Indonesian driver Zahir Ali has dominated the opening round of the RMC Asia series this weekend at the Speedway PLUS circuit in Subang, Malaysia. Zahir took command of the Senior category from the time trial and never gave up his spot at the front of the grid throughout the weekend. In the final his toughest competitor was Japense driver Teruhisa Tanaka who held 3rd early in the race until he got passed Yoshito Matsumoto for 2nd but didn’t have the pace to close the gap to the lead.
The Juniors had a close battle with the top 3 in tight formation and switching places for much of the race. Syazwan Mohd Noor came out on top after holding off Daim Hishammudin and Jehan Daruvala.
Gezha Sudirman took a bit of a surprise victory in the MicroMax final after Prassetyo Hardja had dominated proceedings for most of the weekend. The two swapped places almost every lap in the final, with Aiman Zafri also in on the battle for the win.
Riki Tanioka was unable to stop Kelvin Choo in the DD2 category. Indian driver Mithun Ganatra took 3rd place overall after setting the pace in the time trials.
Results of the finals are below. Full results are available on kkswp.mylaps.com
| Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Diff | Best Tm | In Lap | Nat/State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 258 | ZAHIR ALI | 25 | 43.398 | 15 | IDN | |
| 2 | 218 | TERUHISA TANAKA | 25 | 1.963 | 43.451 | 13 | JPN |
| 3 | 202 | YOSHITO MATSAMOTO | 25 | 6.682 | 43.695 | 10 | JPN |
| 4 | 238 | TANAPON NOKKAEW | 25 | 8.027 | 43.673 | 14 | THA |
| 5 | 201 | NIK AZRI SYAZWI NIK HAMDAN | 25 | 9.15 | 43.77 | 14 | MYS |
| 6 | 225 | AKITO SAITO | 25 | 12.966 | 43.839 | 13 | JPN |
| 7 | 262 | SENNA S.N. | 25 | 16.011 | 43.751 | 16 | IDN |
| 8 | 228 | MUHAMMAD NABIL JEFFRI | 25 | 16.346 | 43.732 | 16 | MYS |
| 9 | 203 | CALVIN MACAULAY SEIBL | 25 | 18.328 | 43.935 | 8 | MYS |
| 10 | 229 | AKASH NEIL NANDY | 25 | 18.43 | 43.696 | 23 | MYS |
| 11 | 213 | CALVIN WONG WENG MAN | 25 | 18.847 | 43.969 | 7 | MYS |
| 12 | 232 | RAHUL RAJ MAYER | 25 | 21.056 | 44.128 | 10 | MYS |
| 13 | 217 | SIVAPONG LAMATIPANONT | 25 | 22.87 | 44.14 | 11 | THA |
| 14 | 227 | CHANG MUN SHIEN | 25 | 23.33 | 44.014 | 10 | MYS |
| 15 | 219 | FONG WEI JIE JULIEN | 25 | 26.134 | 43.943 | 13 | SGP |
| 16 | 207 | YUYA SUZUKI | 25 | 27.023 | 44.032 | 13 | JPN |
| 17 | 212 | UTHAYACHELVAN L. | 25 | 33.424 | 44.031 | 9 | MYS |
| 18 | 251 | SILVANO CHRISTIAN | 25 | 33.72 | 44.246 | 9 | IDN |
