| Category: | Motorcycle sport |
| Region: | Asia |
| Inaugural: | 2014 |
| Tyres: | Pirelli |
| Champion Rider: |  Zen Mitani |
| Current Season: | Asia Talent Cup |
| Website: | Official website |
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]
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]
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] | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Year | Rider | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Kaito Toba | 155 | |
| 2015 | Ayumu Sasaki | 203 | |
| 2016 |  Somkiat Chantra | 178 | |
| 2017 |  Deniz Öncü | 156 | |
| 2018 |  Bill van Eerde | 199 | |
| 2019 | Sho Nishimura | 177 | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Taiyo Furusato | 175 | |
| 2022 |  Hakim Danish | 187 | |
| 2023 |  Veda Ega Pratama | 256 | |
| 2024 | Zen Mitani | 259 | |