Toprak Razgatlıoğlu
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Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (born 16 October 1996) is a Turkish world champion motorcycle racer contracted to race a factory BMW from 2024 in the Superbike World Championship, which he first rode at private tests held after the 2023 season at Portimão and Jerez.
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Razgatlıoğlu in Parc Fermé at Donington Park 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1996 Alanya, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Current team | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK | ||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 54 | ||||||||||||||
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After riding for Kawasaki, Razgatlıoğlu rode a factory-team Yamaha YZF-R1 until 2023, winning the 2021 Superbike World Championship, ending Jonathan Rea's six-year reign. Razgatlıoğlu is the first Turkish Superbike World Champion.
Early life edit
Born in Alanya, Razgatlıoğlu is the second son of famous Turkish stunt motorcyclist Arif Razgatlıoğlu who was known as Tek teker Arif which means 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.[1]
Career edit
Early career edit
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.[2]
He won his debut race in the European Superstock 600 Championship on 5 October 2014 at Magny Cours aboard a Kawasaki ZX-6R.[3][4]
He won the 2015 European Superstock 600 Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-6R.
Superbike World Championship edit
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.[5][6]
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.[7]
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.[7] He rode the BMW over two days at Portimão,[8] followed by another test at Jerez.[9]
MotoGP edit
2022 edit
In June, Razgatlioglu got the chance to test the black Yamaha YZR-M1 during a one-day MotoGP private test at the Motorland Aragón circuit. Toprak switched from the Yamaha YZF-R1 to the YZR-M1 and did a total of 40 laps of the 5.078 km MotorLand Aragon circuit in scorching hot conditions. There is no empirical data in the form of lap times or photos of Toprak in action on the track as this was probably part of a super-secret test conducted privately by Yamaha. In the test, he was accompanied by Cal Crutchlow.[10]
2023 edit
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.[11]
Career statistics edit
Career summary edit
| Season | Series | Motorcycle | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | IDM Yamaha R6 Cup | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18th |
| Turkish Road Race 600cc Championship | 2nd | ||
| 2012 | IDM Yamaha R6 Cup | 7th | |
| Turkish Road Race 600cc Championship | 1st | ||
| 2013 | Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup | KTM RC250GP | 10th |
| 2014 | Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup | 6th | |
| 2015 | European Superstock 600 Championship | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1st |
| 2016 | FIM Superstock 1000 Cup | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 5th |
| 2017 | European Superstock 1000 Championship | 2nd | |
| 2018 | 2018 Superbike World Championship | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R | 9th |
| 2019 | 2019 Superbike World Championship | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R | 5th |
| 2020 | 2020 Superbike World Championship | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 4th |
| 2021 | 2021 Superbike World Championship | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 1st |
| 2022 | 2022 Superbike World Championship | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 2nd |
| 2023 | 2023 Superbike World Championship | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 2nd |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup edit
Races by year edit
(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 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | AME1 3 | AME2 3 | JER1 6 | JER2 5 | ASS1 Ret | ASS2 15 | SAC1 6 | SAC2 12 | BRN 19 | SIL1 Ret | SIL2 8 | MIS 12 | ARA1 10 | ARA2 4 | 10th | 99 |
| 2014 | JER1 11 | JER1 8 | MUG 5 | ASS1 12 | ASS2 10 | SAC1 1 | SAC2 3 | BRN1 16 | BRN2 9 | SIL1 9 | SIL2 Ret | MIS 4 | ARA1 6 | ARA2 5 | 6th | 123 |
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup edit
Races by year edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Superbike World Championship edit
By season edit
| Season | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Puccetti Racing – Kawasaki | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 9th |
| 2019 | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Puccetti Racing – Kawasaki | 37 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 315 | 5th |
