Following a s😼urprising🏅 announcement that he will leave Yamaha after this season, Razgatlioglu has already found a new home as BMW have won the race to sign the 2021 WorldSBK champion.

While rivals Jonathan Rea and Alvaro Bautista are remaining put with Kawasaki and Ducati, Razgatlioglu has opted for a new challenge wi💧t💖h the German manufacturer.

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Razgatlioglu, who had been rumoured with a switch to MotoGP with Yamaha, could have elected to remain with 🔴Yamaha after receiving a substantial offer, howe꧑ver, the Turkish star will now follow in the footsteps of former Yamaha teammate Michael Van Der Mark who also left for BMW in 2021. 

Speaking about the addition of Razgatl🔥ioglu, BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director, Marc Bongers said: "Toprak is undoubtedly one of the best riders in the field at the moment, which he not only proved by winning the 2021 World Championshi🔴p title. 

"But he's not just a fast motorcycle racer, he's also a great personality off the track. We are convinced that Toprak will settle into the BMW Motorrad Motorsport family very quickl💛y. 

"We are looking for💙ward to our collaboration an🍒d to our future together." 

After debuting in the championship with Kawasaki, Razgatlioglu’s switch to BMW se🍃es him join his third different team. 

A race winner with both Kawasaki and Yamaha, Razgatlioglꦆu will have the challenge of taking BMW to the front of the WorldSBK grid, something not even Scott Redding has managed to do thus far. 

Dr. Markus Schramm, Head of BMW Mot♏orrad, added: "Welcome to the BMW Motorrad Mo𝔍torsport family, Toprak Razgatlioglu. We are delighted to welcome him to our WorldSBK factory squad from next season on. 

"I am very proud that Toprak has opted to join BMW Motorrad. This is a forward-looking step for our pro♊ject and a strong commitment of BMW Motorrad Motorsport i🍌n World Superbike."