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The 2016 Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup was the third season of the Asia Talent Cup. The season featured six rounds held at circuits in Asia, with three rounds held in support of the MotoGP World Championship and two rounds in support of the Superbike World Championship. The season started at Chang in Thailand on 11 March, and finished at Sepang in Malaysia on 28 October.
Thai rider Somkiat Chantra won the title after beating closest rival and future Honda Team Asia teammate Ai Ogura. [1]
The calendar was announced in December 2015. [2]
Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Winning rider | |
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1 | R1 | ![]() | 12 March | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | 13 March | ![]() | |||
2 | R1 | ![]() | 19 March | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | 20 March | ![]() | |||
3 | R1 | ![]() | 14 May | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | 15 May | ![]() | |||
4 | R1 | ![]() | 17 September | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | 18 September | ![]() | |||
5 | R1 | ![]() | 15 October | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | 16 October | ![]() | |||
6 | R1 | ![]() | 29 October | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | 30 October | ![]() | |||
The entry list was announced in November 2015. [3]
No. | Rider | Rounds |
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2 | ![]() | All |
3 | ![]() | All |
4 | ![]() | All |
5 | ![]() | All |
6 | ![]() | All |
7 | ![]() | All |
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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P –Pole position |
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