BMW spearhead Toprak Razgatlioglu marked a historic turning point for his team in the fourth round of the season at Misano Adriatico. Thanks to a series of exceptional performances, he managed to take not only pole position, but also three consecutive victories, thus securing the lead in the overall standings of the Superbike World Championship for the first time this year. Everything would be fine in the best of all possible worlds if it hadn't been for this communication insisting on its desire to join MotoGP from 2025, which didn't make BMW smile...
The winning streak of Razgatlioglu started with an impressive pole position followed by victory in the first race on Saturday. He then continued his rise by winning the Superpole race on Sunday morning, before concluding the weekend with another victory in the second main race. This historic hat-trick represents a first for BMW in the championship and place Toprak Razgatlioglu at the top of the general classification, with a lead of 21 points on Nicholas Bulega from the Aruba.it Ducati team.
Marc Bongers, the sports director of BMW, did not hide his enthusiasm for the performances of Razgatlioglu : " Misano's performance will never be forgotten. We want to continue this momentum at Donington Park and also at Most a week later. We have already celebrated significant successes at Donington Park and we are confident that our strong package will work well here again this year. The objective is clear: defend the lead in the Drivers' Championship and progress to the Constructors' Championship thanks to a strong team performance »
Toprak Razgatlioglu: “ Donington is my favorite track, I'm fully ready for the race weekend »
For Razgatlioglu, Donington Park represents an opportunity to confirm its domination: “ Donington is my favorite track. Last year I had a lot of difficulties with the Yamaha, but this year it will be completely different because I am now riding the BMW. The bike is stronger both on straights and in corners. I'm adapting better and better. We're not 100% yet, but we're improving every race weekend. The recent victories at Misano in particular have shown that I was getting stronger »
Optimistic but realistic, Razgatlioglu remains focused on the future: “ I will do my best, like I did in Misano, and I hope we win again. Normally I'm very strong on this track, but we'll see how it goes with the BMW M1000RR because it's the first time I'm riding there with. The team continues to work hard and does not stop ». Then the Turk reassures about his state of health, after his injury contracted in training: « I work everyday, I go to the gym and on the track, I ride my bike and I train intensively. I'm fully ready for the race weekend »
With high expectations and high morale, Razgatlioglu and the team BMW are preparing to face Donington Park with the hope of consolidating their position as leader of the championship WSBK. Which would conveniently make us forget the MotoGP parenthesis…
