2026 Asia Talent Cup

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2026 Asia Talent Cup
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The 2026 Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup will be the twelfth running of the Asia Talent Cup, a motorcycle racing series organized by Dorna and sponsored by Idemitsu, which is intended for young riders throughout Asia and Oceania. The season features six rounds at circuits in Asia, with each round comprising two races. The majority of the rounds serve as support races for MotoGP. [1]

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Selected riders

The list of newly selected riders from the 2026 Selection Event at the Sepang International Kart Circuit was released on 22 October 2025. [2] [3] [4] [5] This list does not include returning riders. All riders compete on identical 250cc Honda NSF250R motorcycles and use series-specified Pirelli tyres. [6]

No.Rider
TBA Flag of Malaysia.svg Naqib Rifqi
TBA Flag of Malaysia.svg Qayyim Razin
TBA Flag of Malaysia.svg Qabil Irfan
TBA Flag of Indonesia.svg Maulana Malik Ibrahim
TBA Flag of Thailand.svg Pacharagorn Tonggerdloung
TBA Flag of Thailand.svg Tanutchanon Sripetchsuwan
TBA Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wen Ze Zhong
TBA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Paige
TBA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Judd Plaisted
TBA Flag of Japan.svg Kotaro Togashi
TBA Flag of Japan.svg Waku Kunitate

References

  1. "General Information". asiatalentcup.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  2. "Meet the selected riders for the 2026 Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup". motogp.com. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  3. "Selected & reserve riders" (PDF). 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  4. "The shortlist is out". motogp.com. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  5. "Riders invited to 2026 Selection Event" (PDF). mcusercontent.com. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  6. "Pirelli to become exclusive tyre supplier to Moto2™ and Moto3™". press.pirelli.com. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2025.