Rider Profile
2026 Season Snapshot
- Position
- 21
- Points
- 18
- Grand Prix starts
- 15
- Grand Prix wins
- 0
- Grand Prix podiums
- 0
- Pole positions
- 0
Sprint wins: 0Sprint podiums: 0
From Turkish junior racing to WorldSBK
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu comes from Alanya in Turkey. He competed in the Red Bull Rookies Cup early in his career and won a Cup race at Germany’s Sachsenring in 2014. He subsequently entered European Superstock racing, winning the 600 category title in 2015 and finishing runner-up in the 1000 category in 2017.
He began racing in the World Superbike Championship, WorldSBK, in 2018, taking podiums in his rookie season and wins in his second. His route developed around production-based racing, distinctly different from that of Grand Prix riders progressing through Moto3 and Moto2.
Three WorldSBK world titles
Razgatlıoğlu won the WorldSBK title for Yamaha in 2021 and finished runner-up in both 2022 and 2023. After switching to BMW in 2024, he took the title in his first season and defended it in 2025, bringing his total to three WorldSBK world championships.
His title-winning spells with Yamaha and BMW made him an experienced world champion before the move to MotoGP. Production-based championships and MotoGP prototype racing use different machinery and technical rules, adding interest to this new cross-discipline challenge.
A Pramac Yamaha rookie in 2026
In 2026, he joins Pramac Yamaha for his first full MotoGP season alongside Jack Miller. His familiar number 54 is already used by Aldeguer in the premier class, so he chooses number 7 for this new chapter on Yamaha’s new V4 motorcycle.
Rookie status and world-championship experience coexist in his case: years of racing large-capacity motorcycles provide a foundation, while MotoGP tyres, prototypes and weekend sessions require fresh adaptation. Miller’s premier-class experience across several manufacturers offers a reference for that learning process.
What to watch
Heavy-braking zones, corner-entry posture and acceleration out of corners offer concrete ways to follow this switch between disciplines. Compare his long-run lap times at different circuits with Miller and Yamaha’s factory riders, then examine how he improves during a weekend. Three WorldSBK titles provide the background, while his MotoGP performances open a new chapter.
Statistics scope
Historical statistics on this page cover only the MotoGP premier class, with Grand Prix wins and Sprint wins listed separately. Moto2, Moto3, 125cc and WorldSBK honours are described separately in the biography. The figures are a snapshot of the official API on 1 October 2026; see this site’s standings for the latest points.
Last checked: 1 October 2026 · Historical statistics and current points are maintained separately