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Toprak Razgatlioglu’s crew chief Phil Marron is thought to be following him to MotoGP – but to a different team
Fresh rumours in the MotoGP paddock suggest that Toprak Razlatiouglu’s longtime crew chief, Phil Marron, may move to MotoGP from WSBK for the 2026 season, but not to join Razlatiouglu at Pramac Yamaha as previously reported.
Razlatiouglu pushed for Marron to join him in MotoGP, but Yamaha preferred someone with more recent prototype machine experience. Marron worked with Razlatiouglu since 2019, clinching titles in 2021 and 2024 and on track for another in 2025 with BMW.
It’s now believed that Razlatiouglu will team up with Ducati’s Alberto Giribuola, following Giribuola’s split from Enea Bastianini. Marron, originally linked to BMW, is now rumored to join KTM in MotoGP for 2026.
While his exact role at KTM is unknown, Marron might take over as Brad Binder’s crew chief, a situation Binder didn’t rule out ahead of the Australian GP with potential changes in mind. Binder expressed satisfaction with his current team but acknowledged that changes could happen in the future.
