Sepang – From pole position to the chequered flag, the Ferrari 296 GT3 of Jason Loh, Luo Kailuo, Chen Weian, and local hero Jazeman Jaafar, who completed an outstanding final stint, have dominated and taken overall victory and the GT3 class win at the 2025 Motul 12 Hours of Sepang.
A valiant effort by the #61 EBM Porsche 911 GT3 R of Adrian D’Silva, Loek Hartog and Dorian Boccolacci, who fought to the end after an earlier slow puncture disrupted their pit strategy, saw their efforts have them finish second ahead of the 2024 race winners, #87 Origine Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R of Yuan Bo, Leo Ye Hongli and Adderly Fong.
The B-Quik branded #26 Absolute Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II of Henk Kiks, Akash Nandy and Sandy Stuvihk shone at the midpoint of the race, with Stuvihk battling for the lead with Fong, and stayed in control from the front until the end of his stint. The outfit ended the day fourth overall and in class.
Another pole to flag victory was seen for the #610 610 Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R of Chen Fangping, Lu Wenlong, Li Xuanyu and Hu Bo who took our GT3 AM honours and fifth overall.
Local team, Viper Niza Racing, put the #65 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO of Douglas Khoo, Dominic Ang and Melvin Moh at the top of the GT3 AM Masters class and sixth overall.
Wu Yifan, Lai Jingwen, Liu Zichen and Xu Zheyu finished seventh overall and second in GT3 AM in the #11 326 Racing Team Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II. The #777 Climax Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II of Li Dongsheng, Li Donghui, Lu Wei, Ling Kang and Zhou Liyuan rounded out the GT3 AM podium positions in third.
601 Champion Motor Sport Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO of Tse Ka Hing, Tang Phillip, Tang Tien Foo and Chan Chi Chung finished second in GT3 AM Masters for #777 Climax Racing CHN Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II and ninth overall. Rounding out the top ten was the #5 HZ) FORTIS Racing/Absolute Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II of Haziq Zairel Oh, Hairie Zairel Oh and Aaron Lim Say Joon.
In GTC, the #911 610 Racing of Wong Yat Shing Sunny, Yan Chuang, Peter Li Zhicong and Leona Chin Lyweoi took the chequered flag.
A field of teams solely from the Asia Pacific with local and international talent, alongside distinguished gentleman drivers, saw a race jampacked full of battles for the lead and class positions throughout the entire twelve hours, with no safety car, yellow or red flag interruptions, for a highly rated event to complete the third iteration since its return in 2023.
Top Speed will be back the Shanghai International Circuit in October for the third Shanghai 8 Hours.
