Part of the "Race Towards MotoGP," the Northern Talent Cup serves as a youth and development series for motorbike riders. The 2025 entry list features 24 riders from 13 nationalities, including one female competitor—14-year-old Anina Urlaß, who has one clear goal: racing in MotoGP one day.
The Northern Talent Cup is one of the key series on the ladder to MotoGP; it features races held alongside MotoGP, World Superbike, IDM, and British Superbike events, with seven rounds and 14 races taking place across Germany, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic.
The riders, aged between 14 and 17, compete on Honda NSF250R motorcycles equipped with Pirelli tyres, which have been in use since 2024 and share the same tyre compound as MotoGP.
The Northern Talent Cup aims to provide riders from northern and central European countries with a clear pathway on the Road to MotoGP. It is managed by Dorna Sports, the organizer of the MotoGP World Championship, the FIM JuniorGP World Championship, the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, the FIM Enel MotoE World Championship, and the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup, as well as the co-organizer of the R&G British Talent Cup and Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.
One of the 24 riders from 13 nations this year is 14-year-old German Anina Urlaß. Anina made guest starts in the 2024 season after turning 14 in August, competing with Kiefer Racing. She impressed immediately, securing a 7th-place finish in her first race in the NTC and battling for a podium in her second race before a mistake saw her drop back. She recovered brilliantly to finish 5th.
The ambitious young talent has one clear goal: "racing in MotoGP" one day. Coached by former MotoGP rider Stefan Bradl, Anina aims to outperform her competitors in the Northern Talent Cup before moving up to the Red Bull Rookies Cup and eventually joining the MotoGP roster in Moto3 in a few years.
Anina has already proven she’s a rider to watch, having won the Mini GP Austria series in 2023 in the MiniGP 190 class. She is set to be one of the standout talents of the 2025 season, which kicks off from April 11th to 13th at Assen as part of the World Superbike support program, followed by six additional rounds in Germany, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic.
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