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Epis breaks through for ARRC Superbike podium at Mandalika


2024 IDEMITSU FIM Asia Road Racing Championships
Round Four – Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit, Indonesia


Asia Superbike 1000cc Race One

Lachlan Epis made a lightning start from the third row to be fourth into turn one before then moving up to third place at turn two. Yuki Kunii was off to a flying start right from the off and immediately started streaking away from the field as Hafizh Syahrin gave chase.

ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – ASB1000 Race One

Nakarin Atiratphuvapat and then Andi Farid relegated Epis from third to fifth in the space of a few corners on lap two. A lap later, Soichiro Minamimoto pushed Epis further back to sixth, and it looked as though the Australian’s quest for a podium was over.

Andi Farid closed in on and then passed Hafizh Syahrin for second place as Kunii continued to enjoy a handy lead up front.

By half-race distance Epis was in sixth place but instead of losing ground, he was now starting to show an advantage over his fellow combatants.

Andi Farid reeled in Kunii as the race wore on and once past started streaking away in the lead.

Epis had a great to and fro battle with Minamimoto around the middle stage of the race before eventually breaking away.  Epis then started closing on Atiratphuvapat and Syahrin at a rapid rate of knots.

Epis was up to third place with two laps to go and swapped placed with Atiratphuvapat a number of times before the Honda ran wide which gave Epis some clear air to put his head down and start closing on Kunii, who he was catching to the tune of a second a lap!

Ultimately Epis ran out of laps to get on terms with Kunii but if the race was a lap longer the Evolution Sports Group rider would have had that second place. As it was, Epis and his team were elated with the podium result.

Lachlan Epis arrives in parc ferme

Andi Farid the race winner by almost two-seconds over Kunii, with Epis a couple of tenths further back in third place.

Andi Farid Izdihar

Riders stopped on the cool down lap to pay respects at the memorial for Haruki Noguchi, who lost his life while racing in the ARRC at the circuit less than 12 months ago.

ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – Superbike Race One

All podium finishers had chosen the medium rear matched to a hard front.

Lachlan Epis – P3

Amazing. You know I’ve spent four or five years on a Superbike and finally everything is starting to click. The team has done such an incredible job. Yeah, that race starting from seventh, you know it’s close but I was able to attack when I needed to.  Obviously, I want to pay respect to Haruki, it’s been a year now we all miss him at the circuit, so respect to him as well, and want to keep the energy low for that, but I am very happy with that result. Looking forward to going again tomorrow.”

Lachlan Epis

Asia Superbike 1000 cc Race One Results

  1. Andi Farid Izdihar – Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo (20’56:409s)
  2. Yuki Kunii – SDG Team HARC-PRO Honda Ph. (20’58:305s)
  3. Lachlan Epis – Evolution Sports Group (20’58:758s)
  4. Soichiro Minamimoto – YAMAHA TEKHNE Racing Team ASIA (21’01:627s)
  5. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat – Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo (21’02:468s)
  6. Sho Nishimura – TKKR BMW Racing Team (21:02.940)
  7. Hazifh Syrahrin Abdullah – JDT Racing Team (21:03.309)
  8. Md. Zaqhwan Bin Zaidi – Honda Asia Dream Racing with Astemo (21:03.740)
  9. Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin – Yamaha Tekhne Racing Team Asia (21:03.945)
  10. Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman – TKRR BMW Racing Team (21:25.944)
  11. Osama Mareai – Victor Racing Team (22:09.089)
  12. Eric Saputra*** – Yamaha Cargloss RRS (21:14.922)
  13. Teo Yew Joe – Savotar ESG Team Asia (21:15.843)

Asia Superbike 1000cc Race Two

Conditions were much cooler on Sunday, 36-degrees, almost 20-degrees cooler than competitors and their Dunlop tyres had faced on Saturday. Lachlan Epis once again threaded the Evolution Sports Group BMW M 1000 RR from seventh on the grid to be third into turn one with the inside line. Yuki Kunii was into the early lead ahead of Soichiro Minamimoto.

ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – Superbike Race Two

Epis had the Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo pairing of Andi Farid Izdihar and Md Zaqhwan Zaidi right on his tail and the trio swapped places numerous times across the opening laps.

ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – Superbike Race Two – Soichiro Minamimoto leads
The Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo pairing of Andi Farid Izdihar and Md Zaqhwan Zaidi dusted up Epis early on in race two

Soichiro Minamimoto got the better of Yuki Kunii on lap two but Kunii was back through to the lead with nine-laps to run.

ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – Superbike Race Two – Kunii leads

Unlike Saturday, the front runners didn’t split into two groups, with less than two-seconds covering the top nine with eight laps to go. Yuki Kunii then made a couple of mistakes which allowed Andi Farid Izdihar to steal second place.  Nakarin Atiratphuvapat then crashed out of fifth place.

ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – Superbike Race Two
Syahrin came from way back to challenge Minamimoto late in the race

Meanwhile Hafizh Syahrin had been working his way through the pack on the JDT Ducati and by half-race distance was up to second place and chasing Soichiro Minamimoto for the lead. Andi Farid Izdihar was third and Lachlan Epis had moved back up to fourth.  Kunii had drifted all the way back to eighth and had now lost touch with the leading group.

ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – Superbike Race Two
Soichiro Minamimoto celebrates victory

Soichiro Minamimoto fended off the advances of Syahrin before eventually pulling away to a clear 2.4-second victory after Syahrin’s pace was stunted by an errant backmarker. The victory for the Japanese 24-year-old was Minamimoto’s first in the Superbike class.

ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – Superbike Race Two
Soichiro Minamimoto celebrates victory

Syahrin was scathing in his podium interview in regards to the lack of blue flags, and having to race with riders that were five-seconds a lap slower. In fact, in last and 12th place, Teo Yew Joe’s fastest lap was almost nine-seconds slower than the leading riders.

Andi Farid Izdihar finished quite strongly and rounded out the podium.

ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – Superbike Race Two Podium

By the end of the race that trio had managed to break away from the pursuing pack. Md Zaqhwan Zaidi took fourth ahead of Sho Nishimura and Lachlan Epis.

Hafizh Syahrin had gone into the Indonesian round with a ten-point advantage in the championship chase but will head to Sepang in mid-September six-points behind new leader Andi Farid Izdihar. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat and Yuki Kunii are equal third on points. Lachlan Epis is currently eighth in the championship standings.

Lachlan Epis – P6

Overall I’m pumped with the weekend, our first podium here in ARRC and then backed it up with another strong ride today. We have a little bit of homework left to do to truly close the gap but we’ve made massive steps this weekend and shown that we are capable of podiums and soon wins also. A huge massive enormous thank you to every member of ESG, my guys have been behind me through a lot and it’s nice to finally break through and reward all there sacrifices. As always in sport you’re only as good as your last result so we will celebrate tonight and then shift focus to round 5 in Malaysia in September.

Asia Superbike 1000 cc Race Two Results

  1. Soichiro Minamimoto – YAMAHA TEKHNE Racing Team ASIA (20’55:484s)
  2. Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah – JDT RACING TEAM (20’57:923s)
  3. Andi Farid Izdihar – Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo (20’58:878s)
  4. Md Zaqhwan Zaidi – Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo (21’01:168s)
  5. Sho Nishimura – TKKR BMW Racing Team (21’01:266s)
  6. Lachlan Epis – Evolution Sports Group (21:01.496)
  7. Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin – Yamaha TEKHNE Racing Team Asia (21:03.859)
  8. Yuki Kunii – SDG Team HARC-PRO Honda Ph. (21:20.767)
  9. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat – Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo (21:58.591)
  10. Osama Mareai – Victor Racing Team (22:17.961)
  11. Eric Saptura – Yamaha Cargloss RRS (21:05.282)
  12. Teo Yew Joe – Savitar ESG Team Asia (21:36.050)

