The Moto4 Northern Cup, formerly known as the Northern Talent Cup, is a one-make European motorcycle racing series. It was created to give young riders from Central and Northern European countries a first stepping stone on the road to MotoGP.
The series races on the Honda NSF250R, and uses the European Talent Cup as a blueprint. One of the top riders will have a chance to race in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup the next year, and at least two will be take part in the Rookies cup selection.
In the inaugural season in 2020, Hungarian rider Soma Görbe won the title, and sixth place German Freddie Heinrich raced in the 2021 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, and in 2021, Czech rider Jakub Gurecký won the cup, and he and Belgian runner-up Lorenz Luciano were selected for the 2022 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.
Motorcycle specifications The series uses the One Make Bike system so that all racers will use the same motorcycle, namely the Honda NSF250R.
Honda NSF250R Technical Data Dimension length 1,809 mm x width 560 mm x height 1,307 mm Wheelbase 1,219 mm Ground clearance 107 mm Seat height 729 mm Tank capacity 11 liters Frame type Aluminum, twin tube Engine type Liquid cooled 4-stroke engine Cylinder arrangement Single cylinder, inclined 15º from vertical Engine displacement 249.3 cc Lubricant type Semi dry sump, forced pressure and wet sump Transmission 6 speed Clutch type Wet multi-plate Fuel supply system PGM-FI SuspensionFrontBehindTelescopic, inverted typeSwinger, Pro-link BrakeFrontBehindSingle disc 296 mm, with 4-piston caliperSingle disc 186 mm, with single piston caliper Tire sizeFrontBehind95/75 R17115/75 R17
Winners by season YearRiderPts 2020 Soma Görbe 140 2021 Jakub Gurecký 232 2022 Rossi Moor 230 2023 Rocco Sessler 243 2024 Jurrien van Crugten 187 2025 Fynn Kratochwil 316
References
External links Northern Talent Cup at Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme website What is the Northern Talent Cup? at MotoGP website Round 5 Most CZ report