The 2025 Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup was the eleventh 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 third round being held as support races for the MotoGP World Championship. The season commenced at Buriram on 28 February, and concluded at Sepang on 26 October. This was the final season of the competition under the Asia Talent Cup moniker, which was rebranded as the Moto4 Asia Cup from the 2026 season onwards.
On 18 August 2025, Dorna Sports released a shortlist of 83 riders from 18 different nationalities which had been selected to participate in the 2026 Selection Event. The event took place at the Sepang International Kart Circuit in Malaysia on 22 October 2025.
Japanese rider Ryota Ogiwara was crowned champion at the Sepang round.
Entry list The entry list of selected riders was released on 10 December 2024. All riders compete on identical 250cc Honda NSF250R motorcycles and use series-specified Pirelli tyres.
RiderStatusRounds2 Haruki Matsuyama All3 Alvaro Hetta Mahendra All5 Tanachat Pratumtong All6 Muhriz Sharf All7 Davino Britani All8 Kim Min-jae All9 Chen Shiyu All10 Teerin Fleming All11 Sarthak Chavan1–2, 4, 612 Rikki Henry1, 313 Badly Ayatullah 1–514 Seiryu IkegamiAll15 Archie Schmidt1, 3–616 Ryota OgiwaraAll17 Nelson Cairoli All18 Nguyen Huu Tri All19 Danial Adam All20 Noprutpong Bunprawes All21 Shingo Iidaka All22 Alfonsi DaquiganAllwildcard and/or replacement riders 24 Pancharuch Chitwirulchat1–525 Mahdi Salem2–326 Bodie Paige2, 5–627 Rintaro Todaka428 Kensei Matsudaira429 Rakha Bima530 Bintang Pranata5–6 Icon Status Rookie
Calendar and results The definitive season calendar was revealed on 21 January 2025, and features six rounds in five countries.
CircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning rider11 Chang International Circuit, Buriram1 March Seiryu Ikegami Seiryu Ikegami Ryota Ogiwara22 March Haruki Matsuyama Ryota Ogiwara23 Lusail International Circuit, Lusail12 April Ryota Ogiwara Ryota Ogiwara Ryota Ogiwara413 April Seiryu Ikegami Ryota Ogiwara35 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang3 August Ryota Ogiwara Ryota Ogiwara Ryota Ogiwara63 August Ryota Ogiwara Ryota Ogiwara47 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi27 September Seiryu Ikegami Seiryu Ikegami Ryota Ogiwara828 September Seiryu Ikegami Ryota Ogiwara59 Mandalika International Street Circuit, Mandalika4 October Haruki Matsuyama Alfonsi Daquigan Alfonsi Daquigan105 October Ryota Ogiwara Alfonsi Daquigan611 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang25 October Ryota Ogiwara Seiryu Ikegami Seiryu Ikegami1226 October Bintang Pranata Teerin Fleming
Championship standings Scoring systemPoints 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 Points252016131110987654321
Pos. Rider THA QAT MAL JPN INA SEP PtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2 1 Ryota Ogiwara111P F1P1P F1P F11Ret6F2P2P 250 2 Seiryu Ikegami2P F2P22F222P F2P FRet21F20 205 3 Alfonsi Daquigan5567746Ret1F137 148 4 Haruki Matsuyama43FRet855RetRet2P3P43 124 5 Noprutpong Bunprawes347448Ret96459 120 6 Shingo Iidaka128336Ret5 335 Ret6 118 7 Teerin Fleming10115514Ret96 5Ret71 97 8 Badly Ayatullah6Ret463334DNSDNS 94 9 Archie SchmidtRet10 87459888 78 10 Davino BritaniDNSRet101111101084Ret912 60 11 Tanachat Pratumtong96Ret161291310891410 60 12 Bodie Paige 99 77Ret5 43 13 Pancharuch ChitwirulchatRetRet8121068151614 39 14 Sarthak Chavan7911Ret 1212 1215 34 15 Nelson Cairoli87Ret13191517161210Ret14 33 16 Muhriz SharfDNSRet18141311161311Ret1011 29 17 Bintang Pranata171264F 27 18 Kim Min-jae131412151716151413111318 24 19 Alvaro Hetta MahendraDNS161318Ret18141110Ret1613 19 20 Mahdi Salem 1510912 18 21 Rintaro Todaka 117 14 22 Nguyen Huu Tri141316191813Ret1818151116 14 23 Danial AdamDNS12141715Ret181714131517 13 24 Kensei Matsudaira 7Ret 9 25 Rikki Henry1115 1614 8 26 Chen Shiyu 151717202017RetRet19161719 1 27 Rakha Bima 15Ret 1Pos.RiderR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2Pts THA QAT MAL JPN INA SEPSource:
Season summary The season opener was held at the Chang International Circuit, where Japanese Seiryu Ikegami, entering his second Cup season, set pole position ahead of compatriot Ryota Ogiwara, who faced his third Cup stint, and Thai home rider Noprutpong Bunprawes, in his first full-time season. Ogiwara claimed first place in Race 1 after a last-lap battle with Ikegami, while Bunprawes completed the podium in third. In Race 2, Ogiwara won again, ahead of Ikegami and Japanese rookie Haruki Matsuyama, following a late crash by Indonesian rookie Badly Ayatullah while he was leading the race.
