Toprak Razgatlioglu’s 2025 has not started in the id𝐆ea🎐l way.

The🐠 reigning WSBK champion was injured in training, and will miss next week’s Jerez test (January 22 and 23).

Razgatlioglu explained what happened to his ✃right index finger at BMW’s launch of their 2025 World Superbike Championship machine.

“Now, it’s getting better,” he said.

“Maybe I’ll be at Portimao. If not, for sure, Phillip🔯 Island🍌.

“I crashed with the enduro bike. In🐷 the off-season, I’m always rid♒ing an enduro bike because I love it but I crashed.

“It was very small, I don’t under✅stand why my finger is broken.

“I need time, maybe two weeks or ಌthree. I’ll try to come back at the Portimao test.🥃”

The Portimao test is scheduled for the week commencing Mond🍸ay January 27.

Shaun Muir, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team Principal, said: “Toprak will not atteℱnd Jerez, and at the moment it’s 50/50 whether or not he will come to Portimao ☂because of how short the time is between the two.

“It’s such a critical part♏ of his right index finger which is his primary braking hand, so we don’t want to rush this, worst case is Monday in Auꦺstralia, best case is limited testing in Portimao.”

The injury means Razgatlioglu will be one small step behind his WSBK r♈ivals.

In addition, a separate injury meant his running on the BMW at the end of 2024 was 🦩limited so the upcoming Jerez test would have represented the ideal chance to ge♊t back into the swing of things.

Razgatlioglu unveil🍎ed the #1 plate on his 2025 M 1000 RR at BMW’s launch on Wednesday in Germany.

He dominated the series last season, with only an injury sustained in a crash threatening his lead at the🎉 top.

Unlike when Razgatlioglu won the 2021 WSBK title𒊎 on a Yamaha, this year he will aim of successfully defending the top prize.

From 2026 he has admitted 🐓that he is eying up MotoGP.