JOHOR RACING CELEBRATES GT WORLD CHALLENGE VICTORY AT SEPANG
GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS – Rounds 1 and 2, Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia
The opening weekend of the GT World Challenge Asia saw the new-look Johor Motorsports Racing Team take a memorable home victory at the Sepang International Circuit, attended by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia.
In front of the Sepang crowd, His Highness Tunku Abdul Rahman Al-Haj Ibni Sultan Ibrahim, Tunku Panglima of Johor (HH Prince Jefri Ibrahim) and Alexander Sims steered their Corvette Z06 GT3.R to victory in Sunday’s second Pro-Am race.
After qualifying third-fastest for Race 2 of the championship, the Englishman Sims put in a consistent performance in the opening stint before Prince Jefri Ibrahim got behind the wheel. An incident at the front of the field saw the top two contenders eliminated from the fight, enabling the 99 car to charge to a memorable race victory.
The win capped off a near-perfect weekend for the duo, having already raced to a hard-fought podium in Saturday’s opening round.
Alex Sims: “This has been a fantastic weekend. The JMR team did all the right preparation with the new car, and I’m so happy to be able to execute a good race straight off the bat. The car felt great, and Jefri did an excellent job to bring the 99 car home for a race win. You can’t ask for much more than that.”