The second round took place at the Lusail International Circuit. Ogiwara secured his first pole position of the season, with Ikegami and Matsuyama completing the first row. Race 1 was decided in the final corner after Ogiwara made a late overtake on Ikegami to take the win. Japanese rookie Shingo Iidaka finished in third place, just ahead of Ayatullah. For Race 2, Ogiwara and Ikegami pulled away once again and brought the battle down to the final corner, this time with Ogiwara ahead, who held off Ikegami and crossed the line in first place, claiming his fourth win in a row. Iidaka completed the podium for a second time.
The third round was held at the Sepang International Circuit, which is also set to host the final round of the season. Ogiwara claimed his second pole position, with Ikegami and Iidaka completing the front row. In Race 1, Ogiwara quickly pulled away and formed a gap which would lead him to win his fifth race, finishing 9.463 seconds ahead of Ikegami, who fended off Ayatullah for second. Race 2 had a five-rider battle for the win down to the final corner, where Ogiwara once again emerged in front for a sixth time in a row in the season. Ikegami finished second for the sixth consecutive time, just in front of Ayatullah. Daquigan and Matsuyama missed out on the podium spots.
The fourth round of the season was held at Twin Ring Motegi. Ikegami set the fastest lap time in Qualifying Practice, ahead of Ogiwara and Matsuyama. In Race 1, Ikegami and Ogiwara broke away early, with Ogiwara ultimately edging out Ikegami by just 0.015 seconds. Ayatullah completed the podium ahead or Schmidt and Iidaka. Race 2 followed a similar pattern, with Ogiwara once again finishing just ahead of Ikegami, breaking the record for the most consecutive wins in the Cup (8), previously set by Taiyo Furusato in 2021. Iidaka held off Ayatullah and Schmidt for third place.
The fifth round of the season took place at the Mandalika International Circuit. Rookie Matsuyama secured his first Cup pole position, ahead of championship contenders Ikegami and Ogiwara. In Race 1, a multi-rider group formed at the front, with Daquigan briefly pulling away in the early laps, who would later serve a double Long Lap Penalty and consequently drop down to 13th place. The lead changed hands multiple times throughout the race, with Ikegami leading into the final two corners. Ogiwara dived into the inside of Turn 16, couldn't get the bike stopped and allowed Ikegami to regain the lead into the final corner. In a late attempt for the win, Ogiwara went for the inside again at Turn 17, but collected Ikegami in the process, making both retire from the race and allowing Daquigan to come out ahead to take his first Cup win. Matsuyama and Iidaka completed the podium. As a result of the incident in the final corner, Ogiwara was given a double Long Lap Penalty in Race 2, and would later serve a third one for shortcutting at Turn 9. This caused him to lose contact with the leading group. Daquigan clinched his second Cup win, ahead of Ikegami and Matsuyama. Bunprawes and Iidaka missed out on the podium spots, while Ogiwara finished in sixth place.
The final round of the season took place at the Sepang International Circuit. Ikegami emerged ahead in Race 1, claiming his first win of the season. Starting from pole, Ogiwara finished second and secured the championship title in the process. Daquigan completed the podium. Race 2 saw rookie Teerin Fleming claim his maiden Cup win, beating Ogiwara by 0.013 seconds after pulling out of the slipstream, having exited the final corner in second place. Matsuyama completed the podium as Ikegami crashed out of the lead with five laps remaining.
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