Munich.
The BMW Motorrad Motorsport family in the FIM Superbike World
Championship (WorldSBK) will have a new member from next season.
From 2024, Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) will join the BMW
Motorrad Motorsport WorldSBK factory squad.
The 2021 World Champion will compete on the BMW M 1000 RR of
the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team in the coming year.
The other rider-team allocations will be announced at a later date.
26-year old Razgatlioglu, has been competing in WorldSBK since 2018.
Already in his debut season he has celebrated his first podium
finishes. In the 168 WorldSBK races the Turkish rider has contested in
his successful career so far, he has notched up 33 wins and a total of
93 podiums. In the 2021 season he celebrated his greatest success to
date when he was crowned Superbike World Champion.
“Welcome to the BMW Motorrad Motorsport family, Toprak
Razgatlioglu,” said Dr. Markus Schramm, Head of BMW Motorrad. “We
are delighted to welcome him to our WorldSBK factory squad from next
season on. I am very proud that Toprak has opted to join BMW Motorrad.
This is a forward-looking step for our project and a strong commitment
of BMW Motorrad Motorsport in World Superbike.”
Marc Bongers, BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director: “Toprak is
undoubtedly one of the best riders in the field at the moment, which
he proved by winning the 2021 World Championship title. He’s not just
a fast motorcycle racer, he’s also a great personality off the track.
We are convinced that Toprak will settle into the BMW Motorrad
Motorsport family very quickly. We are looking forward to our
collaboration and to our future together.”
