As Toprak Razgatlioglu enters his second 12 months as a BMW rider, hypothesis is already rife about his future.
The Turkish rider, who gained his second WorldSBK title in 2024, will likely be contractually accessible on the finish of 2025 when his present BMW contract expires, and the dominance he has exerted in World Superbikes imply {that a} transfer to MotoGP stays a chance, even with him set to show 29-years-old this October.
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK crew principal Shaun Muir was sure that, ought to Razgatlioglu stay within the manufacturing spinoff collection subsequent 12 months it will likely be the Bavarian model’s precedence to retain his providers in 2026.
“Everyone seems to be conscious that his contract is 2024–25, he’s a free agent for 2026,” Muir informed WorldSBK.com on the BMW crew launch.
“I’m completely certain that Kenan [Sofuoglu] is a superb supervisor, he’ll discover all prospects.
“For certain, if Toprak’s [Razgatlioglu] choice is to stay within the World Superbike Championship, the main focus of BMW Motorrad is to guarantee that we retain him with us.
“If it’s not attainable to retain him with our crew, then that is the scenario, we should settle for it.
“We all know the ambition of Toprak individually, personally talking, we all know he’s an outstanding expertise, we should preserve him within the championship.
“However equally, everybody would like to see this stage of rider within the different paddock, in MotoGP.
“I’m going to be egocentric and say that if he doesn’t go we are going to do every part we are able to to maintain him in our crew.”
Razgatlioglu’s title defence begins subsequent month at in Australia on 22-24 February as Phillip Island hosts the 2025 season opener. Preseason testing resumes this week in Jerez after the winter break, however the Turkish star is not going to trip in Andalusia because of a finger harm sustained in a latest coaching crash.
