GR Vios Challenge Season 6 grabs attention of 3.7 million people online

KUALA LUMPUR: Round 2 of the Gazoo Racing Vios Challenge Season 6 was held at the Sepang International Circuit over the last weekend. The exhilarating event brought together passionate racing enthusiasts, drivers, and fans from around the region, making it a memorable affair.

The intensely-contested racing was tuned by a total of 3.7 million viewers online across TGR Malaysia's social media platforms, where the amazing racers behind the wheel chased for the following overall titles - 

• Super Sporting Class (elite drivers)
• Sporting Class (amateurs)
• Rookie Class (young drivers)
• Promotional Class (celebrities)

In Race 1 (June 3), the drivers in all classes remained cautious to accumulate as many points as they could to secure their position for the overall championship title. However, Race 2 (June 4) demonstrated intense competition as all the top contenders throughout the four classes of racing fiercely fought to secure the win.

“The fact that you can never single out a favourite driver to dominate with the door-to-door competition – right up to the last corner of the last lap - in the GR Vios Challenge is what keeps spectators and online viewers at the edge of their seats,” said UMW Toyota Motor President, Datuk Ravindran K. 

“I want to take this opportunity to thank all our online viewers and race fans for their utmost support. It is the fans who have made the GR Vios Challenge what it is today. Of course, not forgetting all our racers, race team, dealers, and sponsors,” he added. 

The key highlights of Race 2 are -

• In the Sporting Class, Kenneth Koh overtook Sharique Zulqarnain to take the lead, while Bradley Benedict Anthony made a successful move to secure the victory
• In the Super Sporting category, Hayden Haikal initially led the race until the game was halted by a red flag. However, after the restart, Putera Adam claimed the lead and successfully secured the win
• In the Rookie Class, Elson Lew bounced back from a poor start in Race 1 and won the overall title
• In the Promotional Class, the race was halted for some time due to an accident involving Shukry Yahaya and Hefny Sahad. Zizan Razak managed to stay in the lead despite facing constant pressure from Ezzrin Loy and finally won the race 

Gazoo Racing Vios Challenge Season 6 Round 2 - Overall Results

Category	Position	Winner (Race 1)	Winner (Race 2)
Super Sporting	I	Mitchell Cheah (Prima Pearl TD Racing)	Putera Adam (Laser Motor Racing)
	II	Eddie Lew (Laser Motor Racing)	Freddie Ang (Telagamas Toyota)
	III	Putera Adam (Laser Motor Racing)	Mitchell Cheah (Prima Pearl TD Racing)
Sporting	I	Nabil Azlan (Axle Sports)	Bradley Benedict Anthony (Crestmax Motorsport)
	II	Aaron Haika (Distinctive Model)	Kenneth Koh (Panglima City Racing Team)
	III	Mohd Shafiq Samsudin (Race Rally KL)	Aaron Haikal (Distinctive Model)
Rookie	I	Nazmir Azlan	Elson Lew
	II	Yazid Razak	Iman Danish
	III	Azriel Azhar	Azriel Azhar
Promotional	I	Shukri Yahaya	Zizan Razak
	II	Ezzrin Loy	Ezzrin Loy
	III	Ahirine Ahirudin	Ahirine Ahirudin

The third and final round of the GR Vios Challenge Season 6 will be held from Sep 29 to Oct 1, 2023.  

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