After another incredible season of the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup, which in 2018 saw young Australian Billy Van Eerde take the Title, 2019 is already appearing on the horizon and the calendar and entry list for the sixth season have now been revealed.
Candidates from the Selection Event at Sepang join those who return from 2018, creating another incredible grid of competitors gearing up for six more race weekends in 2019.
Six countries are represented on the provisional entry list: Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Turkey, Australia and Indonesia.
Seven of the youngsters rode in the Cup last season and return, with 14 new faces joining them on the grid.
Aussie youngsters Jacob Roulstone and Harrison Voight are two of the youngest to make it through the selection process while Luke Power also made the final cut after originally being named as a reserve rider.
The first race weekend of the year sees the Cup racing alongside MotoGP at the Grand Prix of Qatar from the 8th to 10th March, and the season begins with a back-to-back bang as the IATC then heads for Buriram in Thailand the weekend after.
The next date is the Cup’s first visit to Sepang International Circuit as they race as part of the Malaysian Superbike Championship from the 14th to 16th June, and then there’s a summer break before the second half of the season kicks off at Buriram alongside MotoGP from the 4th to 6th October.
The Cup then heads for the Twin Ring Motegi in Japan two weeks later, before the season finale once again takes place at Sepang and another exciting season concludes in early November.
| 2019 Entry List | |||||||
| Sel | N. | Rider Name | Nat. | Age | D.O.B | Cm | Kg |
| S | 2 | Rei Wakamatsu | Jpn | 12 | 2-Mar-06 | 146 | 36 |
| 18 | 3 | Sho Nishimura | Jpn | 16 | 15-Nov-01 | 161 | 53 |
| 18 | 4 | Afridza Syach Munandar | Ina | 18 | 13-Aug-99 | 158 | 52 |
| 18 | 5 | Tachtakorn Buarsi | Tha | 17 | 26-Mar-00 | 165 | 44 |
| S | 6 | Warit Thongnoppakun | Tha | 19 | 13-Apr-99 | 174 | 52 |
| S | 7 | Muhammad Hildhan Kusuma | Ina | 16 | 18-Apr-02 | 170 | 53 |
| S | 8 | Ryosuke Bando | Jpn | 15 | 28-Dec-02 | 170 | 51 |
| S | 9 | Muhammad Idil Fitri Bin Mahadi | Mal | 15 | 14-Nov-02 | 164 | 47 |
| S | 10 | Herjun Atna Firdaus | Ina | 14 | 20-Jun-04 | 170 | 50 |
| 18 | 11 | Takuma Matsuyama | Jpn | 13 | 9-Nov-04 | 152 | 40 |
| S | 12 | Jacob John Roulstone | Aus | 13 | 4-Feb-05 | 157 | 36 |
| S | 13 | Muhammad Syarifuddin Bin Azman | Mal | 16 | 24-Nov-01 | 163 | 51 |
| S | 14 | Shoki Igarashi | Jpn | 16 | 20-Aug-02 | 160 | 46 |
| S | 15 | Piyawat Patoomyos | Tha | 19 | 17-Mar-99 | 168 | 57 |
| 18 | 16 | Mohammad Adenanta Putra | Ina | 13 | 21-Apr-04 | 163 | 40 |
| S | 17 | Kadir Erbay | Tur | 12 | 28-Jun-06 | 170 | 48 |
| S | 18 | Harrison Samuel Voight | Aus | 12 | 12-May-06 | 149 | 41 |
| S | 19 | Luke Power | Aus | 13 | 30-Nov-04 | 162 | 52 |
| S | 20 | Abdul Gofar Mutaqim | Ina | 14 | 7-Oct-04 | 170 | 49 |
| 18 | 21 | M. Danial Syahmi Bin A.S | Mal | 15 | 23-Nov-02 | 167 | 53 |
| 18 | 23 | Kopchai Sae-Liw | Tha | 18 | 8-Mar-99 | 165 | 46 |
| Reserve Riders | |||||||
| / | 27 | Muhammad Aiman Bin Azman | Mal | 18 | 2-Aug-00 | 168 | 59 |
| / | 76 | Shota Kiuchi | Jpn | 15 | 5-Apr-03 | 164 | 54 |
| 2019 Calendar | ||||
| Date | Event Type | Coinciding Event | Circuit | Country |
| Feb 9th & 10th | Test | None | Sepang | Malaysia |
| Mar 8th-10th | Races 1 & 2 | MotoGP Of Qatar | Losail | Qatar |
| Mar 15th-17th | Races 3 & 4 | WorldSBK Of Thailand | Buriram | Thailand |
| Jun 14th-16th | Races 5 & 6 | Mal Superbike Championship | Sepang | Malaysia |
| Oct 4th-6th | Races 7 & 8 | MotoGP Of Thailand | Buriram | Thailand |
| Oct 18th-20th | Races 9 & 10 | MotoGP Of Japan | Motegi | Japan |
| Nov 1st-3rd | Races 11 & 12 | MotoGP Of Malaysia | Sepang | Malaysia |
Source: MCNews.com.au
