From the Americas to Australia | This Week in Motorsports

From the Americas to Australia, it was a challenging weekend for Asians in global motorsports, with setbacks ranging from disqualifications to struggles with pace to just some not-so-great luck. But with a long season ahead, there’s plenty of room for growth.

While the results weren’t ideal, the momentum heading into 2025 remains strong. Read on for the full story!

Ohta’s Sebring Weekend Cut Short After Early Collision

Kaku Ohta's hopes for a strong showing at the 12 Hours of Sebring were dashed early. The No. 18 Era Motorsport ORECA LMP2 07, shared with David Heinemeier Hansson and Tobi Lutke, started P5 in the LMP2 category and P18 overall. However, the team's race was disrupted within the first ten minutes due to a collision with the No. 88 AF Corse, which brought out the first caution. Further trouble struck around the two-hour mark when the No.18 hit the barrier at Turn 17, causing significant damage to the front end and the tire barrier. Although the car limped back to the pits, the team was forced to retire. Unfortunately, Ohta never got the chance to take the wheel.

33R Harmony Racing win overall 2025 Sepang 12H endurance 

The Sepang 12H returned in 2025 with 11 entries across four classes. In a fiercely contested GT3 class, 334 Harmony Racing (Jason Loh, Luo Kailuo, Chen Weian, and Jazeman Jaafar) clinched the overall victory.

Following are the results of the 12H endurance: 

GT3: 33R Harmony Racing (Ferrari 296 GT3) - Jason LOH, LUO Kailuo, CHEN Weian and Jazeman JAAFAR

GT3 AM: 610 Racing (Porsche 911 GT3 R) - CHEN Fangping, LU Wenlong, LI Xuanyu and HU Bo

AM M: Viper Niza Racing (Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO) - Douglas KHOO, Dominic ANG and Melvin MOH 

GTC: 610 Racing (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - WONG Yat Shing Sunny, YAN Chuang, Peter LI Zhicong and Leona CHIN

Kotak, Garrow, and Tan win their categories in Round 1 of ROK Cup Singapore

ROK Cup Singapore kicked off last weekend at the KF1 Circuit with 47 drivers on the grid across 4 categories: Mini, Junior, Senior, and Rookie. Satt Kotak, Conrad Garrow, Dillan Tan, took dominant wins in the first 3 categories respectively. Caleb Tan finished just 0.5s ahead to clinch the rookie win. Results are as follows:

MotoGP/Moto2/Moto3 Argentina

Ai Ogura and Somkiat Chantra lead the Asian charge in the MotoGP ladder, with Suryo Aji, Yuki Kunii, and Ayumu Sasaki making strides in Moto2. In Moto3, Taiyo Furusato, Tatchakorn Buasri, and Ryusei Yamanaka are proving their pace. Here's how they performed last weekend.

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Melbourne

Formula 1/2/3

The season opener in 2025, Albert Park, put on quite the challenge for drivers with changing weather conditions on Sunday. Nevertheless, it proved moment to shine for the Asians on the F1 grid, Alex Albon and Yuki Tsunoda, who showed strong running through the weekend.

The only Asian drivers in F2, Kush Maini and Ritomo Miyata had a difficult weekend which saw them struggle for pace and filled with mechanical troubles. The weather also saw the feature race cancelled, which gave each one less opportunity to recover to grab some points.

Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak in his Sophmore year in Formula 3, moving to Campos Racing, showed strong pace, only nearly missing the podium on Saturday. F3 debutants, Christian Ho and Gerard Xie, on the other hand considerable improvement through the weekend despite disappointing results.

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Viterbo

WSK Super Master Finale

The Asian drivers competing in the prestigious WSK Promotion series have concluded the 2025 Super Master Series. The WSK championships have long been a proven launchpad for many top drivers across various categories, and the presence of rising Asian talent continues to grow each year. Read more on how Atiqa Mir, Linghan Li, Qarrar Firhand, Jiang Houzai, Felix Chang and Sini Rito did at Viterbo.

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