Moto4 Northern Cup
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| Category | Motorcycle sport |
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| Region | Central and Northern Europe |
| Inaugural season | 2020 |
| Constructors | Honda |
| Riders' champion |  Fynn Kratochwil |
| Official website | Official website |
 Current season | |
The Moto4 Northern Cup, formerly known as the Northern Talent Cup,[1] 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.[2]
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.[2]
In the inaugural season in 2020, Hungarian rider Soma Görbe won the title,[3] 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,[4] and he and Belgian runner-up Lorenz Luciano were selected for the 2022 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.
Motorcycle specifications
[edit]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[5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Suspension | Front | Behind |
| Telescopic, inverted type | Swinger, Pro-link | |
| Brake | Front | Behind |
| Single disc 296 mm, with 4-piston caliper | Single disc 186 mm, with single piston caliper | |
| Tire size | Front | Behind |
| 95/75 R17 | 115/75 R17 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Meet the new Road to MotoGP™". motogp.com. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Northern Talent Cup - General information". Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ↑ "Görbe wins the inaugural Northern Talent Cup at Brno".
- ↑ "Northern Talent Cup".
- ↑ "Motorcycle Technical Data". northerntalentcup.com. Retrieved 18 December 2025.