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and Australian Supersport Championship. Modified versions of road-going motorcycles available to the public are featured in the race. The championship is currently divided into four open-make classes – the ASB1000 (Asia Superbikes), ASS600 (Asia Supersports), ASS250 (Asia Supersports 250) and UB150 (Underbone 150). The new Asian Superbikes class revived off in 2019.

Overview

The Asia Road Racing Championship was first organized in 1996 as part of an Asian-wide initiative boost the development of the sport of motorcycle racing in the continent. The championship received the endorsement of the ''

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'' (FIM, "International Motorcycling Federation") in 1997 and has been recognized since as the Asian continental championship for the FIM. The commercial rights are owned by Two Wheels Motor Racing, with FIM Asia as the sports sanctioning body. The 2020 season consists of seven rounds with two races organized per round.

Circuits

The championship tours in Asia but is open to riders from all nationalities. The Asia Road Racing 2024 season will consist of 6 races at 5 circuits in 5 Asian countries. * Round 1, 15–17 March 2024, Thailand,

Chang International Circuit The Buriram International Circuit (known as Chang International Circuit (ช้าง อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนล เซอร์กิต) for commercial purposes, but listed by its non-commercial name because of alcohol ...

* Round 2, 19–21 April 2024, China,

Zhuhai International Circuit Zhuhai International Circuit (ZIC) () is located at Jin Ding town in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China. Motorsport started in Zhuhai when it hosted a race on its Zhuhai Street Circuit, street circuit in 1993. Racing continued there until ...

* Round 3, 7–9 June 2024, Japan,

Mobility Resort Motegi Mobility Resort Motegi (モビリティリゾートもてぎ) is a motorsport venue located in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Originally Twin Ring Motegi (ツインリンクもてぎ), the venue's name came from the facility having two race ...

* Round 4, 26–28 July 2024, Indonesia,

Mandalika International Street Circuit Mandalika International Street Circuit (known as Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit for commercial purposes) is a motorsports race track located in the Mandalika (resort area), Mandalika resort area on Lombok island, part of the W ...

* Round 5, 13–15 September 2024, Malaysia,

Sepang International Circuit Sepang International Circuit () (known as Petronas Sepang International Circuit for commercial reasons) is a motorsport race track in Sepang District, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located approximately south of Kuala Lumpur, close to Ku ...

* Round 6, 6–8 December 2024, Thailand,

Other venues that had previously hosted the Asia Road Racing Championship included: * Shah Alam, Malaysia,

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(1996, 2001–2002) * Bogor, Indonesia,

Sentul International Circuit Sentul International Circuit is a 50,000-capacity permanent motor racing circuit located at Sentul City, Babakan Madang, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia, near the toll gate of Jakarta towards Bogor city and areas at the foot of Jonggol Mo ...

(1996–2000, 2002–2018) * Batangas, Philippines,

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(1996) * Nakhonchaisee, Thailand,

Thailand Circuit Nakhonchaisri Motor Sport Complex (Thailand Circuit) was established in 1989 aiming for Motorsports Entertainment in Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is ...

(1996–2001) * Pasir Gudang, Malaysia,

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(1996–2004, 2006, 2008, 2016–2017) * Chennai (Madras), India,

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(1997, 2009–2011, 2013, 2017–2018) * Subic Bay, Philippines,

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(1997) * Fukuoka, Japan,

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(2009–2014) * Doha, Qatar,

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(2010–2015) * Donggang, Taiwan,

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(2012) * Suzuka, Japan,

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(2013–2019) * Dankaur, India,

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(2016) * Tailem Bend, Australia,

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(2018–2019) * Murata, Japan,

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(2022–2023)

Current broadcasters

Worldwide

Live coverage, on-demand, and highlights for free practices, qualifications, and races is available on Asia Road Racing Championship's official

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Winners by race class

1996–1999

The road racing series began on 2-stroke engines.

2000–2003

The gradual shift to 4-stroke engines began in 2000 when the SuperSports 600cc class replaced the previous 250cc bikes as the premier class of the championship.

