WORLD CHAMPIONS!
BMW in the pinnacle of production-based motorcycle racing: in 2019, BMW Motorrad Motorsport returned to the FIM Superbike World Championship with a factory involvement. In the 2024 season, we ultimately made it to the top: WORLD CHAMPIONS with Toprak Razgatlioglu and the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team!
TOPRAK'S ROAD TO THE WORLD TITLE
“It feels incredible”. Toprak Razgatlioglu has done it! The 28-year-old BMW Motorrad factory rider is the 2024 Superbike World Champion. The decision came at Jerez de la Frontera at the season finale of the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). With a second-place finish in the first main race, Razgatlioglu secured the early title victory. For ‘El Turco,’ it is his second World Championship title after 2021, and for BMW Motorrad Motorsport, it's the first-ever title. This triumph crowns a season in which Razgatlioglu, riding his BMW M 1000 RR from the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, set superlatives and records, becoming the first rider to claim 13 consecutive wins, but also enduring a major setback. Let’s look back on Razgatlioglu’s title-winning first season with the BMW Motorrad Motorsport family.
The first test. In early December 2023, the time has finally come. New addition Razgatlioglu has his first test days on the BMW M 1000 RR at Portimão. Shortly after, another two-day test follows at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Despite less than ideal weather conditions in December, Razgatlioglu uses the tests to get his first impressions of the bike, provide feedback for development, and familiarise himself with BMW Motorrad Motorsport and the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team.
Team presentation. On 17th January, BMW Motorrad Motorsport presents its 2024 WorldSBK line-up at BMW Motorrad Welt in Berlin. Razgatlioglu sets his sights on victories and an attempt to win the World Championship.
The first podium. The first celebration doesn’t take long. At the season opener in late February at Phillip Island, Australia, Razgatlioglu claims his first podium with the BMW M 1000 RR – finishing third in just his second race on the bike in Sunday’s Superpole Race.
The first win. At the second round of the season at Barcelona in March, Razgatlioglu climbs to the top of the podium for the first time on the BMW M 1000 RR. On Saturday, he claims pole position and wins the first main race. This victory is particularly special as he had never won at Barcelona before. He follows up with another victory in the Superpole Race on Sunday and a third-place finish afterwards. His tally after six races with BMW is two wins and two more podium finishes.
The start of the record streak. The WorldSBK Sunday at Assen 2024 enters the history books as the day a never seen before streak began. Starting from ninth place, Razgatlioglu wins the second main race, kicking off a record-breaking run.
Hat-trick and championship lead. In June, Razgatlioglu achieves his first perfect weekend at Misano. Starting from pole position, he wins all three races, taking the lead in the World Championship standings. He continues this dominance with hat-tricks at Most and Donington Park, winning all races there as well, and extends the streak further.
A new record. Since April, Razgatlioglu had been unbeaten, arriving at the seventh round at Portimão with 12 wins to his name, including ten consecutive victories. He equals the record of 11 consecutive wins in the first main race on Saturday. With his victory in Sunday’s Superpole Race, he becomes the sole record holder. But it doesn’t stop there. He wins the second main race, completing his fourth hat-trick. Razgatlioglu leaves Portugal with a new record of 13 consecutive wins and a 92-point lead in the championship standings.
The setback. Friday afternoon, during the second free practice at Magny-Cours, Razgatlioglu crashes and hits the track barrier. After initial examinations at the medical centre, he spents the night in hospital. The diagnosis is a mild pneumothorax. Razgatlioglu can’t compete for the rest of the race weekend at Magny-Cours, leaving his return date uncertain.
The comeback. After missing the races at Magny-Cours and Cremona, Razgatlioglu returns to action at Spain’s MotorLand Aragón. Despite his injury break, he remained the championship leader, although his advantage had dwindled to 13 points. With great mental strength, ‘El Turco’ makes an impressive comeback, finishing second in all three races and expanding his lead back to 39 points.
World Champion! After two wins and a second place at Estoril, Razgatlioglu heads to the Jerez de la Frontera season finale with an advantage of 46 points. He claims the crown in the first main race. Second place is sufficient – and a long world championship party follows!
