Full Results – Standings Asia – Standings Malaysia
The 4th round of the Rotax Max Challenge Asia & Malaysia series was held over last weekend at the Sepang International Karting Circuit. The Seniors had a change at the front of the championship standings, while the 8 to 12 year old MicroMax racers provided the most exciting race of the event.
The MicroMax final had a thrilling finish with the top 6 drivers battling throughout and finishing within 1.6 seconds at the end. Gezha Sudirman (Indonesia) pipped Prassetyo Hardja (Indonesia) to the line by just 0.035s after a move to retake the lead on the final lap. The two were followed closely by Nazim Azman (Malaysia), Presley Martono (Indonesia) who held the lead for 9 of the 15 laps, and Jakkarim Sirinonthanawech (Maxima/Thailand).
Silvano Christian (Indonesia/Stratos Motorsports) overcame a DNF in heat 2 and moved to the front of the Rotax Max Challenge Asia standings ahead of Zahir Ali (Indonesia/Prodigy Racing) with victory in the final. Aggressive overtaking moves in the pre-final moved him all the way up to 2nd from his mid-pack starting position. In the Final starting alongside Teruhisa Tanaka (Japan/Simon Racing) Silvano got the jump and after a short battle for the lead with Yoshito Matsumoto he created a gap for a comfortable win ahead of Matsumoto and Tanaka.
The best Malaysian driver in the Senior field was Izzat Hanif, while championship leader Nik Azri (CRG-Zanardi Jr Team Malaysia) was 2nd best maintaining a healthy lead in the Malaysia standings.
The DD2 battle was between Mithun Ganatra (India), and Mikko Nassi (Malaysia/Stratos Motorsports). Ganatra got the jump on the start and Nassi kept close in the opening laps but dropped back to 1.3s behind by the end as Ganatra upped the pace. Championship leader Riki Tanioka took 3rd place, but had his points gap reduced to only 5 points ahead of Ganatra with 2 of the 6 rounds remaining.
Japanese driver Marino Sato (Simon Racing) controlled the Rotax Junior Asia field with a comfortable win ahead of Daim Hishammudin (BHPetrol Racing Team). Starting on pole in the final Sato gradually built the gap taking the chequered flag 2.5s clear at the end. Syazwan Mohd Noor finished in 3rd, maintaining his Asia championship lead and further extending his lead in the Rotax Malaysia standings ahead of Daniel Woodroof (Stratos Motorsports).
The Rotax Challenge Asia & Malaysia series has a break until September when the drivers will head to Pekan, the royal capital of Pahang, Malaysia for round 5.
All Photos by Ben Leong
Rotax Senior Final:
| Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Total time | Diff | Best time | In lap | Best speed |
| 1 | 251 | SILVANO CHRISTIAN | 25 | 20:49.428 | 49.607 | 10 | 90.495 | |
| 2 | 202 | YOSHITO MATSUMOTO | 25 | 20:53.568 | 4.140 | 49.870 | 13 | 90.018 |
| 3 | 218 | TERUHISA TANAKA | 25 | 20:53.956 | 4.528 | 49.637 | 11 | 90.441 |
| 4 | 258 | ZAHIR ALI | 25 | 20:57.257 | 7.829 | 49.839 | 7 | 90.074 |
| 5 | 256 | ANANDA JULIO PROST | 25 | 20:57.449 | 8.021 | 49.745 | 8 | 90.244 |
| 6 | 225 | AKITO SAITO | 25 | 20:58.387 | 8.959 | 49.836 | 7 | 90.079 |
| 7 | 252 | IZZAT HANIF NORAZLAN | 25 | 20:58.634 | 9.206 | 49.770 | 12 | 90.199 |
