Honda riders dominate as ARRC Superbike season wraps up in Thailand

2024 IDEMITSU FIM Asia Highway Racing Championships
Spherical Six – Chang Worldwide Circuit, Thailand

Asia Superbike 1000cc Race One

Honda Asia-Dream Racing triumvirate, Andi Farid Izdihar, Nakarin Atiratphuvapat, and Md Zaqhwan Zaid, instantly began pulling away from the sector when the penultimate race of the 2024 ARRC Superbike season received underway on Saturday in Thailand.

By lap six the Honda triumvirate had been over two-seconds clear.

Championship chief, Yuki Kunii, was in fifth place and attempting to chase them down however had his fingers full with Japanese wildcard rider Tetsuta Nagashima who made it a Honda 1-2-3-4-5. The primary rider not on a Honda was Hafizh Syahrin on a Ducati.

Andi grew to become extra snug within the lead, creating a niche of two-seconds forward of Zaqhwan and on the ultimate lap, Yuki, who had been trailing Nakarin carefully, managed to overhaul him to safe the ultimate podium spot.

Andi’s victory made him the brand new championship chief, 5 factors away from Yuki Kunii.

Andi Farid Izdihar

“To start with, I simply centered on sustaining an excellent tempo, which is the precise technique. I didn’t count on to nonetheless declare the victory after making some errors, however I’m proud of the end result. Tomorrow, we’ll analyse every little thing earlier than Race 2, however for now, I wish to have a good time and launch the strain.”

Zaqhwan completed in second place whereas Kunii rounded out the rostrum forward of Nakarin.

Hafizh Syahrin received the higher of Nagashima for fifth place.

Lachlan Epis had certified ninth in his comeback from shoulder accidents, however technical issues with the ESG backed BMW noticed him have to start out from pit-lane. The Australian made his method as much as a ninth place end by the chequered flag.

Asia Superbike 1000 cc Race One Outcomes

Asia Superbike 1000cc Race Two

Yuki Kunii claimed a hard-fought victory, securing each the win and the 2024 championship, within the Sunday afternoon finale at Chang Worldwide Circuit.

Yuki received off to an incredible begin, rapidly taking the lead. Nonetheless, simply three laps into the competition, race one winner Andi Farid Izdihar, together with team-mate Nakarin Atiratphuvapat, each overtook Yuki and took management up entrance. As if the stress wasn’t sufficient, Md Zaqhwan Zaidi carefully adopted, including much more depth to the competitors.

Because the race progressed, the 4 Honda riders had been locked in fierce battle.

Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman of TKKR BMW Racing Group began to make up floor from fifth, progressively closing the hole and positioning himself as a possible podium challenger.

On Lap 10, Tetsuta Nagashima made a powerful transfer to shoot forwards to second, which additional stirred the entrance group. This prompted Yuki to choose up the tempo additional.

Yuki managed to construct a lead of three-seconds between himself and the chasing trio of Honda Asia-Dream Racing riders. The 21-year-old Japanese rider maintained his benefit from there to take the race win and the 2024 FIM Asia Highway Racing Superbike Championship.

Yuki Kunii

“Yesterday, we confronted some challenges firstly, however in Race 2, we gave it every little thing we had. To start with, I centered on sustaining my place, and in direction of the top, I managed to create a niche and preserve the stress off. This victory, and this championship, is not only for me. I wish to dedicate it to my late teammate Haruki Noguchi. Haruki all the time gave his finest for the crew, and it’s actually heartbreaking that he’s not with us. This win and the championship are for him. I hope he’s watching from above and smiling.”

Finishing the rostrum had been Tetsuta Nagashima and Andi Farid Izdihar.

Lachlan Epis began effectively and was rapidly as much as eighth. Epis misplaced a number of positions over the opening laps earlier than dropping out of the race attributable to engine issues with seven laps nonetheless to run. Regardless of lacking loads of factors scoring alternatives via damage, and some mechanical gremlins, Epis nonetheless completed the 2024 ARRC season tenth total within the Superbike standings.

Asia Superbike 1000 cc Race Two Outcomes

Asia Superbike 1000 cc Standings

SuperSports 600 cc Race One Outcomes

SuperSports 600 cc Race Two Outcomes

SuperSports 600 cc Standings

Asia Manufacturing 250 cc Race One

Asia Manufacturing 250 cc Race Two

Asia Manufacturing 250 cc Standings – High 20

Underbone 150 cc Race One

Underbone 150 cc Race Two

Underbone 150 cc Standings – High 20

TVS Asia One Make Championship Race One

TVS Asia One Make Championship Race Two

TVS Asia One Make Championship Standings