Toprak Razgatlıoğlu

Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (born 16 October 1996) is a motorcycle racer from Turkey competing in the Superbike World Championship aboard a factory-team Yamaha YZF-R1. He won the 2021 Superbike World Championship, ending Jonathan Rea's 6-year long reign. Toprak is the first Turkish World Champion in the Superbike history.

Toprak Razgatlıoğlu
Razgatlıoğlu after winning at Phillip Island in 2020
NationalityTurkish
Born (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996
Alanya, Turkey
Current teamPata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK
Bike number1
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Superbike World Championship
Active years2016, 2018–
ManufacturersKawasaki, Yamaha
Championships1 (2021)
2021 championship position1st (564 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
120 18 53 4 13 1258

Early life

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] As a practising Muslim, Razgatlıoğlu stands away during the traditional spraying of Prosecco 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 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

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]

Career statistics

Career summary
SeasonSeriesMotorcyclePosition
2011IDM Yamaha R6 CupYamaha YZF-R618th
Turkish Road Race 600cc Championship2nd
2012IDM Yamaha R6 Cup7th
Turkish Road Race 600cc Championship1st
2013Red Bull MotoGP Rookies CupKTM RC250GP10th
2014Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup6th
2015European Superstock 600 ChampionshipKawasaki ZX-6R1st
2016FIM Superstock 1000 CupKawasaki ZX-10R5th
2017European Superstock 1000 Championship2nd
20182018 Superbike World ChampionshipKawasaki Ninja ZX-10R9th
20192019 Superbike World ChampionshipKawasaki Ninja ZX-10R5th
20202020 Superbike World ChampionshipYamaha YZF-R14th
20212021 Superbike World ChampionshipYamaha YZF-R11st
20222022 Superbike World ChampionshipYamaha YZF-R13rd(1)
  • (1) Championship in progress

Races by year

(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

Races by year

(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
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
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
 POR
 POR
 ITA
 ITA
 ITA
 GBR
 GBR
 GBR
 CZE
 CZE
 CZE
 FRA
 FRA
 FRA
 SPA
 SPA
 SPA
 POR
 POR
 POR
 ARG
 ARG
 ARG
 INA
 INA
 INA
 AUS
 AUS
 AUS
 3rd* 64*

* Season still in progress.

See also

References
  1. Al, Mehmet (17 November 2017). "'Tek teker Arif' ve sevgilisi kazada öldü". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. https://dinamik.tmf.org.tr. "Haberler". Türkiye Motosiklet Federasyonu. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  3. "WorldSBK". www.worldsbk.com.
  4. http://www.redbull.com/tr/tr/motorsports/motogp/stories/1331682766910/toprak-razgatlioglu-superstock-600-magny-cours-kenan-sofuoglu
  5. Rea defends Kawasaki after Razgatlioglu controversy motorsport.com, 11 September 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021
  6. Toprak Razgatlioglu quit Kawasaki over Suzuka snub and MotoGP option visordown.com, 15 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021
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