2024 Asia Talent Cup Explained

The 2024 Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup was the tenth running of the Asia Talent Cup, a motorcycle racing series organized by Dorna and sponsored by Idemitsu which is intended for young riders throughout Asia and Oceania. The season featured six rounds at circuits in Asia, with all but the second round being held as support races for the MotoGP World Championship. The season commenced at Lusail on 8 March, and concluded at Sepang on 3 November.

Japanese rider Zen Mitani dominated the championship, winning seven and finishing on the podium in ten of the season's twelve races to claim the championship title at the penultimate round in Buriram.[1] [2] Mitani's compatriots Ryōta Ogiwara and Riichi Takahira finished second and third in the points, with fourth-placed Kiandra Ramadhipa's two victories making him the only non-Japanese rider to win a race.

Entry list

The entry list of selected riders was released on 4 December 2023.[3] All riders competed on identical 250cc Honda NSF250R motorcycles.

RiderRounds
2 Zen MitaniAll
3 Asyraff Zaquan2–6
5 Tanachat Pratumtong2–6
6 Levi Kwan RussoAll
7 Kiandra RamadhipaAll
8 Rakshith Srihari DaveAll
9 Riichi TakahiraAll
10 Burapa Wanmoon1–2
11 Sarthak Chavan1–3, 5–6
12 Rikki HenryAll
13 Rama Putra Septiawan1–2
14 Seiryū IkegamiAll
15 Archie SchmidtAll
16 Ryōta OgiwaraAll
17 Farhan Naqib Mohd FaizAll
18 Chiranth Vishwanath1–3, 5
19 Farish Hafiy Farid SezliAll
20 Kiattisak SinghapongAll
21 Rintarō TakemotoAll
22 Alfonsi Rei Santos DaquiganAll
23 Kitsada Tanachot1, 3–6
Zhang Xuhao2
24 Davino Britani3
25 Shingo Iidaka4
26 Noprutpong Bunprawes5–6
27 Pancharuch Chitwirulchat5

Calendar and results

The provisional season calendar was announced on 30 November 2023, with all six rounds held in support of the host nation's respective MotoGP World Championship Grand Prix.[4] Following the postponement and eventual cancellation of the Grand Prix of India, the second round, which was originally scheduled to be held at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, was rescheduled to take place alongside the Malaysian Superbike Championship at Sepang.[5]

CircuitDatePole positionFastest LapWinning rider
11 Lusail International Circuit, Lusail9 March Zen Mitani Zen Mitani Zen Mitani
210 March Farish Hafiy Kiandra Ramadhipa
23 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang17 August Zen Mitani Zen Mitani Zen Mitani
418 August Kiattisak Singhapong Zen Mitani
35 Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok Regency28 September Ryōta Ogiwara Seiryū Ikegami Zen Mitani
629 September Farish Hafiy Ryōta Ogiwara
47 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi5 October Zen Mitani Zen Mitani Zen Mitani
86 October Ryōta Ogiwara Seiryū Ikegami
59 Chang International Circuit, Buriram26 October Ryōta Ogiwara Kiattisak Singhapong Kiandra Ramadhipa
1027 October Archie Schmidt Ryōta Ogiwara
611 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang2 November Zen Mitani Riichi Takahira Zen Mitani
123 November Zen Mitani Zen Mitani

Championship standings

Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th 
Points252016131110987654321
Pos.RiderQAT
MAL1
INA
JPN
THA
MAL2
Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
1 Zen Mitani121112125411259
2 Ryōta OgiwaraRet162541233142179
3 Riichi Takahira233473542533177
4 Kiandra Ramadhipa4142617414165Ret142
5 Seiryū Ikegami317Ret6243191425140
6 Kiattisak Singhapong545755974386129
7 Farish Hafiy6Ret7336Ret6618Ret494
8 Rintarō Takemoto7Ret68896811991085
9 Alfonsi Daquigan1099119RetNC117106771
10 Archie Schmidt11101314141110101027Ret70
11 Levi Kwan Russo8710121088915Ret11870
12 Sarthak Chavan96813117138141160
13 Rikki Henry12517181512NC1781310Ret37
14 Tanachat PratumtongRet913101113DNS11121237
15 Kitsada Tanachot1312121312121215151628
16 Shingo Iidaka7520
17 Asyraff Zaquan161617141415181213919
18 Rama Putra Septiawan148111715
19 Noprutpong Bunprawes147171314
20 Burapa Wanmoon1511Ret1012
21 Farhan NaqibRet1415151815131617DNS161410
22 Rakshith Dave171512Ret19Ret1518191718157
23 Chiranth Vishwanath16131419161620Ret5
Pancharuch Chitwirulchat16160
Zhang Xuhao18200
Davino Britani20Ret0
Pos.RiderR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2Pts
QAT
MAL1
INA
JPN
THA
MAL2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 28 October 2024 . Mitani clinches ATC crown as Ramadhipa and Ogiwara take race wins . 6 November 2024 . MotoGP.com.
  2. Web site: 26 October 2024 . 荻原、シュミットを抑えて優勝、三谷が2024年王座を獲得 . Ogiwara holds off Schmidt for victory, Mitani claims the 2024 championship . 6 November 2024 . . ja.
  3. Web site: 26 January 2023 . 2024 Entry List . 5 November 2024 . Mailchimp . Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup.
  4. Web site: 30 November 2023 . Provisional 2024 Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup calendar announced . 6 November 2024 . Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup.
  5. Web site: 3 June 2024 . Updated: 2024 Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup calendar . 6 November 2024 . MotoGP.com.