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In 2023 , R & G British Talent Cup enters its sixth year of competition and its third season as the sole British Moto3™ class in partnership with MSVR . A Cup for riders and teams , competitors are between 14 and 17 and race around the UK , alongside the British Superbike Championship and the FIM MotoGP™ World Championship . Each BTC round comprises two races , with the points system mirroring that of MotoGP™ . The RG & British Talent Cup was conceived by Dorna and began in 2018 as a competition for riders only racing on identical British Talent Cupliveried Honda NSF250R machinery alongside BSB , WorldSBK and MotoGP™ events . From 2020 , an agreement reached between Dorna and British Championship promoter and organiser MotorSport Vision Racing ( MSVR ) saw the Cup expand and become the sole British Moto3™ class . Each season there is the opportunity for promotion on the Road to MotoGP™ . The championship into which the selected rider is promoted is decided by Dorna and MSVR after studying the BTC field throughout the year , in order to provide the opportunity that is the best fit for the chosen rider to keep progressing and learning on the Road to MotoGP™ . The options are either the Hawkers European Talent Cup , Red Bull MotoGP™ Rookies Cup or Finetwork FIM JuniorGP™ World Championship . The BTC provides an opportunity for the most talented young riders in the British Isles to race and learn on the Road to MotoGP™ . Former BTC riders have already joined the Junior Talent Team and graduated to other teams in the FIM JuniorGP™ paddock . 2019 BTC Champion Scott Ogden took that path and now lines up full-time in the Moto3™ World Championship alongside fellow BTC alumnus Josh Whatley .

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