Eleven Australians have been shortlisted for the Selection Event for the 2022 Asia Talent Cup, an official part of MotoGP’s talent ladder.
The contingent is among 100 riders from 10 countries who are set to take to Malaysia’s Sepang circuit on October 26-27, subject to considerations around the COVID-19 pandemic.
The other nations represented on the shortlist are India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
Of the three Australians in this year’s Asia Talent Cup field, Carter Thompson is best position in sixth, ahead of Marianos Nikolis in seventh and Tom Drane in 12th.
Asia Talent Cup 2022 Selection Event
| Rider | Age | Nat | Gender |
| Taiyo Aksu | 14 | Australia | M |
| Varis Fleming | 14 | Australia | M |
| Angus Grenfell | 14 | Australia | M |
| William Hunt | 11 | Australia | M |
| Toby James | 13 | Australia | M |
| Ryan Larkin | 14 | Australia | M |
| Jayden Martin | 13 | Australia | M |
| Jai Russo | 14 | Australia | M |
| Levi Russo | 13 | Australia | M |
| Cameron Swain | 12 | Australia | M |
| Jordan White | 15 | Australia | M |
| Shyam Babu | 17 | India | M |
| Sarthak Chavan | 14 | India | M |
| Rakshith Dave | 12 | India | M |
| Rakshitha Dave | 12 | India | F |
| Geoffrey Emmanuel | 16 | India | M |
| Kavin Quintal | 16 | India | M |
| Varoon S | 18 | India | M |
| Hendri Yansah | 12 | Indonesia | M |
| Muhamad Zachry Akbar | 13 | Indonesia | M |
| Decksa Almer Alfarezel | 13 | Indonesia | M |
| Aurellia Anjani Permata Wangi | 14 | Indonesia | F |
| Bintang Arya Siswanto | 16 | Indonesia | M |
| Davin Christian Putera | 13 | Indonesia | M |
| Muhammad Diandra Trihardika | 13 | Indonesia | M |
| Arai Agaska Dibani Laksana | 13 | Indonesia | M |
| Adiyatma Dinis Putra | 15 | Indonesia | M |
| Veda Ega Pratama | 12 | Indonesia | M |
| Mohammad Firdaus | 15 | Indonesia | M |
| Chessy Meilandri | 12 | Indonesia | M |
| Aurellia Anjanie Permata Wangi | 14 | Indonesia | F |
| Alfa Reza Abqori | 14 | Indonesia | M |
| Aan Riswanto | 15 | Indonesia | M |
| Muhammad Syauqi | 14 | Indonesia | M |
| Rendy Triyugo | 12 | Indonesia | M |
| Bayu Widhana | 14 | Indonesia | M |
| Kevin Xavier | 16 | Indonesia | M |
| Reykat Yusuf Fadilah | 13 | Indonesia | M |
| Shinya Ezawa | 15 | Japan | M |
| Raiku Hasegawa | 12 | Japan | M |
| Sota Horii | 16 | Japan | M |
| Yosuke Hosaka | 15 | Japan | M |
| Riku Matsushima | 14 | Japan | M |
| Zen Mitani | 14 | Japan | M |
| Hina Nagayama | 13 | Japan | F |
| Goyu Nakagawa | 13 | Japan | M |
| Amon Odaki | 13 | Japan | M |
| Ryota Ogiwara | 12 | Japan | M |
| Hinata Okada | 13 | Japan | M |
| Taiyo Saito | 12 | Japan | M |
| Hiroto Takahata | 11 | Japan | M |
| Keisuke Tanaka | 13 | Japan | M |
| Ryu Tsukamoto | 13 | Japan | M |
| Jean Turner | 12 | Japan | M |
| Aoi Uezu | 15 | Japan | M |
| Haruki Yahiro | 12 | Japan | M |
| Kou Yamamoto | 16 | Japan | M |
| Shoma Yamane | 14 | Japan | M |
| Seiryu Ikegami | 12 | Japan | M |
| Alif Imran Ahmad Husni | 15 | Malaysia | M |
| Ahmad Darwisy Ahmad Sahir | 12 | Malaysia | M |
| Ezuan Baharuddin | 14 | Malaysia | M |
| Muhamad Akif Bin Abdullah | 12 | Malaysia | M |
| Aisy Izz Hafiy Bin Hairul Hafiz | 15 | Malaysia | M |
| Raiyan Khardanee Bin Mohamad Sanusi | 12 | Malaysia | M |
| Muhammad Azam Adli Bin Mohd Isnaini | 14 | Malaysia | M |
| Mohamad Danish Zarif Bin Mohd Khairil Zakery | 15 | Malaysia | M |
| Muhammad Farid Hakimi Farid Sezli | 15 | Malaysia | M |
| Muhammad Farish Hafiy Farid Sezli | 13 | Malaysia | M |
| Aisy Izz Hafiy Hairul Hafiz | 15 | Malaysia | M |
| Mohamad Haziq | 15 | Malaysia | M |
| Adib Hareez Hazwat | 14 | Malaysia | M |
| Amirun Haziq Johan | 14 | Malaysia | M |
| Muhammad Farish Iqmal Khayrul Elyas | 15 | Malaysia | M |
| Muhammad Fareeq Mohamad Faizal | 12 | Malaysia | M |
| Farres Putra Mohd Fadhill | 13 | Malaysia | M |
| Muhammad Adib Arsyad Mohd Hisam | 12 | Malaysia | M |
| Muhammad Arzhan Hakim Mohd Johan | 13 | Malaysia | M |
| Muhammad Syahmi Aiman Mohd Shafie | 11 | Malaysia | M |
| Haidar Nur Akmal Mohd Zaki | 13 | Malaysia | M |
| Muhammad Zakir Naqiuddin | 16 | Malaysia | M |
| Muhammad Sharf Muhriz Noor Mohd Farhan | 11 | Malaysia | M |
| Adi Putra B Anahar Putra | 12 | Malaysia | M |
| Muhammad Adie Putra Sukarno | 12 | Malaysia | M |
| Saidatul Zakirah Zairin | 13 | Malaysia | F |
| Alfonsi Rei Daquigan | 11 | Philippines | M |
| Alexander Enriquez | 13 | Philippines | M |
| Bostin Lim | 15 | Philippines | M |
| Mohammed Abdalaziz Binladin | 13 | Saudi Arabia | M |
| Ying-Yi (Nana) Yao | 14 | Taiwan | F |
| Kondanai Kerdkaew | 15 | Thailand | M |
| Thanaphat Kusuwan | 17 | Thailand | M |
| Thanat Laoongplio | 14 | Thailand | M |
| Jakkreephat Phruetisan | 14 | Thailand | M |
| Kiattisak Singhapong | 15 | Thailand | M |
| Vatican Sukkum | 15 | Thailand | M |
| Burapa Wanmoon | 12 | Thailand | M |
| Kantapat Yabkanthai | 17 | Thailand | M |
| Nguyen Ton Anh Phu | 17 | Vietnam | M |
| Nguyen Tran Duc Tai | 18 | Vietnam | M |
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