T🎐oprak Razgatlioglu’s 2025 has not started in the ideal way.

The reigning WSBK champion was injured in🍎 training, and will miss next week’s Jerez test (January 22 an🔯d 23).

Razgatlioglu explained what happened to his right𓃲 index finger at BMW’s la♍unch of their 2025 World Superbike Championship machine.

“Now, it’s getting better,” he said.

“Maybe I’ll be at Portimao. If꧅ not, for sure, Phillip🦹 Island.

“I ꦐcrashed with the enduro bike. In the off-season, I’m always riding an enduro bike because I love it bu▨t I crashed.

“It was very small, I don’t unders💝tand why my finger is broken.

“I nee🎉d time, maybe two weeks or three. I’ll try to come back at the Portimao test.”

The Portimao test is scheduled for the week commencing M🦩onday January 27.

Shꦜaun Muir, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team Principal, said: “Toprak will not attend Jerez, and at the moment it’s 50/50 whether or not he will come to Portimao because of how short the time is between the two.

“It’s such a critical part of his right index finger which is his primary braking handꩵ, so we don’t want to rush this, worst case is Monday in Australia, best case is limited testing in Portimao.”

The injury means Razgatlioglu wilꩵl be one small step behind his WSBK rivals.

In addition, a💃 separate injury meant his running on the BMW at the end of 2024 was limited so the upcoming Jerez test would have represented the ideal chance to get back into the swing of things.

Razgatlioglu unveiled the #1 plate on his 2025 ไM 1000 RR at BMW’s launch on Wednesday in Germany.

He dominated the series last season, with only an injury sustained i༺n a crash threatening his lead at the top.

Unlike when Razgatlioglu won the 2021 WSBK title on a Yamaha, this year🍬 h♐e will aim of successfully defending the top prize.

From 2026 he has admitted th✃at he is eyi🔯ng up MotoGP.