| 19 | 216 | MATTHEW SOLOMAN | 25 | 34.08 | 44.243 | 13 | HK |
| 20 | 210 | GARY KOH | 25 | 34.294 | 44.094 | 22 | SGP |
| 21 | 288 | KEN KODA | 25 | 34.634 | 44.356 | 12 | MYS |
| 22 | 230 | NATASHA NURIDA SEATTER | 25 | 34.956 | 44.123 | 21 | MYS |
| 23 | 226 | SEAN HEDLEY HUDSPETH | 25 | 35.57 | 44.374 | 12 | SGP |
| 24 | 222 | BRANDON LEE ZHON WEI | 25 | 36.515 | 44.394 | 7 | MYS |
| 25 | 252 | IZZAT HANIF NORAZLAN | 25 | 38.747 | 44.195 | 9 | MYS |
| 26 | 231 | KYLE JAMES SPENCER BLOCKLEY | 24 | 1 Lap | 44.803 | 8 | SGP |
| 27 | 234 | JOSHUA TANUSEPUTRA | 24 | 1 Lap | 44.657 | 4 | IDN |
| DNF | 261 | GILBERT ANG DING FENG | 23 | DNF | 44.165 | 7 | MYS |
| DNF | 211 | TOMMY RIZKY ADRIN | 10 | DNF | 44.999 | 7 | IDN |
| Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Diff | Best Tm | In Lap | Nat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 177 | SYAZWAN MOHD NOOR | 20 | 43.607 | 16 | MYS | |
| 2 | 123 | DAIM HISHAMMUDIN | 20 | 0.361 | 43.578 | 18 | SGP |
| 3 | 104 | JEHAN DARUVALA | 20 | 0.681 | 43.602 | 10 | IND |
| 4 | 122 | MITCHELL CHEAH MIN JIE | 20 | 3.318 | 43.8 | 18 | MYS |
| 5 | 126 | ARJUN MAINI | 20 | 4.051 | 43.835 | 15 | IND |
| 6 | 118 | MARINO SATO | 20 | 6.285 | 43.771 | 15 | JPN |
| 7 | 161 | AMIR AZHAN SAFUAN | 20 | 6.594 | 43.662 | 16 | MYS |
| 8 | 113 | LEE WAI CONG | 20 | 7.193 | 43.702 | 19 | MYS |
| 9 | 139 | MUHAMMAD DANIAL | 20 | 10.351 | 44.038 | 15 | MYS |
| 10 | 169 | ARIFF AMRAN | 20 | 10.706 | 43.881 | 19 | MYS |
| 11 | 198 | DARMA MANGKULUHUR HUTOMO | 20 | 11.416 | 43.981 | 9 | IDN |
| 12 | 116 | DANIEL ADAM WOODROOF | 20 | 12.177 | 43.877 | 18 | MYS |
| 13 | 131 | LOW KENT JUN | 20 | 14.409 | 44.001 | 15 | MYS |
| 14 | 188 | AHMAD RAIEF SYAFI | 20 | 14.634 | 44.018 | 8 | MYS |
| 15 | 101 | KUSH MAINI | 20 | 15.017 | 44.274 | 16 | IND |
| 16 | 168 | NABIL HUTASUHUT | 20 | 16.156 | 44.124 | 18 | IDN |
| 17 | 110 | MUHAMMAD LUQMAN HAKIM | 20 | 16.502 | 44.075 | 13 | MYS |
| 18 | 119 | AMIN NOORZILAN | 20 | 17.849 | 44.163 | 20 | SGP |
| 19 | 199 | HARRY SCOTT | 20 | 19.321 | 44.087 | 8 | SGP |
| 20 | 107 | BRENDAN SEIBL | 20 | 19.836 | 44.17 | 14 | MYS |
| 21 | 120 | TIMOTHY THOMAS YEO | 20 | 25.551 | 43.974 | 11 | MYS |
| 22 | 133 | JON LEE XUAN HAO | 20 | 27.111 | 44.743 | 8 | SGP |
| 23 | 115 | KEZIA SANTOSO | 20 | 27.819 | 44.686 | 20 | IDN |
| 24 | 138 | VERAVICH WONGSANGANAN | 20 | 29.61 | 44.22 | 8 | THA |
| 25 | 127 | RORY JAMES ELLIOT | 20 | 30.439 | 44.625 | 12 | MYS |
