Asia Talent Cup

Asia Talent Cup
CategoryMotorcycle sport
RegionAsia
Inaugural season2014
ConstructorsHonda
Tyre suppliersPirelli
Riders' championJapan Zen Mitani
Official websiteOfficial website
Current season

The Asia Talent Cup is a motorcycle road racing competition intended for young riders in Asia and Oceania. Organized by Dorna Sports, the promoter of the international Grand Prix motorcycle racing and Superbike World Championship series,[1] the ATC had its inaugural season in 2014 after being founded the year prior. The championship has run under the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup moniker with sponsorship from Idemitsu since the 2017 season, having previously been contracted with Shell Advance between 2014 and 2016.[2] Alberto Puig has served as Director of the Asia Talent Cup since its inception in 2014.[3]

Ai Ogura and Somkiat Chantra are due to become the first Asia Talent Cup graduates to debut in the top-flight MotoGP World Championship when the season begins in March 2025.[4]

Motorcycle specifications

The series uses the One Make Bike system so that all racers will use the same motorcycle, namely the Honda NSF250R.

Honda NSF250R Technical Data[5]
Dimension length 1,809 mm x width 560 mm x height 1,307 mm
Wheelbase 1,219 mm
Ground clearance 107 mm
Seat height 729 mm
Tank capacity 11 liters
Frame type Aluminum, twin tube
Machine type Liquid cooled 4-stroke engine
Lubricant type Semi dry sump, forced pressure and wet sump
Transmission 6 speed
Clutch type Wet multi-plate
Fuel supply system PGM-FI
Suspension Front Behind
Inverted type telescopic Swinger, Pro-link
Brake Front Behind
Single disc 296 mm, with 4-piston caliper Single disc 186 mm, with single piston caliper
Tire size Front Behind
90/580 R17 120/600 R17

Winners by season

Year Rider Pts
2014 Japan Kaito Toba 155
2015 Japan Ayumu Sasaki 203
2016 Thailand Somkiat Chantra 178
2017 Turkey Deniz Öncü 156
2018 Australia Bill van Eerde 199
2019 Japan Sho Nishimura 177
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Japan Taiyo Furusato 175
2022 Malaysia Hakim Danish 187
2023 Indonesia Veda Ega Pratama 256
2024 Japan Zen Mitani 259

References

  1. ^ "Shell Advance to Host Asia Talent Cup in 2014 Season" (in Indonesian). TMCblog. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Idemitsu to be new main sponsor of the Asia Talent Cup". Asia Talent Cup. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Alberto Puig Didaulat Jadi Supervisor di Asia Talent Cup Mulai 2014" (in Indonesian). Motor Online. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Somkiat Chantra to make history in 2025". Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Honda NSF250R Technical Data". Asia Talent Cup. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.