Razgatlioglu to Miss Rest of 2026 MotoGP Season

Toprak Razgatlioglu will miss the rest of the 2026 MotoGP season after further medical assessments found his shoulder injury from a crash at the Indonesian Grand Prix was more serious than initially believed. The Pramac Yamaha rider said he would undergo surgery, while the team named test rider Augusto Fernandez as his replacement for the remaining rounds. Razgatlioglu crashed in practice at Mandalika, suffering a highside at Turn 13 and dislocating his shoulder. He returned for qualifying and the Sprint, finishing 19th in both, but retired from the Grand Prix after eight laps. He later said the medical checks showed the injury was worse than first believed and that surgery was the best course for his recovery. The timing of the operation was not consistently reported. Pramac Yamaha said it was scheduled for October 26 in Milan, while another account said Razgatlioglu had undergone surgery on a Monday in Milan. The reports agree that surgery was planned or undertaken following the further assessment, but do not establish consistently whether it had occurred by publication on October 20. The team said the injury would keep the Turkish rider out of the remaining five rounds,...