2023 Asia Talent Cup

2023 Asia Talent Cup
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The 2023 Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup was the ninth 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 features six rounds at circuits in Asia, with all but the first round being held as support races for the MotoGP World Championship. The season commenced at Sepang on 18 August, and is scheduled to conclude at Losail on 19 November.

Indonesian rider Veda Ega Pratama dominated the championship in his second full season, winning nine of the season's twelve races and clinching the title with one round to go.[1] Fellow series returnee Amon Odaki finished in second, some 103 points adrift of Pratama, while Ryota Ogiwara finished in third as the highest-placed rookie.

Entry list

The entry list of selected riders was released on 26 January 2023.[2] All riders compete on identical 250cc Honda NSF250R motorcycles.

No. Rider Rounds
2 Zen Mitani All
3 Adi Putra All
5 Chessy Meilandri All
6 Levi Kwan Russo All
7 Veda Ega Pratama All
8 Farres Putra 1–5
9 Riichi Takahira All
10 Burapa Wanmoon 1–4
11 Sarthak Chavan 1, 3–6
12 Marianos Nikolis All
13 Jorge Raphael Gading All
14 Amon Odaki All
15 Reykat Yusuf Fadilah 1–4
16 Ryota Ogiwara All
17 Ahmad Darwisy All
18 Hafizd Fahril Rasyadan All
19 Farish Hafiy All
20 Jakkreephat Phuettisan All
21 Shinya Ezawa All
22 Kakeru Okunuki 2
Kiandra Ramadhipa 3
Kitsada Tanachot 4
Mohammed Binladin 6
23 Hamad Al-Sahouti All
24 Decksa Almer Alfarezel 3
Kiattisak Singhapong 4–6

Calendar and results

The season calendar was revealed on 14 November 2022, and features six rounds in five countries.[3]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
1 1 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 19 August Veda Ega Pratama Amon Odaki Riichi Takahira
2 20 August Veda Ega Pratama Veda Ega Pratama
2 3 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 30 September Amon Odaki Veda Ega Pratama Veda Ega Pratama
4 1 October Veda Ega Pratama Veda Ega Pratama
3 5 Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok Regency 14 October Veda Ega Pratama Amon Odaki Veda Ega Pratama
6 15 October Veda Ega Pratama Veda Ega Pratama
4 7 Chang International Circuit, Buriram 28 October Veda Ega Pratama Jakkreephat Phuettisan Jakkreephat Phuettisan
8 29 October Veda Ega Pratama Veda Ega Pratama
5 9 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 11 November Riichi Takahira Shinya Ezawa Amon Odaki
10 12 November Veda Ega Pratama Veda Ega Pratama
6 11 Losail International Circuit, Losail 18 November Veda Ega Pratama Veda Ega Pratama Veda Ega Pratama
12 19 November Veda Ega Pratama Veda Ega Pratama

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 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos. Rider MAL1
 JPN
 IDN
 THA
 MAL2
 QAT
 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Veda Ega Pratama 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 Ret 1 1 1 256
2 Amon Odaki 4 Ret 3 Ret 2 3 3 2 1 5 Ret 3 153
3 Ryota Ogiwara 6 4 4 6 Ret 4 7 4 4 3 2 2 150
4 Jakkreephat Phuettisan 7 5 7 3 5 6 1 3 3 7 7 9 148
5 Zen Mitani 3 3 2 Ret 3 2 4 Ret Ret 2 6 6 141
6 Riichi Takahira 1 2 6 Ret 9 8 6 5 Ret 4 5 4 128
7 Shinya Ezawa 5 2 Ret 5 2 Ret 2 Ret 3 5 109
8 Hamad Al-Sahouti 9 6 9 4 15 11 11 10 5 Ret 11 10 76
9 Farish Hafiy 12 9 Ret 5 4 7 Ret 6 Ret Ret 8 7 71
10 Marianos Nikolis DNS DNS Ret 11 7 9 8 7 Ret 8 4 8 67
11 Farres Putra 8 8 8 9 13 10 12 8 Ret DNS 52
12 Hafizd Fahril Rasyadan 11 7 Ret 8 18 Ret Ret 12 Ret 9 12 12 41
13 Chessy Meilandri 16 11 10 Ret 10 13 14 14 7 11 14 15 41
14 Reykat Yusuf Fadilah 5 Ret 12 Ret 6 Ret 10 9 38
15 Levi Kwan Russo 15 13 11 12 Ret 15 15 13 6 6 18 17 38
16 Kiattisak Singhapong 9 11 8 10 9 13 36
17 Ahmad Darwisy 10 10 15 10 14 14 13 16 Ret 13 15 Ret 30
18 Burapa Wanmoon 13 14 Ret 7 12 16 Ret DNS 18
19 Jorge Raphael Gading 17 12 13 13 16 Ret 16 19 Ret DNS 13 11 18
20 Sarthak Chavan 14 Ret 19 Ret Ret 18 9 12 16 16 13
21 Adi Putra 18 15 14 14 17 17 17 17 10 14 17 18 13
22 Kiandra Ramadhipa 11 12 9
23 Decksa Almer Alfarezel 8 Ret 8
24 Mohammed Binladin 10 14 8
25 Kitsada Tanachot 18 15 1
— Kakeru Okunuki Ret Ret 0
Pos. Rider R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts
MAL1
 JPN
 IDN
 THA
 MAL2
 QAT

References

  1. ^ "Pratama is Indonesia's first Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup Champion!". MotoGP. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 Entry List" (PDF). Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Provisional Calendar" (PDF). Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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