Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (born 16 October 1996) is a Turkish

motorcycle racer Motorcycle racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) is the motorcycle sport of racing motorcycles. Major varieties include motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either on circuits or open courses, and track racing. Oth ...

competing in the

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aboard a factory-team

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. He won the

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Superbike World Championship, ending

Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea (born 2 February 1987) is a Northern Irish professional motorcycle racer. He competes in the Superbike World Championship and is a six-time champion in the series. He is the first to have won the Superbike World Championship six ...

's 6-year long reign. Razgatlıoğlu is the first Turkish World Champion in the Superbike history.

Early life

Born in

Alanya Alanya (; ), formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city and a district of Antalya Province on the southern coast of Turkey, in the country's Mediterranean Region, east of the city of Antalya. As of Turkey's 2010 census, the city had a population of ...

, 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

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seat, following a motorcycle accident in

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on 17 November 2017. As a practising Muslim, Razgatlıoğlu stands away during the traditional spraying of

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on the podium following races, due to the prohibition of drinking alcohol in Islam.

Career

Early career

He competed in the

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup is a motorcycle racing series contested by young, up-and-coming motorcycle riders, who have not had experience in a motorcycle grand prix previously. The class was founded in 2007, and since then a number of the ro ...

in 2013 and 2014, finishing 10th and 6th overall respectively. He finished first in the 7th race of the 2014 season in

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, Germany. He won his debut race in the European Superstock 600 Championship on 5 October 2014 at Magny Cours aboard a

Kawasaki ZX-6R The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R is a ''636 cc'' class motorcycle in the Ninja sport bike series from the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki. It was introduced in 1995, and has been constantly updated throughout the years in response to new products ...

. He won the 2015 European Superstock 600 Championship aboard a

Superbike World Championship

Razgatlıoğlu was an upcoming performer with Turkish Puccetti Kawasaki racing team from 2018 and was partnered with factory Kawasaki riders

and

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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

after finishing 2nd in Race 1 at the Mandalika International Street Circuit.

MotoGP

2022

In June, Toprak Razgatlioglu got the chance to test the black Yamaha YZR-M1 during a one-day MotoGP private test at the

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circuit. Toprak switched from the

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

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2023

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officially informed that he has the opportunity to test the

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bike during the development tests held at the

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circuit in Andalucía,

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. Razgatlıoğlu will join Yamaha MotoGP test rider

for two days of testing on April 10 and 11 in Jerez. This will be the second test on the YZR-M1, following his first ride at Motorland Aragon in June 2022.MotoGP Officially Holds Second Test with Toprak Razgatlioglu
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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 Superstock 1000 Cup

Races by year

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

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Page at the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
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Early life

Career

Early career

Superbike World Championship

MotoGP

2022

2023

Career statistics

Career summary

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

FIM Superstock 1000 Cup

Races by year

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

See also

References

External links