# 2024 Asia Talent Cup

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. 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. All riders competed on identical 250cc Honda NSF250R motorcycles.
| No. | Rider | Rounds |
| 2 | Zen Mitani | All |
| 3 | Asyraff Zaquan | 2–6 |
| 5 | Tanachat Pratumtong | 2–6 |
| 6 | Levi Kwan Russo | All |
| 7 | Kiandra Ramadhipa | All |
| 8 | Rakshith Srihari Dave | All |
| 9 | Riichi Takahira | All |
| 10 | Burapa Wanmoon | 1–2 |
| 11 | Sarthak Chavan | 1–3, 5–6 |
| 12 | Rikki Henry | All |
| 13 | Rama Putra Septiawan | 1–2 |
| 14 | Seiryū Ikegami | All |
| 15 | Archie Schmidt | All |
| 16 | Ryōta Ogiwara | All |
| 17 | Farhan Naqib Mohd Faiz | All |
| 18 | Chiranth Vishwanath | 1–3, 5 |
| 19 | Farish Hafiy Farid Sezli | All |
| 20 | Kiattisak Singhapong | All |
| 21 | Rintarō Takemoto | All |
| 22 | Alfonsi Rei Santos Daquigan | All |
| 23 | Kitsada Tanachot | 1, 3–6 |
| 23 | Zhang Xuhao | 2 |
| 24 | Davino Britani | 3 |
| 25 | Shingo Iidaka | 4 |
| 26 | Noprutpong Bunprawes | 5–6 |
| 27 | Pancharuch Chitwirulchat | 5 |
* Hsieh Shao-en of Chinese Taipei was scheduled to compete in the championship, but withdrew prior to the start of the season.

## 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. 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.
| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest Lap | Winning rider |
| 1 | 1 | Lusail International Circuit, Lusail | 9 March | Zen Mitani | Zen Mitani | Zen Mitani |
| 1 | 2 | Lusail International Circuit, Lusail | 10 March | | Farish Hafiy | Kiandra Ramadhipa |
| 2 | 3 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 17 August | Zen Mitani | Zen Mitani | Zen Mitani |
| 2 | 4 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 18 August | | Kiattisak Singhapong | Zen Mitani |
| 3 | 5 | Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok Regency | 28 September | Ryōta Ogiwara | Seiryū Ikegami | Zen Mitani |
| 3 | 6 | Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok Regency | 29 September | | Farish Hafiy | Ryōta Ogiwara |
| 4 | 7 | Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi | 5 October | Zen Mitani | Zen Mitani | Zen Mitani |
| 4 | 8 | Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi | 6 October | | Ryōta Ogiwara | Seiryū Ikegami |
| 5 | 9 | Chang International Circuit, Buriram | 26 October | Ryōta Ogiwara | Kiattisak Singhapong | Kiandra Ramadhipa |
| 5 | 10 | Chang International Circuit, Buriram | 27 October | | Archie Schmidt | Ryōta Ogiwara |
| 6 | 11 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 2 November | Zen Mitani | Riichi Takahira | Zen Mitani |
| 6 | 12 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 3 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 |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | QAT | QAT | MAL1 | MAL1 | INA | INA | JPN | JPN | THA | THA | MAL2 | MAL2 | Pts |
| Pos. | Rider | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| 1 | Zen Mitani | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 259 |
| 2 | Ryōta Ogiwara | Ret | 16 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 179 |
| 3 | Riichi Takahira | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 177 |
| 4 | Kiandra Ramadhipa | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 142 |
| 5 | Seiryū Ikegami | 3 | 17 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 140 |
| 6 | Kiattisak Singhapong | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 129 |
| 7 | Farish Hafiy | 6 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 18 | Ret | 4 | 94 |
| 8 | Rintarō Takemoto | 7 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 85 |
| 9 | Alfonsi Daquigan | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | Ret | NC | 11 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 71 |
| 10 | Archie Schmidt | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 70 |
| 11 | Levi Kwan Russo | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 70 |
| 12 | Sarthak Chavan | 9 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 7 | | | 13 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 60 |
| 13 | Rikki Henry | 12 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | NC | 17 | 8 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 37 |
| 14 | Tanachat Pratumtong | | | Ret | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | DNS | 11 | 12 | 12 | 37 |
| 15 | Kitsada Tanachot | 13 | 12 | | | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 28 |
| 16 | Shingo Iidaka | | | | | | | 7 | 5 | | | | | 20 |
| 17 | Asyraff Zaquan | | | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 19 |
| 18 | Rama Putra Septiawan | 14 | 8 | 11 | 17 | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 19 | Noprutpong Bunprawes | | | | | | | | | 14 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 14 |
| 20 | Burapa Wanmoon | 15 | 11 | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 21 | Farhan Naqib | Ret | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | DNS | 16 | 14 | 10 |
| 22 | Rakshith Dave | 17 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 7 |
| 23 | Chiranth Vishwanath | 16 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 16 | | | 20 | Ret | | | 5 |
| — | Pancharuch Chitwirulchat | | | | | | | | | 16 | 16 | | | 0 |
| — | Zhang Xuhao | | | 18 | 20 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Davino Britani | | | | | 20 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| Pos. | Rider | QAT | QAT | MAL1 | MAL1 | INA | INA | JPN | JPN | THA | THA | MAL2 | MAL2 | | Pts |