Asia Superbike 1000 cc Standings

Pos. Name Nat. Model Round 4 Total
        R1 R2  
1 ANDI FARID IZDIHAR INA HONDA CBR1000RR R 25 16 116
2 HAFIZH SYAHRIN ABDULLAH MAS DUCATI PANIGALE V4R 9 20 110
3 NAKARIN ATIRATPHUVAPAT THA HONDA CBR1000RR R 11 7 92
4 YUKI KUNII JPN HONDA CBR1000RR R 20 8 92
5 SOICHIRO MINAMIMOTO JPN YAMAHA YZF-R1M 13 25 85
6 AZLAN SHAH KAMARUZAMAN MAS BMW  M1000 RR 6 DNS 82
7 MD ZAQHWAN BIN ZAIDI MAS HONDA CBR1000RR R 8 13 68
8 LACHLAN EPIS AUS BMW  M1000 RR 16 10 67
9 SHO NISHIMURA JPN BMW M1000 RR 10 11 55
10 KASMA DANIEL KASMAYUDIN MAS YAMAHA YZF-R1M 7 9 49
11 TEO YEW JOE MAS BMW  M1000 RR 3 4 26
12 OSAMA MAREAI YEM YAMAHA YZF-R1M 5 6 24
13 PASSAWIT THITIVARARAK THA HONDA CBR1000RR R 21
14 MARKUS REITERBERGER GER BMW  M1000 RR 19
15 SHOTA YOKOYAMA JPN YAMAHA YZF-R1M 12
16 CHIANG CHIH YINH TPE YAMAHA YZF-R1M 9
17 ERIC SAPUTRA INA YAMAHA YZF-R1M 4 5 9
18 CHEN HONG YAN CHN BMW M1000 RR 5

ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – SS600 Race One
ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – SS600 Race One Podium

SuperSports 600 cc Race One Results

  1. Azroy Hakeem Anuar – MAS – 19’48:985s
  2. Mohammad Adenanta Putra – MAS +2.881
  3. Muhammad Helmi Azman – INA +3.183
  4. Veda Ega Pratama – INA +3.249
  5. Rheza Danica Ahrens – INA +3.256
  6. Kiattisak Singapong – THA +4.135
  7. Apiwath Wongthananon – THA +4.491
  8. Thanat Laoongplio – THA +8.124
  9. Wahyu Mugroho – INA +12.227
  10. Fadillah Arbi Aditama – INA +14.019
  11. Kengo Nagao – JPN +15.047
  12. McKinley Kyle Paz – PHI +30.455
  13. Sha Juntong – CHN +53.684
ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – SS600 Race Two Podium
ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – SS600 Race Two

SuperSports 600 cc Race Two Results

  1. Mohammad Adenanta Putra – ASTRA HONDA RACING TEAM (19’48:434s)
  2. Veda Ega Pratama – ASTRA HONDA RACING TEAM (19’48:874s)
  3. Kiattisak Singhapong – Honda Racing Thailand (19’50:031s)
  4. Fadillah Arbi Aditama – ASTRA HONDA RACING TEAM (19’51:065s)
  5. Rheza Danica Ahrens – ASTRA HONDA RACING TEAM (19’51:351s)
  6. WAHYU NUGROHO – YAMAHA Racing Indonesia (19:54.557)
  7. MCKINLEY KYLE PAZ – YAMAHA TEKHNE Racing Team ASIA (19:54.669)
  8. **KENGO NAGAO – YAMAHA Racing Indonesia (19:54.896)
  9. AZROY HAKEEM ANUAR – IDEMITSU Boon Siew Honda Racing Team (19:57.432)
  10.  THANAT LAOONGPLIO – Honda Racing Thailand (20:05.524)
  11. SHA JUNTONG – VICTOR RACING Team (20:33.934)

