British Talent Cup Explained

British Talent Cup
Current Season:	2022 British Talent Cup
Sport:	Motorcycle sport
Founded:	2018
Continent:	United Kingdom
Inaugural:	2018 European Talent Cup
Champion:	Johnny Garness (2022)
Champions:	2018 - Rory Skinner 2019 - Scott Ogden 2020 - Franco Bourne 2021 - Casey O'Gorman 2022 - Johnny Garness

The Honda British Talent Cup is a United Kingdom junior motorcycle racing series. It was founded in 2018 for riders at ages 12 to 17 from the British Isles to apply.^[1]

One rider will be given a chance to race full-time in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, while two drivers will race in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Honda is the series' bike supplier, providing the riders with the Moto3 Honda NSF250R.^[2]

In the inaugural 2018 season, Scottish rider Rory Skinner won the cup,^[3] 27 points ahead of Englishman Thomas Strudwick.^[4] In the second season, Scott Ogden clinched the victory,^[5] four points ahead of Cameron Horsman. In the Covid-19-struck 2020 season, Franco Bourne and Casey O'Gorman vied for the title, with Bourne coming out on top.^[6] O'Gorman won the 2021 season, winning eight races. He finished ahead of Carter Brown, who missed by six points in the final round at Donington Park.

Winners

• 2018 – Rory Skinner moved to the British Supersport Championship in 2019, winning in 2020, then British Superbike Championship from 2020
• 2019 – Scott Ogden (together with 2018 BTC season competitor Josh Whatley) will race for VisionTrack Honda Racing Team in the 2022 Moto3 season, run by Michael Laverty^{[7] [8]}
• 2020 – Franco Bourne
• 2021 – Casey O'Gorman will race in Red Bull Rookies during the 2022 Moto3 season^[9]
• 2022 - Johnny Garness^[10]
• 2023 - Evan Belford

References

1. https://www.britishtalentcup.com/news/2018/Your+Road+to+MotoGP+starts+here+Applications+open+NOW Your Road to MotoGP starts here! Applications open NOW!
2. Web site: Honda and the British Talent Cup Honda Engine Room. 2021-12-11. www.honda.co.uk. en.
3. Web site: Skinner takes the crown but Strudwick strikes back for the win. 2021-12-11. BRITISH TALENT CUP.
4. Web site: Rory Skinner wins the British Talent Cup. 2021-12-11. www.56nbikes.scot. https://web.archive.org/web/20211211192733/https://www.56nbikes.scot/2018/12/16/rory-skinner-wins-the-british-talent-cup/. 2021-12-11. dead.
5. Web site: Nixon wins the race, Ogden wins the Cup as the dash to the line decides it all. 2021-12-11. BRITISH TALENT CUP.
6. Web site: Bourne snatches the crown with another stunner at Brands Hatch. 2021-12-11. BRITISH TALENT CUP.
7. https://www.britishtalentcup.com/news/2021/Scott+Ogden+and+Josh+Whatley+move+to+the+Moto3+World+Championship Scott Ogden and Josh Whatley move to the Moto3™ World Championship
8. https://www.visordown.com/news/racing/motogp/visiontrack-honda-signs-scott-ogden-josh-whatley-all-british-2022-moto3-bid Vision Track Honda signs Scott Ogden, Josh Whatley for all British 2022 Moto3 bid
9. https://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news-detail/red-bull-rookies-call-up-for-ogorman-in-2022 Red Bull Rookies call up for O’Gorman in 2022
10. Web site: 2022 BRITISH TALENT CUP . 2023-08-08 . en-US.