# 2015 Asia Talent Cup

The 2015 Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup was the second season of the Asia Talent Cup, a motorcycle racing series organized by Dorna and sponsored by Shell Advance which is intended for young riders throughout Asia and Oceania. The season featured six rounds held at circuits in Asia, with three rounds held in support of the MotoGP World Championship and two rounds in support of the Superbike World Championship. The season commenced at Chang on 20 March, and concluded at Sepang on 23 October.
Japanese rider Ayumu Sasaki won the championship in his second season in the series ahead of compatriots Takuma Kunimine and Kazuki Masaki. This season also featured the debut of Ai Ogura, who would go on to become the first Asia Talent Cup graduate to win a Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Championship upon winning the 2024 Moto2 World Championship.

## Entry list

| No. | Rider | Rounds |
| 2 | Kazuki Masaki | All |
| 3 | Shafiq Rasol | All |
| 4 | Gerry Salim | All |
| 5 | Mckinley Kyle Paz | 1–2 |
| 5 | Luth Harith Erwan | 3–4 |
| 6 | Yūta Date | All |
| 7 | Sittipon Srimoontree | All |
| 8 | Tom Edwards | 1–2 |
| 8 | Idham Khairuddin | 3–6 |
| 9 | Ai Ogura | All |
| 10 | Adam Norrodin | All |
| 11 | Muhammad Helmi Azman | All |
| 12 | Ryūsei Yamanaka | All |
| 13 | Nakarin Atiratphuvapat | All |
| 14 | Zhou Shengjunjie | 4–6 |
| 16 | Chen Pengyuan | 1–3 |
| 15 | Kite Fuse | All |
| 16 | Lachlan Taylor | 1, 3 |
| 16 | Yūto Fukushima | 5–6 |
| 17 | Fakhrusy Syakirin Rostam | All |
| 18 | Somkiat Chantra | 1–2 |
| 18 | Matt Barton | 6 |
| 19 | Chen Yuanhang | All |
| 20 | Azroy Hakeem Anuar | All |
| 21 | Takuma Kunimine | All |
| 22 | Ayumu Sasaki | All |
| 23 | Andi Farid Izdihar | All |

## Results and standings

| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Winning rider |
| 1 | 1 | Chang International Circuit, Buriram | 21 March | Muhammad Helmi Azman | Somkiat Chantra |
| 1 | 2 | Chang International Circuit, Buriram | 22 March | | Nakarin Atiratphuvapat |
| 2 | 3 | Losail International Circuit, Losail | 28 March | Nakarin Atiratphuvapat | Takuma Kunimine |
| 2 | 4 | Losail International Circuit, Losail | 29 March | | Andi Farid Izdihar |
| 3 | 5 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 1 August | Ayumu Sasaki | Ayumu Sasaki |
| 3 | 6 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 2 August | | Nakarin Atiratphuvapat |
| 4 | 7 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 19 September | Adam Norrodin | Ayumu Sasaki |
| 4 | 8 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 20 September | | Ai Ogura |
| 5 | 9 | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi | 10 October | Ayumu Sasaki | Ayumu Sasaki |
| 5 | 10 | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi | 11 October | | Kazuki Masaki |
| 6 | 11 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 24 October | Takuma Kunimine | Takuma Kunimine |
| 6 | 12 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 25 October | | Kazuki Masaki |

## Riders' championship

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 | THA | THA | QAT | QAT | MAL1 | MAL1 | CHN | CHN | JPN | JPN | MAL2 | MAL2 | Pts |
| Pos. | Rider | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| 1 | Ayumu Sasaki | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 203 |
| 2 | Takuma Kunimine | 7 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 162 |
| 3 | Kazuki Masaki | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | Ret | 2 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 152 |
| 4 | Nakarin Atiratphuvapat | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 124 |
| 5 | Yūta Date | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 110 |
| 6 | Gerry Salim | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 109 |
| 7 | Ai Ogura | 10 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 10 | 107 |
| 8 | Adam Norrodin | 6 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 105 |
| 9 | Andi Farid Izdihar | Ret | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 104 |
| 10 | Muhammad Helmi Azman | 8 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 82 |
| 11 | Fakhrusy Syakirin Rostam | Ret | 9 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 81 |
| 12 | Somkiat Chantra | 1 | Ret | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 61 |
| 13 | Shafiq Rasol | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | DNS | WD | 17 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 61 |
| 14 | Azroy Hakeem Anuar | 14 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 59 |
| 15 | Ryūsei Yamanaka | Ret | 15 | 15 | 16 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 11 | 44 |
| 16 | Kite Fuse | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 13 | Ret | 7 | 15 | Ret | 40 |
| 17 | Idham Khairuddin | | | | | 19 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 17 |
| 18 | Sittipon Srimoontree | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 12 | 15 |
| 19 | Chen Yuanhang | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
| 20 | Zhou Shengjunjie | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
| 21 | Lachlan Taylor | 17 | Ret | | | 21 | 10 | | | | | | | 6 |
| 22 | Luth Harith Erwan | | | | | 20 | 11 | 16 | 18 | | | 20 | 16 | 5 |
| 23 | Yūto Fukushima | | | | | | | | | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 4 |
| — | Chen Pengyuan | 16 | 16 | Ret | 18 | 18 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Tom Edwards | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Matt Barton | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 18 | 0 |
| — | Mckinley Kyle Paz | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| Pos. | Rider | THA | THA | QAT | QAT | MAL1 | MAL1 | CHN | CHN | JPN | JPN | MAL2 | MAL2 | | Pts |