SuperSports 600 cc Standings

Pos. Name Nat. Model Round 4 Total
R1 R2
1 APIWATH WONGTHANANON THA YAMAHA YZF-R6 9 DNF 124
2 M. ADENANTA PUTRA INA HONDA CBR600RR 13 25 116
3 AZROY HAKEEM ANUAR MAS HONDA CBR600RR 25 7 84
4 MUHAMMAD HELMI AZMAN MAS HONDA CBR600RR 20 DNF 80
5 KIATTISAK SINGHAPONG THA HONDA CBR600RR 10 16 74
6 RHEZA DANICA AHRENS INA HONDA CBR600RR 11 11 68
7 VEDA EGA PRATAMA INA HONDA CBR600RR 16 20 62
8 THANAT LAOONGPLIO THA HONDA CBR600RR 8 6 58
9 KENGO NAGAO JPN YAMAHA YZF-R6 5 8 58
10 MCKINLEY  KYLE PAZ PHI YAMAHA YZF-R6 4 9 50
11 WAHYU NUGROHO INA YAMAHA YZF-R6 7 10 50
12 SHA JUNTONG CHN YAMAHA YZF-R6 3 5 33
13 REY MATSUOKA JPN YAMAHA YZF-R6 27
14 FADILLAH ARBI ADITAMA INA HONDA CBR600RR 6 13 19
15 SHINYA MIKAMI JPN YAMAHA YZF-R6 6
16 JIA YI FENG CHN YAMAHA YZF-R6 5
17 ZHOU FENG LONG CHN KAWASAKI ZX-6R 4
18 DIMAS EKKY PRATAMA INA HONDA CBR600RR DNF DNF 0

ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – AP250 Race One Podium
ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – AP250 Race One

Asia Production 250 cc Race One –  Top 5

  1. Reynaldo C. Ratukore – YAMAHA YAMALUBE RRS (18’05:640s)
  2. Cao Viet Nam – Honda Racing Vietnam Team (18’06:292s)
  3. Muhammad Faerozi Toreqottullah – YAMAHA Racing Indonesia (18’07:039s)
  4. Arai Agaska Dibani Laksana – YAMAHA Racing Indonesia (18’07:125s)
  5. Candra Hermawan – YAMAHA Racing Indonesia (18’07:309s)
ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – AP250 Race Two
ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – AP250 Race Two Podium

Asia Production 250 cc Race Two – Top 5

  1. Muhammad Faerozi Toreqotullah – YAMAHA Racing Indonesia (18’00:806s)
  2. Muhammad Kiandra Ramadhipa – ASTRA HONDA RACING TEAM (18’00:888s)
  3. Arai Agaska Dibani Laksana – YAMAHA Racing Indonesia (18’00:994s)
  4. Reynaldo C. Ratukore – YAMAHA YAMALUBE RRS (18’01:310s)
  5. Irfan Irdiansyah – SCK HONDA Racing Team (18’01:444s)