| 26 | 105 | KHALID ADAM KHALID EMRAN | 20 | 30.527 | 44.625 | 10 | MYS |
| 27 | 128 | ERIC LOUIS PRAGASAM | 20 | 33.554 | 44.516 | 17 | MYS |
| 28 | 166 | ETHAN WEI XIANG GOODMAN | 20 | 33.893 | 44.759 | 8 | SGP |
| 29 | 108 | H. AKASH GOWDA | 20 | 36.046 | 44.926 | 17 | IND |
| 30 | 158 | SASINT KONGPATANAKUL | 20 | 36.823 | 44.821 | 20 | THA |
| 31 | 117 | NAYAN CHATTERJEE | 20 | 40.554 | 44.238 | 16 | IND |
| 32 | 154 | R. MAHAVEER | 20 | 43.556 | 45.255 | 17 | IND |
| DNF | 160 | S. ANANTH SHANMUGAM | 17 | DNF | 44.893 | 11 | IND |
| DNF | 142 | DANIEL MARTIN | DNF | 0 | MYS |
| Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Diff | Best Tm | In Lap | Nat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 306 | KELVIN CHOO (M) | 20 | 43.797 | 20 | MYS | |
| 2 | 318 | RIKI RANIOKA (M) | 20 | 1.075 | 43.804 | 8 | JPN |
| 3 | 301 | MITHUN GANATRA | 20 | 3.455 | 43.661 | 8 | IND |
| 4 | 302 | SIDANT PANDA | 20 | 3.795 | 43.737 | 7 | IDN |
| 5 | 313 | KENNETH SMITH (M) | 20 | 4.93 | 43.887 | 8 | SGP |
| 6 | 344 | FREDDY LAWAN (M) | 20 | 7.843 | 44.093 | 16 | MYS |
| 7 | 308 | CHEN JET CHOONG | 20 | 9.271 | 44.168 | 6 | MYS |
| 8 | 333 | KONG CHUN KEAT (M) | 20 | 11.534 | 44.034 | 6 | MYS |
| 9 | 325 | HILARION ANTHONY (M) | 20 | 28 | 44.734 | 6 | MYS |
| 10 | 307 | ANDREW LITTLEDALE (M) | 20 | 32.126 | 44.926 | 7 | MYS |
| 11 | 321 | SHIRLEY WONG | 14 | 6 Laps | 45.978 | 1 | MYS |
| DNF | 388 | SYAZWAN MOHD NOOR | 8 | DNF | 44.56 | 7 | MYS |
| DNS | 339 | LAI WEE SENG (M) | DNS | 0 | MYS |
| Pos | No. | Name | Laps | Diff | Best Tm | In Lap | Nat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | GEZHA SUDIRMAN | 15 | 49.131 | 7 | IDN | |
| 2 | 85 | PRASSETYO HARDJA | 15 | 0.3 | 49.097 | 14 | IDN |
| 3 | 21 | MUHAMMAD AIMAN ZAFRI | 15 | 0.676 | 49.174 | 9 | MYS |
| 4 | 33 | ARMAND JOHANY | 15 | 6.616 | 49.5 | 7 | MYS |
| 5 | 68 | KEANON SANTOSO | 15 | 7.023 | 49.232 | 4 | IDN |
| 6 | 88 | JAKKARIM SIRINDTHANAWECH | 15 | 7.162 | 49.376 | 4 | THA |
| 7 | 38 | ARSH JOHANY | 15 | 7.601 | 49.522 | 7 | MYS |
| 8 | 17 | NAZIM AZMAN | 15 | 10.027 | 49.544 | 7 | MYS |
| 9 | 77 | ROBIN NORIMAM | 15 | 24.636 | 50.744 | 4 | THA |
| 10 | 10 | CHRISTOPHER DARYL J. WENAS | 15 | 34.489 | 50.126 | 9 | IDN |
| 11 | 18 | JARUTE JONVISAT | 15 | 35.892 | 51.323 | 15 | THA |
| 12 | 25 | ALIA ZAAFIRE TOVAR | 15 | 36.754 | 51.057 | 5 | MYS |
| 13 | 91 | JOSH LEE YAN HENG | 15 | 49.227 | 51.062 | 4 | SGP |