| 2020 | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team | 22 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 228 | 4th |
| 2021 | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK | 37 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 564 | 1st |
| 2022 | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK | 36 | 14 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 529 | 2nd |
| 2023 | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK | 36 | 7 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 552 | 2nd |
| 2024 | BMW M1000RR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 117 | *2nd |
| Total | 201 | 42 | 121 | 13 | 34 | 2456 | |||
Races by year edit
(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 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||
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| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2016 | Kawasaki | AUS DNS | AUS DNS | THA | THA | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | MAL | MAL | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | USA | USA | ITA | ITA | GER | GER | FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | QAT | QAT | NC | 0 |
| 2018 | Kawasaki | AUS 13 | AUS 10 | THA 15 | THA 8 | SPA 9 | SPA 9 | NED 10 | NED 9 | ITA 11 | ITA 8 | GBR 21 | GBR 2 | CZE 10 | CZE 9 | USA Ret | USA DNS | ITA 11 | ITA 12 | POR 8 | POR Ret | FRA 8 | FRA 12 | ARG 3 | ARG 7 | QAT 10 | QAT C | 9th | 151 | ||
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | ||||
| 2019 | Kawasaki | AUS 6 | AUS 15 | AUS Ret | THA 10 | THA 9 | THA 9 | SPA 8 | SPA 10 | SPA Ret | NED 9 | NED C | NED 9 | ITA 3 | ITA 7 | ITA C | SPA 5 | SPA 7 | SPA 3 | ITA Ret | ITA 4 | ITA 2 | GBR 13 | GBR 2 | GBR 2 | USA 3 | USA 4 | USA 3 | POR 6 | POR 4 | POR 3 | FRA 1 | FRA 1 | FRA Ret | ARG 3 | ARG 3 | ARG 3 | QAT 11 | QAT Ret | QAT 5 | 5th | 315 |
| 2020 | Yamaha | AUS 1 | AUS 2 | AUS Ret | SPA 3 | SPA Ret | SPA 3 | POR 2 | POR 2 | POR 8 | SPA 6 | SPA 7 | SPA 8 | SPA 5 | SPA 7 | SPA 7 | SPA 6 | SPA DNS | SPA DNS | FRA 6 | FRA 9 | FRA 9 | POR 1 | POR 1 | POR 3 | 4th | 228 | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Yamaha | SPA 3 | SPA 6 | SPA 6 | POR 2 | POR 2 | POR 3 | ITA 2 | ITA 2 | ITA 1 | GBR 1 | GBR 6 | GBR 1 | NED 3 | NED 3 | NED Ret | CZE 1 | CZE 1 | CZE 2 | SPA 3 | SPA 3 | SPA 1 | FRA 1 | FRA 2 | FRA 1 | SPA Ret | SPA 2 | SPA 2 | SPA 1 | SPA C | SPA 1 | POR 1 | POR 6 | POR Ret | ARG 1 | ARG 1 | ARG 3 | INA 2 | INA C | INA 4 | 1st | 564 |
| 2022 | Yamaha | SPA 3 | SPA 3 | SPA 3 | NED 3 | NED 2 | NED Ret | POR 2 | POR 2 | POR 3 | ITA Ret | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | GBR 1 | GBR 1 | GBR 1 | CZE 2 | CZE 1 | CZE 1 | FRA 11 | FRA 1 | FRA 1 | SPA 5 | SPA 4 | SPA 3 | POR 1 | POR 1 | POR 2 | ARG 15 | ARG 1 | ARG 2 | INA 1 | INA 1 | INA 1 | AUS 2 | AUS 2 | AUS 4 | 2nd | 529 | |||
| 2023 | Yamaha | AUS 3 | AUS 3 | AUS Ret | INA 2 | INA 1 | INA 2 | NED 3 | NED 3 | NED 2 | SPA 2 | SPA 2 | SPA 2 | ITA 3 | ITA 2 | ITA 2 | GBR 2 | GBR 1 | GBR 2 | ITA 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 1 | CZE 2 | CZE 1 | CZE Ret | FRA 1 | FRA 1 | FRA 2 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | SPA 2 | POR 2 | POR 2 | POR 2 | SPA 2 | SPA 4 | SPA 2 | 2nd | 552 | |||
| 2024 | BMW | AUS 5 | AUS 3 | AUS Ret | SPA 1 | SPA 1 | SPA 3 | NED 2 | NED 9 | NED 1 | 2nd* | 117* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Al, Mehmet (17 November 2017). "'Tek teker Arif' ve sevgilisi kazada öldü". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Haberler". Türkiye Motosiklet Federasyonu.
- ^ "WorldSBK". www.worldsbk.com.
- ^ Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Fransa’da Zafere Uçtu Redbull. (in Turkish)
- ^ Rea defends Kawasaki after Razgatlioglu controversy motorsport.com, 11 September 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021
- ^ Toprak Razgatlioglu quit Kawasaki over Suzuka snub and MotoGP option visordown.com, 15 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021
- ^ a b Jerez WorldSBK Test: Gardner Fastest As Rea, Bulega, Iannone Impress motomatters.com, 2 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023
- ^ WSB: Toprak Razgatlioglu makes BMW debut at Portimao Test Motorcycle News, 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023
- ^ SUPERCOOL!!! Toprak Razgatlioglu in Action at the Jerez Test with BMW M1000RR WSBK 2024. nakawara. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via Youtube.
- ^ Razgatlioglu Enjoys 40 Lap Yamaha YZR-M1 MotoGP Test at Aragon tmcblog.com, 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022. In Indonesian
- ^ MotoGP Officially Holds Second Test with Toprak Razgatlioglu bola.net, In Indonesian. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023
External links edit
- Toprak Razgatlıoğlu at WorldSBK.com
- Page at the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup