2016 Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup Calendar Announced

2015-12-02 15:31
The 2016 schedule for the third edition of the Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup has been revealed, featuring 12 races.

The successful Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup will enters its third year in 2016, in this short time the Cup has already produced a World Championship rider in Adam Norrodin. 2016 will once again see the championship contested over six rounds in five different countriesm 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.

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

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