As we approach the remaining week of the 8th MotoGP series at Assen next weekend, rumors of a silly season are getting more and more bizarre and are no longer at the epicenter of the world of MotoGP or lower classes such as Moto2. But also to other races such as WSBK, such as where HRC was rumored to be intending to hijack Toprak Ragatlioglu from BMW for MotoGP 2025.
Everyone can see how cold Toprak makes Ducati helpless at the circuit where they do the most testing – Misano yesterday where Toprak managed to win three races at the WSBK Misano 2024 weekend with his BMW M1000RR.
And talents like Toprak’s are clearly rare, maybe they only come around once every ten years. After Marc Marquez’s move to the Ducati factory and Jorge Martin’s move to Aprilia, along with Maverick Vinales and Enea Bastianini at KTM, the hot name that emerged suddenly became Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Currently, Toprak has a contract with BMW for the 2025 season, but his manager Kenan Sofuoglu has thought about making a fuss by stating that he has informed the Munich manufacturer that they will soon leave Superbike to take advantage of the opportunity to MotoGP.
His ability to handle and master the BMW M1000RR in just a few race series has made Honda very interested in bringing the 2023 deputy World Champion to MotoGP. And rumors of this news indeed heated up the paddock Sunday night at Misano. It appears HRC has spoken to Sofuoglu, making an offer to take the Turkish rider to Superbike with an eye on MotoGP in 2026. . . However, when the Marini – Mir seats are almost finalized for 2025, where do you think Toprak will be placed?
