Asia Road Racing Championship

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FIM Asia Road Racing Championship
ARRC Logo.svg
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Category Motorcycle sport
RegionAsia (mainly at Southeast Asia region and some East Asia, West Asia and South Asia)
Classes
  • Asia Superbikes 1000cc
  • Asia Supersport 600cc
  • Asia Supersport 250cc
  • Underbone 150cc
Official website www.asiaroadracing.com
ASB1000
Constructors Honda, BMW, Yamaha, Ducati
Tyre suppliers Dunlop
Riders' champion2024 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kunii
Constructors' champion Honda
Teams' championSDG Team HARC-PRO Honda Ph.
ASS600
Constructors Honda, Yamaha
Tyre suppliers Dunlop
Riders' champion2024 Flag of Thailand.svg Apiwat Wongthananon
Constructors' champion Yamaha
Teams' championYamaha Tekhne Racing Team Asia
ASS250
Constructors Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha
Tyre suppliers Dunlop
Riders' champion2024 Flag of Indonesia.svg Herjun Atna Firdaus
Constructors' champion Honda
Teams' championAstra Honda Racing Team
UB150
Constructors Honda, Yamaha
Tyre suppliers Dunlop
Riders' champion2024 Flag of Indonesia.svg Fahmi Basam
Constructors' champion Yamaha
Teams' championYamaha LFN HP969 Indonesia Racing Team
Motorsport current event.svg Current season

The FIM Asia Road Racing Championship (known as Idemitsu FIM Asia Road Racing Championship for sponsorship reason) is the regional motorcycle road racing championship for Asia, held since 1996.

Contents

This championship is part of the production-based category of racing, similar to the Supersport World Championship, British Supersport Championship, AMA Supersport Championship and Australian Supersport Championship. Modified versions of road-going motorcycles available to the public are featured in the race.

The championship is currently divided into four open-make classes - the ASB1000 (Asia Superbikes), ASS600 (Asia Supersports), ASS250 (Asia Supersports 250) and UB150 (Underbone 150). The new Asian Superbikes class revived off in 2019.

Overview

The Asia Road Racing Championship was first organized in 1996 as part of an Asian-wide initiative boost the development of the sport of motorcycle racing in the continent. The championship received the endorsement of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM, "International Motorcycling Federation") in 1997 and has been recognized since as the Asian continental championship for the FIM. [1]

The commercial rights are owned by Two Wheels Motor Racing, with FIM Asia as the sports sanctioning body.

The 2020 season consists of seven rounds with two races organized per round. [2]

Circuits

The championship tours in Asia but is open to riders from all nationalities.

The Asia Road Racing 2024 season will consist of 6 races at 5 circuits in 5 Asian countries. [3]

Other venues that had previously hosted the Asia Road Racing Championship included:

Current broadcasters

Worldwide

Live coverage, on-demand, and highlights for free practices, qualifications, and races is available on Asia Road Racing Championship's official Facebook page and Youtube channel, as well as Bikeandrace.com. [5]

Asia-Pacific

Country/RegionBroadcaster
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Astro Arena
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia RTM
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Selected regional channels, online platforms, and social medias
Star Sports
Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong SPOTV
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Southeast Asia
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia RCTI
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand True4U

Spain

All races are streamed through subscription service DAZN.

Winners by race class

1996–1999

The road racing series began on 2-stroke engines.

YearSeries Production 250cc (2-stroke)Sports Production 150cc (2-stroke)Underbone 125cc (2-stroke)Underbone 110cc (2-stroke)
1996 Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahrol Yuzy Ahmad Zaini Flag of Thailand.svg Direk Achawong Flag of Thailand.svg Somkuan Raemee
1997 Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Yan Kit Flag of Thailand.svg Direk Achawong Flag of Thailand.svg Niphon Saengsawang Flag of Thailand.svg Eakrach Punbuppha
1998 Flag of Japan.svg Youichi Nakajima Flag of Thailand.svg Direk Achawong Flag of Thailand.svg Eakrach Punbuppha Flag of Thailand.svg Amporn Siriphat
1999 Flag of Japan.svg Naoto Ogura Flag of Thailand.svg Direk Achawong Flag of Thailand.svg Eakrach Punbuppha Flag of Thailand.svg Surapong Boonlert

2000–2003

The gradual shift to 4-stroke engines began in 2000 when the SuperSports 600cc class replaced the previous 250cc bikes as the premier class of the championship. [6]

YearSuperSports 600cc (4-stroke)GP125 (2-stroke)Underbone 125cc (2-stroke)Underbone 110cc (2-stroke)
2000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Chia Tuck Cheong Flag of Thailand.svg Suhathai Chaemsap Flag of Thailand.svg Surapong Boonlert Flag of Thailand.svg Thammanoon Sillapakul
2001 Flag of Malaysia.svg Chia Tuck Cheong Flag of Thailand.svg Direk Achawong Flag of Malaysia.svg Mazlan Khamis
2002 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiyuki Hamaguchi Flag of Thailand.svg Suhathai Chaemsap Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohamad Hisham Ngadin
2003 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiyuki Hamaguchi Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohamad Hisham Ngadin