| 8 | 201 | NIK AZRI SYAZWI NIK HAMDAN | 25 | 21:00.817 | 11.389 | 49.776 | 13 | 90.188 |
| 9 | 262 |  SENNA S.N. |
25 | 21:02.067 | 12.639 | 49.867 | 7 | 90.023 |
| 10 | 222 | BRANDON LEE ZHON WEI | 25 | 21:02.939 | 13.511 | 50.002 | 13 | 89.780 |
| 11 | 226 | SEAN HEDLEY HUDSPETH | 25 | 21:06.164 | 16.736 | 50.047 | 9 | 89.700 |
| 12 | 210 | GARY KOH | 25 | 21:08.450 | 19.022 | 50.015 | 8 | 89.757 |
| 13 | 238 | TANAPON NOKKAEW | 25 | 21:08.909 | 19.481 | 49.974 | 12 | 89.831 |
| 14 | 261 | GILBERT ANG DING FENG | 25 | 21:10.542 | 21.114 | 50.350 | 6 | 89.160 |
| 15 | 227 | CHANG MUN SHIEN | 25 | 21:10.713 | 21.285 | 50.096 | 8 | 89.612 |
| 16 | 212 | UTHAYACHELVAN L. | 25 | 21:15.344 | 25.916 | 50.242 | 5 | 89.352 |
| 17 | 248 | JACK MCGREGOR | 25 | 21:22.413 | 32.985 | 50.360 | 11 | 89.142 |
| 18 | 234 | JOSHUA TANUSEPUTRA | 25 | 21:29.244 | 39.816 | 50.482 | 11 | 88.927 |
| 19 | 299 | AARON PAUL MUMFORD | 25 | 21:38.142 | 48.714 | 50.927 | 6 | 88.150 |
| 20 | 224 | SANJEEV PALAR | 24 | 21:42.273 | 1 Lap | 52.794 | 22 | 85.032 |
| Not classified | ||||||||
| DNF | 213 | RAJ GANATRA | 17 | 16:34.876 | 50.899 | 10 | 88.198 | |
| DNF | 285 | YEO HONG YANG | 14 | 12:22.644 | 50.986 | 5 | 88.048 | |
| DNF | 246 | MIKHAIL RAZAK HARRIS | 3 | 2:42.232 | 51.161 | 3 | 87.747 | |
Rotax DD2 Final:
| Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Total time | Diff | Best time | In lap | Best speed |
| 1 | 301 | MITHUN GANATRA | 20 | 16:34.696 | 49.424 | 14 | 90.830 | |
| 2 | 300 | MIKKO NASSI | 20 | 16:36.042 | 1.346 | 49.403 | 6 | 90.869 |
| 3 | 318 | RIKI TANIOKA (M) |
20 | 16:43.009 | 8.313 | 49.675 | 8 | 90.371 |
| 4 | 381 | YONG BOON TIRACHAIMONGKOL | 20 | 16:51.067 | 16.371 | 49.819 | 9 | 90.110 |
| 5 | 306 | KELVIN CHOO (M) | 20 | 16:51.669 | 16.973 | 50.152 | 19 | 89.512 |
| 6 | 308 | CHEN JET CHOONG | 20 | 16:52.046 | 17.350 | 50.132 | 13 | 89.548 |
| 7 | 344 | FREDDY NUMAN LAWAN (M) | 20 | 16:52.826 | 18.130 | 50.073 | 15 | 89.653 |
| 8 | 322 | ERIC YONG BOON PIN (M) | 20 | 17:11.248 | 36.552 | 50.258 | 3 | 89.323 |
| 9 | 378 | CHENG NAI CHEN |
19 | 17:07.143 | 1 Lap | 52.453 | 3 | 85.585 |
| 10 | 366 | CHEN YU CHEN | 19 | 17:13.051 | 5.908 | 52.833 | 5 | 84.970 |
| Not classified | ||||||||
| DNF | 333 | KONG CHUN KEAT (M) | 6 | 5:15.993 | 51.776 | 3 | 86.704 | |
| DNF | 325 | BRENDAN PAUL ANTHONY | 0 | –:–:–.— | –:–:–.— | 0 | – | |
| DNS | 309 | SENNA SULAIMAN NOOR | 0 | –:–:–.— | –:–:–.— | 0 | – | |
MicroMax Final:
| Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Total time | Diff | Best time | In lap | Best speed |
| 1 | 36 | GEZHA SUDIRMAN | 15 | 14:12.355 | 56.391 | 2 | 79.608 | |
| 2 | 85 | PRASSETYO HARDJA | 15 | 14:12.390 | 0.035 | 56.307 | 2 | 79.727 |
| 3 | 17 | NAZIM AZMAN | 15 | 14:12.643 | 0.288 | 56.146 | 5 | 79.956 |
| 4 | 32 | PRESLEY MARTONO | 15 | 14:13.066 | 0.711 | 56.464 | 3 | 79.506 |
| 5 | 88 | JAKKARIN SIRINONTHANAWECH | 15 | 14:13.289 | 0.934 | 56.227 | 11 | 79.841 |
| 6 | 21 | MUHAMMAD AIMAN ZAFRI | 15 | 14:13.953 | 1.598 | 56.332 | 5 | 79.692 |
| 7 | 10 | CHRISTOPHER DARYL J. WENAS | 15 | 14:22.747 | 10.392 | 56.502 | 6 | 79.452 |
| 8 | 91 | JOSH LEE YAN HENG | 15 | 14:24.335 | 11.980 | 56.585 | 5 | 79.336 |
| 9 | 77 | ROBIN NORMAN | 15 | 14:24.679 | 12.324 | 56.830 | 4 | 78.993 |
