The ASB1000 has begun at the Chang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand in Round 6 of the Idemitsu FIM Asia Road Racing Championship. Practice Session saw Nakarin Atiratphuvapat of Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo stood out on home circuit with fastest lap time, combined.
During Practice 1, Yuki Kunii of SDG Team HARC-PRO Honda Ph. emerged fastest, marking at 1’35:906s. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat of Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo made the second fastest at 1’35:983s. At the third fastest, it was Andi Farid Izdihar of Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo at 1’36:091s.
In Practice 2, Yuki Kunii of SDG Team HARC-PRO Honda Ph. topped the session by clocking fastest lap time of 1’35:515s. Nakarin placed second at 1’35:629s followed by his teammate, Md Zaqhwan Zaidi at 1’35:745s.
In Practice 3, Nakarin clocked the fastest lap time of 1’35:432s watched him made it top of the pack, Zaqhwan placed second spot at 1’35:457s and Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman of TKKR BMW Racing Team made it third with the best lap time of 1’35:515s.
The combined practice results, Nakarin emerged as the fastest overall, while Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman and Yuki Kunii took the second and third spots respectively.
Nakarin said, “Today’s practice session was very good, and I’m feeling really positive, especially after FP3, where I managed to improve my lap time significantly. I also tried on a long run, and my pace was solid throughout. I’m hopeful that tomorrow I can secure pole position, just like I did in Round 1. It’s important for the championship points, so my goal is to keep the momentum going and win.”
Fastest Lap Time:
Practice Session (Combined)
- Nakarin Atiratphuvapat – Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo (1’35:432s)
- Md Zaqhwan Zaidi – Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo (1’35:457s)
- Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman – TKKR BMW Racing Team (1’35:515s)
- Yuki Kunii – SDG Team HARC-PRO Honda Ph. (1’35:515s)
- Andi Farid Izdihar – Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo (1’35:659s)