2004–2005

2006–2014

2015–2018

2019–2021

2022–

Notable achievements

The Asia Road Racing Championship is a mix of well-known riders racing against upcoming talents from the Asian region. Some of the big names that have contributed to the growth of the sport of road racing in Asia include

Katsuaki Fujiwara Katsuaki Fujiwara (born 27 March 1975 in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan) is a former professional motorcycle racer. He last competed in the Asia Road Race Championship in the SS600 class aboard a Kawasaki ZX-6R, where he was champion in ...

Ryuichi Kiyonari (born September 23, 1982 in Saitama, Japan) is a professional motorcycle road racer. He previously rode a Honda CBR1000RR in the MFJ All-Japan Road Race JSB1000 Championship. He was the 2006, 2007 and 2010 British Superbike champion and en ...

Yuki Takahashi is a Japanese people, Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle road racing, road racer. He currently races in the All Japan Road Race Championship, All Japan Road Race JSB1000 Championship aboard a Honda CBR1000RR. For 2009 h ...

and

Noriyuki Haga is a Japanese former professional motorcycle racer. He won 43 world championship superbike races during a 25-year racing career, making him one of the most accomplished competitors never to have won a Superbike World Championship. Haga was the r ...

. In 2016, Anthony West was the latest addition in the roster of internationally recognized names. For the 2019 season, Australian racers who have participated in both

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take part in the series, they are

Broc Parkes Broc Parkes (born 24 December 1981) is an Australian motorcycle racer, best known for his success in the Supersport World Championship. He currently races in the Endurance FIM World Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. During 2015 he raced in ...

, and Bryan Staring. This formula of pitting upcoming talents against seasoned campaigners have resulted in a number of successes. In recent years, riders from the Asian region are beginning to make their breakthrough into the MotoGP arena. These include: * Shahrol Yuzy Ahmad Zaini (250cc, 1996 to 2002) *

Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman Azlan Shah bin Kamaruzaman (born 1 October 1984) is a Malaysian professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) ASB1000 Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR. Career Moto2 World Champio ...

(Moto2, 2013 to 2015) * Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah (Moto2, 2011 to 2017; MotoGP, 2018 to present) *

Thitipong Warokorn Thitipong Warokorn (born 27 January 1989 in Chonburi) is a Thai motorcycle racer. He races in the Asia Road Race SS600 Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-6R The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R is a Sport bike#Super sport, ''600 cc'' class motorcycle ...

(Moto2, 2013 to 2015) * Rafid Topan Sucipto (Moto2, 2012–13, 2018) * Doni Tata Pradita (GP250cc, 2008; and Moto2, 2013) *

Dimas Ekky Pratama Dimas Ekky Pratama (born 26 October 1992) is an Indonesian motorcycle racer who last raced in CEV Moto2 European Championship for Pertamina Mandalika SAG Stylobike Euvic Team. Career Early career His racing career started in 2010, where he comp ...

(Moto2, 2019) *

Khairul Idham Pawi Dato' Khairul Idham Pawi (born 20 September 1998) is a Malaysian motorcycle racer. He is the youngest non-European to win a Grand Prix, accomplishing this feat in the Argentine race of the 2016 Moto3 World Championship, aged just 17. Career M ...

(Moto3, 2016; Moto2, 2017 to present) * Hiroki Ono (Moto3, 2013 to 2016) On 4 to 11 July 2016, five young riders from the Asia Production 250cc class became the first batch of riders to be trained at the VR46 Academy in Italy as part of the Yamaha, VR46 Master Camp. They were Peerapong Loiboonpeng (21, Thailand), Imanuel Putra Pratna (19, Indonesia), Galang Hendra Pratama (17, Indonesia), Soichiro Minamimoto (16, Japan) and Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin (16, Malaysia).

References

External links

* * https://asiaroadracing.com/results/ * http://www.fim-publicaffairs.com/ {{Asia Road Racing Championship circuits Motorcycle road racing series Recurring sporting events established in 1996