Torak Razgatlioglu was the main attraction when Pramac revealed their 2026 MotoGP bike on Tuesday evening. Paolo Campinotti’s team are the first to show off their new livery.
The team pretty much stuck with the paint scheme it used in 2025, but this will be a bike that will go down in MotoGP history with Razgatlioglu’s career up to the hip.
Yamaha’s successful run to the three-time World Superbike Championship was headline activity in the MotoGP rider market last year. It starts with their satellite team next to Jack Miller.
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RazgatliogluMiguel Olivera’s replacement tried to lower expectations in his first season. Pramac finished bottom of the group in 2025.
Toprak Razgatlioglu has to learn all new tracks in MotoGP.
Speaking on stage in Siena, Razgatlioglu expressed his belief that he had made the ‘right decision’ even before the first race.
“It’s a very special time,” he said. “Finally the dream has come true to join Pramak It’s the right decision because everyone in the group is really hot.
Reflecting on the first official MotoGP test in Valencia last year, Razgatlioglu said: “There were positive things. After the Superbike, the MotoGP bike is completely different, but especially the acceleration is amazing. Straight up, the bike is really fast!”
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Razgatlioglu raced on Pirelli tires In World Superbikes, however, he now uses Michelin tires. This will make his adaptation period even more difficult, and the 29-year-old has also hinted that he will have to ‘learn some tricks’.
He said: “To adapt to the bike, to learn, especially the tires, to feel the limits, we will see, we have a lot of time to test, especially in Malaysia. Because this is a completely different bike, I just need time.
“It’s not an easy year for me. It’s a really big challenge. 26 may be a school year, but ’27, after the new rules, we’ll probably fight for the podium.”
“This year is very important for me. I have to get used to the bike and learn some tracks.”
Which MotoGP tracks are new for Torak Razgatlioglu?
Razgatlioglu knows many traditional MotoGP venues during his time at Superbikes. But since that championship is only held in Europe, some fly-tipping has created a new challenge.
These include Austin, Motegi and Sepang. He also never competed in Brazil’s Guyana, but the same goes for the rest of the field when the tournament returns to the calendar.
By the time Razgatlioglu arrives at the Malaysian GP in September, he will have hundreds of laps under his belt from pre-season testing. But a weekend in Texas in late March, only his third MotoGP start, could prove particularly challenging.
As he pointed out in the launch event, Razgatlioglu should be a major force in 2027. It gives Yamaha a chance to catch up when the series switches to Pirelli tires and the rule changes.
