Asia Talent Cup entry list and calendar confirmed

By Bike Review • 6 years ago •

The 2018 Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup calendar has now been confirmed, and the entry list of riders who will be taking part has been released. The young riders will be taking on twelve races across six weekends in 2018, racing alongside some incredible Championships.

Seven countries are represented, with competitors from Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Qatar, Australia, the Philippines and Malaysia lining up.

Testing begins in February at Sepang International Circuit before the rider’s head for Qatar for the season opener alongside MotoGP™. Following a race weekend alongside WorldSBK at Buriram and a trip to Sepang with the Malaysian Superbike Championship, the calendar then ends the year alongside MotoGP once more – at Buriram, Motegi and Sepang, with the curtain coming down in Malaysia for what has become the traditional final round of the year.

2018 Asia Talent Cup Calendar

FEBUARY 19th & 20th TEST – None – SEPANG MALAYSIA
MARCH 15th –18th RACES 1 & 2 – MotoGP Grand Prix of Qatar – LOSAIL QATAR
MARCH 23rd – 25th RACES 3 & 4 – WorldSBK of Thailand – BURIRAM THAILAND
JULY 27th – 29th RACES 5 & 6 – Malaysian Superbike Championship – SEPANG MALAYSIA
OCTOBER 5th – 7th RACES 7 & 8 – MotoGP Grand Prix of Thailand – BURIRAM THAILAND
OCTOBER 19th – 21st RACES 9 & 10 – MotoGP Grand Prix of Japan – MOTEGI JAPAN
NOVEMBER 2nd – 4th RACES 11 & 12 – MotoGP Grand Prix of Malaysia – SEPANG MALAYSIA