It's now official: Toprak Razgatlioglu will make his MotoGP debut in 2026. Yamaha confirmed on Tuesday that the two-time Superbike World Champion will join the satellite Pramac team as a factory rider. A highly anticipated transition, it marks the end of his adventure with BMW in WorldSBK. But it's rumored that another announcement is brewing at Yamaha with Enea Bastianini...
Old 28 years, Razgatlioglu will begin a phase of adaptation to the MotoGP, including the discovery of tires Michelin in 2026, before returning to more familiar landmarks in 2027, when the championship will switch to 850 cc machines fitted with Pirelli. Yamaha did not specify the exact length of his contract, but everything indicates that it is a multi-year agreement.
The next question concerns the identity of the driver who will team up with Toprak at Pramac. Currently, Jack Miller et Miguel Oliveira are incumbents for 2025, but their medium-term future seems increasingly compromised.
Yamaha awarded a two-year contract to Olive tree and a one-year contract at Miller to bring them to my house Pramac from 2025. However, a clause would allow the release Olive tree from mid-season 2025 if he is the least successful of the drivers Yamaha — what it is now. Jack Miller, for its part, has no guarantee of an extension for the moment.
Enea Bastianini in Yamaha’s sights
According to several concordant sources in the paddock, Enea Bastianini would be about to break his contract with KTM Tech3The Italian, who left Ducati to join KTM in 2025 with a contract estimated at 4,7 million euros, would now consider making the leap to Yamaha …and precisely at Pramac.
The scenario that is emerging is therefore that of an explosive duo Razgatlioglu–Bastianini for 2026, while Miller et Olive tree could find themselves without handlebars Yamaha from the end of next year.
Another rumor that is stirring up the paddock: Yamaha could also release alex rins of his official contract for 2026. This maneuver would open the door to one of the three drivers in the balance (Oliveira, Miller ou bastianini) to join the factory team. However, Toprak Razgatlioglu is not eligible to join this structure, due to his personal partnership with Red Bull, incompatible with the sponsors of the official team Yamaha .
