Round 5 of the IDEMITSU FIM Asia Road Racing Championship 2025 ignited today at the Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia, watched the TVS ASIA One Make Championship riders delivered thrilling action under scorching conditions, pushing to find the perfect rhythm during the two practice sessions.
Malaysia’s Md Ramdan Rosli dominated the day, emerging as the fastest rider overall with a blistering 2’22.099s lap in Practice 2. His impressive pace set the benchmark for the weekend and gave him a solid foundation heading into tomorrow’s qualifying session.
India’s Sarthak Chavan stayed hot on his heels, securing second in the combined practice results with 2’23.131s, while Japan’s Hiroki Ono, the reigning pace-setter from previous rounds, claimed third at 2’23.274s. Spain’s Luis Miguel and Indonesia’s Rendi rounded out the top five, posting competitive lap times of 2’24.030s and 2’24.467s, respectively.
Ramdan shared, ” About today’s practice sessions, I’m really happy. From Practice 1 and Practice 2, I did well in everything regarding both the engine and the suspension. I didn’t make any changes to my bike starting from Practice 1, so I just enjoyed the moment on track and tried to set a good lap time. In Practice 2, the track temperature was a bit higher compared to this morning, but I still kept improving my lap times. I will maintain this momentum for tomorrow’s Qualifying as well as Race 1. Of course, since this is a home-ground race, I will give 120% to try to win both races”
TOP 5 FASTEST – PRACTICE (COMBINED)
- MD RAMDAN ROSLI – MALAYSIA (2’22.099s)
- SARTHAK CHAVAN – INDIA (2’23.131s)
- HIROKI ONO – JAPAN (2’23.274s)
- LUIS MIGUEL – SPAIN (2’24.030s)
- RENDI – INDONESIA (2’24.467s)