Toprak Razgatlioglu is increasingly on track to win the World Superbike Championship this year, with ten consecutive victories in his first season with ROKiT BMW. A few weeks ago, his manager, Kenan Sofuoglu, spoke about the desire to move to MotoGP in 2025.
The matter has been discussed with the team, and next year the rider will remain where he is, fulfilling his current contract. This does not mean that a move to the premier class is off the table, as Razgatlioglu still aspires to it — possibly for 2026.
The talent of #54 is universally acknowledged, but opinions are divided regarding his potential future move to MotoGP. Nico Cereghini, a former Italian rider, is among those who want to see Razgatlioglu in the category, as he stated to Moto.it:
– I have always admired his riding; he is perfectly positioned on the bike despite being so tall, and you could say he is as intelligent and lucid as very few. To the point that I would like to see him in MotoGP as soon as possible. […]. Toprak Razgatlioglu will be 29 by the end of the next season. It might be too late to switch to a new category, and I understand the urgency of the two Turks [Razgatlioglu and Sofuoglu] — and the whole (very ambitious) country that is backing them. Is it legitimate to believe that they are up to the task? In my opinion, they are.
In any case, Cereghini has no doubts about Razgatlioglu’s potential and believes it would be regrettable not to see him in MotoGP: ‘The question, in my opinion, is that the Turkish BMW rider is clearly a true champion, a natural talent. It would be a shame not to see him in MotoGP: he has shown he can ride with exceptional precision and intelligence; he has incredible bike control, at least on par with [Pedro] Acosta. With Toprak racing against [Francesco] Bagnaia and company, we would have even more excitement’.