ROK Cup Asia/Thailand - Round 1

Bira Karting Circuit

Posh, Cura, Anuchatkul, Armstrong shine in ROK Cup round 1

Round 1 of ROK Cup Asia & Thailand saw incredible performances across all categories. Action packed and nail biting, here’s a full rundown of who took the honors this weekend:

Mini ROK

The Mini ROK Final at the first round of the ROK Cup Asia in Bira Kart Circuit, Thailand, saw an impressive victory by Posh Kongchol (#59, DRS), who crossed the finish line with a dominant time of 13:41.212.

Patthapol Kaewkanjaset (#65, YA Service Racing - NRT) secured second place, finishing 3.375 seconds behind the leader with a time of 13:44.587.

Peerapongpan Sutumno (#9, GFPT) completed the podium in third place, clocking 13:44.970, just 0.383 seconds behind Kaewkanjaset.

In a tight battle for fourth place, Muhammad Fadhl Abbas Wibowo (#62, GFPT) finished with a time of 13:45.564, 0.594 seconds behind Sutumno.

Rounding out the top five was Chinnaphat Vejabhuti (#78, DRS), who finished in 13:45.965, only 0.401 seconds behind Wibowo.

Rookie ROK

Dante Enzo Quinones emerged victorious in the Rookie ROK Final at the first round of the ROK Cup Asia, held at Bira Kart Circuit in Thailand. The DRS driver crossed the line with a winning time of 13:47.450, securing first place.

Sreathaphat Theeraphatarabuawong of YA Service Racing - NRT finished second, just 0.247 seconds behind Quinones, posting a time of 13:47.697. Delsi Kalen of GFPT rounded out the podium in third place with a time of 13:48.200, trailing the leader by 0.750 seconds.

Further down the order, Saharat Lertprasertpakorn (GFPT) secured fourth place, finishing 7.169 seconds behind the winner with a time of 13:54.619, while Siravit Sereethoranakul (DRS) completed the top five at 13:57.978, 10.528 seconds off the lead. 

Expert ROK

Luke Armstrong (#324, Simon Racing) dominated the Expert ROK category, completing 17 laps in 15:53.164 with a best lap time of 55.707 seconds. He took a commanding win over his competitors.

Kittipol Pramoj Na Ayudhya (#325, Singha Motorsport) finished second in the Expert ROK class, 14.595 seconds behind Armstrong with a total race time of 16:07.759.

Zayn Tan (#355, Wara Race Karting) secured third place in the class, finishing just 0.402 seconds behind Ayudhya, with a total time of 16:08.161.

Senior ROK

Oscar Lee Cura (#220, Fireball Motorsports) clinched victory in the Senior ROK category, finishing 6.721 seconds behind the overall leader with a time of 15:59.885. He set his best lap at 56.005 seconds.

Worapong Aiemwichan (#244, Top One Motorsport BY) finished second in the Senior ROK class, 0.247 seconds behind Cura, posting a total race time of 16:00.132.

Klifford Kanjanapas (#242, Singha Motorsport) secured third place in Senior ROK, 0.396 seconds behind Aiemwichan, clocking 16:00.528.

Kareen Kaur (#266, 29R) and Wishon Jade Mourinho (#207, Team HDM) rounded out the top five in Senior ROK, finishing 10.740 and 15.529 seconds behind the leader, respectively.

Junior ROK

Kamolphu Anuchatkul (#128, Singha Motorsport) claimed victory in Junior ROK, completing 17 laps in 16:06.952 with a best lap time of 56.458 seconds.

Sirikhett Sirimongkolkasem (#190, GFPT) finished a close second, just 0.271 seconds behind Anuchatkul, with a total race time of 16:07.223.

Kevin Supavanichyanon (#122, CRG Thailand) secured third place, finishing 3.488 seconds behind the leader, posting a total time of 16:10.440.

Nadol Imjitpanya (#135, The Drive WK) and Conrad Garrow (#109, RAD Racing) completed the top five, finishing 8.357 and 8.936 seconds behind Anuchatkul, respectively.

Junior Rookies ROK

Poomsit Klombunjong (#164, Singha Motorsport) was the fastest among the Junior Rookies ROK drivers, completing 17 laps in 16:07.597, just 0.374 seconds behind the second-place finisher in the Junior ROK class.

Tiennarit Janejatupat (#154, XF Racing) finished second in the Junior Rookies ROK class, with a total time of 16:22.019, 15.067 seconds behind Klombunjong.

Punn Suksermsongchai (#123, NRT) secured third place in the class, with a total time of 16:32.911, 25.959 seconds behind the overall winner.

With highly competitive lap times and close battles, the Junior ROK and Junior Rookies ROK races provided an exciting start to the ROK Cup Asia season at Bira.

_{All results are based on provisionals}

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