The 2026 Idemitsu Moto4 Asia Cup is the twelfth season of the competition, formerly known as 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 features six rounds at circuits in Asia, with each round comprising two races. The majority of the rounds serve as support races for MotoGP. The season began at Buriram on 27 February, and is scheduled to conclude at Lusail on 8 November.
On 25 August 2026, Dorna Sports released a shortlist of 83 riders from 17 different nationalities which had been selected to participate in the 2027 Moto4 Asia Cup Selection Event. The event is scheduled to take place at the Sepang International Kart Circuit in Malaysia on 27 and 28 October 2026.
Entry list The entry list including the newly selected riders and returning riders was released on 26 November 2025. Indonesian Resky Yusuf was added to the grid in an updated entry list on 17 February 2026. All riders compete on identical 250cc Honda NSF250R motorcycles and use series-specified Pirelli tyres.
Rider Status Rounds 2 Haruki Matsuyama 1–3 3 Bintang Pranata 1–3 5 Pacharagorn Thonggerdloung 1–3 6 Naqib Rifqi 1–3 7 Judd Plaisted 1–3 8 Waku Kunitate 1–3 9 Chen Shiyu 1–3 10 Teerin Fleming 1–3 11 Kotaro Togashi 1–3 12 Bodie Paige 1 13 Muh Badly 1–3 14 Qabil Irfan 1–3 15 Jake Paige 1–2 16 Hayato Chishiki 1–3 17 Maulana Malik 1–3 18 Tanutchanon Sriperchsuwan 1–3 19 Qayyim Razin 1–3 20 Noprutpong Bunprawes 1–3 21 Wen Zezhong 1–3 22 Resky Yusuf 1–3wildcard and/or replacement riders 23 Vachiravit Maidadpan 1 25 Pongkun Aeimnoi 1, 3 26 Mahdi Salem 2 29 Ngo Nguyen Viet Tuan 3 30 Phoenix O'Brien 3 Icon Status Rookie
Calendar The full calendar was released on 17 February 2026. 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 Buriram International Circuit, Buriram 27 February – 1 March MotoGP World Championship 2 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 31 July – 2 AugustMalaysia Superbike Championship 3 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 2–4 October MotoGP World Championship 4 Mandalika International Street Circuit, Mandalika 9–11 October MotoGP World Championship 5 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang30 October – 1 November MotoGP World Championship 6 Lusail International Circuit, Lusail 6–8 November MotoGP World Championship
Race results Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider 1 R1 Buriram International Circuit, Buriram Haruki Matsuyama Haruki Matsuyama Hayato Chishiki R2 Bodie Paige Hayato Chishiki 2 R1 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang Qabil Irfan Bintang Pranata Qayyim Razin R2 Haruki Matsuyama Qayyim Razin 3 R1 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi Hayato Chishiki Teerin Fleming Hayato Chishiki R2 Haruki Matsuyama Haruki Matsuyama 4 R1 Mandalika International Street Circuit, Mandalika R2 5 R1 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang R2 6 R1 Lusail International Circuit, Lusail R2
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 Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos. Rider BUR SEP MOT MAN SEP LUS Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 Hayato Chishiki 1 1 7 5 1P 4P 108 2 Waku Kunitate 2 4 5 2 3 2 100 3 Haruki Matsuyama 5P F RetP 6 4F 2 1F 79 4 Qabil Irfan 6 2 3P 3P 62 5 Bintang Pranata 3 5 4F Ret 6 10 56 6 Pacharagorn Thonggerdloung 4 7 8 8 10 8 52 7 Qayyim Razin 17 16 1 1 DNS Ret 50 8 Kotaro Togashi 7 3 2 Ret Ret Ret 45 9 Teerin Fleming 9 10 13 10 5F 5 44 10 Muh Badly 14 6 10 11 Ret 3 39 11 Resky Yusuf 10 Ret 11 7 4 11 38 12 Noprutpong Bunprawes 8 11 12 9 11 13 32 13 Judd Plaisted 13 20 9 6 Ret 7 29 14 Ngo Nguyen Viet Tuan 8 6 18 15 Maulana Malik 15 14 15 15 7 12 18 16 Wen Zezhong 21 13 16 13 9 14 15 17 Pongkun Aeimnoi 11 8 13 18 Naqib Rifqi 16 12 Ret Ret Ret 9 11 19 Bodie Paige 12 9F 11 20 Jake Paige 19 17 14 12 6 21 Chen Shiyu 20 18 18 17 12 15 5 22 Tanutchanon Sriperchsuwan 22 19 19 16 13 17 3 23 Phoenix O'Brien 14 16 2 24 Mahdi Salem 17 14 2 25 Vachiravit Maidadpan 18 15 1Pos.Rider R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2Pts BUR SEP MOT MAN SEP LUSSource:
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