Asia Production 250 cc Standings

Round 4
Pos. Name Nat. Model R1 R2 Total
1 Mh. KIANDRA RAMADHIPA INA HONDA  CBR250 RR 10 20 111
2 Mh. FAEROZI TOREQOTTULLA INA YAMAHA  YZF-R3 16 25 95
3 HERJUN ATNA FIRDAUS INA HONDA  CBR250 RR 9 8 94
4 ARAI AGASKA DIBANI LAKSANA INA YAMAHA  YZF-R3 13 16 89
5 Mh. SYARIFUDDIN AZMAN MAS HONDA  CBR250 RR 8 5 76
6 CAO VIET NAM VIE HONDA  CBR250 RR 20 6 61
7 AIKI IYOSHI JPN KAWASAKI ZX25R 7 9 58
8 WARIT THONGNOPPAKUN THA HONDA  CBR250 RR 5 2 51
9 PIYAWAT PATOOMYOS THA HONDA  CBR250 RR 3 1 40
10 REYNALDO C. RATUKORE INA YAMAHA YZF-R3 25 13 38
11 RYOTA OGIWARA JPN HONDA  CBR250 RR 30
12 NGUYEN TON ANH PHU VIE HONDA  CBR250 RR DNF 0 29
13 ALFONSI REI SANTOS DAQUIGAN PHI HONDA  CBR250 RR 1 DNF 26
14 CANDRA HERMAWAN INA YAMAHA YZF-R3 11 10 21
15 NGUYEN HUU TRI VIE HONDA  CBR250 RR 0 0 19
16 Mh. IRFAN HAYKHAL MAS HONDA  CBR250 RR DNF 3 18
17 IRFAN ARDIANSYAH INA HONDA  CBR250 RR 6 11 17
18 WATCHARIN TUBTIMON THA HONDA  CBR250 RR 0 0 17
19 YUTA DATE JPN YAMAHA YZF-R3 16
20 MUHAMMAD DIANDRA TRIHARDIKA INA KAWASAKI ZX25R 4 4 13
21 KAVIN SAMAAR QUINTAL IND HONDA  CBR250 RR 0 0 10
22 GAO ZIANG CHN YAMAHA  YZF-R3 DNF DNS 10
23 GALANG HENDRA PRATAMA INA YAMAHA YZF-R3 2 7 9
24 RYUJI YOKOE JPN YAMAHA YZF-R3 9
25 JIANG ZHUO RAN CHN YAMAHA YZF-R3 8
26 PACHARAGORN THONGGERDLOUNG THA HONDA  CBR250 RR 7
27 WANG JIA DONG CHN YAMAHA  YZF-R3 0 0 5
28 MOHSIN PARAMBAN IND HONDA  CBR250 RR 0 0 2
29 VREI-AR MARCOSUBA PHI YAMAHA  YZF-R25 0 DNF 1

ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – Underbone 150 Race One
ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – Underbone 150 Race One Podium

Underbone 150 cc Race One – Top 5

  1. Fahmi Basam – YAMAHA LFN HP969 INDONESIA Racing Team (15’38:283s)
  2. Md Akid Aziz – PitsBike OneWay JRT Tech2 Racing Team (15’38:356s)
  3. Riky Ibrahim – YAMAHA LFN HP969 INDONESIA Racing Team (15’38:642s)
  4. Adytya Fauzi – RACETECH SIXTY Racing Team (15’38:669s)
  5. Gupita Kresna Wardhna – 4S1M Evo YAMAHA Racing Team (15’38:797s)
ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – Underbone 150 Race Two
ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – Underbone 150 Race Two Podium
ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – Underbone 150 Race Two

Underbone 150 cc Race Two – Top 5

  1. Md Akid Aziz – PitsBike OneWay JRT Tech2 Racing Team (15’36:473s)
  2. Husni Zainul Fuadzy – YAMAHA LFN HP969 INDONESIA Racing Team (15’36:488s)
  3. M. Murobbil Vittoni – YAMAHA LFN HP969 INDONESIA Racing Team (15’36:662s)
  4. Adytya Fauzi – RACETECH SIXTY Racing Team (15’36:730s)
  5. John Emerson Inguito – 4S1M EVO YAMAHA Racing Team (15’36:748s)

