Registration documents to attend Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup 2025
The Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup 2025 will soon be accepting registrations for next year, with young competitors from across Asia and Oceania encouraged to apply for their chance to participate in the Road to MotoGP program, registrations will open from June 14, 2024 until July 14. Registration will be available at asiatalentcup.com (link)
The Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup is one of the biggest stages on the Road to MotoGP, with a proven track record of giving young riders across Asia and Oceania the opportunity of a lifetime.
ATC races at some of the world’s biggest motorcycling events, including MotoGP, and riders compete on identical Honda NSF250R Moto3 machines – allowing riders to differentiate themselves as they go apprenticeship on the Road to MotoGP.
ATC alumni have made it to the MotoGP World Championship, winning in both Moto2 and Moto3. Former ATC champions and headliners are familiar faces on the middleweight and lightweight grid, including the likes of Ayumu Sasaki, Deniz Öncü, Taiyo Furusato, Somkiat Chantra and Ai Ogura.
2016 ATC champion Chantra became the first ATC alumni to win a Moto2 race in 2022, as well as the first Grand Prix winner from Thailand, ahead of teammate and former ATC rival Ai Ogura joins him as Grand Prix winner and finished the 2022 season in second place. overall.
Sasaki was also runner-up in the 2023 Moto3 World Championship, a season that saw him and Öncü duel for several Grand Prix wins.
As the ATC celebrates its 10th anniversary, new faces can now apply to be part of the new decade of championships
Register and choose
Registration opens at www.asiatalentcup.com on June 14 and a month-long registration period, ending on July 14, 2024. Once potential riders have registered and applied, their application will be reviewed and they may be invited to participate in the Selection Event.
The Selection Event will take place in Malaysia at the Sepang International Circuit on 29 and 30 October 2024. There, a panel of experts will evaluate the candidates through their paces at the Selection Event to rate each racer and the best will have a chance to participate. Road to MotoGP and compete in the 2025 Idemitsu Asian Talent Cup.
Important Information
There is no minimum level of experience required, but a certain level of skill must be demonstrated. Previous experience may have included dirt track, motorcycles, scooters or MiniGP racing rather than circuit racing, but the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup focuses on finding talent and potential, not experience.
Applicants must be born between January 1, 2004 and March 1, 2011. The list of those selected to attend the Selection Event will be announced on August 23, 2024.
Important day
- Registration begins: June 14, 2024 (online at asiatalentcup.com)
- Registration ends: July 14, 2024
- Announcement of Selection Event list: August 23, 2024 (online at asiatalentcup.com)
- Selection event: October 29 and 30, 2024, Sepang International Circuit
2024 Asian Talent Cup Calendar
| Day | Round | Event | Circuit | Location |
| February 17–18 | Test | – | Lusail International Racecourse | Qatar |
| March 8–10 | Round 1 | MotoGP | Lusail International Racecourse | Qatar |
| August 16–18 | Round 2 | MSBK | Petronas Sepang International Circuit | Malaysia |
| September 27–29 | Round 3 | MotoGP | Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit | Indonesia |
| October 4–6 | Round 4 | MotoGP | Motegi mobile resort | Japan |
| October 25–27 | Round 5 | MotoGP | Chang International Circuit | Thailand |
| November 1–3 | Round 6 | MotoGP | Petronas Sepang International Circuit | Malaysia |
