Round 3 at the 2025 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship at the Mobility Resort Motegi, Japan, delivered edge-of-the-seat drama in the TVS Asia One Make Championship, as Japan’s Hiroki Ono celebrated his double win after another sensational victory in Race 2.
At the start, Malaysia’s Md Ramdan Rosli launched strongly alongside India’s Sarthak Chavan, with local hero Hiroki Ono settling into third. Within seconds, however, Hiroki wasted no time seizing the lead in front of his home crowd.
By lap 2, the order saw Hiroki controlling the race ahead of Ramdan, Sarthak, Luis Miguel in fourth, and Japan’s Shingo Iidaka in fifth.
Hiroki turned up the pace on lap 3, setting the fastest lap of the race at 2’05.331s, steadily stretching his advantage as Ramdan gave chase.
On lap 4, Luis Miguel closed the gap from fourth and made a decisive move past Sarthak to slot into third. By lap 5, Hiroki had sprinted 4.168s clear of Ramdan, who now faced immense pressure from the Spaniard behind. Luis launched an attack and briefly grabbed second place, but Ramdan refused to surrender and reclaimed his position. Sarthak, meanwhile, regrouped and reeled both riders back in, setting up a dramatic final showdown.
While the battle for second raged on, Hiroki stayed in a league of his own, crossing the line unchallenged in 16’52.533s to complete a dominant double win on home soil. Behind him, Sarthak’s last-lap charge paid off as he snatched second place in 16’59.356s, just edging Ramdan, who secured a hard-fought third at 16’59.391s.
Hiroki Ono stated, “Today was a little difficult for me because the temperature was much higher than yesterday. When it’s hot, managing the tyres is very tricky, but I kept my concentration right until the end. I’m really happy to get the double win this weekend, it feels amazing at my home track. I want to thank everyone who supported me. Arigatou gozaimasu!”
TOP 5 FASTEST – RACE 2
- Hiroki Ono – Japan (16’52.533s)
- Sarthak Chavan – India (16’59.356s)
- Md Ramdan Rosli – Malaysia (16’59.391s)
- Luis Miguel – Spain (16’59.518s)
- Chiranth Vishwanath – India (17’08.032s)