Race 1 of Round 4 of the IDEMITSU FIM Asia Road Racing Championship in SuperSport 600cc category watched Azroy Hakeem Anuar of IDEMITSU Boon Siew Honda Racing Team claimed his victory in PERTAMINA Mandalika International Circuit, Indonesia.
In the Qualifying session, Veda Ega Pratama of ASTRO HONDA RACING TEAM claimed the pole position with the fastest lap time of 1’37:855s. Azroy Hakeem Anuar of IDEMITSU Boon Siew Honda Racing Team secured second grid position at 1’38:267s, followed by Mohammad Adenanta Putra of ASTRA HONDA RACING TEAM in third grid position at 1’38:372s.
As the race started, Veda surged to the front but was soon overtaken by Azroy, who led the pack. Behind Azroy was Adenanta and Apiwath Wongthananon of YAMAHA TEKHNE Racing Team ASIA trailing closely.
The race continues with Azroy maintainted at P1, while Apiwath and Adenanta battling for P2. Behind them was Veda, searching for room to overtake the riders in the front group.
On lap 8, Adenanta overtook Azroy, but Azroy was quick to reclaimed the position on lap 9. Behind them was Vade who made his way up to P3.
On the final lap, Azroy crossed the finish line in first place at 19’48:985s.
Azroy said, “Syukur Alhamdulillah, it’s great to be back on top after a long time. I want to thank my team for their hard work. Yesterday, I faced some problems with my bike and struggled throughout the day. This morning, we made some adjustments to the bike’s setup, which made me feel more comfortable riding the bike. During the race, I focused on pushing hard until the last lap. I knew Adenanta was close behind me. Sometimes I could hear his bike, And sometimes I didn’t. That’s when I knew my pace was good. After such a challenging period, I felt that today was my day. And I want to declare that today is a HONDA day, not BLUE.”
Second place went to Adenanta, who concluded the race at 19’49:234s, while Muhammad Helmi Azman of IDEMITSU Boon Siew Honda Racing Team placed third at 19’51:866s.
TOP 5 FASTEST – RACE 1
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- Azroy Hakeem Anuar – IDEMITSU Boon Siew Honda Racing Team (19’48:985s)
- Mohammad Adenanta Putra – ASTRA HONDA RACING TEAM (19’49:234s)
- Muhammad Helmi Azman – IDEMITSU Boon Siew Honda Racing Team (19’51:866s)
- Veda Ega Pratama – ASTRA HONDA RACING TEAM (19’52:168s)
- Rheza Danica Ahrens – ASTRA HONDA RACING TEAM (19’52:241s)