2016 Asia Talent Cup

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2016 Asia Talent Cup
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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.

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Thai rider Somkiat Chantra won the title after beating closest rival and future Honda Team Asia teammate Ai Ogura. [1]

Race calendar and results

The calendar was announced in December 2015. [2]

Rnd.CircuitDatePole positionWinning rider
1R1 Flag of Thailand.svg Chang International Circuit 12 March Flag of Indonesia.svg Andi Farid Izdihar Flag of Japan.svg Ai Ogura
R213 March Flag of Thailand.svg Somkiat Chantra
2R1 Flag of Qatar.svg Losail International Circuit 19 March Flag of Thailand.svg Somkiat Chantra Flag of Indonesia.svg Gerry Salim
R220 March Flag of Indonesia.svg Andi Farid Izdihar
3R1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Sepang International Circuit 14 May Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Masaki Flag of Indonesia.svg Andi Farid Izdihar
R215 May Flag of Thailand.svg Somkiat Chantra
4R1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhuhai International Circuit 17 September Flag of Indonesia.svg Gerry Salim Flag of Japan.svg Ai Ogura
R218 September Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kunii
5R1 Flag of Japan.svg Twin Ring Motegi 15 October Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kunii Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kunii
R216 October Flag of Japan.svg Ai Ogura
6R1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Sepang International Circuit 29 October Flag of Indonesia.svg Andi Farid Izdihar Flag of Indonesia.svg Andi Farid Izdihar
R230 October Flag of Thailand.svg Somkiat Chantra

Entry List

The entry list was announced in November 2015. [3]

No.RiderRounds
2 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Masaki All
3 Flag of Turkey.svg Can Öncü All
4 Flag of Indonesia.svg Gerry Salim All
5 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kunii All
6 Flag of Indonesia.svg Irfan ArdiansyahAll
7 Flag of Turkey.svg Deniz Öncü All

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
Points252016131110987654321
Pos.Rider THA

Flag of Thailand.svg

QAT

Flag of Qatar.svg

MAL1

Flag of Malaysia.svg

CHN

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg

JPN

Flag of Japan.svg

MAL2

Flag of Malaysia.svg

Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
1 Flag of Thailand.svg Somkiat Chantra 416P2P413864Ret1178
Pos.RiderR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2Pts
THA

Flag of Thailand.svg

QAT

Flag of Qatar.svg

MAL1

Flag of Malaysia.svg

CHN

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg

JPN

Flag of Japan.svg

MAL2

Flag of Malaysia.svg

ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

P Pole position

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References

  1. "Somkiat Chantra wins the title in dramatic final race". asiatalentcup.com. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. "2016 Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup calendar announced". asiatalentcup.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. "2016 Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup entry list". worldsbk.com. Retrieved 17 November 2015.