Underbone 150 cc Standings – Top 25

Round 4
Pos. Name Nat. Model R1 R2 Total
1 MD AKID AZIZ MAS YAMAHA Y15 ZR 20 25 108
2 ADYTYA  FAUZI INA YAMAHA MX KING 150 13 13 83
3 FAHMI BASAM INA YAMAHA MX KING 150 25 9 79
4 NAZIRUL IZZAT MD BAHAUDDIN MAS YAMAHA Y15 ZR DNS DNS 77
5 M. MUROBBIL VITTONI INA YAMAHA MX KING 150 DNF 16 65
6 GUPITA KRESNA  WARDHANA INA YAMAHA SNIPER 150 11 0 56
7 WAHYU AJI TRILAKSANA INA YAMAHA MX KING 150 6 6 47
8 GIAN CARLO  MAURICIO PHI YAMAHA SNIPER 150 0 5 42
9 MD SYAFIQ ROSLI MAS YAMAHA Y15 ZR 8 8 41
10 AHMAD AFIF AMRAN MAS YAMAHA Y15 ZR DNF DNS 41
11 AHMAD FAZRUL SHAM MAS YAMAHA Y15 ZR DNF 1 37
12 PEERAPONG LUIBOONPENG THA YAMAHA Y15 ZR DNF 0 36
13 JOHN EMERSON INGUITO PHI YAMAHA SNIPER 150 5 11 34
14 HUSNI ZAINUL FUADZY INA YAMAHA MX KING 150 10 20 31
15 REYKAT YUSUF  FADILAH INA HONDA RSX150 R 0 7 29
16 APRIL KING MASCARDO PHI YAMAHA SNIPER 150 29
17 FARRES  PUTRA MOHD FADHILL MAS YAMAHA Y15 ZR 0 4 27
18 DIMAS JULI ATMOKO INA YAMAHA Y15 ZR 0 2 19
19 M.SYIRAT SYAUQI INA YAMAHA MX KING 150 7 10 17
20 MASATO FERNANDO PHI YAMAHA SNIPER 150 4 0 16
21 RIKY IBRAHIM INA YAMAHA MX KING 150 16 DNF 16
22 MD ALIFF DANIAL MAS YAMAHA SNIPER 150 0 DNF 15
23 ALDIAZ AQSAL ISMAYA INA YAMAHA MX KING 150 9 0 9
24 FELIX PUTRA MULYA INA YAMAHA MX KING 150 8
25 HAFIZD FAHRIL RASYADAN INA HONDA RSX150 R 2 0 7
26 HAFID PRATAMADITYA NURSANDI INA YAMAHA MX KING 150 1 3 4
27 KIKI SUDARMAN MANURUNG INA YAMAHA MX KING 150 3 0 3
28 AMIRUL ARIFF MUSA MAS HONDA RSX150 R 1
29 RIZAL FERIYADI INA YAMAHA MX KING 150 DNF 0 0

ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – TVS Asia One Make Race One
ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – TVS Asia One Make Race One Podium

TVS Asia One Make Championship Race One – Top 5

  1. Hiroki Ono – Japan (13’53:660s)
  2. Mohd Ramdan Rosli – Malaysia (13’54:064s)
  3. Sarthak Chavan – India (13’54:305s)
  4. Chiranth Vishwanath – India (13’54:533s)
  5. Riichi Takahira – Japan (13’54:609s)
ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – TVS Asia One Make Race Two Podium
ARRC 2024 – Round Four – Mandalika – TVS Asia One Make Race Two

TVS Asia One Make Championship Race Two – Top 5

  1. Mohd Ramdan Rosli – Malaysia (14’11:500s)
  2. Hiroki Ono – Japan (14’11:592s)
  3. Sarthak Chavan – India (14’11:752s)
  4. Riichi Takahira – Japan (14’11:894s)
  5. Vorapong Malahuan – Thailand (14’11:993s)

TVS Asia One Make Championship Standings

Round 4
Pos. Name Nat. R1 R2 Total
1 Hiroki Ono JPN 25 20 170
2 Mohd Ramdan Rosli MAS 20 25 128
3 Sarthak Chavan IND 16 16 82
4 Decky Tiarno Aldy INA 7 9 64
5 Vorapong Malahuan THA 10 11 62
6 Riichi Takahira JPN 11 13 62
7 Chiranth Vishwanath IND 13 7 59
8 Atih Kanghair THA 6 8 58
9 Md Muzakkir Mohamed MAS 8 DNF 48
10 Rocco Sessler GER 9 10 45
11 Zen Mitani JPN 40
12 Kim Min Jae KOR 5 5 39
13 Casey Edward Clamor PHI 27
14 K Y Ahamed IND 4 6 25
15 Mohamad Ervin Ekhsan SIN DNF 3 12
16 Jagan Kumar IND 10
17 Syahrul Amin INA 3 4 7
18 Xuhao Zhang CHN 5

 

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