{"id":819040,"date":"2026-03-11T14:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/819040\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:08:21","slug":"toprak-razgatlioglu-heads-to-spain-for-michelin-pirelli-motogp-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/819040\/","title":{"rendered":"Toprak Razgatlioglu heads to Spain for \u2018Michelin-Pirelli\u2019 MotoGP test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toprak Razgatlioglu looks set to gain extra MotoGP mileage this week as Yamaha, KTM and Aprilia gather at Jerez for a private two-day test.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the outing, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, is listed as featuring both Michelin and Pirelli rubber.<\/p>\n<p>That opens the possibility of development work on both the current 1000cc <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MotoGP <\/a>machines and future 850cc bikes.<\/p>\n<p>Yamaha, KTM and Aprilia are known to be attending, with test riders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/teams\/ducati-lenovo-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrea Dovizioso<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/1832\/pol-espargaro\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pol Espargaro <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/973242\/lorenzo-savadori\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lorenzo Savadori<\/a> each confirming their presence at the Spanish Grand Prix venue on social media:<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/dovi.png\"   type=\"image\/png\" alt=\"Andrea Dovizioso at Jerez for private MotoGP test (pic @AndreaDovizioso)\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.86\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Andrea Dovizioso at Jerez for private MotoGP test (pic @AndreaDovizioso)<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pol-espargaro.png\"   type=\"image\/png\" alt=\"KTM test rider Pol Espargaro prepares for the private Jerez test (@PolEspargaro)\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.86\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>KTM test rider Pol Espargaro prepares for the private Jerez test (@PolEspargaro)<\/p>\n<p>A video from Savadori showed a long, slender exhaust on the RS-GP:<\/p>\n<p> Show Instagram Embedded Content<\/p>\n<p>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/p>\n<p>KTM became the first MotoGP factory to &#8216;publicly&#8217; test an 850cc bike at Jerez in December, with Espargaro and Dani Pedrosa. Mika Kallio is then rumoured to have put more laps on the prototype at the Sepang shakedown.<\/p>\n<p>Honda and Yamaha are also believed to have completed some initial 850cc running, behind closed doors, while Aprilia and Ducati are aiming for a &#8216;spring&#8217; debut.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Yamaha\u2019s concession status also allows it to field full-time race riders during private tests, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/wsbk\/racer\/995265\/toprak-razgatlioglu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Razgatlioglu<\/a> looks set to join the action after posting that he is travelling from Turkey to Spain:<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/toprak.png\"   type=\"image\/png\" alt=\"Toprak Razgatlioglu travels from Turkey to Spain ahead of a private Jerez test (pic: toprakrazgatlioglu7)\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.89\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Toprak Razgatlioglu travels from Turkey to Spain ahead of a private Jerez test (pic:\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The reigning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/wsbk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WorldSBK<\/a> champion finished 20th and 17th in the Thai season opener but set a pace comparable to the other struggling Yamaha V4 riders throughout the middle stages of the grand prix.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-yamahas-2026-thai-motogp.png\"   type=\"image\/png\" alt=\"Yamaha MotoGP race times in 2026 Thai MotoGP, plus winner Marco Bezzecchi.\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.76\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Yamaha MotoGP race times in 2026 Thai MotoGP, plus winner Marco Bezzecchi.<\/p>\n<p> \u00a9\u00a0Peter McLaren<\/p>\n<p>Razgatlioglu\u2019s presence also means there is a chance that the Turkish star could make his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MotoGP<\/a> debut with Pirelli tyres, the brand he achieved so much success with in WorldSBK.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear whether Pramac team-mate Jack Miller or factory Yamaha riders Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins will attend.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, there are no signs yet that the Ducati (Michele Pirro) and Honda (Aleix Espargaro) test teams will be present.<\/p>\n<p>Round two of the 2026 MotoGP World Championship takes place at Goiania, Brazil, from 20-22 March.<\/p>\n<p>The next European private test is not planned until after round four in Qatar, although the Middle Eastern event is now in major doubt.<\/p>\n<p>Jerez, meanwhile, is scheduled to host the opening European race weekend of the year, from 24-26 April.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Toprak Razgatlioglu looks set to gain extra MotoGP mileage this week as Yamaha, KTM and Aprilia gather at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":819041,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5312],"tags":[235923,235922,2000,299,76237,56416,235920,235919,235921,104,98341,76240],"class_list":["post-819040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-spain","tag-aprilia","tag-aprilia-racing","tag-eu","tag-europe","tag-ktm","tag-lorenzo-savadori","tag-pol-espargaro","tag-prima-pramac-yamaha","tag-red-bull-ktm-factory-racing","tag-spain","tag-toprak-razgatlioglu","tag-yamaha"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116210939317898208","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=819040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819040\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/819041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=819040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=819040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=819040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}