Sepang: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, graced the opening round of the GT World Challenge Asia Series at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) today.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Their Majesties were present to support their sons, Tunku Panglima Johor Tunku Abdul Rahman Al-Haj and Tunku Putera Johor Tunku Abu Bakar Al-Haj, who are competing for the Johor Motorsports Racing (JMR) team.
In the second race today, Tunku Abdul Rahman and Alexander Sims capitalized on the errors of the two leading teams to secure victory. “What made the victory even sweeter is that it was achieved on home ground and with our brand new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R,” the post added. Unfortunately, Tunku Abu Bakar and his teammate Jordan Love had to withdraw from the race following a crash involving Love.
Also in attendance were Raja DiHilir Perak Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain Idris Shah, Tunku Temenggong Johor Tunku Idris Iskandar Sultan Ibrahim, as well as Tunku Tun Aminah Sultan Ibrahim and her husband Datuk Dennis Muhammad Abdullah.
The next round is scheduled at the Pertamina International Circuit in Mandalika, Indonesia, from May 9-11. Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tunku Abu Bakar, both representing team JMR, began this season with notable achievements, with Tunku Abdul Rahman and Sims finishing third in the Pro-Am category, securing JMR’s first podium finish of the season.