yamaha officially announced that Razgatlıoğlu would ride the Yamaha YZR-M1 during the development tests held at the Jerez circuit in Andalucía, Spain, when he joined Yamaha MotoGP test rider Cal Crutchlow for two days on April 10 and 11. This was the second test on the YZR-M1, following his first ride at Motorland Aragon in June 2022.[23]
2026: Prima Pramac Racing
On June 10, 2025, Yamaha announced that Toprak will move from World Superbikes to MotoGP in 2026, riding for the Prima Pramac Racing Team. He is set to become the first Turkish MotoGP rider in history. [24]
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Personal life
Nicknamed El Turco, Razgatlıoğlu is managed by former multiple time WSSP champion Kenan Sofuoğlu. He resides in Sakarya.
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Career summary
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
FIM European Superstock 600
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Superbike World Championship
By season
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
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Suzuka 8 Hours results
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