# 2022 North America Talent Cup

The 2022 North America Talent Cup is the inaugural season of the North America Talent Cup. The season opener was held alongside the MotoGP series event, the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, at COTA and will end at MotoAmerica's final round of 2022 at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. The inaugural season will feature only 20 riders, all racing on the Aprilia RS250SP2. The top two at the end of the season will be invited to join in the selection event for the 2023 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.

## Calendar

Calendar :
| Round | Circuit | Date |
| 1 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas | April 10 |
| 2 | High Plains Raceway, Deer Trail, Colorado | May 8 |
| 3 | Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, Washington | June 26 |
| 4 | Roebling Road Raceway, Bloomingdale, Georgia | July 17 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum, Pennsylvania | August 14 |
| 6 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia | September 4 |
| 7 | Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama | September 25 |

## Entries

Entry list :
| Bike | Team | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | B&M American Racing Team | 7 | Alessandro DiMario | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | Moo Racing | 9 | Matthew Chapin | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | Monkey Ranch USA | 10 | Emiliano Arciniega | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | Monk Moto | 11 | Logan Monk | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | Fernandez Racing | 13 | Jayden Fernandez | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | Eleven Motorsport | 14 | Chase Black | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | PhilDeBeast Racing | 23 | Philip Degama-Blanchet | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | California Mini Grand Prix | 25 | Alexander Enriquez | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | Chris Clark Racing | 27 | Chris Clark | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | NJ Moto Racing | 29 | Suhaib Salem | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | BBV #34 | 34 | Britanni Vaccarino | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | Team Sanchez Racing | 38 | Adrian Sanchez | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | Singh Racing | 54 | Dylan Singh | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | NJ Moto Racing | 58 | Logan Cunnison | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | California Mini Grand Prix | 66 | Haydn Meng | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | TPL Racing | 72 | Jack Beaudry | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | Ocho Uno Racing | 81 | David Roth Jr. | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | 2B Motorsports | 93 | Jediah Cumbermack | |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | Aiden Sneed 613 Racing | 95 | Aiden Sneed | 1 |
| Aprilia RS250SP2 | Jesse James Racing | 99 | Jesse Shedden | 1 |
| Source: MotoGP.com |||||

## Calendar

| Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Race Winner |
| 1 | Circuit of the Americas | Jesse Shedden | Jesse Shedden | Jesse Shedden |
| 1 | Circuit of the Americas | | Jesse Shedden | Jesse Shedden |
| 2 | High Plains Raceway | | | Alessandro DiMario |
| 2 | High Plains Raceway | | | Jesse Shedden |
| 3 | Ridge Motorsports Park | | | Alessandro DiMario |
| 3 | Ridge Motorsports Park | | | Alessandro DiMario |
| 4 | Roebling Road Raceway | | | Alexander Enriquez |
| 4 | Roebling Road Raceway | | | Chris Clark |
| 5 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex | | | |
| 6 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta | | | |
| 7 | Barber Motorsports Park | | | |

## Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top fifteen riders, provided the rider finished the race.
| 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 | Team | TEX | TEX | Pts |
| 1 | Jesse Shedden | Jesse James Racing | 1$^{PF}$ | 1$^P$ | 50 |
| 2 | Aiden Sneed | Aiden Sneed 613 Racing | 2 | 4 | 36 |
| 3 | Alassandro DiMario | B&M American Racing Team | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | Alexander Enriquez | California Mini Grand Prix | 7 | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | Jayden Fernandez | Fernandez Racing | 4 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Logan Cunnison | NJ Moto Racing | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | Chase Black | Eleven Motorsport | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Emiliano Arciniega | Monkey Ranch USA | 10 | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | Brittani Vaccarino | BBV #34 | 5 | Ret | 11 |
| 10 | Logan Monk | Monk Moto | 9 | 12 | 11 |
| 11 | Suhaib Salem | NJ Moto Racing | Ret | 7 | 9 |
| 12 | Philip Degama-Blanchet | PhilDeBeast Racing | 9 | 14 | 9 |
| 13 | Adrian Sanchez | Team Sanchez Racing | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| 14 | Haydn Meng | California Mini Grand Prix | 13 | 11 | 8 |
| 15 | David Roth Jr. | Ocho Uno Racing | 14 | 13 | 7 |
| 16 | Matthew Chapin | Moo Racing | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 17 | Jack Beaudry | TPL Racing | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 18 | Dylan Singh | Singh Racing | Ret | 17 | 0 |
| 19 | Chris Clark | Chris Clark | 17 | Ret | 0 |
| | Jediah Cumbermack | 2B Motorsports | | | |