Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup
One of the Roads to MotoGP, IATC Begins in Qatar
The 2022 IATC (Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup) will be held at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar from 4-6 March.
Rei Wakamatsu, Gun Mie, Amon Odaki and Shinya Ezawa will be competing from Japan. Last season Taiyo Furusato won the championship with 7 victories and this season he has moved up to Moto3 class. It will be keeping an eye on these young riders as they battle it out for a place in MotoGP in the future.
Nation | No. | Rider | 2021 Result |
Japan | 2 | Rei Wakamatsu | 9th IATC, 11st All Japan Championship J-GP3 |
Japan | 5 | Gun Mie | 3rd IATC, 10th All Japan Championship J-GP3 |
Japan | 14 | Amon Odaki | All Japan Championship J-GP3 |
Japan | 21 | Shinya Ezawa | 8th All Japan Championship J-GP3 |