Toprak Razgatlıoğlu in MotoGP in 2026
After months of speculations, two-time World Superbike (WSBK) Champion, Toprak Razgatlıoğlu is moving to MotoGP in 2026.
Although his manager, Kenan Sofuoğlu (yes, the guy who went to 400 km/h on a Kawasaki Ninja H2R and also a WSBK champion) had not confirmed which team Razgatlıoğlu has signed for, insiders say it is Pramac Yamaha.
The 28-year-old has been highly in-demand among teams in MotoGP for a number of seasons. Razgatlioglu had frequently refused advances from the MotoGP field to stay in WSBK, as he could not join a competitive factory team.
However, Yamaha managed to seal his signature after fighting off rival interest from Honda to fulfil Razgatlioglu’s move to MotoGP in the 2026 season once his contract at BMW lapses in WSBK. Who he will replace in the satellite Yamaha squad is still undecided.
Honda was said to have met Razgatlioglu’s manager to discuss a move to MotoGP. Their plan was for the Turkish rider to stay in World Superbikes with the Japanese brand in 2026 while helping to develop their MotoGP bike for the 2027 regulations. But Razgatlioglu sought to make an earlier switch to the series. The rider won his first WSBK title with Yamaha.
According to SPEEDWEEK, a source close to Razgatlioglu confirmed that he agreed to a contract for Yamaha and also said that Yamaha will announce the signing of Razgatlioglu prior to the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello this June.
A vital factor in their negotiations to bring the two-time World Superbikes champion over to MotoGP next season was that Razgatlioglu will run ‘identical equipment’ at Pramac to Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins in Yamaha’s factory rider line-up. He will not get a B-spec machine.
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