Even though the cup is only two years old, it has already produced a world championship rider – Adam Norrodin.
2016 will once again see the championship contested over six rounds in five different countries each round hosting two races. Sepang will see the season kick off with two days of testing in February before the Cup heads to Thailand to race alongside the WSBK Championship.
Qatar will host races three and four from March, the Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup racing alongside the MotoGP World Championship. Mid-May will see the Cup riders return to Sepang for their first races at the Malaysian circuit, once again alongside the WSBK Championship before heading to the Zhuhai circuit in China. This race will run with the highly popular Pan Delta event.
The final two rounds of the 2016 Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup season will see the youngsters follow the MotoGP riders to Motegi and Sepang in October for last four races. 12 races and ample practice time offer riders a chance to learn the tracks and continue to improve their race craft.
The riders who will be participating in the 2016 Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup are:
Tom Stewart William Edwards (Australia)
Ahamed Kadai Yaseen (India)
Irfan Aradiansyah (Indonesia)
Dwiki Hardhiana Suparta (Indonesia)
Faldhan Novayaser Mardani (Indonesia)
Alif Akbar Utama (Indonesia)
Basyiruddin Samhan Mashuri (Indonesia)
Riku Sugawara (Japan)
Yuki Kunii (Japan)
Shogo Kawasaki (Japan)
Muhammad Izam Ikmal (Malaysia)
Muhammad Khairul Ikhwan Bin Ajis (Malaysia)
Amirul Hakim Bin Mohd Rizal (Malaysia)
| Date | Event Type | Coinciding Event | Circuit | Country |
| 9 th – 10 th February | Test | None | Sepang | Malaysia |
| 11th – 13th March | Races 1&2 | WSBK Thailand | Buriram | Thailand |
| 17th – 20th March | Races 3&4 | MotoGP Qatar | Losail | Qatar |
| 13th – 15th May | Races 5&6 | WSBK Malaysia | Sepang | Malaysia |
| 16th – 19th September | Races 7&8 | Pan Delta | Zhuhai | China |
| 14th – 16th October | Races 9&10 | MotoGP Japan | Motegi | Japan |
| 28th – 30th October | Races 11&12 | MotoGP Malaysia | Sepang | Malaysia |
Our friends at Shell Malaysia will be conducting a Shell Advance roadshow especially for bikers this weekend in Sentul, KL on June 14. (more…)
Alberto Puig is not a new name to MotoGP, in fact the man has brought the world some of the top talents in the sport – Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa are the two that come to mind.
Puig was a MotoGP racer himself in the 90s but retired after a bad crash, which hindered his progress. He then focused on rider development and management. He is most well known for running the successful Red Bull MotoGP Academy. (more…)
Given that the boys have never ridden in Sentul, their baptism of fire of the circuit was quite difficult initially but things did get better later in FP2. (more…)
Friday in Sentul started off smoothly with almost perfect weather conditions leading up to the day’s 30-minute and 40-minute practice sessions. (more…)
Shell Oils Malaysia today marked the introduction of the new Shell Advance AX5 Scooter oil for the Malaysian market. (more…)
An exclusive insight into the newly formed Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup series and some of the young Malaysian riders handpicked to compete in what would become the region’s first motorcycle feeder racing series of its kind. (more…)
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