Asia Talent Cup

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Asia Talent Cup
Category Motorcycle sport
Region Asia
Inaugural season 2014
Constructors Honda
Tyre suppliers Pirelli
Riders' champion Flag of Japan.svg Zen Mitani
Official website Official website
Motorsport current event.svg 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]

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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]
Dimensionlength 1,809 mm x width 560 mm x height 1,307 mm
Wheelbase1,219 mm
Ground clearance107 mm
Seat height729 mm
Tank capacity11 liters
Frame typeAluminum, twin tube
Machine typeLiquid cooled 4-stroke engine
Lubricant typeSemi dry sump, forced pressure and wet sump
Transmission6 speed
Clutch typeWet multi-plate
Fuel supply systemPGM-FI
SuspensionFrontBehind
Inverted type telescopicSwinger, Pro-link
BrakeFrontBehind
Single disc 296 mm, with 4-piston caliperSingle disc 186 mm, with single piston caliper
Tire sizeFrontBehind
90/580 R17120/600 R17

Winners by season

YearRiderPts
2014 Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Toba 155
2015 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Sasaki 203
2016 Flag of Thailand.svg Somkiat Chantra 178
2017 Flag of Turkey.svg Deniz Öncü 156
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill van Eerde199
2019 Flag of Japan.svg Sho Nishimura177
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Flag of Japan.svg Taiyo Furusato 175
2022 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hakim Danish187
2023 Flag of Indonesia.svg Veda Ega Pratama256
2024 Flag of Japan.svg Zen Mitani259

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.
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