| 10 | 20 | BARICHELLO NOOR | 15 | 14:27.548 | 15.193 | 56.677 | 3 | 79.207 |
| 11 | 24 | RAYHAN RADITYA | 15 | 14:32.060 | 19.705 | 56.837 | 5 | 78.984 |
| 12 | 18 | JARUTE JONVISAT | 15 | 14:32.441 | 20.086 | 56.710 | 8 | 79.161 |
| 13 | 25 | ALIA ZAAFIRA TOVAR | 15 | 14:51.657 | 39.302 | 58.160 | 2 | 77.187 |
| Not classified | ||||||||
| DNF | 38 | ARSH JOHANY | 14 | 13:16.074 | 56.302 | 7 | 79.734 | |
| DNF | 35 | MUHAMMAD BIN SIDQI AHMAD SAID | 0 | 1.179 | –:–:–.— | 0 | – | |
Rotax Junior Final:
| Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Total time | Diff | Best time | In lap | Best speed |
| 1 | 118 | MARINO SATO | 20 | 16:37.587 | 49.559 | 14 | 90.583 | |
| 2 | 123 | DAIM HISHAMMUDIN | 20 | 16:40.019 | 2.432 | 49.648 | 9 | 90.421 |
| 3 | 177 | SYAZWAN MOHD NOOR | 20 | 16:45.751 | 8.164 | 49.907 | 8 | 89.951 |
| 4 | 170 | TERAVATE PUKPIBON | 20 | 16:46.400 | 8.813 | 49.958 | 8 | 89.859 |
| 5 | 122 | MITCHELL CHEAH MIN JIE | 20 | 16:48.061 | 10.474 | 49.733 | 12 | 90.266 |
| 6 | 120 | TIMOTHY THOMAS YEO | 20 | 16:48.141 | 10.554 | 49.670 | 15 | 90.381 |
| 7 | 110 | MUHAMMAD LUQMAN HAKIM | 20 | 16:49.764 | 12.177 | 49.753 | 10 | 90.230 |
| 8 | 131 | LOW KENT JUN | 20 | 16:50.725 | 13.138 | 49.912 | 12 | 89.942 |
| 9 | 155 | SUN YUE YANG |
20 | 16:54.494 | 16.907 | 50.013 | 10 | 89.761 |
| 10 | 136 | RAFIF RABBANI | 20 | 16:57.707 | 20.120 | 49.905 | 8 | 89.955 |
| 11 | 128 | ERIC LOUIS PRAGASAM | 20 | 16:58.815 | 21.228 | 50.011 | 7 | 89.764 |
| 12 | 111 | M.FEREL FADHIL |
20 | 16:58.958 | 21.371 | 49.856 | 11 | 90.043 |
| 13 | 115 | KEZIA SANTOSO | 20 | 17:00.458 | 22.871 | 50.124 | 13 | 89.562 |
| 14 | 127 | RORY JAMES ELLIOT | 20 | 17:04.042 | 26.455 | 50.321 | 12 | 89.211 |
| 15 | 169 | LONG MOHAMAD LONG ARIFF LONG M | 20 | 17:05.173 | 27.586 | 49.836 | 7 | 90.079 |
| 16 | 198 | DARMA MANGKULUHUR HUTOMO | 20 | 17:05.370 | 27.783 | 50.217 | 10 | 89.396 |
| 17 | 171 | FELIX LINTANG | 20 | 17:05.623 | 28.036 | 50.298 | 10 | 89.252 |
| 18 | 105 | KHALID ADAM KHALID EMRAN | 20 | 17:06.149 | 28.562 | 50.103 | 20 | 89.599 |
| 19 | 117 | NAYAN CHATTERJEE | 20 | 17:10.039 | 32.452 | 50.636 | 15 | 88.656 |
| 20 | 113 | LEE WAI CONG | 20 | 17:10.377 | 32.790 | 49.987 | 12 | 89.807 |
| 21 | 199 | HARRY SCOTT | 20 | 17:12.363 | 34.776 | 50.446 | 10 | 88.990 |
| 22 | 121 | KAREN TAN | 20 | 17:12.908 | 35.321 | 50.357 | 18 | 89.147 |
| 23 | 119 | AMIN NOORZILAN | 20 | 17:17.022 | 39.435 | 50.204 | 13 | 89.419 |
| 24 | 154 | R. MAHAVEER |
20 | 17:17.991 | 40.404 | 50.883 | 12 | 88.226 |
| 25 | 144 | PAVAN RAVISHANKAR | 20 | 17:18.083 | 40.496 | 50.434 | 18 | 89.011 |
| 26 | 193 | GLENN CHIAM BO SHIUN | 20 | 17:18.795 | 41.208 | 50.500 | 18 | 88.895 |
| 27 | 168 | NABIL HUTASUHUT | 20 | 17:21.283 | 43.696 | 51.059 | 18 | 87.922 |
| 28 | 158 | SASINT KONGPATANAKUL | 20 | 17:21.331 | 43.744 | 50.938 | 18 | 88.131 |
| 29 | 166 | ETHAN WEI XIANG GOODMAN |
20 | 17:23.263 | 45.676 | 50.971 | 8 | 88.074 |
| 30 | 139 | MUHAMMAD DANIAL | 20 | 17:26.205 | 48.618 | 51.259 | 5 | 87.579 |
| 31 | 181 | ARMAND JOHANY | 19 | 17:21.412 | 1 Lap | 50.412 | 9 | 89.050 |
| 32 | 116 | DANIEL ADAM WOODROOF | 10 | 17:28.561 | 10 Laps | 50.105 | 6 | 89.596 |
| Not classified | ||||||||
| DNF | 107 | BRENDAN SEIBL | 1 | 55.883 | 53.820 | 1 | 83.411 | |
