The 2016 Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup was the third season of the Asia Talent Cup. The season featured six rounds held at circuits in Asia, with three rounds held in support of the MotoGP World Championship and two rounds in support of the Superbike World Championship. The season started at Chang in Thailand on 11 March, and finished at Sepang in Malaysia on 28 October.
Thai rider Somkiat Chantra won the title after beating closest rival and future Honda Team Asia teammate Ai Ogura.[1]
Race calendar and results
The calendar was announced in December 2015.[2]
Entry list
The entry list was announced in November 2015.[3]
Championship standings
- Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had 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
|
THA
|
QAT
|
MAL1
|
CHN
|
JPN
|
MAL2
|
Pts
|
| R1
|
R2
|
R1
|
R2
|
R1
|
R2
|
R1
|
R2
|
R1
|
R2
|
R1
|
R2
|
| 1
|
Somkiat Chantra
|
4
|
1
|
6P
|
2P
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
Ret
|
1
|
178
|
| 2
|
Ai Ogura
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
7
|
5
|
Ret
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
Ret
|
173
|
| 3
|
Andi Farid Izdihar
|
RetP
|
3P
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
5
|
7
|
1P
|
RetP
|
167
|
| 4
|
Ryusei Yamanaka
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
Ret
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
4
|
167
|
| 5
|
Gerry Salim
|
2
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
Ret
|
4P
|
2P
|
10
|
6
|
16
|
7
|
145
|
| 6
|
Yuki Kunii
|
6
|
8
|
8
|
6
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
1P
|
RetP
|
3
|
9
|
142
|
| 7
|
Kazuki Masaki
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
6P
|
12P
|
Ret
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
Ret
|
134
|
| 8
|
Shogo Kawasaki
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
11
|
7
|
Ret
|
9
|
8
|
5
|
11
|
2
|
77
|
| 9
|
Can Öncü
|
9
|
13
|
13
|
16
|
10
|
Ret
|
7
|
9
|
8
|
5
|
15
|
2
|
75
|
| 10
|
Deniz Öncü
|
11
|
9
|
12
|
15
|
Ret
|
14
|
6
|
6
|
Ret
|
10
|
5
|
3
|
72
|
| 11
|
Riku Sugawara
|
13
|
12
|
10
|
10
|
8
|
5
|
9
|
Ret
|
9
|
9
|
Ret
|
13
|
62
|
| 12
|
Idham Khairuddin
|
12
|
14
|
14
|
13
|
9
|
6
|
8
|
11
|
12
|
Ret
|
7
|
8
|
62
|
| 13
|
Irfan Ardiansyah
|
8
|
Ret
|
9
|
9
|
Ret
|
8
|
|
|
Ret
|
13
|
10
|
5
|
50
|
| 14
|
Tom Edwards
|
10
|
10
|
Ret
|
11
|
Ret
|
9
|
|
|
13
|
11
|
8
|
10
|
46
|
| 15
|
Waraphod Niamsakhonsakul
|
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
15
|
11
|
10
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
15
|
13
|
12
|
34
|
| 16
|
Bahattin Sofuoğlu
|
Ret
|
17
|
15
|
17
|
Ret
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
14
|
12
|
Ret
|
6
|
28
|
| 17
|
Izam Ikmal
|
18
|
18
|
16
|
20
|
12
|
10
|
|
|
15
|
14
|
Ret
|
11
|
18
|
| 18
|
Alif Utama
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
14
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
11
|
13
|
|
|
14
|
Ret
|
13
|
| 19
|
Hiroki Nakamura
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
Ret
|
9
|
Ret
|
12
|
| 20
|
Dwiki Suparta
|
14
|
15
|
18
|
19
|
|
|
15
|
Ret
|
16
|
Ret
|
12
|
Ret
|
8
|
| 21
|
Ahamed Yanseen
|
16
|
19
|
19
|
18
|
13
|
15
|
14
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
| 22
|
Chun Kit Law
|
17
|
20
|
20
|
21
|
14
|
16
|
Ret
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
| Pos.
|
Rider
|
R1
|
R2
|
R1
|
R2
|
R1
|
R2
|
R1
|
R2
|
R1
|
R2
|
R1
|
R2
|
Pts
|
| THA
|
QAT
|
MAL1
|
CHN
|
JPN
|
MAL2
|
|
| Colour |
Result
|
| Gold |
Winner
|
| Silver |
Second place
|
| Bronze |
Third place
|
| Green |
Points classification
|
| Blue |
Non-points classification
|
| Non-classified finish (NC)
|
| Purple |
Retired, not classified (Ret)
|
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ)
|
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
|
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
| White |
Did not start (DNS)
|
| Withdrew (WD)
|
| Race cancelled (C)
|
| Blank
|
Did not practice (DNP)
|
| Did not arrive (DNA)
|
| Excluded (EX)
|
P – Pole position
|
References