Reactions on the world title
Markus Flasch, Head of BMW Motorrad: “Today is a milestone for our brand. We celebrate our first WorldSBK championship title with Toprak! Congratulations to Toprak and everyone who tirelessly contributed to this incredible achievement –the entire BMW Motorrad Motorsport team in Munich and Berlin, the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team led by Shaun Muir, and the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Test Team. What Toprak showed this season was more than impressive and proves what an outstanding athlete and person he is. From the start, he and BMW Motorrad Motorsport proved to be a successful combination. We provided him with the perfect bike, the M 1000 RR, and with his unique riding skills, he left his mark on the season. Equally impressive is his mental strength, fighting his way back after a severe crash. At the same time, he’s simply a great guy and rightly a true fan favorite: humble, funny, and always hard-working. Together with the team and our engineers, after every success, he looked for ways to improve further. The reward is this well-deserved World Championship title.”
Toprak Razgatlioglu: “It feels incredible to be World Champion again. I’m very proud of the team, because everyone has worked very hard at every race weekend. Thank you very much for this amazing support. At the beginning of the season, nobody thought it was possible for me in my first year with BMW Motorrad Motorsport, but now we have won the World Championship. We really deserve it. We improved the bike each race weekend, and we can even improve it further. Now I can just enjoy the two races tomorrow. And then next season, let’s do it again!”
M RR WSBK CHAMPION EDITION 2024
On the occasion of BMW Motorrad factory rider Toprak Razgatlioglu winning the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK), BMW Motorrad presents the BMW M RR WSBK CHAMPION EDITION 2024.
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
The ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team is a collaboration between BMW Motorrad Motorsport and British Shaun Muir Racing and has been competing as BMW factory team in WorldSBK since 2019. As BMW Motorrad Motorsport, the squad around Team Principal Shaun Muir has a wealth of experience in racing and in the FIM Superbike World Championship. Toprak Razgatlioglu and Michael van der Mark form the rider line-up.
#54 Toprak Razgatlioglu
Date of birth: 16th October 1996
Birthplace: Alanya (TUR)
Nationality: Turkish
Number: 54
Crew chief: Phil Marron (GBR)
Career
World Champion in the FIM Superbike World Championship
2nd place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
2nd place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
World Champion in the FIM Superbike World Championship
4th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
5th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship, winner 8H Suzuka
9th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
2nd place in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
5th place in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
Champion in the FIM Superstock 600 Cup
6th place in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
10th place in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Champion in the Turkish Motorcycle Road Racing Championship
#60 Michael van der Mark
Date of birth: 26th October 1992
Birthplace: Gouda (NED)
Nationality: Dutch
Number: 60
Crew chief: Marcus Eschenbacher (GER)
Career
6th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
17th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
15th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
6th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
5th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
4th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
3rd place in the FIM Superbike World Championship, Winner 8H Suzuka
6th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship, Winner 8H Suzuka
4th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
7th place in the FIM Superbike World Championship
World Champion in the FIM Supersport World Championship, Winner 8H Suzuka
4th place in the FIM Supersport World Championship, Winner 8H Suzuka
Champion European Superstock 600 Championship
BMW M 1000 RR for WorldSBK (2024)
Stagnation is regression, and so BMW Motorrad Motorsport continuously evolves the BMW M 1000 RR. For the 2024 WorldSBK season, there have once again been comprehensive updates in various areas, in accordance with the possibilities and requirements of the regulations. The new BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Test Team, which commenced its work last year, also contributes significantly to this development.
Through further development of the fairing, the aerodynamic efficiency has been further improved. The powerful WorldSBK engine has been enhanced for 2024 in terms of rideability and peak performance and adapted to the homologated fuel for the new 2024 season. The overall mass center and rider ergonomics have also been optimized, along with the weight of various performance components. A newly developed swingarm contributes to the improvement of grip and tyre durability. Additionally, the software and corresponding application have been further developed.
