Race 2 of Round 4 in the IDEMITSU FIM Asia Road Racing Championship under the TVS ASIA One Make Championship brought high drama and national pride at the Mandalika International Circuit, Indonesia, as Malaysia’s Md Ramdan Rosli stormed to victory on National Day.
The race began with Ramdan making a clean start from the front, while Japan’s Hiroki Ono was caught in an early collision with Australia’s Hunter Corney. Hiroki managed to rejoin, but the incident shuffled the order. Ramdan initially led the pack with Indonesia’s Decksa Almer Alfarezal close behind.
By the second lap, India’s Sarthak Chavan began mounting pressure on the Malaysian, and by lap 3, he slotted himself into second place, relentlessly shadowing the leader. Indonesia’s Rendi and Spain’s Luis Miguel also joined the battle within the chasing group.
The defining moment arrived on lap 4 when Sarthak made a bold move to overtake Ramdan. However, the Malaysian rider swiftly countered, regaining control at the front. From there, Ramdan held his nerve and powered his way to the chequered flag, crossing the finish line at 14’11.022s to secure a historic victory for Malaysia on its Independence Day.
Sarthak finished just a whisker behind, only 0.007 seconds adrift, clocking 14’11.029s to take second, while Luis completed the podium in third at 14’12.221s.
Ramdan expressed, “I would like to thank my TVS crew that solved my mechanical problem yesterday. I really hoped that I could also win yesterday’s race, but I couldn’t make it, and that made me emotional and sad. But today, I proved that I can win. This victory is for Malaysia, and for all my family who are watching from home.”
TOP 5 FASTEST – RACE 2
- MD RAMDAN ROSLI – MALAYSIA (14’11.022s)
- SARTHAK CHAVAN – INDIA (14’11.029s)
- LUIS MIGUEL – SPAIN (14’12.221s)
- RENDI – INDONESIA (14’17.678s)
- HUNTER CORNEY – AUSTRALIA (14’21.896s)