Get ready for first-ever night race of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival

KUALA LUMPUR: Last month, Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival made its comeback to the Sepang International Circuit after a break of seven months and hosted Round 2 of Season 4. And, now it is ready for Round 3 that is the Vios Challenge finale. To be held on coming Saturday and Sunday (20-21 Nov), the event will have a lot at stake in each class. Adding to the fun is the fact that it will be the first-ever night race in the history of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival.

“Season 4 will be remembered as one of the most challenging due to the pandemic, and this may to some extent, have had an impact on the performances of teams and drivers. Immediately after Round 1 in February, the country was forced into a movement control order (MCO) which lasted for eight months, resulting in Round 2 only being able to resume last month (October) and now the finale this weekend,” said UMW Toyota Motor President Ravindran K.

The four classes of racing being contested include -Super Sporting Class for elite and professional drivers, Sporting Class for amateur gentlemen racers, Promotional Class for local celebrities, and Rookie Class for young drivers.

In the Super Sporting category, M7 Japan Project Team’s Syafiq Ali leads the overall championship with 55 points. He is just four points ahead of two-time Super Sporting Class champion Tengku Djan Ley Tengku Mahaleel. Mark Darwin is in the third position with 41 points.

Speaking about the Sporting Class, Crestmax Motorsport’s Adam Khalid is in the best possible position to win with 53 points. He is 10 points ahead of privateer Eric Yong. In the third position lies Clement Yeo with 36 points.

In Promotional Class, actors Zizan Razak and Shukri Yahaya, both have won two races and are separated by just a single point. Lying in third place is singer Khai Bahar with 41 points.

Under the Rookies Class, simulator racer Naquib Azlan has a commanding lead with 74 points, Amer Harris holds the second position with 59 points and Mika Hakimi is in third with 54 points.

You can watch Round 3’s Vios Challenge finale live on the UMW Toyota website www.toyota.com.my, and Facebook page.

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