Asia Road Racing Championship

The FIM Asia Road Racing Championship is the regional motorcycle road racing championship for Asia, held since 1996.
This championship is part of the production-based category of racing, similar to the Supersport World Championship, British Supersport Championship, AMA Supersport Championship 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, ASS600, ASS250 and UB150. The new Asian Superbikes class revived off in 2019.

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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 Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme 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
Round 2, 19–21 April 2024, China, Zhuhai International Circuit
Round 3, 7–9 June 2024, Japan, Mobility Resort Motegi
Round 4, 26–28 July 2024, Indonesia, Mandalika International Street Circuit
Round 5, 13–15 September 2024, Malaysia, Sepang International Circuit
Round 6, 6–8 December 2024, Thailand, Chang International Circuit

Other venues that had previously hosted the Asia Road Racing Championship included:

Shah Alam, Malaysia, Shah Alam Circuit
Bogor, Indonesia, Sentul International Circuit
Batangas, Philippines, Batangas Racing Circuit
Nakhonchaisee, Thailand, Thailand Circuit
Pasir Gudang, Malaysia, Johor Circuit
Chennai, India, Madras International Circuit
Subic Bay, Philippines, Subic International Raceway
Fukuoka, Japan, Autopolis
Doha, Qatar, Losail International Circuit
Donggang, Taiwan, Penbay International Circuit
Suzuka, Japan, Suzuka International Racing Course
Dankaur, India, Buddh International Circuit
Tailem Bend, Australia, The Bend Motorsport Park
Murata, Japan, Sportsland Sugo

Current broadcasters

Worldwide

Live coverage, on-demand, and highlights for free practices, qualifications, and races is available on Asia Road Racing Championship's official Facebook page and Youtube channel, as well as .

Spain

All races are streamed through subscription service DAZN.

Winners by race class

1996–1999

The road racing series began on 2-stroke engines.

Year

Series Production 250cc

Sports Production 150cc

Underbone 125cc

Underbone 110cc

1996

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.

Year

SuperSports 600cc

GP125

Underbone 125cc

Underbone 110cc

2000

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, Ryuichi Kiyonari, Yuki Takahashi and Noriyuki Haga. 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 MotoGP and World Superbike take part in the series, they are Broc Parkes, 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:

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, Imanuel Putra Pratna, Galang Hendra Pratama, Soichiro Minamimoto and Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin.