2026 Moto4 Asia Cup

2026 Moto4 Asia Cup
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The 2026 Idemitsu Moto4 Asia Cup is the twelfth season of the competition, formerly known as the Asia Talent Cup,[1] a motorcycle racing series organized by Dorna and sponsored by Idemitsu, which is intended for young riders throughout Asia and Oceania. The season features six rounds at circuits in Asia, with each round comprising two races. The majority of the rounds serve as support races for MotoGP.[2] The season began at Buriram on 27 February, and is scheduled to conclude at Lusail on 8 November.

The 2027 Moto4 Asia Cup Selection Event is scheduled to take place at the Sepang International Kart Circuit in Malaysia on 27 and 28 October 2026.[3]

Entry list

The entry list including the newly selected riders and returning riders was released on 26 November 2025.[4][5][6] Indonesian Resky Yusuf was added to the grid in an updated entry list on 17 February 2026.[3] All riders compete on identical 250cc Honda NSF250R motorcycles and use series-specified Pirelli tyres.[7]

No. Rider Status Rounds
2 Japan Haruki Matsuyama 1–2
3 Indonesia Bintang Pranata R 1–2
5 Thailand Pacharagorn Thonggerdloung R 1–2
6 Malaysia Naqib Rifqi R 1–2
7 Australia Judd Plaisted R 1–2
8 Japan Waku Kunitate R 1–2
9 China Chen Shiyu 1–2
10 Thailand Teerin Fleming[a] 1–2
11 Japan Kotaro Togashi R 1–2
12 Australia Bodie Paige R 1
13 Indonesia Muh Badly 1–2
14 Malaysia Qabil Irfan R 1–2
15 Australia Jake Paige R 1–2
16 Japan Hayato Chishiki R 1–2
17 Indonesia Maulana Malik R 1–2
18 Thailand Tanutchanon Sriperchsuwan R 1–2
19 Malaysia Qayyim Razin R 1–2
20 Thailand Noprutpong Bunprawes 1–2
21 Hong Kong Wen Zezhong R 1–2
22 Indonesia Resky Yusuf R 1–2
wildcard and/or replacement riders
23 Thailand Vachiravit Maidadpan 1
25 Thailand Pongkun Aeimnoi 1
26 Palestine Mahdi Salem[b] 2
Icon Status
R Rookie

Calendar

The full calendar was released on 17 February 2026.[3] The Lusail round was initially scheduled to take place in April but was rescheduled to November due to the conflict in Iran.

Round Circuit Date Support For Map of circuit locations
1 Thailand Buriram International Circuit, Buriram 27 February – 1 March MotoGP World Championship
2 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 31 July – 2 August Malaysia Superbike Championship
3 Japan Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 2–4 October MotoGP World Championship
4 Indonesia Mandalika International Street Circuit, Mandalika 9–11 October MotoGP World Championship
5 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 30 October – 1 November MotoGP World Championship
6 Qatar Lusail International Circuit, Lusail 6–8 November MotoGP World Championship

Race results

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider
1 R1 Thailand Buriram International Circuit, Buriram Japan Haruki Matsuyama Japan Haruki Matsuyama Japan Hayato Chishiki
R2 Australia Bodie Paige Japan Hayato Chishiki
2 R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang Malaysia Qabil Irfan Indonesia Bintang Pranata Malaysia Qayyim Razin
R2 Japan Haruki Matsuyama Malaysia Qayyim Razin
3 R1 Japan Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
R2
4 R1 Indonesia Mandalika International Street Circuit, Mandalika
R2
5 R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
R2
6 R1 Qatar Lusail International Circuit, Lusail
R2

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 BUR
Thailand		 SEP
Malaysia		 MOT
Japan		 MAN
Indonesia		 SEP
Malaysia		 LUS
Qatar		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Japan Hayato Chishiki 1 1 7 5 70
2 Japan Waku Kunitate 2 4 5 2 64
3 Malaysia Qabil Irfan 6 2 3P 3P 62
4 Malaysia Qayyim Razin 17 16 1 1 50
5 Japan Kotaro Togashi 7 3 2 Ret 45
6 Indonesia Bintang Pranata 3 5 4F Ret 40
7 Thailand Pacharagorn Thonggerdloung 4 7 8 8 38
8 Japan Haruki Matsuyama 5P F RetP 6 4F 34
9 Thailand Noprutpong Bunprawes 8 11 12 9 24
10 Indonesia Muh Badly 14 6 10 11 23
11 Thailand Teerin Fleming 9 10 13 10 22
12 Australia Judd Plaisted 13 20 9 6 20
13 Indonesia Resky Yusuf 10 Ret 11 7 20
14 Thailand Pongkun Aeimnoi 11 8 13
15 Australia Bodie Paige 12 9F 11
16 Australia Jake Paige 19 17 14 12 6
17 Hong Kong Wen Zezhong 21 13 16 13 6
18 Indonesia Maulana Malik 15 14 15 15 5
19 Malaysia Naqib Rifqi 16 12 Ret Ret 4
20 Palestine Mahdi Salem 17 14 2
21 Thailand Vachiravit Maidadpan 18 15 1
22 Thailand Tanutchanon Sriperchsuwan 22 19 19 16 0
23 China Chen Shiyu 20 18 18 17 0
Pos. Rider R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts
BUR
Thailand		 SEP
Malaysia		 MOT
Japan		 MAN
Indonesia		 SEP
Malaysia		 LUS
Qatar
Source:[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ Fleming was born in Australia but is competing under the flag of Thailand.[8]
  2. ↑ Salem was born in the United States but is competing under the flag of Palestine.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the new Road to MotoGP™". motogp.com. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "General Information". asiatalentcup.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Full 2026 Idemitsu Moto4 Asia Cup calendar and entry list confirmed". resources.motogp.pulselive.com. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "2026 Entry List" (PDF). resources.motogp.pulselive.com. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Meet the selected riders for the 2026 Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup". motogp.com. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Selected & reserve riders" (PDF). mcusercontent.com. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Pirelli to become exclusive tyre supplier to Moto2™ and Moto3™". press.pirelli.com. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Strong Aussie presence on 2026 Moto4 Asia Cup grid". mcnews.com.au. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "Mahdi and Suhaieb: Two American Brothers from a Palestinian family on their way to the top of the Motorbiking Sport". palestineim.net. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Championship Classification" (PDF). moto4asiacup.com. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
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