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Toprak Razgatlioglu left disappointed as Garrett Gerloff wipes out the Pata Yamaha rider in WorldSBK Assen race two.

While fast and competitive at times during day-one of the Dutch WorldSBK, Toprak Razgatlioglu says tyre issues with Yamaha’ preferred ‘X’ option means he will try something different for Saturday’s race, while Jonathan Rea was fastest aboard his Kawasaki which is ‘working in quite a wide window’.

WorldSBK championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu says despite this weekend’s Dutch event being the first time riding an R1 around Assen; ‘always the aim is to fight for the win’.

Pata Yamaha team boss Paul Denning believes Toprak Razgatlioglu’s development physically and mentally has helped put in the position of WorldSBK championship leader.

Toprak Razgatlioglu takes his second Donington WorldSBK win of the weekend - one that sees him take the world championship lead for the first time in his career.

Toprak Razgatlioglu takes his second WorldSBK win of the season at Donington Park, after dry conditions come through in the nick of time.

Former five-time WorldSSP champion and manager to Torpak Razgatlioglu, Kenan Sofuoglu, has confirmed Petronas Yamaha were and ‘still’ are interested in Razgatlioglu following the Turkish rider’s new two-year deal with Pata Yamaha in WorldSBK.

Toprak Razgatlioglu is looking to fight ‘again for the win’ at Donington Park this weekend, round four of the 2021 WorldSBK championship.

Toprak Razgatlioglu’s impressive run of second place WorldSBK finishes in 2021 comes to an end with brilliant Misano race two victory.

Following last year’s cancellation of the Misano WorldSBK event, Toprak Razgatlioglu will get his first competitive experience of the Yamaha R1 in Rimini this weekend.

Toprak Razgatlioglu leaves WorldSBK Aragon round fourth in the championship heading into Estoril - a circuit ‘I love’, and one where he took two wins from three in 2020.

Toprak Razgatlioglu ended day-one of WorldSBK free practice fastest overall at MotorLand Aragon, while rookie team-mate Andrea Locatelli was 17th.

Toprak Razgatlioglu made his return to WorldSBK action this week as part of Pata Yamaha’s final pre-season test in Aragon, following a positive Covid-19 result that kept him sidelined for three weeks. 

Andrea Locatelli continues preparations for the 2021 WorldSBK season with a fifth place finish on day-two of testing in Aragon, but suffers two ‘crazy strange crashes’.

Full Phillip Island World Superbike Race 2 Results Alex Lowes has claimed his second career World Superbike race win and with it the early championship lead in a frantic and unpredictable Phillip Island opening round.

Jonathan Rea says he couldn’t help but feel frustrated at being pushed off track on the opening lap by former Kawasaki team-mate Tom Sykes, before a fall trying to overtake Michael Ruben Rinaldi prematurely cut short the start of his World Superbike title defence.

Toprak Razgatlioglu says the stress of making his Pata Yamaha debut was worth it as he held on to take victory on his first outing with the YZF-R1 at the 2020 World Superbike opener at Phillip Island.

Official results on Day 1 of the two-day Phillip Island 2020 pre-season test, the final winter test ahead of the 2020 World Superbike championship. The day was split into two 90-minute sessions, with the best lap taken from the combined times.

With Leon Haslam joining the new-look HRC WorldSBK team and Michael Ruben Rinaldi heading to Team Go Eleven Ducati for 2020, the World Superbike championship grid is starting to take shape for next season.

Honda is completing a private test at Aragon. Michele Pirro is stepping in for the injured Leon Camier at Barni Ducati. A number of World Supersport teams are also testing at Jerez.

Toprak Razgatlioglu concedes he’s already “feeling big pressure” ahead of his first factory ride in the World Superbike championship having signed for Pata Yamaha.

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Kawasaki has announced it will end its partnership with Leon Haslam in the factory team at the end of this World Superbike campaign, as Alex Lowes is expected to replace the British rider for 2020.