Toprak Razgatlıoğlu
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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 Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (born 16 October 1996) is a Turkish motorcycle road racer. Toprak currently races for ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team in the Superbike World Championship. 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 and has the most wins for Yamaha in the championship. and 2024 for BMW, becoming the first BMW rider to win the title.
Toprak 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 Marquez 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 2027 new regulations and in doing so becoming the first MotoGP Premier class 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 Cal Crutchlow to switch to MotoGP.