2004–2005

YearSuperSports 600cc (4-stroke)Underbone 125cc (2-stroke)Underbone 115cc (4-stroke)
2004 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiyuki Hamaguchi Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Fazli Sham Flag of Indonesia.svg Fadli Immammuddin
2005 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiyuki Hamaguchi Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Fazli Sham Flag of Indonesia.svg Doni Tata Pradita

2006–2014

YearSuperSports 600cc (4-stroke)Underbone 115cc (4-stroke)Underbone 115cc (Under 21)Asia Dream Cup
2006 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiyuki Hamaguchi Flag of Indonesia.svg Gilang Pranata Sukma Flag of Indonesia.svg Feizy Juniardith
2007 Flag of Thailand.svg Decha Kraisart Flag of Indonesia.svg Wahyu Widodo
2008 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiyuki Hamaguchi Flag of Indonesia.svg Owie Nurhuda
2009 Flag of Thailand.svg Chalermpol Polamai Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Affendi Rosli
2010 Flag of Thailand.svg Decha Kraisart Flag of Indonesia.svg Hadi Wijaya
2011 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuaki Fujiwara Flag of Indonesia.svg Rafid Topan Sucipto
2012 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichi Kiyonari Flag of Indonesia.svg Hadi Wijaya Flag of Japan.svg Hikari Okubo
2013 Flag of Malaysia.svg Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman Flag of Indonesia.svg Hadi Wijaya Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Ono
2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Zaqhwan Zaidi Flag of Indonesia.svg Gupita Kresna Wardhana Flag of Malaysia.svg Khairul Idham Pawi

2015–2018

YearSuperSports 600cc (4-stroke)Asia Production 250cc (4-stroke)Underbone 130cc (4-stroke)Asia Dream CupSuzuki Asian Challenge
2015 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Takahashi Flag of Japan.svg Takehiro Yamamoto Flag of Indonesia.svg Gupita Kresna Wardhana Flag of Thailand.svg Mukhlada Sarapuech Flag of Indonesia.svg Andreas Gunawan
2016 Flag of Malaysia.svg Zaqhwan Zaidi Flag of Thailand.svg Apiwat Wongthananon Flag of Indonesia.svg Wahyu Aji Trilaksana Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Nakamura Flag of Indonesia.svg Jefri Tosema
2017 Flag of Malaysia.svg Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman Flag of Indonesia.svg Gerry Salim Flag of Malaysia.svg Md Akid Aziz Flag of the Philippines.svg Jomimar Medina
2018 Flag of Thailand.svg Ratthapong Wilairot Flag of Indonesia.svg Rheza Danica Ahrens Flag of Malaysia.svg Md Helmi Azman

2019–2021

YearASB1000 (4-stroke)SuperSports 600cc (4-stroke)Asia Production 250cc (4-stroke)Underbone 150cc (4-stroke)
2019 Flag of Malaysia.svg Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman Flag of Thailand.svg Peerapong Boonlert Flag of Indonesia.svg Andy Muhammad Fadly Flag of the Philippines.svg McKinley Kyle Paz
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021

2022–

YearASB1000 (4-stroke)SuperSports 600cc (4-stroke)Asia Production 250cc (4-stroke)Underbone 150cc (4-stroke)TVS Asia One-Make (4-stroke)
2022 Flag of Malaysia.svg Zaqhwan Zaidi Flag of Indonesia.svg Andi Farid Izdihar Flag of Indonesia.svg Andy Muhammad Fadly Flag of Indonesia.svg Wahyu Aji Trilaksana Flag of Thailand.svg Vorapong Malahuan
2023 Flag of Germany.svg Markus Reiterberger Flag of Japan.svg Soichiro Minamimoto Flag of Indonesia.svg Rheza Danica Ahrens Flag of Malaysia.svg Nazirul Izzat Bahauddin Flag of Malaysia.svg Muzakkir Mohamed
2024 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kunii Flag of Thailand.svg Apiwat Wongthananon Flag of Indonesia.svg Herjun Atna Firdaus Flag of Indonesia.svg Fahmi Basam Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Ono

Notable achievements

The Asia Road Racing Championship is a mix of well-known riders racing against upcoming talents from the Asian region. Some of the big names that have contributed to the growth of the sport of road racing in Asia include Katsuaki Fujiwara, Ryuichi Kiyonari, [7] Yuki Takahashi and Noriyuki Haga. [8] In 2016, Anthony West was the latest addition in the roster of internationally recognized names. [9] For the 2019 season, Australian racers who have participated in both MotoGP and World Superbike take part in the series, they are Broc Parkes, and Bryan Staring.

This formula of pitting upcoming talents against seasoned campaigners have resulted in a number of successes. In recent years, riders from the Asian region are beginning to make their breakthrough into the MotoGP arena. These include:

On July 4 to 11, 2016, five young riders from the Asia Production 250cc class became the first batch of riders to be trained at the VR46 Academy in Italy as part of the Yamaha|VR46 Master Camp. They were Peerapong Loiboonpeng (21, Thailand), Imanuel Putra Pratna (19, Indonesia), Galang Hendra Pratama (17, Indonesia), Soichiro Minamimoto (16, Japan) and Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin (16, Malaysia). [12] [13]

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