Yamaha's Toprak Razgatlioglu could have the upper hand at this weekend's Misano WorldSBK round after testing at the Italian track twice in the off-season.

Heading to the third round of the season, Turkish star Razgatlioglu lies second in the title chase following his triple podium performance in Estoril – including an incredible fight-back after serving a double long-lap penalty for a jump start in race two.

Team and rider have both found success at Misano in the past, although this will be Razgatlioglu’s first race event at the track on the Yamaha R1 WorldSBK. At the last round held on the Adriatic Coast in 2019, Razgatlıoğlu engaged in a titanic battle with defending champion Jonathan Rea.

"For me it will be the first time racing with the Yamaha R1 WorldSBK at Misano and I am looking forward to it. In the past I had some good battles with Jonathan for the win and I like this track, but we will see where we stand on Saturday afternoon," said Razgatlioglu.

"We are quite strong this year so far and we also had two days testing at Misano in the winter, which felt really good with the new bike. It is not easy to say now where we can be, the race is the important part so we will see on Saturday.

"The goal is always for the podium and to fight for the win, and I think the R1 will be a good race bike at this track."