AQIL SNATCHED VICTORY
Race 2 of Round 3 in the 2025 AEON CREDIT MAM MALAYSIA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP delivered a nail-biting finale in the Berjaya Sompo YAMAHA R15M Race Elites, as Muhammad Aqil Danial Nasrul of TME RACING stormed to victory at the PETRONAS Sepang International Circuit.
From the very start, the contest was unpredictable. Shahzureen Que Absyar of SHH PENANG TEAM surged to the front, but the lead kept changing hands lap after lap. By Lap 2, Muhd Afiq Mohd Hamdan of HENN BIKERS RACING snatched the top spot, with Muhd Akid Mohd Shah Khearul Nisiam of SINGDECA DYNAMIC right on his tail.
The intensity climbed on Lap 3 when Asyraff Zaquan Zainal Raif of BLH 46 RACING moved ahead, while Muhd Fareeq Mohd Faizal of WELLY ASSORTED RAWANG RACING TEAM clocked the fastest lap of the stage at 2’55.412s to put himself into second.
No rider could maintain control for long. On Lap 5, Muhd Farhan Naqib Mohd of TAYCON MOTOR lit up the circuit with an even quicker 2’55.194s, briefly leading the group with Fareeq close behind.
As the final lap approached, the race transformed into a four-way shootout. Aqil, showing nerves of steel, led the charge, with Naqib and Fareeq piling on the pressure. But Aqil held his ground to cross the finishing line first at 20’39.681s, edging out Ahmad Iqram Danish Ahmad Ghazali of SOON CHONG RACING TEAM by just 0.023 seconds. Mohd Shazrilee Pattelee of TKC RACING completed the podium, only 0.057 seconds adrift.
Aqil said, “The race was really intense. I started all the way from 25th on the grid and had to find my rhythm coming from the back to fight my way forward. Alhamdulillah, I managed to finish in first place today.”
SIC AND TWMR WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO AEON CREDIT (M) BERHAD FOR THE SUPPORT RENDERED THIS WEEKEND DURING AEON CREDIT MAM MALAYSIA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP.
TOP 5 FASTEST – RACE 2
1. MUHAMMAD AQIL DANIAL NASRUL – TME RACING (20’39.681s)
2. AHMAD IQRAM DANISH AHMAD GHAZALI – SOON CHONG RACING TEAM (20’39.704s)
3. MOHD SHAZRILEE PATTELEE – TKC RACING (20’39.738s)
4. ASYRAFF ZAQUAN BIN ZAINAL RAIF – BLH 46 RACING (20’39.757s)
5. AHMAD JEBAT ZULKARNAIN – NEW CHEN MOTORSPORTS (20’39.758s)