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Toprak Razgatlıoğlu
Razgatlıoğlu in Parc Fermé at Donington Park 2022
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 28) Alanya, Turkey
Current team	ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
Bike number	1
Motorcycle racing career statistics Superbike World Championship Active years 2018– Manufacturers Kawasaki (2018–2019) Yamaha (2020–2023) BMW (2024-) Championships 2 (2021, 2024) 2024 championship position 1st (527 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 222 57 142 18 46 2866

Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (born 16 October 1996) is a Turkish motorcycle road racer. He won two World Superbike Championship titles. He raced a factory BMW M1000RR in the 2024 season and won his 2nd title in the Superbike World Championship in his debut season for BMW. He first rode the BMW at private tests held after the 2023 season at Portimão and Jerez.

After riding for Kawasaki, Razgatlıoğlu rode a factory-team Yamaha YZF-R1 from 2020 until 2023, winning the 2021 Superbike World Championship, ending Jonathan Rea's six-year reign. Razgatlıoğlu is the first Turkish Superbike World Champion and has the most wins for Yamaha in the championship. He then won the championship again in 2024, becoming the first BMW rider to win the title.

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.

Career

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.

He won his debut race in the European Superstock 600 Championship on 5 October 2014 at Magny Cours aboard a Kawasaki ZX-6R.

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.

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.

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. He rode the BMW over two days at Portimão, followed by another test at Jerez.

2024

BMW signed Razgatlıoğlu in 2024 on a two-year deal. Razgatlıoğlu won his first race at race 1 in Catalunya, the first win for BMW since 2013 and his 40th overall. He would then proceed to win the Superpole race by overtaking Álvaro Bautista at the last corner of the final lap. Toprak scored his first hat trick in Misano; this was followed by further consecutive hat tricks at Donington, Most and Portimão. Razgatlıoğlu crashed heavily during free practice at Magny-Cours and was ultimately diagnosed with a back contusion; the session was red-flagged as a result. Razgatlioğlu would ultimately be declared unfit to race.

Razgatlıoğlu broke the record for most consecutive wins in a season with 13 following his hat trick in Portimão; he celebrated breaking the record by imitating a viral pose struck by Olympic silver medalist shooter Yusuf Dikeç.

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.

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.

Personal life

Nicknamed El Turco, Razgatlıoğlu is managed by former multiple time WSSP champion Kenan Sofuoğlu. He resides in Sakarya.

Career statistics

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.

Suzuka 8 Hours results

Year	Team	Riders	Bike	Pos
2019	Kawasaki Racing Team Suzuka 8H	Leon Haslam Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR	1st

See also

• Kenan Sofuoğlu

References

1. "Razgatlioglu and BMW's title gives WSBK its Rossi 2004 moment". The Race. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
2. Toprak Biography
3. Al, Mehmet (17 November 2017). "'Tek teker Arif' ve sevgilisi kazada öldü". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 July 2019.
4. "Haberler". Türkiye Motosiklet Federasyonu.
5. "WorldSBK Results & Statistics". www.worldsbk.com.
6. "Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Fransa'da Zafere Uçtu" (in Turkish). Red Bull. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
7. "Rea defends Kawasaki after Razgatlioglu controversy". motorsport.com. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
8. Toprak Razgatlioglu quit Kawasaki over Suzuka snub and MotoGP option visordown.com, 15 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021
9. ^ "Jerez WorldSBK Test: Gardner Fastest As Rea, Bulega, Iannone Impress". motomatters.com. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
10. "WSB: Toprak Razgatlioglu makes BMW debut at Portimao Test". Motorcycle News. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
11. SUPERCOOL!!! Toprak Razgatlioglu in Action at the Jerez Test with BMW M1000RR WSBK 2024. nakawara. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via YouTube.
12. "Toprak Razgatlioglu signs with BMW for 2024 WorldSBK season". 22 May 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
13. TOPRAK RAZGATLIOGLU SECURES 40TH CAREER WIN IN RACE 1 OF PIRELLI CATALUNYA ROUND
14. CAN HE DO A ROSSI? TOPRAK RAZGATLIOGLU PULLS OFF INCREDIBLE LAST CORNER OVERTAKE TO COMPLETE CATALUNYA DOUBLE
15. HAT-TRICK HERO! Razgatlioglu completes clean sweep at Misano
16. Hat trick for Razgatlioğlu at Donington with standard Pirelli tyres
17. Toprak Razgatlioglu completes first WorldSBK hat-trick with thrilling Race 2 win
18. UNSTOPRAKABLE TOPRAK MAKES HISTORY FOR ROKIT BMW IN PORTIMAO
19. Whitworth, Alec (6 September 2024). "Update on Toprak Razgatlioglu after hefty crash on Friday at Magny-Cours". Retrieved 6 September 2024.
20. Razgatlioglu continues record Superbikes streak
21. Yusuf Dikeç's pose after victory! Toprak Razgatlıoğlu made history by breaking records.
22. Razgatlioglu Enjoys 40 Lap Yamaha YZR-M1 MotoGP Test at Aragon tmcblog.com, 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022. In Indonesian
23. MotoGP Officially Holds Second Test with Toprak Razgatlioglu bola.net, In Indonesian. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023

External links

• Toprak Razgatlıoğlu at WorldSBK.com
• Page at the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

v t e Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK
Current drivers	Andrea Locatelli (55) Jonathan Rea (65)
Motorcycles	Superbike motorcycle Yamaha YZF-R1
Champions	Superbike World Champions Ben Spies (2009) Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (2021)
Race winners	Factory team race winners Fabrizio Pirovano Mick Doohan Michael Dowson Peter Goddard Kevin Magee Noriyuki Haga Andrew Pitt Ben Spies Cal Crutchlow Marco Melandri Eugene Laverty Michael van der Mark Alex Lowes Toprak Razgatlıoğlu

• 1996 births
• People from Alanya
• Turkish motorcycle racers
• Living people
• FIM Superstock 1000 Cup riders
• Superbike World Championship riders
• Turkish Muslims