Asia Talent Cup
| Category | Motorcycle sport |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 2014 |
| Tyre suppliers | Dunlop |
| Official website | Asia Talent Cup |
 Current season | |
Asia Talent Cup is a motorcycle road racing competition intended for young participants in Asia and Oceania. This competition is organized by Dorna,[1] which also controls Grand Prix motorcycle racing and Superbike World Championship. The Asia Talent Cup was founded in 2013 and had its inaugural season in 2014. After three seasons under contract with Shell Advance, starting from the 2017 season, Idemitsu will be the main sponsor of the Asia Talent Cup.[2]
Alberto Puig was appointed as Director of the Asia Talent Cup from 2014.[3]
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[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dimension | length 1,809 mm x width 560 mm x height 1,307 mm | |
| Wheelbase | 1,219 mm | |
| Ground clearance | 107 mm | |
| Seat height | 729 mm | |
| Tank capacity | 11 liters | |
| Frame type | Aluminum, twin tube | |
| Machine type | Liquid cooled 4-stroke engine | |
| Lubricant type | Semi dry sump, forced pressure and wet sump | |
| Transmission | 6 speed | |
| Clutch type | Wet multi-plate | |
| Fuel supply system | PGM-FI | |
| Suspension | Front | Behind |
| Inverted type telescopic | Swinger, Pro-link | |
| Brake | Front | Behind |
| Single disc 296 mm, with 4-piston caliper | Single disc 186 mm, with single piston caliper | |
| Tire size | Front | Behind |
| 90/580 R17 | 120/600 R17 | |
Winners by season
| Year | Riders | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Kaito Toba
|
155 |
| 2015 | Ayumu Sasaki
|
203 |
| 2016 |  Somkiat Chantra
|
178 |
| 2017 |  Deniz Öncü
|
156 |
| 2018 |  Bill van Erde
|
199 |
| 2019 | Sho Nishimura
|
177 |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2021 | Taiyo Furusato
|
175 |
| 2022 |  Hakim Danish
|
187 |
| 2023 | ||
References
- ^ "Shell Advance to Host Asia Talent Cup in 2014 Season". TMCblog. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Honda NSF250R Technical Data". Asia Talent Cup. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.