Final weekend noticed the 2024 Sepang 1,000 km (S1K) endurance race being received by a privateer as all three works entries hit hassle. Amidst all of the chaos, the Proton R3 staff managed to salvage a decent fifth at school within the new S70 R3 Malaysian Touring Automotive (MTC), the #82 entry pushed by Ariff Azmi and Alister Yoong being its sole finisher.
The nationwide carmaker had excessive hopes for its sedan main into the race, despite the fact that it didn’t function anyplace within the high 4 in qualifying. The lead #81 automobile was taken out of the race early doorways, nevertheless, as Syafiq Ali was spun from behind and crashed right into a wall on lap 8, forcing him into retirement.
Worse was to hit the #82 automobile, which was sidelined as a result of a technical subject, shedding over 40 minutes within the pits and dropping down the order consequently. Yoong – son of former Method 1 driver Alex Yoong – and Ariff fought again valiantly to complete in twenty seventh general and fifth within the high MTC class, an encouraging end result after a five-year hiatus.
“Crew Proton R3, its drivers and the Proton S70 R3 have added to Proton’s proud racing heritage by delivering a robust efficiency on the 2024 S1K race. Whereas we focused one other general win, the staff was conscious of the daunting job that lay forward to compete with a model new automobile towards groups who had competed in races for the final three years and had been a lot additional forward on the car improvement curve.
“Finally, now we have no complaints though an accident early within the race induced the retirement of automobile 81 whereas a technical subject in automobile 82 induced it to lose time within the pits and dropped it out of general rivalry. So whereas the ultimate end result might have been higher, lots of knowledge was collected over the weekend and ending fifth within the MTC class has set a baseline for R3 to launch its assault on the 2025 racing season,” mentioned Proton Edar CEO Roslan Abdullah.
Proton says it has not selected the S70 R3’s subsequent aggressive look; nevertheless, the #82 automobile will probably be displayed on the Kuala Lumpur Worldwide Mobility Present (KLIMS) from December 5 to 11.
The 2024 race was received by Hirev Dream Chaser within the #1 Suzuki Swift Sport ZC32S pushed by Hayden Haikal, Rahul Raj Meyer dan Daim Hishamudin. Ranging from fourth on the grid, the trio was constantly within the struggle on the high because the bigger carmaker-backed groups confronted technical troubles. Nailed-on favourites Honda Malaysia Racing Crew (HMRT) suffered a double retirement, the #27 Metropolis Sedan grinding to a heartbreaking halt whereas main late on, simply ten laps from the tip.
In the meantime, the #37 Toyota Gazoo Racing Malaysia Vios was scuppered by a good longer stoppage than the #82 automobile, finally ending 53rd and seventh at school. Out in entrance, the #1 automobile accomplished the 181 laps in eight hours 14 minutes, over two and a half minutes forward of the #38 Wing Hin Motorsports Toyota Yaris; the #96 Tedco Racing Honda Match RS GK5 accomplished the rostrum.
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