Malaysia’s Wing Hin Motorsports heads into the 2026 Eneos Super Taikyu Series finale at Fuji Speedway with its sights set on another podium finish, capping a season of learning, progress and growing competitiveness against Japan’s established endurance racing teams.
Malaysia’s Wing Hin Motorsports is gearing up for one final push this weekend as it takes on the seventh and final round of the 2026 Eneos Super Taikyu Series at Fuji Speedway, Japan, targeting its strongest result yet in an encouraging debut campaign.
The Malaysian outfit will field its #338 Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2 in the four-hour season finale, with Malaysian drivers Naquib Azlan and Amer Harris joined by experienced Japanese Super Taikyu campaigner Shuji Maeshima.
Currently seventh in the ST-Z Class championship standings with 54 points, Wing Hin Motorsports has demonstrated consistent progress throughout the season, recording four top-five finishes from its six race outings so far.
The campaign has not been without its challenges, particularly when competing against established factory-backed outfits and drivers with extensive experience in Japan’s highly competitive GT4 racing environment.
For Naquib, the season has been an important learning experience for both himself and the team.
“It’s been an eye-opening year for sure. Racing in the Super Taikyu Series, we have been exposed to higher levels of racing and the fact that there was still much more for both the team and I to learn in the GT4 platform, especially going up against top factory teams here in Japan,” he said.
He highlighted the challenges of understanding tyre management, developing the right car setup and adapting driving styles to extract the maximum performance from the GR Supra GT4 EVO2.
Despite the steep learning curve, the team has continued to make improvements at every round, with its first podium finish at Sportsland Sugo in Round 4 marking a significant milestone in its maiden campaign.
Naquib said the immediate priority for the Fuji finale would be to bring the car home safely before maximising its potential for another strong result.
The team’s season began at Mobility Resort Motegi in March, where it finished seventh in ST-Z Class and 11th overall in its first four-hour race against a 30-car field.
Wing Hin subsequently secured fifth place at the five-hour Suzuka round before facing a tougher challenge in the gruelling 24-hour Fuji race, where it finished 11th in class.
The Malaysian team bounced back strongly at Sportsland Sugo, claiming second place in ST-Z for its maiden Super Taikyu podium.
It continued its competitive form with fifth place at Autopolis and fourth at Okayama last month, setting the stage for its final outing of the season.
For 22-year-old Amer Harris, the team has already demonstrated that it possesses the pace to challenge the front-running competitors, with a race victory now firmly in its sights.
“Going into this weekend, the goal is just to bring another podium home or hopefully even a win, our first Super Taikyu Series race. We have shown flashes of speed the entire season, even securing a second-place finish in Sugo, so we definitely have the pace of the front runners,” he said.
Amer added that the championship’s competitiveness has only strengthened the team’s determination to succeed, particularly when going up against rivals featuring drivers from Japan’s SUPER GT GT300 and GT500 categories.
Super Taikyu is widely regarded as Japan’s premier pro-am endurance racing championship, featuring production-based touring and GT machinery competing in races ranging from four hours to the gruelling 24-hour format.
Wing Hin Motorsports’ participation forms part of its broader expansion into regional and international motorsports, while providing Malaysian drivers with valuable opportunities to develop their skills against some of the region’s strongest competitors.
Beyond Super Taikyu, the team is also competing in Japan’s Toyota GAZOO Racing GR86/BRZ Cup Clubman Series as defending champion, alongside its commitments in the Thailand Super Series.
With a podium already secured and four top-five results under its belt, Wing Hin Motorsports now has one final opportunity to turn a promising debut season into an even more memorable achievement.
A strong performance at Fuji would not only provide a fitting conclusion to its 2026 campaign but also underline the growing competitiveness of Malaysian motorsports on the international stage.
