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Taiyo Furusato will move up to the Moto2 World Championship in 2026.
Following his first Moto3 World Championship race victory, Taiyo Furusato has been confirmed as a Honda Team Asia Moto2 rider for the 2026 season, stepping up from the lightweight class. He will take the place of his compatriot Yuki Kunii, who has struggled to score points in Moto2 this year after winning the Asia Road Racing Championship ASB1000 title in 2024.
Furusato will team up with Mario Aji in the Moto2 category, as Aji enters his third year in the intermediate class. The move paves the way for two rookies in Moto3, with Veda Pratama and Zen Mitani set to join the Honda Team Asia lineup.
Mitani replaces Nicola Carraro, while Pratama secures his place after finishing as the runner-up in the 2025 Red Bull Rookies Cup. These young talents join other rookies like Rico Salmela, Brian Uriarte, and Hakim Danish in making the transition to the Moto3 World Championship next season.