BMW Motorrad Motorsport collaborates with strong technical partners in the WorldSBK. Starting from the 2024 season, Outdo Battery is the new battery partner. The exhaust system, tailored to the extremely high demands of the Superbike World Championship, is developed in collaboration with the Slovenian experts from Akrapovič. The high-strength aluminium forged wheels of the bike are custom-made by partner Fuchsfelge PVM. All oils and lubricants for the BMW M 1000 RR come from the partner Ravenol. Starting from the 2024 season, 40% of the fuels in WorldSBK must consist of non-fossil components. In this area, BMW Motorrad Motorsport closely collaborates with Nordoel, a company with proven expertise in the use of alternative fuels in racing.
Technical data (2024 season)
999 cc, four-cylinder four-stroke engine with four titanium valves per cylinder, liquid-cooled, titanium rods, 2-ring pistons
Constant mesh 6-speed gearbox with straight cut gears, secondary drive via ///M Performance chain by Regina
> 230 hp at over 14,000 rpm
80 x 49.7 mm
Electronic injection, variable intake manifold length
Nordoel E-Fuel with 40% non-fossil content (regulatory requirement from 2024)
OUTDO 4,5 Ah LiFe
Akrapovič
21 l (as required by regulations from 2024)
Ravenol lubicrants, wet sump
168 kg
1,450 mm (variable)
2,080 mm
560 mm (660 mm incl. wings)
Upside-down telescopic fork Öhlins RVP25/30
Underslung swing arm, full-floater central spring strut Öhlins RVP50
Fuchs PVM forged wheels, front 17’’ x 3.5’’, rear 17’’ x 6.0’’
Pirelli Super Corsa
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Toprak Razgatlioglu & Michael van der Mark
A dream weekend with a fairytale ending – that is how BMW Motorrad Motorsport can describe the season finale of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at Jerez de la Frontera. On Saturday, Toprak Razgatlioglu from the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team was crowned World Champion early with his BMW M 1000 RR. In the second main race on Sunday, he celebrated his 18th win of the season, and teammate Michael van der Mark made the dream of a shared podium come true with a third-place finish.
Toprak Razgatlioglu
Toprak Razgatlioglu is firmly back in winning ways. At the penultimate round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at Estoril, Portugal, he secured a dominant pole position and won both main races by a wide margin with his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team’s BMW M 1000 RR. This brings him one step closer to the World Championship title. Only in the Superpole race did he narrowly miss victory, finishing second by just 0.003 seconds behind championship rival Nicolo Bulega (Ducati) – the closest finish in the 35-year history of WorldSBK. Razgatlioglu now heads into the season finale next weekend (18th to 20th October) at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, with a 46-point lead. A total of 62 points are still up for grabs.
Toprak Razgatlioglu
After missing two race weekends due to his severe crash at Magny-Cours, Toprak Razgatlioglu made an impressive return. The BMW Motorrad factory rider made his comeback in the tenth round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at MotorLand Aragón – both on track and on the podium. After not still being able to compete the previous week at Cremona due to a mild pneumothorax, Razgatlioglu was back to his usual strength on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M 1000 RR, finishing second in all three races. That extended his lead in the championship standings, now giving him a 39-point advantage. Saturday even saw a double podium for the BMW Motorrad Motorsport family as Garrett Gerloff from the Bonovo action BMW Racing Team, who had another strong weekend in Spain, finished third behind Razgatlioglu.
Michael van der Mark
In the ninth round of the 2024 season, the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) ventured into new territory, racing for the first time at the Cremona Circuit. At the WorldSBK debut on the track in Emilia Romagna, the BMW Motorrad factory riders gave strong race performances after an unlucky qualifying session. The best result came from Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo action BMW Racing Team) with fourth place in Sunday’s second main race. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) battled his way to seventh place in both main races. Scott Redding’s (Bonovo action BMW Racing Team) best race result was 12th on Sunday afternoon. Championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was still unable to race after his heavy crash on Friday at Magny-Cours. The mild pneumothorax he sustained requires more time to heal.
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