IZAM TIMED IT RIGHT

The opening round of the 2025 AEON CREDIT MAM MALAYSIA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP took place today at the PETRONAS Sepang International Circuit. Muhd Izam Ikmal Izamli of GTMAX took the win today in Race 1 of the Berjaya Sompo YAMAHA R15M Race Elites category.

During the qualifying session this morning, Asyraff Zaquan Zainal Raif of TKC Racing posted the fastest lap time at 2’52:433s. The second-fastest was Muhd Khairi Asyraf Mahmood of SINGDECA DYNAMIC at 2’52:490s, followed by Abdullah Qayyum Abd Razak of XL MOTOR with a time of 2’53:175s.

Izam led the group at the race start. Although he was overtaken a few times, he managed to reclaim the lead with determination.

It was a tightly contested battle throughout, and with such a narrow gap between riders, it was difficult to predict the winner.

By Lap 6, Md Adie Putra Sukarno of WELLY ASSORTED RAWANG RACING TEAM surged to the front, picking up speed to distance himself from the pack.

On the final straight, just as Adie looked set to clinch the victory, Izam executed a perfectly timed move to overtake and cross the finish line first with a time of 20’22:541s.

Adie finished second at 20’22:579s, followed by Muhd Iqbal Amri Abdul Malek of HENN BIKERS RACING at 20’22:668s.

Izam said, “I just focused on my pace and, as always, tried to maintain the gap with the other riders. But it wasn’t easy, especially in this one-make category. At one point, I was stuck in the middle of the group—it was aggressive racing with riders on all sides. I was lucky on the last lap to get a really good slipstream and gave it that extra push. I’m also thankful to Adie for the slipstream that helped me cross the finish line first.”

TOP 5 FASTEST – RACE 1
1. Muhd Izam Ikmal Izamli – GTMAX (20’22:541s)
2. Md Adie Putra Sukarno – WELLY ASSORTED RAWANG RACING TEAM (20‘22:579s)
3. Muhd Iqbal Amri Abdul Malek – HENN BIKERS RACING (20‘22:668s)
4. Arash Tsunami Kamarudin – KOK HWA RACING (20’22:677s)
5. Md Shafiq Ezzariq – ADVANCE VERTEX RACING (20’22:758s)